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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
A Standard History of Springfield and Clark County,
Ohio
An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention
to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial,
Educational, Civic and Social Development
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Prepared Under the Editorial Supervision of
Dr. Benjamin F. Prince
President Clark County Historical Society
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Assisted by a Board of Advisory Editors
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Volumes 2
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Published by
The American Historical Society
Chicago and New York
1922
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CHARLES WESLEY EVANS, M. D.
In the practice of medicine and surgery Mr. Evans has
been successfully engaged at Springfield for a number of
years, and in addition to devoting his best talents and
resources to his professional clientele he has also figured
in the development of real estate and is one of the large
property owners of the city.
Doctor Evans was born in Jackson County, Ohio,
July 25, 1871, son of John W. and Margaret (Cherrington)
Evans, his father a native of Jackson County and his
mother of Gallia County. The paternal grandparents,
William and Margaret Evans, were natives of Wales, and
came to America by sailing ship in 1818. From
Pittsburgh they journeyed down the Ohio River on a boat as
far as Gallipolis, but their intention to proceed further
was frustrated when their boat was cut loose for the purpose
of making them stay. They subsequently secured land in
Jackson County. the maternal grandparents of Doctor
Evans were William and Margaret (Hanks) Cherrington,
both natives of England, and early settlers in Jackson
County. Four sons of William Cherrington became
ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John
W. Evans and wife after their marriage settled on a farm
in Jackson County and lived out their lives as country
people in that community. John W. Evans died in
1903 and his wife in 1912. They reared a large family
of eight sons and two daughters, Charles W. being the
seventh in order of birth.
Doctor Evans after the local schools continued
his education in the Ohio Normal University and the Ohio
Wesleyan University. He graduated in medicine from
Starling Medical College of Columbus, and soon afterward
came to Springfield, where he began practice with his
brother Doctor Orin H. Evans. Together they
erected a large three-story brick building at 554 South
Limestone Street, where Doctor Evans still has his
home. His brother, Dr. Orin H., died in August,
1909. Doctor Evans is president of the
Springfield Apartment Company, incorporated for $100,000.
This company built the Southern Apartments on South Lime
Street.
Doctor Evans is a member of the Clark County,
Ohio State and American Medical Associations, is a
republican voter and is a trustee of the High Street
Methodist Church.
On June 10, 1907, he married Miss Nellie Blanche
Wiley, a native of New Park, Pennsylvania, and daughter
of John C. and Luella Wiley. They have one son,
Haden Wiley Evans, born Nov. 28, 1913.
SOURCE: A Standard History of Springfield
and Clark County, Ohio; Vol. 2; Benjamin F. Prince, 1922 -
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