Married 1st April 19, 1895 Washington County, Pennsylvania
Annie Villette McKain
Born January 1, 1873 Franklin, Venago County, PA
Died February 14, 1908 Washington, Washington County, PA
Buried Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, PA
Daughter of
David McKain (1844 – 1929)
Catherine McKain (1843 – 1921)

Daughter of John D. and Annie Evans
Anna "Annie" Louise "Louise" Evans
Born January 18, 1897 Pennsylvania
Died February 1985 Dunellen, Middlesex, New Jersey
Married 1922 Kanawha County, West Virginia
David Ross Marsland
Born June 7, 1888 New Jersey
Died November 28, 1951 Middlesex, New Jersey
Buried Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, New Jersey
 

Married 2^nd January 18, 1910 Pastor’s home, 136 Central Avenue
by Charles A. Campbell, pastor of Third Street Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio

F. Blanche Cratty Hurst
Born September 18, 1878 Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Died January 14, 1925 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Buried East Cleveland Township Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Daughter of
Father; Josiah B. Cratty
Mother Emeline Cratty

Married 1^st Harry H. Hurst

Son of Harry H. & Blanche Hurst
Waldo Bennett Hurst
Born March 29, 1902
Died February 23, 2002
Waldo's name is on a marker at East Cleveland Township Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio,
but no death year is listed.
An obituary in the Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona indicates he died in Arizona and is buried at
Rest Haven Park Cemetery Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona

Married August 3, 1935, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Ruth Elizabeth Griffin
Born September 13, 1898 Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Died February 1, 1966 Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Buried East Cleveland Township Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Original Founding Leaders of the First Church of Collegeport

Early Leaders of the Federated Church (c1910)
(l-r George Welsby, Edward Leach, Elgene C. Van Ness, Frank Pine, Amanda Van Ness, Will Schubring, Arnold Livers,
Rev. Murray A. Travis, A. J. Palmer, John Carrick, Rena Travis, Thos. M. Clark, Mrs. John D. Evans, G. A. Duckworth
Photo courtesy of Robert D. Travis
 

Collegeport Early Pioneers
left to right: Mr. & Mrs. Al Luce, Samuel (died Nov. 5, 1922) & Margaret Emeline Shuey, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rutherford,
John B. & Sara Luella Heisey, Frank M. & Mable Pine, V. R. & Sarah Haisley, Shannon Wright, Seth & Minnie Corse, Mr. & Mrs. Powers,
John D. Evans, B. V. Merck (behind Mr. Evans) & John Carrick
(Photo courtesy of Rosalie Nelson Ellis)
 

Funeral Services Held Here Tuesday For John D. Evans

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for John D. Evans, 88, who moved to Collegeport from Waynesburg, Pa., in 1909 and was one of Matagorda County’s leading citizens.

Mr. Evans died in the Matagorda General Hospital at 9 o’clock Monday morning. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Louise Marsland of Bound Brook, N. J.

The Rev. George Gillespie of Palacios conducted the services at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home and burial was in the Hawley Cemetery.

Many friends are mourning the death of this beloved man, who spent his life doing something good for other people.

Matagorda County Tribune, May 13 1948    

Marker photo courtesy of Find A Grave Volunteer Chuck Taylor #46593732
 

Anna “Annie” McKain Evans

Mrs. Anna McKain Evans, wife of John D. Evans, a well-known oil man of 67 Sumner Ave, died February 14, 1908, after an extended illness of bowel trouble. She was 35 years of age and the daughter of David and Catherine McKain of Sumner Ave. Besides her husband, father and mother, there survives an 11 year-old daughter and 2 brothers, George L. and James B. McKain of Parkersburg, WV and Mrs. Louise Greed of Locust. Ave. Anna was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Interment in Washington Cemetery.

Washington Observer (Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania), February 1908

Parents

Alfred Evans

Alfred Evans, one of the oldest men in Elk county, died very suddenly at his home near Weedville station, on the Low Grade road, last Thursday night. He retired as usual in the evening, apparently in good health, and Friday morning was found dead in his bed. His age was 78 years.

Jeffersonian-Democratic, Brookville, Pennsylvania

Huldah Evans

Evans—On Friday, March 26, 1909, at 7:45 a. m., Huldah Evans, in her 86^th year.

Funeral services at the residence of her son-in-law, J. H. Murphy, 38 Fourth avenue, Carnegie, on Sunday, March 28, at 2 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania), March 27, 1909
 

Waldo B. Hurst

Waldo B. Hurst, 99, Glendale, Arizona, passed away February 23, 2002. Services 10 am 2/26, Chapel of the Chimes 7824 N. 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ. Interment following at Rest Haven Park Cemetery, Glendale, Az.

The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, February 24, 2002

Ruth E. Hurst

Ruth E. Hurst (nee Griffin) of 206 Greencroft, Bedford, beloved wife of Waldo, dear mother of Marjorie Anderson and the late Arline Drummond, grandmother of Robert Anderson and Margaret Wolfgang, great-grandmother of four, passed away Tuesday. Friends received Wednesday 7 – 10 P. M., Thursday 2 – 5, 7 – 10 P. M. at The St. John and Sons Funeral Home, 923 Broadway, Bedford, where services will be held Friday, Feb. 4, at 3 p. m., officiated by Rev. Dr. D. Finley Wood.

The Plain Dealer, February 2, 1966
 

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