1,904 documented Evans ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Welsh, 'son of Evan' (the Welsh form of John).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,891 Evans records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, Robert, William, Mary and Charles.
Of the 1,885 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Noah Evans, born 1795 in Kentucky.
Documented Evans families on this page come from History of Highland County, Ohio, Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio and Biographical Record of Delaware County, Ohio.
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Deceased Evans ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Welsh, 'son of Evan' (the Welsh form of John).
The documented line here reaches back to 1795. Most Evans lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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