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John W. Evans (Grayson Co, Kentucky farm laborer and second lieutenant)

b. 1843-08-10 d. 1919-11-02

Grayson County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Amos Evans and Polly Evans. Farm laborer in Grayson County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 40th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from September 27, 1863, to February 1, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 488.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 432..

Find A Grave, "John W. Evans (Aug. 10, 1843-Nov. 2, 1919)," Memorial #108861478, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108861478 (accessed June 18, 2020).

Citation

Evans, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200269 (November 12, 2026).

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