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Oliver Perry Evans Veteran

Birth: 2 Jun 1842
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Death: 15 May 1911 (aged 68)
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot: D 6 8 3
Memorial ID: 21145282 View Source

Oliver Perry Evans, Class of 1865, New Market Cadet. Genealogy: Born- June 2, 1842 near Jackson Court House, West Virginia; Father- Ephraim Sayre Evans; Mother- Ruami Wright. Paternal grandparents- Jonathan Evans and Sarah Fawcett; Maternal grandparents- Benjamin Wright and Sarah Casto. Married- in 1876, Nora M. Ryan, daughter of James Talbot Ryan; they had 4 children- Perry, Beatrice, Julia, and Nora. VMI Record: Matriculated on January 15, 1862, from Jackson Court House, WVA; 2nd Cadet Sergeant, Company B; color bearer at the Battle of New Market. Career: After the Civil War he studied law at Washington College (now Washington & Lee University); in 1868 moved to San Francisco to practice law; distinguished career as lawyer, law professor, and judge. Died- May 15, 1911 in Berkeley, California.

Oliver Perry Evans, Class of 1865, New Market Cadet. Genealogy: Born- June 2, 1842 near Jackson Court House, West Virginia; Father- Ephraim Sayre Evans; Mother- Ruami Wright. Paternal grandparents- Jonathan Evans and Sarah Fawcett; Maternal grandparents- Benjamin Wright and Sarah Casto. Married- in 1876, Nora M. Ryan, daughter of James Talbot Ryan; they had 4 children- Perry, Beatrice, Julia, and Nora. VMI Record: Matriculated on January 15, 1862, from Jackson Court House, WVA; 2nd Cadet Sergeant, Company B; color bearer at the Battle of New Market. Career: After the Civil War he studied law at Washington College (now Washington & Lee University); in 1868 moved to San Francisco to practice law; distinguished career as lawyer, law professor, and judge. Died- May 15, 1911 in Berkeley, California.

Family Members

Parents

Spouse

Nora M Ryan Evans

1854–1937 (m. 1876)

Siblings

Miriam Florence Evans Flesher

1835–1896

Children

Beatrice Evans Evans

1880–1920

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Created by: Sarah Reveley
Added: Aug 25, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21145282/oliver_perry-evans: accessed ), memorial page for Oliver Perry Evans (2 Jun 1842–15 May 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21145282, citing Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by Sarah Reveley (contributor 46801284).

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