For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 195
ROY E. EVANS. Roy E. Evans, the owner of one hundred sixty acres of land in Wapsinonoc township, is meeting with well merited success in his undertakings as as agriculturist. His birth occurred at Harper, Keokuk county, Iowa, on the 2d of August, 1878, his parents being Channing L. and Elva ( Phillips ) Evans, both of whom are now deceased. The father was a school teacher by profession. The paternal grandfather of our subject was an Englishman by birth. Roy E. Evans was the eldest of three sons, his brothers being Clarence L. and Ralph P.When two years of age Roy E. Evans was taken by his parents to Creston, Iowa, where he remained until a youth of nine. At that time the family home was established in Muscatine county and within its borders Mr. Evans has resided continuously since. General agricultural pursuits have claimed his attention during his entire business career and he has found this field of activity congenial as well as profitable. In the fall of 1900 he purchased his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Wapsinonoc township, all of which is under a high state of cultivation with the exception of an eight-acre timber tract. Mr. Evans is an enterprising farmer whose practical, progressive methods are manifest in the excellent appearance of his property.
On the 5th of December, 1906, Mr. Evans was united in marriage to Miss Lulu May Nauman, a daughter of David and Lizzie ( Gedney ) Nauman. Mr. and Mrs. Nauman had eight children, as follows: Cora Effie, the wife of Robert Klotz; Mrs. Evans; Harry Edward; Roy, who is deceased; Verl Halloway; Fayette and Fern, twins, both of whom have passed away; and one who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have a daughter, Villa Marie, who is in her first year.
In politics Mr. Evans is a democrat, while fraternally he is identified with the Woodmen. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Christian church. Although one of the younger representatives of agricultural interests in Muscatine county, he has already attained a measure of prosperity that augurs well for the future.
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