Evans, Clara E.

1876 - 1912  (36 years)

• Name	Evans, Clara E.
  Birth	1876  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 15 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 15, page 15c
  Reference Number	EVAN.C003
  _FGRAVE	53034508
  Death	10 Dec 1912  [2]
  	Cause: Shot and killed
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I22957	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Evans, Thomas   d. Bef 12 Jan 1920
  Mother	Rector, Elizabeth,   b. 1846, Indiana d. 1933 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F1710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Miss Clara Evans, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Evans of Clay City, was shot and instantly killed by J. M. Jorganson, who formerly lived at Gidney, Iowa. He then killed himself. She was 36 years old. The remains were returned to Clay City by her brother A. S Evans and taken to the home of her sister Mrs. Emma Koontz. Burial was in Clay City Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16738] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 15, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00205?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Jsm2&pId=29803310) (Reliability: 2). [S6276] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Evans, Clarissa M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24132031/clarissa-m-evans), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1392] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 05, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1552] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Evans, Alba S., 87, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=721&GScid=105163&GRid=24198478&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S671] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 14A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00634&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).