John married to Mary Lee on August 27, 1869 in Mahaska Co. and Idella Newman on December 1, 1895. Although his headstone says he died on the 17th, the death register says he died on the 12th.

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POTTAWATTAMIE CO., IA BIOGRAPHY:

J. W. EVERSON, of Section 29, Carson Township, came to this county in 1881. He was born in Newcastle Co., Delaware, May 26, 1846, the son of John and Eliza (MORRIS) EVERSON, both natives of Delaware; the latter can trace their family back to Scotch ancestry. They had five children, of whom J. W. was the second of three sons and two daughters. The mother died in Delaware in 1867 and the father is still living at Wilmington, Delaware, and has been a farmer all his life.

J. W. received his education in the public schools of that state and afterward at St. Mary's College, and at the age of twenty-three years, in 1868, he removed to Mahaska Co., Iowa, where he remained until 1881. He then came to Pottawattamie Co. and bought eighty acres of land, which he broke and improved and afterward added eighty acres more, until he now has 160 acres in a body. He also owns eighty acres in Belknap Township, Section 21, which is in cultivation.

Mr. EVERSON was married at Kirkville to Miss Polly Ann LEE, who was born in Mahaska Co., Iowa, the daughter of Marshall, a native of this state. They have five children: Harvey E., Irwin W., Rosaltha, Minnie and Gertie. Politically Mr. EVERSON is a Republican and is at present Township Trustee, serving to the best interest of his party. Mrs. EVERSON is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Partial obit found in Rose Bloom's bible:

...Telegrams at once called his children home and the funeral services were held at his home on Sunday, conducted by Rev. Allen of the M. E. Church.

John W. Everson was sixty one years of age, a native of Delaware, and came to Iowa in his early manhood, settling first near Oskaloosa and came to this county about twenty-five years ago. For many years he was engaged in farming but for several years has lived in Carson, most of the time being engaged in the livery business. His wife died some years ago, and he was afterward remarried, his home life being especially happy at all times. He leaves a widow, two sons and three daughters, with one younger boy, a family favorite. Two stepsons, now yourng men, also occupied a warm place in his regards.

He was a man of good standing in the community, honest and upright in all his dealings, social and companion able in his nature and no man numbered more friends, or warmer ones than he. The warmst sympathy goes out to friends and family in their sorrow for one who esteemed as a neighbor was loved as a husband and father.

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OBIT 2:

Jack Everson who kept the hotel and livery here a number of years ago was buried at his home in Carson. We understand that he fell from his chair while talking with friends and lived only about thirty minutes. Heart failure is supposed to have been the cause.

The Journal Herald, January 24, 1907 (Cass Co., Avoca, IA)