Enoch Henry Evans (1878 - 1963)

Born 25 Dec 1878 in Ware Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Died 21 Feb 1963 at age 84 in Hampton, Virginia, United States

Biography

Seaman (Mess Attendant) Enoch Evans served with the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: 22 August 1899
Unit(s):
Service Ended: 17 April 1900

Enoch Evans is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Merchant Marines 1900-1940
(Retired)

Enoch Evans is a part of US Black heritage.

Enoch was born in 1878.^[1] He was the son of Simon Evans and Betty Lee. He passed away in 1963 and the family applied for and received a headstone based on his military service.^[1]

Obituary.

Enoch H. Evans Dies In Hospital

    WARE NECK - A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Union Zion Baptist Church for Enoch H. Evans of Ware Neck, a Negro, who died Thursday at Kecoughtan Veterans Administration Hospital, Hampton.

    The Rev. G. A. Boykins, pastor, will officiate at the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

    A veteran of the Spanish American War, he also served in the merchant marines for many years before his retirement in 1940.

    Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Nash and Miss Mary Evans of Philadelphia and Mrs. Martha Cooper and Miss Grace Evans of Ware Neck; and six brothers, Hezekiah Evans, Scott Evans and Abraham Evans, all of Hampton, Hamilton Evans of Philadelphia, Sherman Evans of Boston and Eugene Evans of Ware Neck.

    The cortege will leave the Howard Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Military. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970", database with images, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2375 #2328789 : accessed 6 February 2023), Name: Enoch Henry Evans; Rank: Mess Attendent Seaman; Birth Date: 25 Dec 1878; Service Number: 156 68 19; Service Branch: Navy; Enlistment Date: 22 Aug 1899; Discharge Date: 17 Apr 1900; Death Date: 21 Feb 1963; Cemetery: Union- Lion Baptist Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia); digital images, Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clip: 118129316 : accessed February 2023); citing Saturday, 23 Febraury 1963, pg. 14, col. 2.

See also:

• Social Security. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", database, Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, (Ancestry Record 60901 #9737437 : accessed 6 February 2023), Name: Enoch Henry Evans; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 25 Dec 1878; Birth Place: Schley Glouc, Virginia; Father: Simon Evans; Mother: Bettie Lee; Notes: Mar 1945: Name listed as ENOCH HENRY EVANS.