Evelyn Shahan

Evelyn Shahan

• Father: John Shahan b. December 1849, d. 7 September 1911
• Mother: Evelyn Hopper b. circa 1858, d. 16 March 1936

• Evelyn Shahan was born in March 1892 in Alabama.
• John Shahan and Evelyn Hopper appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Evelyn Shahan, Kate Estelle Shahan, John Clifton Shahan, Elizabeth Hopper Shahan, James Alfred Shahan, Nancy Westmoreland Shahan, John Edward Shahan and Nell Shahan. Also in the household was one young female house servant.
• John Shahan and Evelyn Hopper appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Evelyn Shahan, Nancy Westmoreland Shahan, John Edward Shahan and Keturah Leah Powers.
• The following appeared on 24 May 1910 in The Montgomery Advertiser: (Faunsdale, May 23) The culmination of a pretty romance was the marriage in St. Michael's Church, Faunsdale, of Robert Drake and Miss Nancy Westmoreland Shahan. As the time arrived for the bridal party ot appear Mrs. J. P. Creath of Uniontown sang "As Long as the Time Rolls On., accompanied by Mrs. D. C. Mosley on the organ, and W. Michael, violin.
       With the opening strains of Mendelssohn's march the group of bridesmaids came from the vestry room down the aisle to meet the bride. They were joined at the door by the groomsmen and the ushers. Messrs. I. B. Ulmer and J. A. Boozer led the way back to the chancel. Miss Evelyn Shahan followed with Mr. Alfred Shahan of Demopolis. Miss Ellen Cook of Birmingham and Mr. G. W. Adams, Miss Annie Watkins and Mr. Siddons Stollenwerck. Next was the maid of honor, Miss Elizabeth Shahan of Birmingham.
       Mrs. George Nixon of Newark, N. J., was matron. The little ring bearer, Bruce Jackson, and the flower girl Harriet Jackson, preceded the bride who entered on the arm of her father, Mr. John Shahan. She was gowned in delicate lace and satin. Rev. J. J. Norris pronounced the wedding ceremony.
• The following appeared on 10 September 1911 in The Montgomery Advertiser: (Uniontown, Sept. 9) Mr. John Shahan of Faunsdale, died Thursday, after an illness of about a week. Interment was at St. Michaels Cemetery.
       Mr. Shahan was a prominent farmer of Marento and leaves a wife and eight children, Mrs. George Nixon of East Orange, N. J., Miss Elizabeth Shahan of Nashville, Tenn., Clifton Shahan of Mississippi and Mrs. R. D. Drake, Misses Evelyn and Nell Shahan of Faunsdale. He was about 65 years old.
• The following appeared on 22 September 1912 in The Montgomery Advertiser: (Faunsdale) Misses Louise Adams, Nell and Evelyn Shahan returned Saturday from Marion Junction where they spent a week with relatives and friends.
       Miss Nell Shahan left Monday to enter the A. N. C. for the next term.
       Mr. B. C. Adams spent Sunday with his mother.
       . . . Miss Julia McKnight, who leaves Thursday for the Marion Seminary, entertained quite a number of her friends at a dance on Tuesday night. Those present were Misses Bailey, Tellman, Moseley, Brown, Florence Bell, Louise Adams, Dollins, Messrs. Heyward and Windsor Spinks, Hugh Brown, Jim Torbert, Walter Bailey, R. Harris.
• The following appeared on 19 October 1913 in The Montgomery Advertiser: (Faunsdale) Misses Evelyn Shahan and Louise Adams, Messrs. McDonald and Boozer, motored over to Selma to see Field's Minstrels.
• She married James Albert Boozer, son of Mary Foster, circa 20 October 1914 in Marengo County, Alabama.
• James Albert Boozer and Evelyn Shahan appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, at 732 Selma Avenue. Other members of the household included James Albert Boozer Jr.
• James Albert Boozer and Evelyn Shahan appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Bonita, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included James Albert Boozer Jr.
• James Albert Boozer and Evelyn Shahan appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama, at Watkins Street. The family was living in the same house in 1935.
• Evelyn Shahan became a widow at the 5 February 1953 death of her husband James Albert Boozer.

• Last Edited: 3 Oct 2012