1882 - 1949

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• Birth	Jun 1882	Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Died	1949	Montana
  Buried	1949	Montana
  Person ID	I97763	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	05 Jun 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Henry MCEVONY, II, b. Nov 1860, Wisconsin
  Mother	Ellen (Nellie) Amelia DAVIS, b. Jul 1861, Chester, Wabasha County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F42715	Group Sheet

• Notes

  "Leslie McEvony, of Gilt Edge, fifteen year old son of James McEvony, was seriously injured Sunday last by the explosion of a nitroglycerin cap. The boy, together with several others of about his own age, were carelessly playing with caps, having secured them from the house without the knowledge of the parents, and were exploding them in an iron kettle. As the McEvony boy held one in his hand, another was about to be exploded. Placing the unused cap in his teeth, as he had seen his father do, he ran to a safe distance from the expected explosion. As he ran he fell, and the cap in his teeth exploded, injuring his face and mouth severely. At first it was thought his whole lower jaw had been torn; but upon examination by physicians, it was found that the injury was not so serious and the jaw will be restored to use. All the teeth, except a few of those further back, were destroyed and the lips severely cut. The boy was brought to Lewistown and is doing nicely. McEvony carried those scars for the remainder of his life." -Lewistown publication November 3, 1897- Charles McEvony, a nephew of Les, came to Montana and met his uncle and grandparents after he graduated from high school in Newport, Nebraska in 1932. Charles married Fern Smith, a sister of Sonny Smith. Les and Charles had a hotel in Judith Gap until August 11, 1949, when it burned down. They lost all their belongings, tools, etc. as well as all of their early day pictures.

• Sources

  [S755] William Harrison Spicer.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 29, 2001 [S65] Spicer Family File.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 30, 2001