Peter Christmas Evans

[maidmarion]

Thanks shellyesq and merjones  for all your help

Yes it appears he was definately an Alderman rather than a Mayor. So I guess the info may have had a dose of "chinese whispers" on route back to Wales

Kind ragards,
Maidmarion

[sunnyg1rl05]

Hi Just saw your post Peter Christmas Evans

Hes a relative of mine, he is the brother of samuel evans, samuel being my hubbys grt grt grandad
was wondeing why i couldnt go any further didnt realise he had emigrated

kaz

[maidmarion]

Hi Kaz,
Sending a PM 

[sunnyg1rl05]

Hi Maidmarion, ty for your message have messaged you back

would like to thank you all for the info you found, sorry for jumping on your thread maidmarion i just happened to be looking on the off chance that someone might have info or posted a message about him as its an unusual name, and he is the first one ive found that emigrated so searching for him in another country is new to me and have no idea where to look or how to order certificates.

On another note  i had a look at the picture of him and the family resemblence jumps out at you its scary! lol
many thanks
kaz

[sunnyg1rl05]

Have been looking up all the info given in the links, i havent been able to find info on Peter being an alderman.

I have found the birth certs of Harriet jessie Evans and Alice elizabeth evans

havent been able to find the births of ^(*)
evans and Marshall Kent evans but i know they were born in 1913 and are twins.
Marsahll died in 1954 and is buried in ft rosecrans national cemetary, dont k now if he was married or had children
^(*) is the informant on her father Edwins death cert  in 1949 and she is single at that time, he was cremated in south lawn crematory

on harriets death cert in 1955 it stated she was divorced and her spouse is named as Russell Hamilton but can not find any marriage records, she is buried in Double Butt cemetary

Cannot find any death records for Louisa ( peters wife)

any help would be really appreciated


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[shellyesq]

All the articles I found referring to Peter as an alderman was on subscription sites.  However, there does appear to be some mention of him here:  http://www.scribd.com/Penygelli-School-Teachers/d/21983607  This includes the listing from the directory I gave above.  It also states that a book says, "He later became Mayor of one of the States of America, three times."  This makes no sense on its face, as the head of a state in the US is a governor, not a mayor.  So, clearly, there's some confusion in that book. 

[Jacquie in Canada]

There is a brief mention regarding funeral services for Edwin H. Evans in the 12 May 1949 edition of the Tuscon Daily Citizen. It indicates that Edwin was survived by two daughters, Joan and Mrs. Dotty(? I think that's what it says - it's difficult to read)Betty* Abrams and a grandson all of Tuscon and "a brother in New York".

Jacquie

*Looked at it again and I'm 99% sure it says Betty. Sorry for the original incorrect information.

[sunnyg1rl05]

Hi Shelleyesq and Jacquie,

Thank you so much for the information, I did try looking for Edwins obituary in the paper but no matches could be found so frustrating!! however i did find an obituary for his youngest daughter but when i tried to acces the full notice it took me to the newspaper page i entered the date 3rd oct 2004 which is when it appeared and nothing came up
if anyone can somehow find the full notice or put the link up i would be very grateful her name on the record is
Alice "betty" elizabeth Evans Lundquist

will keep trying and see if i can come up with anything else.
many thanks
kaz

[maidmarion]

Hi everyone,
I am passing this thread over to Kaz who has a much closer link to Peter Christmas' and his family. I am happy with all the info I received and now have answers to my original query.

I shall continue to read the thread with interest.

Thanks to everyone for their help.
maidmarion