1137 A.D. She was Eleanor of Acquitane, a daughter of the Duke of Acquitane, married to Louis VII, the King of France. It sounds so beautiful, married to a King, but alas, she bore him no sons, only two daughters. The marriage was not pleasing to either Louis or Eleanor, so by mutual consent they …
DAISY JOHNSTONE DEVLYN DAVIS
On a cold February 29, 1888 Peter Devlyn and his wife Jessie Gillespie had a two month premature baby girl. This being in the days before incubators, she was wrapped in cotton, placed in a basket, and set on the oven door for warmth. They named her Daisy Johnstone Devlyn and this is her story. …
Ben Davis Evans
(Contributed by Mrs. Hannah Deschamps) (Newspaper clipping?-Pioneers Brief Biographies of Malad Valley’s Early Settlers.) Ben Davis Evans, son of Thomas L. Evans and Jane Edwards, was born in Yatalfia, Glamorganshire, South Wales, on March 15, 1844. He started working in the tin-works at the age of eight years, where he remained until he immigrated to …
Edith Price Evans
[On] May 11, 1903 at Samaria, Idaho the ninth child and fourth daughter was born to Emma Morse Price and John E. Price Jr. The name Edith was chosen for this baby because of the love my mother had for her dear friend, Edith Bowen. When I was four years of age my father passed …
Edward J. Evans
(Thursday, July 29, 1976, The Idaho Enterprise) Another 1864 Settler (Headshot picture of Edward J. Evans at the beginning of this article) According to family history, Edward J. Evans first came to Malad Valley in October 1864, after talking with Henry Peck and sons. He was so impressed with the Valley that he located a …
Family History of David R. Evans
Born, Fillmore, Missouri 23 Aug. 1853. Copied from information given to H. W. Steffens by David R. Evans. Parents landed in Orleans, then up the Mississippi River, moved to Fillmore, Missouri in 1850, then moved to Nebraska City in 1856, then moved to Logan, Utah in 1863. David R. Freighted to Silver City, Montana with …
D. L. Evans Sr.
(This article is from The Idaho Enterprise, Thursday, August 2, 1962, page 2) History of Firm, Founders Given As Bank Readies New Building 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 …
Catherine (Katie) Hill Evans, school teacher…
By Catherine Evans Limb (Newspaper article. 6 July 1984) Catherine (Katie) Hill Evans was born January 18, 1894, in St. John, Idaho, to Matthew and Catherine Nelson Hill. She was the twelfth child and the only girl in the family. She had eleven older brothers. Her parents were older when she was born. She had …
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The Story of Our Aunt Annie Evans
(From Betty Jones Richards Files) Prologue It was 9:54 a.m., Thursday, August 13, 1992. I sat reading an article written by Jim Thomas from the Idaho Enterprise Newspaper of Malad, Idaho, dated May 24, 1990. The Late Annie Evans – An Angel in Repose “Annie Evans, 92 of Malad, died Tuesday at the Oneida County …
Ben Davis Evans
(Contributed by Mrs. Hannah Deschamps) (Newspaper clipping?-Pioneers Brief Biographies of Malad Valley’s Early Settlers.) Ben Davis Evans, son of Thomas L. Evans and Jane Edwards, was born in Yatalfia, Glamorganshire, South Wales, on March 15, 1844. He started working in the tin-works at the age of eight years, where he remained until he immigrated to …