Mabel McCollister and Stewart Kirby Evans

MABEL MCCOLLISTER, daughter of ALICE EMMA MCBRIDE and MARK J. MCCOLLISTER, was born March 9, 1891 in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania,^{8119, 56} and died June 28, 1979 in Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania.⁸¹¹⁹

She married STEWART KIRBY EVANS. He was born February 21, 1892 in Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died October 19, 1966 in Lehighton, Carbon, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵ He is buried in Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Carbon, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵

• Descendant Reports
  • Daniell Broadley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • Issac Johnson Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • William Hoadley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • George Hiland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • George Griswold Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • Henry Howard Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • John Parmalee Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • Nicholas Mason Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • Abraham Cruttenden Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • George Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • George Page Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • John Linsley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • John Hall Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • Thomas Cooke Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)
  • Henry James Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mabel McCollister)

Children of MABEL MCCOLLISTER and STEWART KIRBY EVANS:

1. STEWART KIRBY EVANS, b. August 1, 1920, Canton, Stark, Ohio;⁴⁵³² d. February 27, 2000, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.^{4532, 8120}

Personal Information

• Mabel McCollister was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Lehighton, Pennsylvania. ⁸¹¹⁹

• Stewart Kirby Evans was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. ⁸¹²¹

Military Service

Work History

Obituaries

Morning Call, October 20, 1966⁸¹²¹

Stewart K. Evans, 74; Ex-Flagstaff Park Owner

Stewart K. Evans of 77 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe, who retired four years ago after serving 34 years as Carbon County surveyor and engineer, died yesterday in Gnaden Huetton Hospital, Lehighton. He was 74.

He was elected county surveyor and engineer in 1928.

A veteran of World War I, he served in France with the 11th Engineers.

He was president and general manager of the Switchback Railroad when the scenic attraction ceased operation in 1933. In 1938, he purchased Flagstaff Park in Jim Thorpe, which he and his wife operated until he sold much of the property several years ago.

At one time, he served as fire chief of Mauch Chunk and was an honorary member of Marion Hose Co., Jim Thorpe.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Jim Thorpe.

Surviving with his widow, the former Mabel McCollister of Canton, Ohio, are a son Stewart K. Jr. of Jim Thorpe, and three grandchildren.

Private services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Melber Funeral Home, 524 Center St., Jim Thorpe. There will be no viewing.

Morning Call, June 29, 1979⁸¹¹⁹

Mrs. Mabel L. Evans

Mrs. Mabel L. Evans, 88, of 945 Coal St., Lehighton, died Thursday in Gnaden Huetton Hospital, Lehighton. SHe was the widow of Stewart K. Evans, who died in 1966.

Born in Bradford, McKean County, she was a daughter of the late Mark and Alice McCollister.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Lehighton.

Surviving are a son Stewart, with whom she resided; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be Saturday at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 2, 19003393	Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania	Mark J. McCollister Alice Emma McBride Merle A. McCollister M. Jay McCollister Mabel McCollister Gladys K. McCollister William Hayward McCollister
January 19, 19201555	Canton, Stark, Ohio	Stewart Kirby Evans Mabel McCollister
April 14, 19308122	Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania	Stewart Kirby Evans Mabel McCollister Stewart Kirby Evans
April 27, 19408123	Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania	Stewart Kirby Evans Mabel McCollister Stewart Kirby Evans