466:, joining a small frontier settlement in Rock County, then known as "The Grove". This would be his primary residence for the rest of his life. He was joined here by his father and stepmother in 1850. In 1848, an epidemic among the population caused a great deal of work for Dr. Evans as he rushed to treat people spread across the disparate homesteads of the area. His work won him great esteem among the residents, and, when a post office was established in the town, they named their settlement
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On June 1, 1854, Dr. Evans married Emma
Clement at La Porte, Indiana. Together they had three children, though their second daughter, Anna Penelope, died in infancy. Their surviving children were Elizabeth Emma, who married D. C. Griswold, and later L. E. Cary, and John M. Evans, Jr., who also
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for three years until chronic hip pain prevented him from working. A doctor advised him to seek a new career, and, in 1842, Evans began studying at the new La Porte
Medical College, run by Dr. Daniel Meeker. In 1846, he earned his
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Following his Civil War service, Dr. Evans returned to
Evansville, where he was elected to another term in the Assembly in 1872, and, when Evansville was incorporated as a city in 1896, he was elected the first Mayor.
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515:, in 1841, and by the end of his life was one of the most prominent Masons in the state of Wisconsin. He was a member of several Masonic lodges throughout the southern part of the state, including the
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He died at his home in
Evansville in August 1903, at age 83. He continued his medical practice until just weeks before his death.
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From 1852 to 1855, Dr. Evans was also postmaster here. In 1855, he was elected representative of this part of Rock County to the
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A significant collection of his correspondence is archived with the
Evansville Wisconsin Historical Society.
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became a physician and surgeon in
Evansville. Mrs. Evans preceded Dr. Evans in death, in 1899.
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as a member of the first graduating class from the college.
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Republican Party members of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Wisconsin
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450:There, he trained as an apprentice
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1025:People from Evansville, Wisconsin
779:The Military History of Wisconsin
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498:13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
492:for service and was enrolled as
404:pioneer. He is the namesake of
277:Elizabeth Emma (Griswold) (Cary)
61:April 1896 – April 1897
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1020:People from La Porte, Indiana
843:"Wisconsin Necrology, 1903".
1015:People from Addison, Vermont
877:Evansville Wisconsin History
851:Wisconsin Historical Society
817:. August 27, 1903. p. 3
811:"Founder of Evansville Dead"
365:13th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
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507:Dr. Evans joined the
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406:Evansville, Wisconsin
343:Years of service
229:Evansville, Wisconsin
227:Maple Hill Cemetery,
217:Evansville, Wisconsin
49:Evansville, Wisconsin
815:Iowa County Democrat
745:"Official Directory"
72:Position established
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464:Wisconsin Territory
282:Anna Penelope Evans
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486:American Civil War
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387:John M. Evans, Sr.
375:American Civil War
287:John M. Evans, Jr.
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182:Personal details
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212:(1903-08-23)
173:4th district
167:Constituency
156:Succeeded by
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127:1st district
121:Constituency
110:Succeeded by
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410:Rock County
144:Preceded by
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67:Preceded by
999:Categories
682:References
671:Republican
617:Democratic
587:Republican
560:Candidate
468:Evansville
418:Union Army
398:Republican
337:Union Army
319:Allegiance
298:Alma mater
239:Republican
193:1820-02-12
973:from the
936:from the
635:Plurality
452:carpenter
431:Biography
402:Wisconsin
394:physician
134:In office
88:In office
57:In office
663:+28.74%
513:La Porte
496:for the
477:for the
435:Born in
391:American
271:Children
784:Chicago
717:Chicago
659:100.0%
645:+4.55%
642:18.79%
627:40.61%
608:+2.28%
603:59.39%
494:surgeon
421:surgeon
355:Surgeon
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