Background
Evans, Nelson Wiley was born on June 4, 1842 in Sardinia, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward Patton and Amanda J. (King) Evans.
Evans, Nelson Wiley was born on June 4, 1842 in Sardinia, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward Patton and Amanda J. (King) Evans.
Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, 1864 (honorary Master of Arts, 1883).
First Lieutenant Company G, 129th and First lieutenant and captain, 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and acting assistant adjutant general, Civil War. Practiced law in Portsmouth, O., since 1866.
Married Elizabeth Henderson, September 9, 1868.