Catherine Evans

1850 - 1876  (26 years)

• Name	Catherine Evans  [1]
  Birth	24 May 1850	Evelyn, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Aug 1876	Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Cause: Unknown
  Burial	19 Aug 1876	Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I44	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2022

  
  

  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	Charles Madison Sears,   b. 10 Jun 1851, Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois d. 2 Aug 1944, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1874	W Nissouri Twp, East Middlesex, Ontario   [6]
  	Marriage Notice Charles Madison Sears, age 23, Illinois, U.S., B[achelor], profession-Artist, parents-Archibald & Rachel Sears, religious denomination, Presbyterian; Catherine Evans, age 23, residence when married and place of birth, Nissouri West, S[pinster], parents-James & Jane Evans, religious denomination, Methodist; witnesses, James Wesley Evans [brother of Catherine] & Catharine Duffin both reside in W Nissouri; married by Wm Henderson by L[icense]
  Children	1. Nelson Evans Sears,   b. 15 Aug 1876, Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois d. 17 May 1948, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2022

  
  

• Photos		Evans, Katherine-gravestone.jpg
  		Catherine Evans portrait.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  On Catherine's gravestone her given name is "Katy". (Research):History of West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario West Nissouri's history began in 1800. The name 'Nissouri' is derived from an Indian word meaning 'running waters' for the region's many streams. West Nissouri Township is in the Thames River of Ontario watershed. The River is 260 kilometres long with two forks, the North Branch and the South Branch. The forks come together right in the middle of London from which the river runs west to Lake St. Clair. Early pioneers found clearing the land to be an immense challenge because the land was thickly covered with vegetation and nearly 50 species of hardwood trees. Although much of the land in West Nissouri has been cleared for agriculture, many small pockets of natural forest remain. Recent trends have encouraged residents to plant windbreaks and reforest untillable areas. In the past, many maple trees were planted along the roads. Some of these large majestic trees remain, but many have fallen victim to storms or age.

  
  

• Sources

  [S147] Hubert Andrew Arnold, Chas M Sears papers addendum, DBC SE29. [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" ), Evans Family (Reliability: 3). [S478] Gravestone, FAG Memorial ID 36473907. Exact date of death on gravestone. (Reliability: 3). [S478] Gravestone, FAG Memorial ID 36473907 (Reliability: 3). Catherine Evans gravestone FAG Memorial ID 36473907.jpg [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 ), Reel 14; #004369 1 Jan 1875; Wm Lee, Division Registrar of W. Nissouri (Reliability: 3). Charles M Sears marriage to Catherine Evans_original-formatted.jpg