I found it interesting but questionable so I went to the article to see when it was published and what it said, just for verification. Interestingly in 1898 when this was published, they didn't know Hillsboro was and is, located in Highland County Ohio. Since Highland County was formed in 1805 and Hillsboro was originated in 1807,(per www.ohiohistorycentral.org) located within it's boundaries, Samuel could not have been born in Ross County Ohio if he was born in Hillsboro in 1819. I do think he was probably born in Hillsboro based on other articles I have read (can't seem to lay my hands on at present). Hopefully, I will some time in the future, find the information I believe to support his birth place, buried somewhere among the thousands of scraps of information I have accumulated. Don -------------------------------------------------- From: "Evans-Richard List Administrator" <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 6:30 AM To: "Evans-Richard Mailing List" <EVANS-RICHARD@rootsweb.com> Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] Obituary of Dr. Samuel Ridgley Evans > I'm working on a tiny essay on the veritable dynasty of doctors who > descended from Richard and Mary Evans of Hillsboro, Ohio....... I'll > post it on our website when I'm finished... > > But in preparing for it, I discovered the following obituary. > > Samuel Ridgley Evans was the son of Isaac Evans, the oldest son of > Richard and Mary Evans. I found this obit at > http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=%22Samuel+Ridgley+Evans%22&sig=Xv15rN1z_FW1UhmL17QxN4MxxfU&ei=ev6-S_q5GdChnQfB7eCACg&ct=result&id=O7RXAAAAMAAJ&ots=rySCAij0lX#v=onepage&q=%22Samuel%20Ridgley%20Evans%22&f=false > <http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=%22Samuel+Ridgley+Evans%22&sig=Xv15rN1z_FW1UhmL17QxN4MxxfU&ei=ev6-S_q5GdChnQfB7eCACg&ct=result&id=O7RXAAAAMAAJ&ots=rySCAij0lX#v=onepage&q=%22Samuel%20Ridgley%20Evans%22&f=false> > Cincinnati Lancet - Clinic. Volume 79 > A Weekly Journal of Medicine and Surgery. > > Obituary. > SAMUEL R. EVANS, M D. > Dr. Samuel Ridgley Evans died Sunday, January 16, at 1:45 P.m., of > apoplexy while sitting in his chair. > Dr. Evans was born at Hillsboro, Ross County, O., April 21, 1819, and > graduated from Starling Medical College in 1848. He began the practice > of his chosen profession at Amanda, Ohio, removing from there to > Middletown early in his career. He continued in active practice up to > his death, having visited a patient five miles in the country and > returning about noon, remarking that the patient was not as sick as her > doctor. The summons came after he had eaten rather a hearty dinner and > was resting in his chair. > Dr. Evans has been a sufferer from indigestion and vertigo for a year or > two. Aside from this he has been one of the most active of men, and was > closely identified with the growth and development of Middletown. He had > accumulated considerable property during his greatest activity, but > owing to the unsuccessful turns that come to many of us in later years > he had to part with most of it. > Dr. Evans was married to Emma Gaunt, who was called from him by death > after five years of married life, leaving an infant son, now Dr. John G. > Evans, who is an active physician in Winfield, Kansas. > > [Dr. John G Evans was the Great Grandson of Richard and Mary of Hillsboro] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >