Eva
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Eva  dead elephant



Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1937-06-13
Death reason: : after eating a pair of shoes
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus), in United States

Date of arrival

1937-00-00Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus)
from Kay Brothers Circus

Kay Brothers Circus
from William P. Hall Animal Farm

1931-04-28William P. Hall Animal Farm
from Robbins Brothers Circus (Fred Buchanan)

Robbins Brothers Circus (Fred Buchanan)
from Otis L. Smith Carnival

1930-00-00Otis L. Smith Carnival
from Sangers Great European Shows-Hugo Bros-Harris Bros-Gentry Bros (Floyd and Howard King)

1928-00-00Sangers Great European Shows-Hugo Bros-Harris Bros-Gentry Bros (Floyd and Howard King) 1928-00-00
from Walter L. Main Circus

1925-00-00Walter L. Main Circus
from Sangers Great European Shows-Hugo Bros-Harris Bros-Gentry Bros (Floyd and Howard King)

Record history
History of updates2020-11-08

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Eva is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1937-06-13 at Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus), in United States, . Official death reason described as after eating a pair of shoes.

Origin

Eva was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Records about Eva from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
Floto Show had an animal show or menagerie with three elephants "Mom", "Danny" and "Eva" acquired from Floyd Kings defunct Cole Bros. Circus, the last two did an act in a roped off area as a free act. They were presented by Joe Secastin and Smiths daughter Maybelle and later appeared in Vaudeville billed as "Maybelle"s Elephants".
"Danny" and "Eva," Buckles Web Log, 06-14-07

William "Buckles" Woodcock


Records about Eva from Bob Cline

EVA 1923 - American Circus Corporation
Female Asian 1924 - Harris Bros. Circus
1925 - Walter L. Main Circus
1928 to 1929 - Gentry Bros. Circus
1930 to 1931 - Otis L. Smith Carnival

Bought from Fred Buchanan by W.P.Hall April 28,1931
Kay Bros. Circus
Bought by Barnett Bros. Circus from Kay Bros. Circus
in Billboard article dated Dec.26,1936

Wallace Bros. Circus which was Barnett Bros.
Died - June 13, 1937 in Detroit after eating a pair of shoes

Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Eva, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2883. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
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