Evans, Rebecca Chalkley Lewis, 1854-1927.

Rebecca Chalkley Lewis Evans was the daughter of Philadelphia businessman John Thompson Lewis. She married architect Allen Evans (1849-1925), a partner of Frank Furness, in April 1876. They had 6 children: Mary Allen (b.1877; married M. Mason Smith), John Lewis (b. 1878), Margaret Eleanor (b.ca.1882), Cadwalader (b.ca.1885; died young), Rowland (b.ca.1887; married Elizabeth Downs), and Allen (b.ca.1889; married Elizabeth Holloway). Rebecca and Allen lived first on 21st Street in Philadelphia and then moved to the Evans family estate, Penrhyn, in nearby Haverford, Pa. The main house of the estate was built by Furness & Hewitt for Allen's father, Dr. Edmund Cadwalader Evans. Allen's brother, Rowland, lived in another house on the estate. The brothers were founding members of the Merion Cricket Club. The Evans were also founding members of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Ardmore, and Mrs. Evans was very active in church affairs there.

From the description of Rebecca Lewis Evans ledger books, 1876-1927. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261234659