Some sources incorrectly report that the year of Evans's birth was 1923. See, for example, "Mari Evans"(PDF). Writing Her Story. Indiana Commission for Women. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans, a writer and a teacher". African American Registry. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Sullivan, Erin (December 7, 2010). "Mari E. Evans". BlackPast.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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Dorsey, David E. Jr (2001). "Mari Evans". In William L. Andrews; Frances Smith Foster; Trudier Harris (eds.). The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN9780195138832.
Some sources incorrectly report that the year of Evans's birth was 1923. See, for example, "Mari Evans"(PDF). Writing Her Story. Indiana Commission for Women. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans, a writer and a teacher". African American Registry. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
"Mari Evans"(PDF). Writing Her Story. Indiana Commission for Women. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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Several sources reported at the time of Evans's death that she was ninety-three years old; however, her nephew, Chris Phemster, who spoke at her funeral said this was incorrect, she was actually ninety-seven; her birth year was 1919, not 1923. See: Higgins, Will (March 20, 2017). "Remembering Mari Evans' intense, unblinking life". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana: IndyStar.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Among those who incorrectly reported her age at the time of her death: Adams, Dwight. "Late Indianapolis Poet Mari Evans Leaves Legacy of Social Justice". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
Some sources incorrectly report that the year of Evans's birth was 1923. See, for example, "Mari Evans"(PDF). Writing Her Story. Indiana Commission for Women. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans, a writer and a teacher". African American Registry. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Some sources incorrectly report that the year of Evans's birth was 1923. See, for example, "Mari Evans"(PDF). Writing Her Story. Indiana Commission for Women. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans, a writer and a teacher". African American Registry. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Also: "Mari Evans". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
"Mari Evans"(PDF). Writing Her Story. Indiana Commission for Women. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019.