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Family HistoryFamily History - Cornelius Evans


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Cornelius Evans and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Cornelius Evans,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Cornelius married Nancy Eugenia Blood (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Cornelius Evans and Nancy Eugenia Blood:

+2i. Minnie Pearl Evans, born 8 December 1885 in Michigan; died 10 May 1957 in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Michigan. Married Charles Arthur Stevens.

Second Generation
2. Minnie Pearl Evans2 (Cornelius1), born 8 December 1885 in Michigan;1, 2 died 10 May 1957 in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Michigan.1 Minnie married, 24 June 1917 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Charles Arthur Stevens5 (born 25 June 1887 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, the son of Edwin A. Stevens and Hattie M. Still;2, 3, 4 Charles died 28 February 1923 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan3). Minnie is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1 Charles is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Minnie Pearl Evans Stevens, born: 8 December 1885 in Michigan; died; 10 May 1957 in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Michigan (from record, which provides the name and link for her mother, siblings, and husband).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 49, Sheet No. 13A, Charles A. Stevens, 33, Michigan, laborer, steel; wife Minnie P. Stevens, 34, Michigan; son Wayne Stevens, 10, Michigan; daughter Madeline Stevens, 8, Michigan; son Paul Stevens, 6, Michigan; daughter Maxine Stevens, 5, Michigan; son Jackson W. Stevens, 3, Michigan.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, Charles A. Stevens, born: 25 June 1887 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Michigan; died: 28 February 1923 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from his obituary giving vital and biographical details; and provides the names and links for his [second] wife).
  4. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Charles A. Stevens, age 22, born in Eau Claire, Michigan; father: Edwin A. Stevens; mother: Hattie M. Still; Agnes Warren, age 22, born in Lawrence, Michigan; father: Zim Warner; mother: Mary Crippin; married on 2 March 1909 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.
  5. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Charles A. Stevens, 30, Michigan, barber, father: E. A. Stevens; mother: Hattie M. Still; one previous marriage; Minnie Yeager, Minnie Evans, 31, Michigan, father: Cornelius Evans; mother: Jennie McMillan; one previous marriage; married on 24 June 1917 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.