James Eveland
(Abt 1852-)
Dora McCoy
(Abt 1857-)
William Robert Eveland
(1882-1960)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Bertha Lena Elliott

William Robert Eveland 1

  • Born: 7 May 1882, Silex, MO
  • Marriage (1): Bertha Lena Elliott about 1925
  • Died: December 1960, Mount Vernon, IL at age 78
  • Buried: 11 December 1960
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in December 1960.

Funeral services for William Robert Eveland, 72, who was found dead in bed at the home of a relative at Mt. Vernon, MO., Thursday, will be held at 2 this afternoon in the collier funeral chapel here. The Rev. Truman Quigley will officiate. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery.

Mr. Eveland was born May 7, 1882 at Silex, MO., a son of Mr. James Eveland and Dora McCoy Eveland. He was married to Bertha Lena Elliott who died two years ago. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the V.F.W.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Marvon Blacketer of Rockport, Ill., three grandchildren; two half-brothers, Nelson of Troy and Howard of Silex; a sister, Mrs. Mollie Duff of St. Johns, Kansas., and a half-sister, Mrs. Jennie Barney of St. Louis.
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William married Bertha Lena Elliott, daughter of Jacob Thomas Elliott and Susan Luella Robinson, about 1925. (Bertha Lena Elliott was born on 11 April 1898 in Martinsburg Township, Pike County, IL 2 3 and died on 23 March 1958 3.)


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Sources


1 "Obituary," Dec 1960.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Martinsburg Township, Pike County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 10A, dwelling 207, family 207, Jacob Thomas Elliott and Susan Lula Robinson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 Mar 1958.


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