John Evans

EVANS, HARRIS

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/6/2010 at 13:35:51

Farmer, residence Fourth street, was born in Wales sixty years ago and lived there until 1852 when he came to this country and settled in Baltimore where he worked in the smelting works for some nine years. In 1861 he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and for seven years was a farmer. He came to Clay county in 1868 and took up a homestead on section 24 of now Peterson township where he remained until recently when he moved to Peterson. Mr. Evans is one of the hardy pioneers of the county and fully comprehends the difficulties of pioneer existence. He has passed through the latter as well as the grasshopper siege and knows the discomforts of both. He has been a successful farmer and has accumulated a considerable competency. He has held the position of township trustee off and on for fifteen years, was a member of the board of supervisors in early times and has been a member of the township school board. He was married in 1850 to Miss Margaret Harris. They have but one child, W. E., who is engaged in the mercantile business of Peterson. Mr. Evans after many years of hand toil intends to spend his remaining days quietly and has rented out his farms containing 365 acres.

Source: A History of Clay County, Iowa, by W. C. Gilbreath, 1889, p. 188.