Dr. Joseph Evans " Indian Doctor"

Mr. Evans practiced medicine/doctoring in the Weston and Jane Lew area in the mid 1800's. He lived in Jane Lew. He was born in Michigan a child of a Spanish and Indian descent. It was noted he was a very good friend of Buffalo Bill. He arrived Lewis county when he was 40 years old. Married a local girl by the name of Elizabeth Evans and they had 7 children. He died in 1918 and is buried in the Friendship Cemetery. We have collected some articles about him, one being he had a cure for blood poisoning, but the cure died with him. Someone had stated that there was a photo of him in the City Building of Jane Lew, at one time.

1900 Lewis County Census

• Joseph Evans (I) head Sep 1836 63
• Elizabeth (w) wife, Mar 1848 52
• Hoy (I) son Mar. 1874 26
• Harvey (I) son Apr. 1878 22
• Ada (I) dau, Sept 1880 19
• Eva (I) dau, Dec 1883 16
• Ida (I) dau, Nov. 1886 13
• Cora (I) dau, May 1889 11
• Married 28 years, 7 children, 6 living, Hackers Creek Dist 64
• NOTE: (I) means Indian (w) White

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