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Ira Hobart Evans
Ira Hobart Evans (April 11, 1844 – April 19, 1922) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. He was also a prominent Texas businessman and philanthropist.
Early life.
Evans was born in Piermont, New Hampshire on April 11, 1844. After the death of his father, his mother moved to Barre, Vermont, and he completed his education at Barre Academy.
Civil War military service.
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Austin Historic Landmark.
Personal life.
Ira Evans was married twice. In July, 1871 he married Frances A. Hurlbut of Upper Alton, Illinois, with whom he had three sons, William Leslie Evans, Francis Hurlbut Evans, and Hobart Yale Evans. After their 1917 divorce, in 1920 he married Jessie M. Stewart.
He was the cousin of Texas businessman Timothy Dwight Hobart.
The Ira Hobart Evans Papers are part of the University of Tulsa's McFarlin Library.
Retirement and death.
Evans retired