Inscription:

SACRED
to the Memory of
John Evans
DIED
June 6, 1857
AGED
60 Years 11 Mos.
28 Days.

John Evans
Birth: 8 June 1796, Virginia
Death: 6 June 1857
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Wife: Elizabeth Marbury Williams Evans
Children: John Wheeler Evans and Infant Daughter Evans

Notes:
• John Evans was a veteran of the War of 1812.
• According to the 1850 Census, John Evans, age 54, was born in Virginia. Elizabeth, his wife, age 42, was born in Virginia. Martha E. age 17, John W. age 14, Walter W. age 12, Henrietta age 10, Mary age 7, James age 3, Luke age 2. All children were born in Missouri.

 

Census:
1850 Census: District 82, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 473A; Image: 424. Household Members: John Evans 54, Elizabeth M Evans 42, Martha E. Evans 19, John W. Evans 15, Walter W. Evans 12, Henraetta Evans 10, Mary Evans 7, James R. Evans 3, Luke Evans 2, Henraetta Williams 74, John P. Lockwood 38, Sarah Robbins 30, Mildred A. Rearden, and Henry S. Robbrus 8. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.