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JOHN D. EVANS, of the firm of J. D. Evans & Son, merchant-tailors, McKeesport, is a native of North Wales, Great Britain, and was born July 12, 1838, to Daniel and Ellen (Roberts) Evans. He was reared and educated in his native country, where he served an apprenticeship of four years at the tailor’s trade, after which he worked as a journeyman in Liverpool, England, from 1860 to 1870. In 1862 he married Mary, a daughter of Edward and Mary (Parry) Jones, of North Wales, and by her had six children: Elias C., Harriet, Kate, Mamie, John D., Jr., and Lizzie O. In 1870 Mr. Evans came to America, and located in Pittsburgh, where he worked at his trade as a journeyman one year and a half. He then removed to Irwin station, where he was employed as a cutter one year; then embarked in business at the same place as a merchant-tailor, at which he continued five years. He then became cutter for Levi Gibson, of Sharpsburg, one year, and later at Natrona two and a half years. In September, 1881, he came to McKeesport, where he was employed as a cutter six years in the store of S. L. Goldman. In September, 1887, he embarked in the merchant-tailoring business with his eldest son, Elias C., as a partner, and has already built up a large and remunerative trade. He is a member of the Heptasophs, I. O. O. F. Encampment, A. O. U. W. and K. of L. In politics he is a republican, in religion a Baptist.