Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
SAMUEL C.. EVANS, SR., DEAD
One of the Oldest Citizens Of Milford
and in Business Many Years.

Early on Thanksgiving Day, NOvem-
Der Both, 1922, Samuel c. Evans, Sr.,
died at his home on South Walnut
street, Milford, Delaware, aged 81
years, months and days. The fune-
raj was held on Saturday, December
End, at o'clock, Rev. Henry L. Bun
stein officiating; interment made in
| Odd Fellows cemetery. He was born
March oath, 1885, in Baltimore hun
dred, Sussex county, Delaware-his
father, Samuel C. Evans-died before
he was born, leaving his mother with
three sons, Elijah, Isaac and Samuel.
At an early age-like his brothers, he
Joined himself to the life of a sea-far-
ing man and followed deep water sail
ing until an accident cut short his
nautical career. 1t happened on a
ship just off Sandy Hook, New York,
during a squall of wind-he was as
sisting to take in sail, when he be-
came entangled in the main halliards
and lost his right leg below the knee.
Crippled and without funds or friends,
but with indominible energy, he turn
ed to other means of earning living.
He came to Milford. and entered as
an apprentice with Alexander Hall,
where he learned to repair watches,
clocks and jewelry and became very
skillful in that work. After learning
that trade, he went TO Princess Anne, |
Md, where he remained only one year. |
Returning to Milford, he bought the |
business of Mr.. Hall, who was in poor |
health. This was in 1862. The store
like the town in those days, was small,
but by attention to business and use
of wise business judgment, the busi-
ness grew with the town and drew
customers from distant parts of both
Kent and Sussex counties. He remain
ed actively connected with the busi-
ness up to about fifteen years ago,
when his infirmities of age and the
body caused him to retire from all ac-
tivities the store AND busi-
ness over to his son, Samuel c. Bv-
ans, Jr., under the firm name of S. c.
Evans & Son. It was then in his
store, now occupied by the electric
supply store of Mr.. Mag, but about
fourteen years ago the business was
moved to its present large apartments !
n the Watson Block.
In 1868 he married Miss Annie Cow, I
laughter of John Cow and they had
iix children born unto them, of whom
Mrs. Charles D. Abbott of South Wal s
tut street, Samuel c. Evans, Jr., Mrs. q
Simeon Richardson, John Cow Evans, G
# Cambridge, Md, are living. 4
Mr.. Evans was always public spir-
ted and active in local affairs as well r
s the business of the town and state.
lis was sterling character Of strict +
integrity embelished with high sense
f honor. To most folks he was known r
S Uncle Sam" which was a mark of
ppreciation of his civic worth as a n
Ian.
He was at one time a member of i,
he Board of Education of Milford and
1Ok an active interest in the advance a.
lent of public school education. He
nited with the Milford Presbyterian h
hurch under the pastorate of Rev. n
ittleton P. Bowen in the early COS,
nd was closely identified with church r.
nd Sunday school in his earlier life. r,
When 21 years old he joined the
id Fellows, and Crystal Fount m
odge No. 10, of Milford has been a
ONE to him in lodge life up to his in
scent years. He was it's oldest mem
er and regular attender up to the il
me when age and failing health h,
fused him to be house bound.
He is survived by his wife and four in
lildren- Samuel G. Evans, Jr., Mrs.
harles D. Abbott, Mrs. Simeon Rich In
'dson, all of Milford, and John Cow
vans, the well known jeweler at Il,
ambridge, Md.
A life we'll spent and the world left re
9tter by his having lived, may we'll be
ritten of Samuel G. Evans Sr., the bf
lbject of this sketch. ar