Northumberland-Schuylkill County PA Archives Biographies.....Evans, Lewis 1849 - 

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LEWIS EVANS, one of the leading citizens of Shamokin, Pa., and inside foreman at

the Swamp Colliery, is one of the most highly respected men in the community,

and has for several years been one of Shamokin's most prominent citizens. He is

a native of Wales, having been born there April 5, 1849, and is a son of William

and Mary (Evans) Evans.



  Our subject's parents came to this country in 1863, and settled near Scranton,

Pa., where William Evans, who had been a contractor in and around the mines in

his native country, accepted a position as foreman "near Scranton, but shortly

removed to Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa., where he also acted as foreman during

the remainder of his active life. He lost his life in the famous disaster at

Avondale, in September, 1869.



  Lewis Evans, the subject of this biography, at the age of nine years began his

career as a door-boy, also driving horses, and when he came to the United States

with his parents he continued at this occupation until he was eighteen years

old, when he began his mining career at St. Clair, near Pottsville, Schuylkill

County. Being ambitious to advance, it was not long until his abilities were

recognized and he was promoted to the position of fire-boss at Shenandoah,

Schuylkill County, and he so satisfactorily filled his duties that he was again

promoted in 1890 to the position of inside-foreman at the Allen Gowan Colliery

of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company, remaining there until August,

1893. He then accepted a similar position at the Swamp Colliery under the Union

Coal Company.



  Politically Mr. Evans is an active and unswerving Republican, and has always

taken a deep interest in all political affairs, and he constantly has the

interest of his party and fellow-citizens at heart. On October 9, 1870, he was

joined in marriage with Margaret Richards, daughter of Shem Richards of St.

Clair, and they are the parents of the following children: Mary Ann, the wife of

Harry Finn, a fire-boss at the Swamp Colliery; Shem, a fire-boss under the

employ of his father, who was married February 22, 1899, to Mary J. Edwards of

Shenandoah, Pa.; William, who is load-boss at Swamp Colliery and married Eleanor

Gensal of Coal Run; and Margaret and Rachael R., who both reside at home. Mr.

Evans is well known throughout the county and he has made a host of friends.

Socially our subject is a member of Shenandoah Lodge, No. 511, F. & A. M., of

Shenandoah, Pa.; also Shamokin Chapter No. 264, R. A. M.; Shamokin Commandery of

Shamokin, Pa.; Shenandoah Lodge No. 591, I. O. O. F., of Shenandoah, Pa.;

Lincoln Lodge No. 92, Knights of Pythias, of St. Clair, Pa.; and Schuylkill

Tribe No. 202, I. O. R. M., of St. Clair.





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  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

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