Saturday, May 1, 2010

Jane Owens Evans


Jane Owens, the oldest daughter of David and Jane, was born in Wales on April 21, 1836. She came with her parents to Licking Ohio, where she lived until she married James Evans. They married in 1866 and settled in Big Rock, Kane, Illinois. They didn’t have any children. James died in 1895, and Jane returned to live in Newark, Licking, Ohio. She lived on the “home place” until her death on April 17th, 1915. Her body was returned to Big Rock, Illinois to be buried with her husband.