My mother Mary Jane was born at Salt Lake City, Jan. 17, 1853 and was the daughter of Richard and Mary (Hughs-Evans) Jones. While very young she came with her parents and settled in Malad in the year 1865, there being only five families here when the Jones family arrived (moved to Perry, moved to …
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Mary Jane Jones Evans
My mother Mary Jane was born at Salt Lake City, Jan. 17, 1853 and was the daughter of Richard and Mary (Hughs-Evans) Jones. While very young she came with her parents and settled in Malad in the year 1865, there being only five families here when the Jones family arrived (moved to Perry, moved to …
Biographical Sketch of One of Malad’s First Residents
Mrs. Mary Jane Evans Came to Malad with Her Parents in 1865 (Headshot picture of a woman, on the left side of the article. Caption says: Among First Settlers, Mrs. Mary Jane Evans.) Mary Jane Jones Evans was born at Salt Lake City, January 17, 1853, and was the daughter of Richard and Mary (Hughes-Efans) …
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Chronicles History of Family Coming Here in Early Days
Mary Jane Jones Evans, her Descendants and Ancestors By Hannah Evan Deschamps This sketch is neither a biography or an autobiography, but a combination of both or rather a sketch of family history. I have been frequently asked to tell of incidents from my mother’s life, hence my sketch will center around her life and …
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Chronicles History of Family Coming Here in Early Days
Mary Jane Jones Evans, her Descendants and Ancestors By Hannah Evan Deschamps This sketch is neither a biography or an autobiography, but a combination of both or rather a sketch of family history. I have been frequently asked to tell of incidents from my mother’s life, hence my sketch will center around her life and …
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History of Firm, Founders Given As Bank Readies New Building
Page 2 – The Idaho Enterprise (Newspaper), Thursday, July 19, 1962. In conjunction with the forthcoming opening of the new building of J.N. Ireland and Company, Bankers, this is one of the series of articles which will be published concerning the bank’s history and its founders. Lorenzo Lloyd Evans Lorenzo Lloyd Evans came from a …
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History of Jonah Evans
Biography and family record of Jonah Evans, written by himself at Samaria, Idaho on the third day of October, 1885. Some taken from records and some from memory, with the hope that some of my children, who are now having some education, which I never had, not the privilege of even a day of school …
John V. Evans Idaho’s New Governor
(Newspaper article [The Idaho Enterprise], Thursday, December 23, 1976 Front page) (Picture of the Evans family. The caption says: Idaho’s New First Family–Pictured at their home in Malad Sunday following his being named to the governorship of Idaho Saturday morning are John V. Evans and his wife, Lola; son Tommy; son David; daughter-in-law, Marian; daughter …
Biographical Sketch of John G. Evans
The Idaho Enterprise July 1, 1937 John G. Evans is the son of John Evans and Elizabeth Davies Evans who were both natives of Wales, having been born and reared there. Upon coming to this country they made their home in Brigham City, Utah, and it was there that John was born, March 1, 1862. …
John A. “Big Jack” Evans
Happy 90th Birthday, Big Jack Evans Open house scheduled in Malad for John A. Evans’ 90th birthday By Barbara Olson (11 May 1983) (Headshot photo of John A. Evans “Big Jack” on the upper right hand corner of this article.) In observance of their father’s 90th birthday, the children of John A. Evans will be …