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EVANS (Soundex E152) — See also BEVANS, EVAN, EVANSON, EVENS, EVINS, IVANS, NEVAS, VANNES, VANNESS, VANS, VANSE.

  Evans, Vonda R. — of Wayne County, Mich. Circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 2001. Female. Still living as of 2001.
  Evans, W. D. — of Saluda, Middlesex County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, W. F. See William Franklin Evans
  Evans, W. Jeff — of Fieldale, Henry County, Va. Independent candidate for Virginia state senate 20th District, 2011. Still living as of 2011.
  Evans, W. Ronald — of Washington, D.C. Republican. Real estate broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Evans, W. W. — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, Waldo A. (1869-1936) — Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 26, 1869. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of American Samoa; commander of Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 1922-25; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands; appointed 1927. Died, following a stroke, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, April 15, 1936 (age 66 years, 141 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Evans, Walter — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1872-73. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, Walter (1842-1923) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., September 18, 1842. Son of Joseph Warder Evans and Matilda (Ritter) Evans. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1868, 1872, 1880, 1884; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kentucky state senate, 1873; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1879; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1883-85; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1895-99; defeated, 1876, 1898; U.S. District Judge for Kentucky, 1899-1923; died in office 1923. Died December 30, 1923 (age 81 years, 103 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Nephew of Burwell Clark Ritter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Evans, Warren Cleage (born c.1949) — also known as Warren C. Evans — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1949. Lawyer; Wayne County Sheriff, 2003-; candidate in primary for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 2009. African ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Nephew of Albert B. Cleage, Jr..
  Evans, Wayne See Ronald Wayne Evans
  Evans, William, Jr. — of Logan, Cache County, Utah. Mayor of Logan, Utah, 1940-46. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, William — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Evans, William C. — of Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Mayor of Riverside, Calif., 1937, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, William D. (1852-1936) — of Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa. Born in Marquette County, Wis., May 10, 1852. Son of Evan J. Evans and Ann (Davis) Evans. Republican. District judge in Iowa 11th District, 1903-08; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1908-34. Congregationalist. Died May 5, 1936 (age 83 years, 361 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 29, 1879, to Julia Stark.
  Evans, William D. — also known as Bill Evans — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Evans, William Elmer (1876-1959) — also known as William E. Evans — of Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in London, Laurel County, Ky., November 13, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924; U.S. Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33, 11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and Father."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Evans, William Franklin (b. 1883) — also known as W. F. Evans — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., February 25, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 5th District, 1913. Member, Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, William H. — of Townshend, Windham County, Vt. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, William J. — of Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Evans, William S. — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1915-17, 1919-20 (New York County 32nd District 1915-17, Bronx County 5th District 1919-20); defeated, 1917. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, William T. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1894. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, William W. — of Passaic County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1919-24. Burial location unknown.
  Evans, Willis J. — of South Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from South Hampton, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Evans, Zenovia G. — of Riverdale, Cook County, Ill. Village president of Riverdale, Illinois, 2005-09; defeated, 2009. Still living as of 2009.



 

 


 
   
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