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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 October 1848
Death Date
3 August 1897
Gender
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Howell Evans

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  • The Evans family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon. The obituary of  Evan and the reminiscence of Jennette both confirm that the family came on to Utah in 1859.  Jennette specifically mentions coming with the Philip H. Buzzard Company.

    His birth date is confirmed by Thomas Evans notebooks.

    His obituary confirms his death in 1897.

Philip H. Buzzard Freight Train (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 10

Traveled with

  • Thomas Evans Sr. (Age: 46)
  • Margaret Evans (Age: 45)
  • Morgan Powell (Age: 40)
  • Ann Caroline Evans (Age: 20)
  • Thomas Evans Jr. (Age: 16)
  • Evan Evans (Age: 14)
  • Jennette Eveline Evans (Age: 8)
  • Elizabeth Jane Evans (Age: 3)

Sources

  • 1851 Wales Census.
  • 1870 Utah Census, Weber County.
  • "Died." Ogden Daily Standard, 5 August 1897.
  • "Evan Evans of Valley Expires," Ogden Standard Examiner, 16 July 1926, 11.
  • Evans, Thomas. Thomas Evans Notebooks. (MS 4096)
  • Peck, Lisa J., "Jennette Eveline Evans McKay," pp. 16-19.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.