Background
KELLEY, Evan W. was born on October 19, 1882 in Sierra Company California. Son of Thomas Perry and Joanna (Williams) Kelley.
KELLEY, Evan W. was born on October 19, 1882 in Sierra Company California. Son of Thomas Perry and Joanna (Williams) Kelley.
Grammar School.
Entered IJ.S. Forest Service, 1906. Forest Supervisor, Eldorado National. Forest, California, 1910-1915.
Inspector San Francisco, United States Forest Service, charge of forest improvements, participated in financial and personal management, since 1915. Entered Army as Captain 10 Regular Engineers, 1917. Overseas, September 1917.
Served as Captain Company F, with American Expeditionary Forces. Promoted Major, Second Battalion, 10 Engineers Served 12 Battalion, 20 Engineers, 9 Battalion that Organization in charge of Lumber Production, Road Maintenance, during war period. Served California National.
Forest Region in charge Forest Road Constr. Transferred into Chief Forester’s Office. Washington, District of Columbia, in charge of Fire Control, all classes National.
Forest improvements. Appointed Regional Forester in charge of Eastern Region, United States Forest Service, 1925. Transferred Regional Forester, Northern Rocky Mountain. Region, 1929. Author several pubis, and circulars dealing with natl. forest engnrng. subjects.
Member: Society American Foresters. American Academy, of Sciences. American Forestry Association Club: Rotary.
Spouse Gladys Bennett, October 10, 1923, San Francisco, California.