Scott County Arkansas Biographies

From a special section of the Waldron News newspaper of 23 April 1981, consisting of interviews of Scott County citizens 80 Years of age and over. The interviews were done as part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 80th anniversary.

JOHN E. EVANS

John E. Evans was born March 6, 1900 in Montague County, Texas, to John B. and Virginia Evans. The family moved to Abilene, Texas where Mr. Evans attended grade school. Then, in 1918, the Evans family moved to the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. Mr. Evans was married to Myrtle Dustman, whom he met at Hardin Simmons University. She passed away several years ago. He is now married to Artela (Bullock) Evans. Mr. Evans has lived in Scott County 42 years - 32 years in Cauthron and 10 years in Southwest Waldron. He was pastor of the Pleasant Grove #2 church for 27 1/2 years. Mr. Evans has 5 children - Leon B. Evans of Huntsvile, Ala., Ophelia Ann Oliver of Waldron, La Moine Evans of Keowta, Okla., Nada Lee Currier of Waldron and John Harold Evans of Waldron. Mr. Evans relates the following: "I have dealt with the Bank of Waldron for about 40 years, and have borrowed money to do everything from paying hospital bills to stocking the ranch with cattle and building a house for the family to live in." He also recollects that "before the days of Soil Conservation, Bill Piles, then President of the Bank of Waldron, took B.S. Hinkle, who was County Agent, to Washington to see Hugh Bennett, who was Secretary of Agriculture, and that is how the Soil Erosion Demonstration Project of Scott County was formed - this was the fore-runner of the present Soil Conservation Service."

From a special edition of the Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary.

JOHN E. EVANS

John E. Evans was born March 6, 1900, in Montague County, Texas, to John B. and Virginia Evans. The family moved to Abilene, Texas, where he attended grade school. In 1918 the Evans family moved to the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. Mr. Evans married Myrtle Dustman, whom he met at Hardin Simmons University, and was married to her for 50 years. She passed away several years ago. He is now married to Artela (Bullock) Evans. He has lived in Scott County for 52 years, including 32 in Cauthron and 20 in Southwest Waldron. He was pastor of Pleasant Grove No. 2 Church for 27 1/2 years. Mr. Evans has five children, Leon B. Evans of Huntsville, Ala., Ophelia Ann Oliver of Waldron, La Moine Evans of Keota, Okla., Nada Lee Currier of Waldron and John Harold Evans of Waldron. Mr. Evans says: "I have dealt with the Bank of Waldron for about 50 years and have borrowed money to do everything from paying hospital bills to stocking the ranch with cattle and building a house for the family to live in." He also recollects that "...before the days of Soil Conservation, Bill Piles, then President of the Bank of Waldron, took B.S. Hinkle, who was County Agent, to Washington to see Hugh Bennett, who was Secretary of Agriculture, and that is how the Soil Erosion Demonstration Project of Scott County was formed. This was the forerunner of the present Soil Conservation Service."