Lindley, Evalena Canan
Source: Kingman Star 23 Sept 1940
Let us for a moment think back to the late sixties of the 19th century. The Civil War is ended and our returning soldier boys trying to organize for themselves their new program as civilian citizens.
One of this number, a young recruit by the name of George Canan, has laid aside his uniform of blue and again entered into the activities of his childhood community in southern Fountain and northern Parke County.
Eventually he woos and weds Martha Williamson. They settle in Cherokee County, Kansas,planning to make this their future home, but ill health overtakes the young husband and alters their plans.
While yet in Kansas, a daughter, Evalena, was born June 13, 1870. Two and a half years later, another daughter, Jennie, came into their Hoosier home. The two girls grew up in Liberty Township, Parke County,
Indiana and attended school at No. 9, No 5 and Sylvania.
Eva began early in her teens making her own way by doing housework away from home. Although she continued this until her marriage, she worked in comparatively few homes. Oft times she held the same job for many months for years, thus forming warm friendships with her employers that lasted through life.
On June 27, 1897 she was married to Lot Lindley. They lived or 23 years in their first home, a farm in northern Parke County. In June 1920, they moved to the present home in Kingman.
When L.J. Madden, a nephew, was left motherless Lot and Eva took him, at the age of nine days into their hearts and home and raised him to be a noble man. He in turn gave them a full measure of love and appreciation until his death Feb 15, 1932.
Eva has long been a consistent member of the Friends Church. She was distinctively a home lover.
She was ceaseless in her endeavor to keep her home, a haven of comfort and peace for its inmates, a home from which generous hospitality was dispensed to many. The present summer has brought a steady advance of the affliction of gall stones until early Thursday, Sept 19, 1940 came her release. Left to mourn of the immediate family are the husband, the sister, the late L.J. Madden's wife and daughter, Linadine, also many relatives and friends.