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Paula Brown's Family

My Family

I love and Miss you Mom & Dad! (Everett E. Evans 2-6-88) (Madeline M. Evans 2-8-97)

This is My Life......My Family

And now.....starting with my oldest daughter....Sandy...graduating 20 years to the day from Prendie that I did!

And the 2nd one in line......my son Billy

And who's 3rd? Melanie is of course!

And last not certainly not least......my youngest...Joey!

July 16, 2002

Joey leaves for the United States Marine Corp!

Saying our goodbyes......Larry, Solie, Me & Pvt. Joseph Brown! The happy family!

Joey, Melanie, Me, & Billy

And of course, I can't forget the men in my life....my protectors....Rudy and Rocky!

Back in the day.....20 years from when Sandy graduated....here is my mother and I on my graduation day.

And of course my big brother Jimmy......

Who's the blonde my father took to the Dad Daughter dance? I'll never tell!

Dad Daughter Dance - 1977 - Who's the blonde????

Here here is my sister Pat.......

Here is my family, or at least as much that I know of. I haven't had the time to research back further, but hopefully will one day!

My Family

Mom's side of the family.....

In the early 1900's, Clifton Pacaud Martin and Rosa Buechler Martin moved to Darby. They purchased a new home (1year old) at 206 Highland
Avenue (where we presently reside). Here in this 4 bedroom home, they raised 9 children. My grandfather was a 30 year career Marine. In 1927
he built a tailor's shop in the back yard. It was made of old used garage doors from the Quartermaster (now called the Defense Personnel
Support Center) located at 20th & Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia where he worked. The building was 27 ' x 27'. My great Uncle August
Buechler was a tailor and operated his business here. When the war began, all the windows were painted black and black lights were installed. It was then used as an Air Raid Warden's Headquarters, Post #8. When the siren blew, all the air raid wardens would gather here and
meet.

My great grandmother, Wilhelmina Buechler also lived in the neighborhood. She lived at 215 Highland Avenue with her family. As Rosa and Cliff's children grew up and married. They too stayed in the neighborhood. Pauline married Herman Rourke and moved to 212
Hamilton Avenue; Cliff married Doris and moved to 203 Hamilton Avenue; John married Evangeline Reilly and moved to 1011 Lawrence
Avenue; Viola married Sam King and moved to 217 Highland Avenue; Madeline married Everett Evans and stayed at 206 Highland Avenue.

Our home soon became the home away from home to many soldiers during the war. Soldiers from all over would stay here and my grandmother would feed them and "entertain" them. They were made to feel like family. She always had an open door policy. Many still keep in touch to this day!

We still live in the house today that my grandparents purchased in 1903. And, like in the family tradition, it is still the gathering place for relatives and friends. It's what we are proud to call home!

My Family:
Paula Evans Brown-----Robert Maurice Brown (divorced))
1-8-61 ; 8-3-56

My Children:
Sandra Marie Brown - 10-8-79
William Berian Brown - 10-1-80
Melanie Patrice Brown - 10-23-81
Joseph Christopher Brown - 12-17-82

My Parents:
Madeline Marie Martin ------ Everett Emery Evans
5-7-21 ; 12-16-16

Their Children:
Patricia Ann Evans 5-7-46
James Everett Evans 4-20-51
Paula Marie Brown 1-8-61

Pat Evans married Jack Connelly (divorced) and they had 3 children:

John Connelly
Michael Connelly
Amy Connelly

Jim Evans married Joan McBride (divorced) and had 2 children:
Kelly Marie Evans
Julie Ann Evans
Jim remarried Barbara Sargelis and adopted her daughter Amy Sargelis

My Grandparents (maternal)
Rosa Buechler ------------- Clifton Pacaud Martin
b. 1891 d. 1952 b. 1878 d.1938
Their children:
Clifton Martin
George Martin
John Martin
Rose Herr
Pauline Rourke
Viola King
Madeline Evans

Cliff and Doris Martin had 2 children
Cliff Martin
Bobby Martin

George and Mary Martin had no children

Rose (Sis) and Bill Herr had no children
Rose married Bill late in life....Bill had children from a previous marriage

John and Evangeline (Vange) Martin had 5 children:
John Ronald Martin (Ronnie)
Evangeline Marlene Martin (Surrena)
Barbara Martin (DeAngelis)
Megan Martin (Greitzer)
Monica Martin (Mizell)

Pauline and Herman Rourke had 2 children:
Joan Rourke (Murray)
John Rourke

Viola and Sam (Butch) King had 2 children:
Kathleen King (Ort)
Sam (Butch) King

My Great Grandparents:
The Buechler's
August Buechler b. 1869 d. 1929
Wilhelmina Wentz b. 1870 d. 1954

The Martins:
George Vincent Martin b.1850 d. 1882 (New Orleans
Georgianna Howell b. 1860 d. 1938 (New Orleans)

George's parents:
Henry Martin
Mary Gauthier

Georgianna's parents:
Joseph Marther Howell b. 1813 Newbugh, NY
died 1876 - New Orleans
married to:
Mary Rose Pacaud b. 1823 d. 1889 New Orleans

Joseph Howell's parents:
Ebenezer Howell - b. 1785 d. 1860
Sarah Holmes b. 1791 d. ?

His wife Mary's parents:
Alexis Jacques Pacaud
b. 1785 France
d. 1843 New Orleans
Marie Josephe Maestre
b. 1806 New Orleans
d. 1840 New Orleans

Ebenezer Howell's parents:
Joseph Howell
b. ?
d. 1790
Sarah Marther
b.?
d.?

Joseph Howell's parents:
Daniel Howell b. 1726 d. 1782
Sarah Sweasy

Sarah Marther's parents:
Ebenezer Marther "Revolutionary soldier"
Elizabeth Downs

Daniel Howell's parents:
Isaac Howell " Colonial Soldier"
b. ? d. 1759
Phebe ?????

Alexis Pacaud's parents:
Pierre Pacaud
Catherine Treizerent

Marie Maestre's parents:
Joseph Maestre
Marie Antoinette Boubie

And up in the mountains.....here is my Dad's side of the family

And now for my father's side of the family.....

Paternal Family (Evans)
My grandparents:
From the Carbondale Area
Ida Miller Evans
James Leon Evans

They had 5 children:
Everett Emery Evans b. 12-16-16 d. 2-6-88
Violet Evans (Carpenter)
Mark Duane Evans b. 12-10-26 d. 5-25-95
Merton James Evans b. 12-10 -
David Evans ????? died at the age of 5????

Duane and Jayne McMyne Evans had 3 children:
Mark Evans
Gerald Evans
Michael Evans

Violet and Bob Carpenter had 2 children
Jeannie Carpenter (Markey)
Gerald Carpenter

Mert and Nancy Evans had 4 children:
Robin Evans
Julie Evans
Marilee Evans
Charlotte Evans

James Evans parents:
Charlotte and David Evans

And that's as much as I know! Still searching and will update when new information is discovered.

Drop me a line! PaulaBO23