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WILLIAM A. EVANS, grocer, Troy. The subject of this sketch was born near Piqua, Ohio, in the year 1839; he is a son of Luke, a native of New Hampshire, and Rebekah (Adams) Evans, a native of New Jersey, who came to this county about forty-two years ago, and settled on a farm four miles north east of Piqua, where he remained till the year 1869, when he removed to Piqua, and retired from active life. William A. lived with his parents on the farm, till the year 1861, when he went to Illinois, intending to try his fortune in the West. In August, 1862, at the call of his country, enlisted under Col. A. C. Harding, in the 83d I. V. I. On the 3d day of February, 1863, he was wounded at Ft. Donelson, after which, he remained in the hospital for twelve months, being removed from one place to another, and suffering the effects of transportation on his already impaired health. On the 3rd of February, 1864, he was honorably discharged on account of his wounds. After remaining in Monmouth, Ill., for a few months, he returned to the home of his boyhood, where he remained with his parents till their removal to Piqua, being unable to perform manual labor, his health and constitution being broken down by army life. In the fall of 1869, the people, in appreciation of his character and services to his country, elected him Sheriff, which office he held for two successive terms. Sept. 16, 1873, while the incumbent of the office of Sheriff, he was joined in wedlock to Sarah B. Clyde, a daughter of George C. Clyde, one of Miami’s oldest citizens. After retiring from office, Mr. A. spent his time in overseeing the farm, and other private affairs. In April, 1878, he opened a grocery in Troy, in connection with John C. Rogers, under the firm name of Evans & Rogers, where he continues to carry on a large trade, supported by his many friends.