Cowboy Morgan Evans

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Cowboy Morgan Evans
Baptist Freemason
33°
SpouseAllie Odessa Jarvis
ChildrenMary Morine Evans-Penner
Sara Deane Evans
Parent(s)Andrew Jackson Evans, Sr.
Grace Morgan

Charles "Cowboy" Morgan Evans (February 19, 1903 – April 15, 1969) was an American champion

oil field worker from Texas
who worked as a rancher and oil drilling foreman the majority of his life.

Evans won the 1927 World Series Rodeo

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
.

Early life

Charlie Morgan Evans was born to

American folklore of the late 20th century.[citation needed
]

Second Annual 1928 World Series Rodeo Contestant ticket
Bulldogging photo of Cowboy Evans at Chicago Stadium (notice he has a Western riding boot on his right foot and a low quarter shoe on his left for quick competition dismount)

Career and family

Cowboy Evans was known for his unique rodeo

oil exploration and drilling industry, and eventually became a drilling foreman and oilman. In the early 1930s, Evans toured the United States on the rodeo circuit while maintaining his home of record in Henrietta, Texas.[1]

He married Allie Odessa Jarvis, and together they had two daughters, Mary and Sara, who now reside in

heart attack. He was buried in a Christian ceremony in Bonham, and his life and legacy were honored by his fellow members of Chapter 52 of the Royal Arch Masons
.

See also

References

  1. Steer Wrestling
    action photo and description of Morgan Evans of Henrietta, Texas. September 26, 1932
  2. Dallas, Texas. Master of the 32nd Degree documented (454182) while residing at Wichita Falls, Texas
    . May 27, 1945