A native of Maryland, born August 10, 1822, and is a son of Jacob and Mary Evans, both of whom were natives of Wales. Captain Evans was married in 1844, to Lucy A. Gerard, a native of Indiana and daughter of Joseph and Ann (Dollison) Gerard. Mrs. Evans died March 3, 1881. She was a member of the Universalist Church, of which body Capt. Evans is also a member. Mr. Evans was again united in marriage Nov. 25, 1886, choosing as a companion Sarah M. Timing, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Bibbee) Timms, both of whom were natives of West Virginia. On the 12th of August, 1862, Mr. Evans enlisted in Company G, 31st Iowa Vol. Inf., as a private, being promoted Captain March 31, 1863. At the close of the war he returned to his home in Jones County, Iowa, and remained until the spring of 1869, when he came to Mahaska County, where he bought a farm of 180 acres in Jefferson Township. While a resident of Jones County and before the war, Captain Evans served eight years as Justice of the Peace. He was elected a member of the Lower House of the 18th General Assembly from Mahaska County, and served not only with credit to himself but to his constituents. At present he is a member of the Board of Supervisors. In politics he is a stanch Republican, believing in the principles of the party, which he is ready to defend upon any and every occasion. Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity.