Looks like he was from Alabama:
First Name: James
Middle Name: A
Last Name: Evans
Birth Date: Jul 4, 1949
Death Date: May 5, 2012
Social Security Number Issued in: AlabamaMap
Record Type: Birth Record
Collection: Social Security Death Index
Certificate: Hard Copy Certificate
Source Information
Source: Social Security Administration
Years: 1937 to 2011
Description: The Social Security Death Index was provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA). It contains data from 1937 to 2011. Entries include: name, date of birth, date of death, state or country of residence, and zip code of last residence.