Taylseine "Tally" Evans
Page by Bob Leathers
Life Story
1894 March 2: Talyseine Evans was born in Carbon, Wyoming to Caroline (Jones) and John B. Evans.
Caroline (Jones) Evans died 12 days after Talyseine was born. (Headstone Carbon Cemetery)
Caroline (Jones) Evans died 12 days after Talyseine was born. (Headstone Carbon Cemetery)
1894 March 14: Caroline (Jones) Evans died. She was 24 years, 9 months and 16 days old at the time of her death. She was buried in the Carbon cemetery in the southwest corner next to her child Willie Christopher Evans. (Headstone Carbon Cemetery)
1912 October 1: Tally Evans, age 18, married Alice Lufkin, age 17, in Hanna, Wyoming. Tally and Alice were married about six weeks before Tally's death in the No. 4 Mine.
1912 December 19: Talyseine "Tally" Evans was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4 Mine at Hanna.
One man was killed in the mines. One widow and no children were left behind.
- Tally Evans was killed December 18, 1912. He was an American, employed three years, age 18, a driver, and married. He was killed in the No. 4 mine at Hanna. He was switching mining machines from one working place to another and was riding the chain between the machine and a loaded car, when for some unknown reason he was caught between the rib and a loaded car and was crushed to death. (1913 MIR) Tally was buried in Plot 72 in the Hanna cemetery. (THE HANNA MINER: At the Bottom of the Mine)
Evans, Tally (MIR); Aka: Evans, Talyseine E. (Monument), Evans, T. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 2, 1894 - Dec. 19, 1912"
Plot: 72
Born: Mar. 2, 1894
Died: Dec. 19, 1912
Age: 18 y's, 9 m's, 17 d's
Note: Tally Evans, killed December 18, 1912, American, Employed three years. Age 18 years. Driver. Married. Killed in No. 4 mine at Hanna. Was switching mining machines from one working place to another, and was riding the chain between the machine and a loaded car, when in some unknown manner he was caught between the rib and loaded car. (MIR)
Note: Tally was the son of John B. Evans, killed in the 1908 explosion. (BL)
More at: The Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 2, 1894 - Dec. 19, 1912"
Plot: 72
Born: Mar. 2, 1894
Died: Dec. 19, 1912
Age: 18 y's, 9 m's, 17 d's
Note: Tally Evans, killed December 18, 1912, American, Employed three years. Age 18 years. Driver. Married. Killed in No. 4 mine at Hanna. Was switching mining machines from one working place to another, and was riding the chain between the machine and a loaded car, when in some unknown manner he was caught between the rib and loaded car. (MIR)
Note: Tally was the son of John B. Evans, killed in the 1908 explosion. (BL)
More at: The Hanna Miner Monument
