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]