James Wesley Evans^[1]

1856 - 1932  (75 years)

• Name	James Wesley Evans
  Birth	13 Jun 1856	West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Abt Mar 1932	Clipperton Cemetery, W Nissouri Twp, East Middlesex, Ontario   [3]
  Death	20 Mar 1932	Mimico, Toronto Municipality, York Co, Ontario   [4]
  Person ID	I176	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	James Evans,   b. 18 Jan 1821, Probably Co. Wiklow, Ireland d. 20 Mar 1880, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Jane Kearn,   b. 8 Apr 1828, New York d. 5 Mar 1909, Thorndale, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1845	Probably Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F44	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christena Falconer,   b. Abt 1876, Seaforth, Ontario d. Abt 1945 (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1908	W Nissouri Twp, East Middlesex, Ontario   [6]
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

• Notes

  James Wesley Evans Funeral Notice from The Free Press, London, Ontario, Tuesday, March 22, 1932 The funeral of James Wesley Evans, late of Toronto and formerly of London, was held this afternoon from the Evans funeral home, Hamilton road, to Clipperton's Cemetery, Nissouri Township. Mr. Evans was a member of one of the most widely known and highly respected families of Middlesex County. He was born on concession 4, West Nissouri Township, in 1856, and was a son of the late James Evans, Liberal member of Parliament for East Middlesex from 1867 to 1871. Mr Evans for many years owned the flour mills in Thorndale Village and carried on an extensive business throughout Western Ontario. In 1913 he disposed of the mills to the late Charles Fell and moved to Toronto, where he entered the real estate business. On retiring from business life a few years ago he took up his residence in London, where he died on Sunday morning after an illness of three months. He was married in 1908 to Christina Falconer, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Falconer who survives him. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Day, Thamesford, and Miss Louisa Evans, Ingersoll."

  
  

• Sources

  [S561] Canadia Govenment, Canadian Census 1901-11-21. Census Year 1901; District No 87; East Middlesex West; Sub District 7; Sub Division 2; West Nissouri Province; Ontario; page 11 Evans, Wesley E; 13 Jun 1856; Ontario rural; Head; 3000; Owner G. Mills; 44 Evans, Jane; 08 Apr 1828; U States; Mother (Year of immigr 1835); 72 Evans, Louise; 17 May 1864; Ontario rural; Sister; 36 [S113] Nelson Evans Sears, NE Sears Journal main, (About 1895 for very light blue ink; in darker ink inside front cover: "Aurora, Nebr, Winter of 1898 & 99" ). [S264] Clipperton Cem Row 14 N, (London & Middlesex County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society ), Findagrave Memorial ID 184946066. Gravestone identifies actual gravc site. (Reliability: 3). [S272] London Free Press main, (London, Middlesex Co, Ontario), Announcement and story (Reliability: 3). [S777] Daniel Berton Cooley, Estimated, This marriage has no sources so the marriage year is estimated from the eldest child's birthdate. (Reliability: 3). [S374] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) , Ontario Marriage Register, (Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 14 ), Registration nr 13564, dated 22 Jan 1908 (Reliability: 3).