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John F. Evans is a son of Thomas and Caroline (Givens) Evans, natives of near Knoxville, Tenn., who were reared and married in Arkansas, where they lived until 1863; they then moved to Crawford County, Mo., and engaged in farming until their deaths, which occurred in the same year, 1874, he being forty-two and she thirty-eight years of age. Both parents were members of the Christian Church, and reared a family of four children of whom John F. was the eldest. The latter was born in Izard County, Ark., September 28, 1859, was reared on a farm, and received his education in the common schools and the Steelville Academy. He then engaged in teaching a short time, when he was appointed deputy circuit court clerk, and served in that capacity about two years. In 1882 he was employed as a clerk in the store of the Midland Blast Furnace Company, of which store he was made manager in 1885, and has since filled the position to the satisfaction of his employers and the credit of himself. Mr. Evans is a member of the A. O. U. W.