Willie Evans 1891 – 1899

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Date: 10/14/2020 at 16:58:48

Source: Decorah Republican Nov. 16, 1899 P 8 C 4

Fatality at Walker.
Walker, Nov. 11.—Willie Evans, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. David Evans, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a gun this afternnoon{sp} near his home two miles south of this place. With another small boy he was shooting in the timber a short distance from the home. His companion is too badly frightened to tell the story of accident, but it is thought the Evans boy was playing with the gun and accidentally discharged it. The charge entered his mouth and passed out through the back of tbc head, causing instant death.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he was born Nov. 22, 1891 and is buried in the Walker Cemetery.