John R EvansAge: 54 years1845–1899
- Name
- John R Evans
- Given names
- John R
- Surname
- Evans
 Birth | 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell — View this family October 30, 1884 (Age 39 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Kathryn Brown Evans August 23, 1886 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Lindsay Evans April 6, 1888 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ann Aline Evans February 2, 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | 1899 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dover Cemetery |
| Family with Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell |
| himself |
John R Evans Birth: 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1899 |
| wife |
Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell Birth: December 1850 46 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1930 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Kathryn Brown Evans Birth: August 23, 1886 41 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 9, 1972 — Lucedale, George, Mississippi, United States |
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19 months son |
John Lindsay Evans Birth: April 6, 1888 43 37 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 25, 1928 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Ann Aline Evans Birth: February 2, 1893 48 42 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 12, 1985 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |