Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.III, p.341

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HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 341

road Company in Cambria, county. He was one of the incorporators of the First National Bank of Ebensburg, one of the most successful financial institutions in the county. At the time of its organization he was made president of its board of directors, and was reelected each succeeding year during the remainder of his life. April 1, 1896, he formed a law partnership with J. W. Leech, under the firm name of Evans & Leech, which was maintained until January 1, 1902, when Mr. Evans' son, John E. Evans, was admitted to partnership, the firm name becoming, Evans, Leech & Evans. January 1, 1905, Mr. Leech retired to assume the duties of the office of district attorney, and the firm name became Evans & Evans.
    Mr. Evans was always identified with the Republican party, ever manifesting much interest in politics. For six years he served on the school board and for twelve years was a member of the borough council. In 1896, at the hands of the party of his choice, he was unanimously endorsed by his county as the standard bearer for congressional honors for the Twentieth district. He was again endorsed in the Republican conventions of 1898 and 1900. The last-named year he was nominated by the district conference and was duly elected to congress. In 1902 he was nominated with no opposition, and again elected. He thus served in the fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth congresses as a respresentative from the Twentieth and Nineteenth districts, respectively. He was not an aspirant for a third term, and after his return from congress devoted his attention to the practice of his profession and his private business. While testimony as to the faithfulness with which he discharged his duties when in office is to his constituents superfluous, the fact is worth recording that it was stated by a fellow-member who sat near him in congress that Mr. Alvin Evans, of Ebensburg, was recognized as one of the most honorable and conscientious men who ever occupied a seat in the house.
    Upon the outbreak of the Civil war, Mr. Evans, though not in rugged health and scarcely more than a boy in years, offered his services to his country, but on account of his extreme youth his application was rejected. In the threatened invasion of Pennsylvania, when Governor Curtin called for volunteers, Mr. Evans enlisted in the emergency service organized to repel the Confederates under General Lee. Mr. Evans was a member of Captain John M. Jones Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and was also identified with Summit Lodge, No. 312, F. and A. M., in which he had held all the chairs, having been initiated in 1867. He belonged to the local lodge of the Heptasophs. He was a member and a liberal supporter of the First Congregational church of Ebensburg, serving on the board of trustees.
    Mr. Evans married, November 17, 1875, at Wilmore, Pennsylvania, Kate E., daughter of Colonel J. K. Schryock. Miss Schryock had been educated at the Ladies' Seminary, Hagerstown, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were the parents of the following children. 1. John E., born September 12, 1876. 2. Charles S., born January 18, 1878, educated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, now a law student. 3. Florence M., born April 4, 1880, educated at Oberlin and the National Park Seminary, married John W. Kephart, and has one child, Alvin E. 4. Arvin W., born May 6, 1882, graduate of Oberlin College, now at home.
    John E. Evans, eldest child of Alvin and Kate E. (Schryock) Evans, was educated at Oberlin College and Princeton University, and is now a member of the law firm of Evans & Evans. He married Fannie,

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	341
road Company in Cambria, county. He was one of the incorporators of the First National Bank of Ebensburg, one of the most successful financial institutions in the county. At the time of its organization he was made president of its board of directors, and was reelected each succeeding year during the remainder of his life. April 1, 1896, he formed a law partnership with J. W. Leech, under the firm name of Evans & Leech, which was maintained until January 1, 1902, when Mr. Evans' son, John E. Evans, was admitted to partnership, the firm name becoming, Evans, Leech & Evans. January 1, 1905, Mr. Leech retired to assume the duties of the office of district attorney, and the firm name became Evans & Evans. Mr. Evans was always identified with the Republican party, ever manifesting much interest in politics. For six years he served on the school board and for twelve years was a member of the borough council. In 1896, at the hands of the party of his choice, he was unanimously endorsed by his county as the standard bearer for congressional honors for the Twentieth district. He was again endorsed in the Republican conventions of 1898 and 1900. The last-named year he was nominated by the district conference and was duly elected to congress. In 1902 he was nominated with no opposition, and again elected. He thus served in the fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth congresses as a respresentative from the Twentieth and Nineteenth districts, respectively. He was not an aspirant for a third term, and after his return from congress devoted his attention to the practice of his profession and his private business. While testimony as to the faithfulness with which he discharged his duties when in office is to his constituents superfluous, the fact is worth recording that it was stated by a fellow-member who sat near him in congress that Mr. Alvin Evans, of Ebensburg, was recognized as one of the most honorable and conscientious men who ever occupied a seat in the house. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war, Mr. Evans, though not in rugged health and scarcely more than a boy in years, offered his services to his country, but on account of his extreme youth his application was rejected. In the threatened invasion of Pennsylvania, when Governor Curtin called for volunteers, Mr. Evans enlisted in the emergency service organized to repel the Confederates under General Lee. Mr. Evans was a member of Captain John M. Jones Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and was also identified with Summit Lodge, No. 312, F. and A. M., in which he had held all the chairs, having been initiated in 1867. He belonged to the local lodge of the Heptasophs. He was a member and a liberal supporter of the First Congregational church of Ebensburg, serving on the board of trustees. Mr. Evans married, November 17, 1875, at Wilmore, Pennsylvania, Kate E., daughter of Colonel J. K. Schryock. Miss Schryock had been educated at the Ladies' Seminary, Hagerstown, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were the parents of the following children. 1. John E., born September 12, 1876. 2. Charles S., born January 18, 1878, educated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, now a law student. 3. Florence M., born April 4, 1880, educated at Oberlin and the National Park Seminary, married John W. Kephart, and has one child, Alvin E. 4. Arvin W., born May 6, 1882, graduate of Oberlin College, now at home. John E. Evans, eldest child of Alvin and Kate E. (Schryock) Evans, was educated at Oberlin College and Princeton University, and is now a member of the law firm of Evans & Evans. He married Fannie,