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Alvera <I>Montague</I> Evans

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Alvera Montague Evans

Birth
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 May 1917 (aged 28)
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
St Peters, Section B, Lot 10.
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Wife of William Evans. Alveria Evans died one week after giving birth. Her husband and infant survived.

Mrs. Evans was a member of St. John's Catholic church.

Her husband worked for Quincy Transfer, and her father worked as freight checker for the C., B., & Q. railroad.

Funeral was held 26 May 1917 at the family residence, 116 Locust street Quincy Illinois, and at St. John's Catholic church. Reverend Father Joseph Postner presided. Interment followed, at Calvary cemetery, Quincy Illinois.

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Quincy friends have just learned of the marriage of Miss Alvera Montague and William J. Bryan Evans, which took place at Hannibal last Saturday.

The bride is with her family at 713 Oak street, and Mr. Evans has gone to Peoria where he has a position. His wife will join him this week.

- The Quincy Daily Herald, Thursday, August 31, 1916; page 4.

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NB: A separate notice, page 12 of The Quincy Daily Herald's 31 August 1916 edition, stated that William J. B. Evans and Alvera Montague of Quincy had taken out a wedding license in Marion county Missouri the prior week.

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Mrs. William Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Montague, died at 4:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon in her home, 115 Locust street, after a week's lilness, of heart disease.

She was born in Quincy April 21, 1899, where she had lived all her life. She was a member of St. John's Catholic church.

Mr. Evans, her husband, is employed by the Quincy Transfer company, and her father is a freight checker, in the C., B., & Q. freight office.

Surviving are: a week old daughter; her husband and parents; two brothers, Harvey and Edward Montague, at home; and three sisters: Mrs. O. A. Evans of Muscatine Iowa, [and] Mildred and Dorothy Montague, at home.

The funeral of Mrs. William Evans will be conducted at 8 o'clock Saturday morning in the home, 116 Locust street, and at 8:30 o'clock in the St. John's Catholic church. Burial in the Calvary cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.

- The Quincy Daily Journal, Thursday, May 24, 1917; page 2.

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The funeral of Mrs. Elvera Evans will be conducted at 8 o'clock Saturday morning in the home, 116 Locust street, and at 8:30 o'clock, in the St. John's Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.

- The Quincy Daily Whig, Friday, May 25, 1917; page 12.

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The funeral of Mrs. Elvera Evans was held at 8 o'clock this morning at her home at 116 Locust street, and at 8:30 at St. John's Catholic church, where services were in charge of Father Postner. Buirial was at Calvary cemetery.

Mrs. Evans' mother and sister, of St. Louis, and her brother in law and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Evans of Muscatine Iowa, were present for the funeral.

The pall bearers were Ollie Westernman, John Heelan, Frank Sullivan, John Montague, Henry Schutte, and Otto Schemming.

- The Quincy Daily Herald, Saturday, May 26, 1917; page 4.
Wife of William Evans. Alveria Evans died one week after giving birth. Her husband and infant survived.

Mrs. Evans was a member of St. John's Catholic church.

Her husband worked for Quincy Transfer, and her father worked as freight checker for the C., B., & Q. railroad.

Funeral was held 26 May 1917 at the family residence, 116 Locust street Quincy Illinois, and at St. John's Catholic church. Reverend Father Joseph Postner presided. Interment followed, at Calvary cemetery, Quincy Illinois.

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Quincy friends have just learned of the marriage of Miss Alvera Montague and William J. Bryan Evans, which took place at Hannibal last Saturday.

The bride is with her family at 713 Oak street, and Mr. Evans has gone to Peoria where he has a position. His wife will join him this week.

- The Quincy Daily Herald, Thursday, August 31, 1916; page 4.

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NB: A separate notice, page 12 of The Quincy Daily Herald's 31 August 1916 edition, stated that William J. B. Evans and Alvera Montague of Quincy had taken out a wedding license in Marion county Missouri the prior week.

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Mrs. William Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Montague, died at 4:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon in her home, 115 Locust street, after a week's lilness, of heart disease.

She was born in Quincy April 21, 1899, where she had lived all her life. She was a member of St. John's Catholic church.

Mr. Evans, her husband, is employed by the Quincy Transfer company, and her father is a freight checker, in the C., B., & Q. freight office.

Surviving are: a week old daughter; her husband and parents; two brothers, Harvey and Edward Montague, at home; and three sisters: Mrs. O. A. Evans of Muscatine Iowa, [and] Mildred and Dorothy Montague, at home.

The funeral of Mrs. William Evans will be conducted at 8 o'clock Saturday morning in the home, 116 Locust street, and at 8:30 o'clock in the St. John's Catholic church. Burial in the Calvary cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.

- The Quincy Daily Journal, Thursday, May 24, 1917; page 2.

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The funeral of Mrs. Elvera Evans will be conducted at 8 o'clock Saturday morning in the home, 116 Locust street, and at 8:30 o'clock, in the St. John's Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.

- The Quincy Daily Whig, Friday, May 25, 1917; page 12.

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The funeral of Mrs. Elvera Evans was held at 8 o'clock this morning at her home at 116 Locust street, and at 8:30 at St. John's Catholic church, where services were in charge of Father Postner. Buirial was at Calvary cemetery.

Mrs. Evans' mother and sister, of St. Louis, and her brother in law and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Evans of Muscatine Iowa, were present for the funeral.

The pall bearers were Ollie Westernman, John Heelan, Frank Sullivan, John Montague, Henry Schutte, and Otto Schemming.

- The Quincy Daily Herald, Saturday, May 26, 1917; page 4.

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No prior page in county. Research, bio, and transcriptions by Tree Leaf. First name spelled misc. ways in sources; have chosen interment record.



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166617086/alvera-evans: accessed ), memorial page for Alvera Montague Evans (21 Apr 1889–23 May 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166617086, citing Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tree Leaf (contributor 47481781).