Details for William Ferdinand Evans
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5283008130
Data
| Marker Number | 8130 |
| Atlas Number | 5283008130 |
| Marker Title | William Ferdinand Evans |
| Index Entry | Evans, William Ferdinand |
| Address | |
| City | Cotulla |
| County | La Salle |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 476186 |
| UTM Northing | 3146058 |
| Subject Codes | Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Cotulla Cemetery - east end of road through entrance gate |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (Jan. 14, 1831 - Jan. 13, 1917) Born in Louisiana, W. F. Evans moved to Polk County, Texas, in 1850, and to Gonzales County in 1856. During the Civil War (1861-65), he served on Galveston Island in Texas coastal defenses, with Co. I, 2D Texas Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, and in Cunningham's Co. C, Mann's Regiment. He married Nancy M. Weathers, and after her death Malissa Justice. He had four children. Cotulla was his home from 1903 to 1917. |