She married William Henry Evans 26 Aug 1880 in Eutaw, Alabama. They had eight children. William worked for the railroad and was killed in a train wreck in 1910.
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 5 August 1949
Birmingham Tips Hat To Couple of Her Foremost Citizens
by Miriam Hill and Orlean Lackey, News Staff Writers
Birmingham tipped its hat today to two of its foremost citizens. They are Mrs. N. J. Evans, of 919 Coosa Street, who is 91 years young today, and Mrs. A. M. Archibald, 2131 South 15th Avenue, who was 91 years young yesterday.
Although not so well in recent months, Mrs. Evans is celebrating her birthday anniversary in high fashion. Yesterday, she motored to Tuscaloosa with relatives for a gala family reunion. Today she was honored at a family dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus. The birthday menu, of course, was topped by a beautiful cake.
A NATIVE of Hale County, Mrs. Evans came to Birmingham after her marriage in 1881. She remembers vividly the construction of 26 houses that marked the beginning of the East Birmingham section. In fact, she still lives in one today.
She recalls, too, the city's old "dummy line" days. Her husband was an engineer on one of those lines. There were only three railroads here, and the L. & N. ticket office was nothing more than a boxcar.
The only reason Mrs. Evans isn't the present owner of the site of the Brown-Marx building, she muses, "is because my husband couldn't foresee how a frog pond could ever be worth $250."
Celebrating with Mrs. Evans are her sons and daughters, 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Her children: Mrs. Lillian Norton, Mrs. Lottie M. Tennant and Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, of Birmingham; W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla., and P. P. Evans, Columbus, Ohio.
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The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Funeral services conducted for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans, a 92-year-old resident, who died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, 4756 13th Avenue, North.
Services were at 1 p.m. at Brown-Service Chapel, with the Rev. C. L. Cash and the Rev. Robert F. Maxwell officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Evans was born in Hale County. The former Miss Nannie Jurita Bartee, she married William Henry Evans, an engineer for the Atlanta, Tennessee & Northern Railroad and moved to Birmingham in 1910. She lived in various places throughout the state and was residing in Tuscaloosa when her husband was killed in a train wreck.
FOR MANY YEARS she lived in East Birmingham on Coosa Street North. She was the oldest living member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church.
Surviving other than the daughter, are two other daughters, Mrs. Lillian Norton, Birmingham, and Mrs. J. L. Tennant, Miami; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Allen. Gainesville, Fla., and Mrs. L. R. Worthington, Birmingham; two sons. T. P. Evans, Columbus. Ohio, and W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Birmingham Rites Held For Pioneer Resident
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 15—(UP)—Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Murita (sic) Evans, 92, were held here at 1 p.m. today before the body was taken to Tuscaloosa for burial.
The oldest member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church here, Mrs. Evans died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus.
Mrs. Evans was the widow of William Henry Evans, a rail roader who was killed in a train wreck in 1910. She will be buried beside him in Tuscaloosa Evergreen Cemetery.
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Note: She was born in Greene County before it became Hale County. Name shown is that on the headstone and in her obituary. Others have Nancy Jureta Bartee.
∼TMSI [15120]: M1222* — M128 — 6G-Granddaughter of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 5 August 1949
Birmingham Tips Hat To Couple of Her Foremost Citizens
by Miriam Hill and Orlean Lackey, News Staff Writers
Birmingham tipped its hat today to two of its foremost citizens. They are Mrs. N. J. Evans, of 919 Coosa Street, who is 91 years young today, and Mrs. A. M. Archibald, 2131 South 15th Avenue, who was 91 years young yesterday.
Although not so well in recent months, Mrs. Evans is celebrating her birthday anniversary in high fashion. Yesterday, she motored to Tuscaloosa with relatives for a gala family reunion. Today she was honored at a family dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus. The birthday menu, of course, was topped by a beautiful cake.
A NATIVE of Hale County, Mrs. Evans came to Birmingham after her marriage in 1881. She remembers vividly the construction of 26 houses that marked the beginning of the East Birmingham section. In fact, she still lives in one today.
She recalls, too, the city's old "dummy line" days. Her husband was an engineer on one of those lines. There were only three railroads here, and the L. & N. ticket office was nothing more than a boxcar.
The only reason Mrs. Evans isn't the present owner of the site of the Brown-Marx building, she muses, "is because my husband couldn't foresee how a frog pond could ever be worth $250."
Celebrating with Mrs. Evans are her sons and daughters, 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Her children: Mrs. Lillian Norton, Mrs. Lottie M. Tennant and Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, of Birmingham; W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla., and P. P. Evans, Columbus, Ohio.
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The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Funeral services conducted for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans, a 92-year-old resident, who died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, 4756 13th Avenue, North.
Services were at 1 p.m. at Brown-Service Chapel, with the Rev. C. L. Cash and the Rev. Robert F. Maxwell officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Evans was born in Hale County. The former Miss Nannie Jurita Bartee, she married William Henry Evans, an engineer for the Atlanta, Tennessee & Northern Railroad and moved to Birmingham in 1910. She lived in various places throughout the state and was residing in Tuscaloosa when her husband was killed in a train wreck.
FOR MANY YEARS she lived in East Birmingham on Coosa Street North. She was the oldest living member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church.
Surviving other than the daughter, are two other daughters, Mrs. Lillian Norton, Birmingham, and Mrs. J. L. Tennant, Miami; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Allen. Gainesville, Fla., and Mrs. L. R. Worthington, Birmingham; two sons. T. P. Evans, Columbus. Ohio, and W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Birmingham Rites Held For Pioneer Resident
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 15—(UP)—Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Murita (sic) Evans, 92, were held here at 1 p.m. today before the body was taken to Tuscaloosa for burial.
The oldest member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church here, Mrs. Evans died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus.
Mrs. Evans was the widow of William Henry Evans, a rail roader who was killed in a train wreck in 1910. She will be buried beside him in Tuscaloosa Evergreen Cemetery.
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Note: She was born in Greene County before it became Hale County. Name shown is that on the headstone and in her obituary. Others have Nancy Jureta Bartee.
∼TMSI [15120]: M1222* — M128 — 6G-Granddaughter of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
She married William Henry Evans 26 Aug 1880 in Eutaw, Alabama. They had eight children. William worked for the railroad and was killed in a train wreck in 1910.
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 5 August 1949
Birmingham Tips Hat To Couple of Her Foremost Citizens
by Miriam Hill and Orlean Lackey, News Staff Writers
Birmingham tipped its hat today to two of its foremost citizens. They are Mrs. N. J. Evans, of 919 Coosa Street, who is 91 years young today, and Mrs. A. M. Archibald, 2131 South 15th Avenue, who was 91 years young yesterday.
Although not so well in recent months, Mrs. Evans is celebrating her birthday anniversary in high fashion. Yesterday, she motored to Tuscaloosa with relatives for a gala family reunion. Today she was honored at a family dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus. The birthday menu, of course, was topped by a beautiful cake.
A NATIVE of Hale County, Mrs. Evans came to Birmingham after her marriage in 1881. She remembers vividly the construction of 26 houses that marked the beginning of the East Birmingham section. In fact, she still lives in one today.
She recalls, too, the city's old "dummy line" days. Her husband was an engineer on one of those lines. There were only three railroads here, and the L. & N. ticket office was nothing more than a boxcar.
The only reason Mrs. Evans isn't the present owner of the site of the Brown-Marx building, she muses, "is because my husband couldn't foresee how a frog pond could ever be worth $250."
Celebrating with Mrs. Evans are her sons and daughters, 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Her children: Mrs. Lillian Norton, Mrs. Lottie M. Tennant and Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, of Birmingham; W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla., and P. P. Evans, Columbus, Ohio.
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The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Funeral services conducted for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans, a 92-year-old resident, who died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, 4756 13th Avenue, North.
Services were at 1 p.m. at Brown-Service Chapel, with the Rev. C. L. Cash and the Rev. Robert F. Maxwell officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Evans was born in Hale County. The former Miss Nannie Jurita Bartee, she married William Henry Evans, an engineer for the Atlanta, Tennessee & Northern Railroad and moved to Birmingham in 1910. She lived in various places throughout the state and was residing in Tuscaloosa when her husband was killed in a train wreck.
FOR MANY YEARS she lived in East Birmingham on Coosa Street North. She was the oldest living member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church.
Surviving other than the daughter, are two other daughters, Mrs. Lillian Norton, Birmingham, and Mrs. J. L. Tennant, Miami; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Allen. Gainesville, Fla., and Mrs. L. R. Worthington, Birmingham; two sons. T. P. Evans, Columbus. Ohio, and W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Birmingham Rites Held For Pioneer Resident
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 15—(UP)—Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Murita (sic) Evans, 92, were held here at 1 p.m. today before the body was taken to Tuscaloosa for burial.
The oldest member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church here, Mrs. Evans died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus.
Mrs. Evans was the widow of William Henry Evans, a rail roader who was killed in a train wreck in 1910. She will be buried beside him in Tuscaloosa Evergreen Cemetery.
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Note: She was born in Greene County before it became Hale County. Name shown is that on the headstone and in her obituary. Others have Nancy Jureta Bartee.
∼TMSI [15120]: M1222* — M128 — 6G-Granddaughter of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 5 August 1949
Birmingham Tips Hat To Couple of Her Foremost Citizens
by Miriam Hill and Orlean Lackey, News Staff Writers
Birmingham tipped its hat today to two of its foremost citizens. They are Mrs. N. J. Evans, of 919 Coosa Street, who is 91 years young today, and Mrs. A. M. Archibald, 2131 South 15th Avenue, who was 91 years young yesterday.
Although not so well in recent months, Mrs. Evans is celebrating her birthday anniversary in high fashion. Yesterday, she motored to Tuscaloosa with relatives for a gala family reunion. Today she was honored at a family dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus. The birthday menu, of course, was topped by a beautiful cake.
A NATIVE of Hale County, Mrs. Evans came to Birmingham after her marriage in 1881. She remembers vividly the construction of 26 houses that marked the beginning of the East Birmingham section. In fact, she still lives in one today.
She recalls, too, the city's old "dummy line" days. Her husband was an engineer on one of those lines. There were only three railroads here, and the L. & N. ticket office was nothing more than a boxcar.
The only reason Mrs. Evans isn't the present owner of the site of the Brown-Marx building, she muses, "is because my husband couldn't foresee how a frog pond could ever be worth $250."
Celebrating with Mrs. Evans are her sons and daughters, 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Her children: Mrs. Lillian Norton, Mrs. Lottie M. Tennant and Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, of Birmingham; W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla., and P. P. Evans, Columbus, Ohio.
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The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Funeral services conducted for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Nannie J. Evans, a 92-year-old resident, who died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus, 4756 13th Avenue, North.
Services were at 1 p.m. at Brown-Service Chapel, with the Rev. C. L. Cash and the Rev. Robert F. Maxwell officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Evans was born in Hale County. The former Miss Nannie Jurita Bartee, she married William Henry Evans, an engineer for the Atlanta, Tennessee & Northern Railroad and moved to Birmingham in 1910. She lived in various places throughout the state and was residing in Tuscaloosa when her husband was killed in a train wreck.
FOR MANY YEARS she lived in East Birmingham on Coosa Street North. She was the oldest living member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church.
Surviving other than the daughter, are two other daughters, Mrs. Lillian Norton, Birmingham, and Mrs. J. L. Tennant, Miami; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Allen. Gainesville, Fla., and Mrs. L. R. Worthington, Birmingham; two sons. T. P. Evans, Columbus. Ohio, and W. L. Evans, Orlando, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 15 Mar 1951, Thursday
Birmingham Rites Held For Pioneer Resident
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 15—(UP)—Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Murita (sic) Evans, 92, were held here at 1 p.m. today before the body was taken to Tuscaloosa for burial.
The oldest member of the Stockham Memorial Methodist Church here, Mrs. Evans died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Pettus.
Mrs. Evans was the widow of William Henry Evans, a rail roader who was killed in a train wreck in 1910. She will be buried beside him in Tuscaloosa Evergreen Cemetery.
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Note: She was born in Greene County before it became Hale County. Name shown is that on the headstone and in her obituary. Others have Nancy Jureta Bartee.
∼TMSI [15120]: M1222* — M128 — 6G-Granddaughter of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
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