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Rev William Wallace Everts Sr.

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Rev William Wallace Everts Sr.

Birth
Granville, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
25 Sep 1890 (aged 76)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9867459, Longitude: -87.6769167
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Source of burial information: Death Certificate Photocopy

He died at 3342 Rhodes Avenue.

Famous Baptist clergyman.

He was the author of religious books & tracts such as "The Bible Prayer Book" & "The Voyage of Life".“The Frost Genealogy, Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York” By Josephine C Frost of Brooklyn, New York.1912

Naomi Townsend, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Frost) Towsend, b Oct 19, 1823, d Oct 1908

Married William Wallace Evarts, b Sept 14, 1814; d Dec 25, 1890. Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, 10 miles north of Chicago, IL (also his wife)

son of Samuel E and Phebe (Spicer) Evarts.

He was, from 1851-9, Baptist Clergyman in Walnut St Church, Louisville, KY and for 19 years from 1859, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Chicago. As early as 1839, he was preaching in the Mulberry St Church, NY City. He was first cousin to Jeremiah Evarts, father to Wm M of the U.S. Senate. They brought up the children of Naomi’s deceased sister, Juliette, but had no family of their own.
Source of burial information: Death Certificate Photocopy

He died at 3342 Rhodes Avenue.

Famous Baptist clergyman.

He was the author of religious books & tracts such as "The Bible Prayer Book" & "The Voyage of Life".“The Frost Genealogy, Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York” By Josephine C Frost of Brooklyn, New York.1912

Naomi Townsend, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Frost) Towsend, b Oct 19, 1823, d Oct 1908

Married William Wallace Evarts, b Sept 14, 1814; d Dec 25, 1890. Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, 10 miles north of Chicago, IL (also his wife)

son of Samuel E and Phebe (Spicer) Evarts.

He was, from 1851-9, Baptist Clergyman in Walnut St Church, Louisville, KY and for 19 years from 1859, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Chicago. As early as 1839, he was preaching in the Mulberry St Church, NY City. He was first cousin to Jeremiah Evarts, father to Wm M of the U.S. Senate. They brought up the children of Naomi’s deceased sister, Juliette, but had no family of their own.


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  • Added: Nov 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61242790/william_wallace-everts: accessed ), memorial page for Rev William Wallace Everts Sr. (14 Apr 1814–25 Sep 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61242790, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).