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20th Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning Co., Ohio
and Representative Citizens
Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois
1907
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MASON
EVANS, president of the Commercial National
Bank of Youngstown, and formerly junior member of the law firm of
Sanderson & Evans of this city, occupies a very prominent
position in the business and social life of Youngstown. He was
born Nov. 27, 1849, St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is a son of
Owen and Sarah (Roe) Evans.
Owen Evans, who came of Welsh ancestry, was born
in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of
Philadelphia for many years, where he was a man of substance and
standing. He died in that city in 1859, when his son was 10
years of age. He is survived by his widow, a native of
Cincinnati, Ohio, who still resides in the city of Brotherly Love.
Mason Evans enjoyed excellent educational
advantages in his native city. He read law with Aaron
Thompson, a prominent practitioner of Philadelphia, prior to
entering the law department of the University of Pennsylvania, where
he was graduated in the class of 1869. Mr. Evans chose
Youngstown, Ohio, as a favorable field for the exercise of his
profession, coming to this city Sept. 19, 1871. In 1875 he was
admitted to the Ohio bar, at Warren, and began practice. The
law firm of Sanderson & Evans, composed of General Thomas
W. Sanderson and Mason Evans controlled during its
existence a large part of the important business before the various
courts. Mr. Evans now stands at the head of one
of the largest financial institutions of Mahoning County, the
Commercial National Bank of Youngstown. He is justifiably
recognized as a most useful citizen, whose financial and
professional ability, combined with his noted public spirit, have
contributed largely to the upbuilding of the city and to bringing it
to the favorable notice of the outside world.
On June 8, 1876, Mr. Evans was married to
Lucy E. Gerwig, a daughter of the late Frederick Gerwig,
formerly a large iron manufacturer at Youngstown. Mr. and
Mrs. Evans have a beautiful home at No. 215 Lincoln avenue.
They have three children living - Frederick G., Eunice and
Mason, Jr.
Source:
20th Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning Co., Ohio
and Representative Citizens -
Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois -
1907 - Page 527 |
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