Sorry, not quite awake yet - John O'Brien, there are 2 obits instead of the one just requested - EVANS, Ben (possibly listed as B.F. or B. Franklin Evans), d. Clay Co. Oct. 6, 1884, bur. Kansas City, and PHELPS, E.E. (possibly Elijah H, E. H. or Elijah E) d. Jackson Co. July 26, 1908 And thank you, again Eleanor

Eleanor, I checked three Kansas City newspapers ("Times", "Star", and "Journal") and could not find an obit for EVANS. Since he died in Clay County, I also checked the "Liberty Tribune" (a Clay County paper) but could not find him there either. I haven't been able to find out what newspapers obituaries for people who lived in Clay County were printed. I know some where in the "Liberty Tribune" but I think there were other local papers but they're not on microfilm. I've looked at many obituaries in the Kansas City newspapers and I've never seen an obit for a Clay County person that died in the 1800's or early 1900's. (Today Clay County people are in the KC papers ...... I'm not sure when it started but I'd guess in the 1930's. I'd suggest that you post a request for an obit lookup on the Clay County Missouri Message Board. Maybe someone on the Board will be able to help or give you a suggestion. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" <eleanormccain@attbi.com> To: <KansasCity-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 6:47 AM Subject: [KansasCity] one more lookup > > EVANS, Ben (possibly listed as B.F. or B. Franklin Evans), d. Clay Co. > Oct. 6, 1884, bur. Kansas City, and > > And thank you, again > > Eleanor >

Eleanor, where did you get the Oct 6 death date for Ben EVANS? Just for kicks, I did a lookup in Elmwood Cemetery and found the following. Could this be your Ben? Elmwood Cemetery Block L, Lot 158 Benjamin J. EVANS, b. Feb 5, 1847, d. Oct 4, 1884, interred Oct 5, 1884 Amanda EVANS GARTH, b. 1872, d. 1962, interred Dec 11, 1962 Pauline EVANS GARTH, b. 1895, d. 1976, interred June 8, 1976 John ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" <eleanormccain@attbi.com> To: <KansasCity-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 6:47 AM Subject: [KansasCity] one more lookup > EVANS, Ben (possibly listed as B.F. or B. Franklin Evans), d. Clay Co. > Oct. 6, 1884, bur. Kansas City, and > > > Eleanor >

Hi John - thanks for looking, but this is not mine. The Oct. death date came from the SOS birth/death web site that Dave Goldy mentioned - my B. Franklin (Benjamin?) Evans was living in 1880, in Clay Co. Gallatin Twsp. with wife Lena (my Mary Lina Bowdon) and first dau. Daisy. You found a marriage record for me to the 2nd husband (Joseph Hutchinson) in late 1880's, so I thought the Ben F. below might have been husband #1 - close, but "no cigar", as they say. I do not know whether B. Franklin Evans died or they were divorced. Thanks for trying for me. Eleanor -----Original Message----- From: John O'Brien [mailto:JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 11:10 PM To: KansasCity-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KansasCity] Benjamine J. EVANS Eleanor, where did you get the Oct 6 death date for Ben EVANS? Just for kicks, I did a lookup in Elmwood Cemetery and found the following. Could this be your Ben? Elmwood Cemetery Block L, Lot 158 Benjamin J. EVANS, b. Feb 5, 1847, d. Oct 4, 1884, interred Oct 5, 1884 Amanda EVANS GARTH, b. 1872, d. 1962, interred Dec 11, 1962 Pauline EVANS GARTH, b. 1895, d. 1976, interred June 8, 1976 John ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" <eleanormccain@attbi.com> To: <KansasCity-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 6:47 AM Subject: [KansasCity] one more lookup > EVANS, Ben (possibly listed as B.F. or B. Franklin Evans), d. Clay Co. > Oct. 6, 1884, bur. Kansas City, and > > > Eleanor > ==== KansasCity Mailing List ==== USGENWEB SEARCH ARCHIVES http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237