Dwight Evans

Birth Name: Dwight Michael Evans

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 3, 1951

Ethnicity: Welsh, English, Eastern European, Swedish, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, other

Dwight Evans is an American professional baseball player. He was a right fielder who played for the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Dwight is the son of Marie and Duff Evans. He is married to Susan, with whom he has had three children. His grandson, Ryan Berardino, is also a professional baseball player.

Dwight’s paternal grandfather was David Lionel Evans (the son of George Coleman Evans and Agnes Louisa Taylor). George was the son of David Evans, who was of Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and English descent, and of Rebecca Coleman, who was English. Agnes was the daughter of English parents, William Whitehead Taylor and Nanny Standring.

Dwight’s paternal grandmother was Afton Eloise Naylor (the daughter of Walter Rupert Naylor and Emerentzia Eleda Roos). Walter was the son of English parents, George Naylor and Fanny Wiscombe. Emerentzia was the daughter of Swedish parents, Anders Olson Roos and Johanna Isakson.

Dwight’s maternal grandfather was Frank Bernard Baldwin (the son of Gilman Erastus Baldwin and Anna Spier). Frank was born in New York. Gilman was the son of Levi Baldwin and Ruth White.

Dwight’s maternal grandmother was named Marie/Maria Michaelonova Eichenbaum (the daughter of Michael Eichenbaum and Rosalie). Marie was born in Irkutsk, Russia, or in Warsaw, Poland.

Source: Dwight’s maternal grandmother, Marie/Maria Michaelonova Eichenbaum, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

6 Responses

  1. madman says:

    Marie and Duff L. Evans —> Marie Anna and Duff Lionel Evans

    Dwight’s paternal grandfather was David Lionel Evans (the son of George Coleman Evans and Agnes Louisa Taylor). George was the son of David Evans, who was of Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and English descent, and Rebecca Coleman, who was English. Agnes was the daughter of English parents, William Whitehead Taylor and Nanny Standring.

    Dwight’s paternal grandmother was Afton Eloise Naylor (the daughter of Walter Rupert Naylor and Emerentzia Eleda Roos). Walter was the son of English parents, George Naylor and Fanny Wiscombe. Emerentzia was the daughter of Swedish parents, Anders Olson Roos and Johanna Isakson.

    Dwight’s maternal grandfather was Frank Bernard Baldwin (the son of Gilman Erastus Baldwin and Anna Spier). Gilman was the son of Levi Baldwin and Ruth White.

    Dwight’s maternal grandmother was Marie Michaelonova Eichenbaum. Marie was born in Russia.

  2. andrew says:

    Slavic ancestry there

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