Alfred Evans

1851 - 1936  (85 years)

• Name	Alfred Evans
  Born	26 May 1851	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219867
  Died	28 Jul 1936	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I219867	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Frederick Evans,   b. 28 Apr 1816, Croxden, , Staffordshire, England ,   d. 21 Jan 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Kidd,   b. 10 Jul 1822, Seamer Near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 10 Jan 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1831	Home District, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F288466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Porter,   b. 11 Jul 1854, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1930, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Bertha Evans,   b. 28 Oct 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1953, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   2. John Percival Evans,   b. 26 Aug 1889, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 77 years)   3. Robert Stanley Evans,   b. 30 Aug 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F59919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EVANS, ALFRED At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Chris R. Bond of the Lake Rd. in Puslinch Township, on Tuesday, July 28, 1936, in his 86th year. The district loses a leader and lifelong resident, one of Puslinch Township's most prominent citizens. Mr. Evans was a son of William Evans and Mary Kydd, who came to Canada from England about a century ago, settling in Puslinch Township, near the Brock Road. Mr. Evans was born in Puslinch, on the farm now occupied by his brother, Thomas, near Hespeler. Some fifty-eight years ago, he married Margaret Porter, who predeceased him in the fall of 1930. He was a member of the United Church and served in active positions on the church board. He took an active interest in civic and political affairs and was interested in sports of all sorts. For the greater part of his life, he was engaged in farming on the third concession in Puslinch Township but nine years ago, retired and took up residence in Hespeler. Following the death of his wife, he lived for a time with his son, Arthur in Puslinch. Of later years, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Bond. Surviving are: three daughters, Mrs. C. R. Bond; Mrs. W. A. Grier of Owen Sound; Mrs. I. W. Shirk, missionary in Africa; six sons, Arthur, Percy and Robert of Puslinch; Kenneth of Leamington; Fred of Melfort, SK; George of Davis, SK; and one brother, Thomas Evans of Puslinch Township. The funeral from the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. R. Bond of Puslinch Township, took place on Thursday at 2, attended by a large number of friends. The pastor of the United Church, Rev. J. W. Hunt officiated, assisted by Rev. J. H. Peer of the Baptist Tabernacle. Interment in Hespeler Cemetery. Pallbearers: John Taylor, C. R. Bond, Lewis Evans, William Ross, W. J. Little and Edwin Shantz. -Information from the marriage certificate: Born c. 1852, son of William Evans and Mary Kidd. -Information from marriage certificates: Of the children of Alfred Evans and Margaret Porter, Minnie M. (born c. 1880) married William A. Grier on May 23, 1900; Jane Edith (born c. 1883) married Rev. I. W. Sherk on Jan. 8, 1918 A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208638683/alfred-evans.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1851 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jul 1936 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth