Andrew Sherman Evans (1893 - 1972)

Born 10 Aug 1893 in Ware Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Husband of Ethel Dyett (Marshall) Evans — married 4 Jun 1937 in Ark, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Died 3 Jan 1972 at age 78 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Sherman Evans is a part of US Black heritage.

Corporal Sherman Evans served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 6 July 1919
Unit(s): Depot Service Company 20
Service ended:

Sherman Evans Served in the United States Army during World War I.^[1]

He was born 10 August 1893.^[1][2] He passed away 3 January 1972.^[1]

Obituary.

Sherman Evans

    WARE NECK - A funeral service was held Jan. 8 in Newtonville, Mass., for Sherman Evans, formerly of Ware Neck, who died in the Veterans Hospital in Boston after a long illness.

    Mrs.[sic] Evans attended Hampton Institute and served in France in World War I.

    His survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Nash and Miss Mary H. Evans of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Martha Cooper and Miss Grace Evans, both of Ware Neck; and three brothers, Abraham Evans and Clifton Evans of Hampton, and Eugene Evans of Ware Neck.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Military. "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", database, United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019, (Ancestry Record 61861 #2249395 : accessed 6 February 2023), Name: Andrew Sherman Evans; Record Type: Military Service; Birth Date: 10 Aug 1893; Military Date: 6 Jul 1919; Residence Place: Schley, VA; Death Date: 3 Jan 1972.
2. ↑ Military. "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", database with images, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1002 #8479461 : accessed 6 February 2023), Name: Andrew Sherman Evans; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 10 Aug 1893; Birth Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: Mrs Ethel Evans.
3. ↑ Obituary. Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia); digital images, Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 118111397 : accessed 6 February 2023); citing Tuesday, 25 January 1972, pg. 5, col. 1.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database, (Find A Grave: Memorial #163279267 : accessed 6 February 2023), Memorial page for Andrew S. Evans (unknown-3 Jan 1972), citing Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Sect I-South, Range T, Family Lot 18.5); Maintained by Robert Sage (contributor 47414838).