William John Evans

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William married Margaret Emily Elizabeth Neil on 3 Dec 1906 in Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Harvey Neil and Elizabeth Shefford) was born on 28 Jan 1888 in Cardiff Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jun 1922 in Sidney, Richland County, Montana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vina married Julius Peter Nelson in 1926. Julius was born in 1887; died in 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vina married Floyd Bird on 1 Jan 1926 in Sidney, Richland County, Montana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vina married Ora Glenn Gingerich in 1936. Ora was born in 1911; died in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Son of Elizabeth (Neil) Evans.
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FLORENCE--Longtime Fairfield area farmer and World War II veteran Alfred Edgar Evans, 85, died Friday at his daughter's home in Florence of natural causes.

Cremation has taken place under the direction of Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville. Graveside services are 11:30 Monday at the Fairfield Cemetery. Donations are suggested to the Fairfield Drop-In Center.

Evans was born Nov. 9, 1914, in Fairview, where he grew up and received his education.

During the Depression, he hopped freight trains to find work. After the Depression he worked on ranches in eastern Montana and often spoke of his experiences catching and breaking wild horses.

He met Jean Huntsinger in Great Falls and they were married on Aug. 21, 1941.

He joined the Army at age 32, one of the older men to sign up. He enjoyed sharing his experience of helping to save the Lipizzan Stallions. Evans was discharged in 1946.

The couple then moved to Brady. They lived and farmed east of Conrad until 1954. In December of 1954 they bought a farm east of Fairfield. He continued to farm the land at Conrad and Fairfield until the mid-1970s. The couple moved from the farm in 1994.

Evans was a member of the VFW and served as commander. He was involved with the senior citizens group, serving on the board and delivering meals on wheels. He was named Senior Citizen of the Year and enjoyed playing cribbage at the center.

His wife died in 1996. He had lived with his daughter in Florence since May of 1997.

Survivors include a son, Dale Evans of Seattle; daughter, Betty McBride of Florence; brothers, Albert Evans of Kalispell and Harvey Evans of Littleton, Colo.; three granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.--Great Falls Tribune, Oct. 8, 2000, Pg. 2-M

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S Sgt US Army World War II

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S Sgt US Army World War II

Alfred married Jean Louise Huntsinger on 21 Aug 1941. Jean was born on 8 Mar 1919 in Conrad, Pondera County, Montana, United States; died on 2 Jan 1996 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States; was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Fairfield, Teton County, Montana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Claire Mavis Nelson. Claire (daughter of Harold Richard Nelson and Marie Magdelen Forde) was born on 2 Mar 1933 in Rutland, Sargent County, North Dakota, United States; died on 25 Sep 2002 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Doris Jean Kittrell. Doris was born on 26 Apr 1929 in Tipton, Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States; died on 4 Mar 1994 in San Bernardino County, California, United States; was buried in Nocona Cemetery, Nocona, Montague County, Texas, United states. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alvin married Ruth Hornback in 1940 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: McBride. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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?b?Daniel R. Evans?/b?
PACKWAUKEE, Wis. - Former Missoula resident Daniel R. Evans, 37, died Thursday, Jan. 30, at his Packwaukee, Wis., home.
Before becoming ill with multiple sclerosis in 1983, Mr. Evans drove trucks for Jim Palmer Trucking Co. in the Missoula area.
Survivors include his wife, Connie; his mother, Claire Evans; two sisters, and several other relatives.
Services were held Feb. 4 in Packwaukee. The family suggests memorials to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Daniel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Mench. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• DNA Ancestry Match: with 23evans_a (Mench) as my female maternal 4th cousin with shared DNA of 16 cM across 2 segments.
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(Research):EVANS/CODE, am a possible maternal 4th cousin match with 23evans_a (Mench with 3rd great grandparents Benjamin Richard Evans and Rachel Code as our common ancestors with shared DNA of 16 cM across 2 segments as recorded in my Legacy and Ancestry family trees.

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EVANS/CODE, am a possible maternal 4th cousin match with 23evans_a (Mench with 3rd great grandparents Benjamin Richard Evans and Rachel Code as our common ancestors with shared DNA of 16 cM across 2 segments as recorded in my Legacy and Ancestry family trees.

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