hmtl5 John Clefford "Cleff" Evans b. 13 Oct 1898 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 18 May 1986 Lexington, Franklin County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy

John Clefford "Cleff" Evans

Male 1898 - 1986  (87 years)


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  • Name John Clefford "Cleff" Evans 
    Born 13 Oct 1898  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 18 May 1986  Lexington, Franklin County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Buried Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I862  Hedges
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2023 

    Father John Gray Evans,   b. 24 Jun 1860, Carter County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1950, Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Malinda Roberta "Berta" Hamm,   b. 25 Jan 1865, Triplett, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1924, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 14 Mar 1883  Triplett, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Crittenden Goins,   b. 3 Jul 1907, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1960, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1936  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1898 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jun 1936 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 May 1986 - Lexington, Franklin County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Blanche Jeffers said that John's middle name was Clefford, not Clifford.
      [1]
    • Frankfort – John Clifford Evans, 87, of 220 Hanah Place, a retired superintendent with the U.S. Postal Service and father of Louise Roach, died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center of Cooper Drive, Lexington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rogers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Monday, 19 May 1986.

      [5, 6]
    • LKH note:
      some of the obituaries give his middle name as Clefford.

      Obituaries of his siblings give his name as Cleff.
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S29] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.

    7. [S82] LKH.