Biographical Sketch of Samuel D. Evans, Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Samuel D. Evans was born in Potosi, Washington Co., Mo., January 27,
1833.  His father, Joseph Evans, a butcher by occupation, was a native
of the State of New York, who removed to St. Louis, Mo., in the year
1820, and in 1824 settled in Potosi, where he worked at his trade 
until his death, which occurred in 1863; he married Abagail Dunn, a
native of Piscataway, N. J., who died in 1867.  In a family of five
children Samuel D. was the third son and child, and was reared in
Washington County to the occupations of farming and mining.  In 1855
he went to California where he remained until the year 1869, when he
returned to his home, where he has since been engaged in the pursuit
of agriculture and owns 102 acres of well cultivated land.  In 1875
he married Miss Sarah P. Tilson, who was also born in Washington
County, and is a daughter of Lewis and Amanda Tilson.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Evans have six children, viz.: Elmer E., Edward E., Essie, Levi,
Bradford and Maggie.

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