History of Evans Township, Marshall Co IL Evans Township, Marshall County, IL Evans Township is located in the Northeast Corner of Marshall County.
Sandy Creek is the main waterway.
The first settler in the future Evans Township was Thomas Brooks, who built a cabin at the east edge of Sandy timber in 1824 but did not stay. That same year, Benjamin Darnell built his cabin on ground which is now the Cumberland Cemetery. A stockade was built on the Darnell property, during the Black Hawk war. It was 10 feet high and could hold 100 people. A well was dug in the enclosure and some 20 families gathered there at certain times.