Father: Drewery Evans
Mother: Theodocia Jacobs
Spouse: Malinda J. Rhodes - b: 4/Nov/1817 - TN
d: ~1905 - Cass Co., MO - bur: West Union
Cem.
m: ~1837 - Fentress Co., TN
Child-1: Stephen Madison - b: 29/Mar/1838 - Clinton Co.,
KY
d: 20/Feb/1919 - Edmonds, Snohomish Co., WA - bur: Edmonds Memorial
Cem.
m: Elizabeth Henson - 12/Mar/1862 - Casey Co., KY
2: Drury
Sampson - b: 28/Jun/1840 - Clinton Co., KY
d: 26/Apr/1928 - Grand River Twp., Cass Co., MO - bur: West
Union Cem.
m: Mary Jane Henson - ~1864 - KY
Biographical Details:
Carter H. Evans, born June 28, 1812, was the second son of Drewery and Theodocia Jacobs Evans. (It is believed that his middle name was "Henry" in honor of his maternal uncle, Carter Henry Jacobs.) According to later census records, Carter H. Evans was born in Tennessee, presumably Overton (later Fentress) County. It seems that his name first appeared in civil records in the 1830's and was included in the 1833 Tax List for Fentress County, Tennessee. As indicated by other researchers and by inference from birth dates of their children, Carter H. Evans and Malinda J. Rhodes were likely married about 1836 or 1837, probably in Fentress County. However, by 1840 they appear to have been resident in Clinton County, Kentucky, since the name of Carter Evans appeared as a head of household in the 1840 US Census for Clinton County. (In addition, in later life their second son, Drury Sampson Evans, affirmed his birthplace as Clinton County, Kentucky, in civil records.) Together with his parents, Drewery and Theodocia Jacobs Evans, and other siblings, Carter H. and Malinda Rhodes Evans evidently settled in Casey County, Kentucky, in the 1840's. It appears that the family remained in this locality for about twenty years, until after the end of the Civil War, since they can be found listed in population schedules of both the 1850 and the 1860 US Censuses for Casey County. Accordingly, both of their sons served in Union forces with the same loyal Kentucky cavalry regiment (as did their two of their first cousins).1,2Source Notes and Citations:According to Ms. Elaine Ortman, the extended Evans family including the families of Carter H., Stephen M., and Drury S. Evans, as well as the families of Carter's older brother, James Monroe, and a distant cousin, William M., moved from Casey County to Scott County, Illinois, all at the same time. (This assertion is independently supported by construction of a detailed chronology derived from ages and birthplaces of children as stated in subsequent census records as well as events attested by other civil records.) Subsequently, the population schedule of the 1870 US Census for Scott County clearly indicated that Carter and Malinda Evans, an older couple having no children at home, were then living in "Township Fourteen of Range Thirteen." Accordingly, comparison of the population schedule and a plat map of Scott County published in 1873 suggests a location about three miles west of the town of Winchester either at the eastern edge of Bloomfield Township or the western edge of Winchester Township. In addition, the households of Carter's adult sons, Stephen and Drury Evans, were evidently also resident nearby and appeared consecutively on the same page of the population schedule, which suggests that they were living together or, at least, in very close proximity. Indeed, William Evans and his wife, Amanda, were apparently living in the same house as Stephen Evans and his wife, Elizabeth. Within this context, it is known that the wives of Stephen, William, and Drury Evans were sisters.3 Furthermore, according to the 1870 census, Lewis Carter and William Bramlet Evans, sons of James Monroe Evans, were also living nearby. (In this regard, Ms. Ortman further asserts that Nancy Ann Evans, wife of Lewis Carter Evans, was the widowed sister-in-law of the wives of Stephen, William, and Drury Evans.) Therefore, it would seem obvious that close relationships must have existed between all of these families when they migrated from Kentucky to Illinois. Even so, in contrast to the extended families of James Monroe and William M. Evans, the family of Carter H. Evans evidently remained in Scott County for only a few years. Perhaps, this indicates that some dispute arose within the extended family, but no evidence of this has ever been found and, hence, such a presumption remains merely speculative. The time and place of death of Carter H. Evans is, as yet, not definitely known, nor has the household of Carter and Malinda Evans been found in any population schedule of the 1880 US Census. However, both subsequent census and civil records as well as family tradition assert that Carter Evans and his two sons returned to Casey County in the early 1870's (1871 or 1872 according to Ms. Ortman). Therefore, it is plausible to suppose that, for whatever reason, Carter desired to return to Kentucky from Illinois and also prevailed on his two sons to return with him as well.4 Accordingly, it seems likely that Carter Evans then died in Kentucky in the early 1870's after which, his sons and their families evidently did not remain in Kentucky nor return to Illinois, but instead migrated to Polk and Callaway Counties in Missouri. Indeed, the 1880 US Census Population Schedule for Polk County, Missouri, clearly listed the household of Stephen Madison Evans, the older son of Carter and Malinda Evans, as resident in Jackson Township. This can be further confirmed by the 1890 veterans schedule, which affirms his address as Walnut Grove. Likewise, in 1880 the household of D. Sampson Evans, who can be identified as the younger son of Carter and Malinda Evans, was resident in Callaway County, Missouri, a few miles from the town of Fulton. Subsequently, this family moved further westward since archival birth records for Cass County, Missouri, place Drury Sampson and Mary Jane Henson Evans as resident in West Peculiar Township in August of 1883. Seven years later, the 1890 veterans schedule indicated that Drury S. Evans was living in West Dolan Township and, subsequently, his household appeared in 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census Population Schedules for Cass County as resident in rural Grand River Township. Concomitantly, according to the 1900 US Census for Polk County, the household of Stephen M. Evans remained resident in Jackson Township. Moreover, Malinda Rhodes Evans was still living at this time and was included in this household, along with the three minor children of Stephen Henry Evans, oldest son of Stephen Madison Evans.5,6 However, it would seem evident that a few years after the turn of the century, Stephen Madison Evans migrated to the Pacific Northwest. (Apparently, three or four of his sons had already made this move a few years earlier.)7 Consequently, Malinda Evans then seems to have then lived in Cass County with her younger son and his famly. Accordingly, it appears that she died about 1905 and was buried in the West Union Cemetery.
1. "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky Volume I, 1811 - 1866", Frankfort, KY; reprinted by McDowell Publications, Utica, KY, 1984: pgs. 226-8. Stephen Madison Evans served as a sergeant and Drury Sampson Evans served as a private in Company M, Third Battalion, Eighth Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. They were mustered in together on September 8, 1862, at Russellville, Kentucky, and mustered out on September 17, 1863, at Lebanon, Kentucky. In addition, their first cousins, Lewis Carter and William Bramlet Evans both served in this same regiment, which was a Union loyal border state unit and served in Kentucky and Tennessee. They were also mustered in an out at the same time and location.
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2. 1890 Veterans Schedules confirm the service of Stephen M. and Drury S. Evans as sergeant and private, respectively, in Company M of the Eighth Kentucky Cavalry. Stephen enlisted on July 28, 1862, and was discharged on September 17, 1863, for an accumulated length of service of one year, one month, and eleven days. Drury apparently did not report precise enlistment and discharge dates or length of service, but did report a disability due to "measles settled on lungs". (1890 US Census Special Schedule for Polk County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 10, (microfilm: roll M123_30; img. 1013) & 1890 US Census Special Schedule for Cass County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 2, (microfilm: roll M123_32; img. 232).)
back to bio.3. The wives of Stephen Madison and Drury Sampson Evans were the sisters, Elizabeth and Mary Jane Henson, respectively. Moreover, according to Larry R. Henson they were born in Casey County, Kentucky, to Joseph Spillman and Mariah Baker Henson and, therefore, they were grandaughters of Joseph Pace and Jemima Evans Henson. The elder Joseph Henson and his wife came to Casey County from Amherst County, Virginia, in the early nineteenth century. It is not known if Jemima Evans was a distant relative of Carter or Drewery Evans, however, this must be considered a strong possibility. In addition, a third sister, Amanda C. Henson, another daughter of Joseph and Mariah Henson, married William M. Evans in Casey County on August 18, 1864. William M. Evans was a son of James L. Evans and a grandson of John Evans, a younger son of Thomas and Jane Howerton Evans. Therefore, William M. Evans would have been a second cousin of Stephen Madison and Drury Sampson Evans. Moreover, he and his wife also moved to Scott County, Illinois, with the other Evans families shortly after the Civil War. (unpublished notes)
back to bio.4. The existence of a land patent issued to Stephen M. Evans in 1870 for a parcel surveyed in 1868 supports continuation of ties of the family back to Casey County. Details of the patent are as follows:
Kentucky Land Patent No. 42931; Grantee: Evans, Stephen M.; 100 acres; County: Casey; Water Course: Short Cr. Green R.; Survey Name: Evans, Stephen M.; Survey Date: 28/Mar/1867; Grant Date: 17/May/1870: Grant Bk. 76, pg. 275. (Willard Rouse Jillson, The Kentucky Land Grants - Vol. I, Part 2, Chap. X, Filson Club Pub., Louisville, KY, 1925: pg. 1228.)
back to bio.5. Roy W. Patrick, Sr., a descendant of Carter H. and Malinda Rhodes Evans, identifies only one surviving child for Carter and Malinda Evans, Stephen Madison, born March 29, 1838, and gives his birthplace as Casey County, Kentucky, but this is probably incorrect and it is more likely to have been Clinton County, Kentucky. He further indicates that Stephen Madison Evans married Elizabeth Henson in Casey County on March 12, 1862, and that they had a son, Stephen Henry Evans. This marriage can be confirmed independently from Casey County records and, moreover, all of this is in agreement with subsequent census records for Scott County, Illinois, and Jackson Township, Polk County, Missouri, which also indicate additional chidren. Furthermore, earlier Casey County census records disclose a second surviving son for Carter H. and Malinda Rhodes Evans, Drury Sampson Evans, who appears to have been born in June of 1841 in Clinton County. No other children are known. (This conclusion is supported by the 1900 US Census for Polk County, Missouri, in which Malinda Evans, age eighty-eight, stated that she was the mother of two children, both still living.) Roy Patrick further states that Stephen Henry Evans married Mary Ellen Pitts on November 18, 1885, in Dade County, Missouri. (The western boundary of Jackson Township, Polk County, adjoins Dade County.) The couple then appears to have moved to Cass County, Missouri. He attributes three surviving children, Maud, Herbert, and Glen Aletha, to this couple; all born in Cass County between 1886 and 1893. At least one of the births can be confirmed independently in archived Missouri birth records. These records also confirm two children for Drury Sampson and Mary Jane Henson Evans born in Cass County. Additional children for these parents are identified in both the 1900 and 1910 US Census for Cass County. Finally, Roy Patrick states that Mary Ellen Pitts Evans died in Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas, on November 8, 1893, and was buried in West Union Cemetery in Cass County. (Miami County and Cass County adjoin across the Kansas-Missouri state boundary.) After the death of his wife, Stephen Henry Evans migrated to Stanwood, Washington, in March of 1900 and brought his three children there in 1903. The family then moved to Edmonds, Washington, in 1905 and to Oregon in 1910. It appears that Stephen Madison Evans must also have moved to the Pacific Northwest sometime after 1900 since it is further stated in this account that he died in Edmonds, Snohomish County, Washington, on February 20, 1919. Roy W. Patrick, Sr. cites a private family history by Glen Aletha Evans Gist, daughter of Stephen Henry Evans, as the primary source of this information. (Roy W. Patrick, Sr.; database - :951156; worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com, 2001.)
back to bio.6. Descendants of Carter Henry Evans are identified from civil and census records as well as oral family tradition:
First Generation
Carter H. Evans, born 28 Jun 1812 in Montgomery Co., VA, died ~1872; married Malinda J. Rhodes, born 4 Nov 1817 in TN, died ~1905 in Cass Co., MO, buried West Union Cem.
1. Stephen Madison Evans, born 29 Mar 1838 in Clinton Co., KY, died 20 Feb 1919 in Edmonds, Snohomish Co.,WA, buried Edmonds Cem.; married on 12 Mar 1862 in Casey Co., KY, Elizabeth Henson, born 25 Mar 1841 in KY, died 26 Mar 1893 near Turkey Creek, Polk Co., MO.a. Precise dates of birth and death for Drury Sampson and Mary Jane Henson Evans are confirmed by official Missouri vital records. Death Certificates, 1910-1955, Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO, (Death Certificate No. 12584 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO & Death Certificate No. 32953 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO).
2. Drury Sampson Evans, born 28 Jun 1840 in Clinton Co., KY, died 26 Apr 1928 in Grand River Twp., Cass Co., MO, buried in West Union Cem.; married Mary Jane Henson, born 22 Jan 1843 in KY, died 11 Nov 1927 in Cass Co., MO.Second Generation
1. Stephen M. Evans and Elizabeth Henson were married in Casey County, Kentucky, and moved to Scott County, Illinois, before eventually settling in Polk County, Missouri. Elizabeth died in 1893 and was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery in Polk County. Indeed, in 1900 Stephen was living as a widower with his mother, an unmarried adolescent daughter, and three grandchildren in Polk County. This is further supported by a plat map of Polk County published in 1903, which revelas that S. Evans, C. L. Evans, and T. J. Butcher owned adjoining farms in Jackson Township about three miles south of the village of Eudora. Within this context, S. Evans may refer to Stephen Madison himself or his son, Stephen Henry. Undoubtedly, C. L. Evans was Stephen Madison's son, Carter Luther, and T. J. Butcher was his son-in-law. Nevertheless, by 1910 Stephen Madison Evans had moved to the state of Washington and was living alone in the city of Edmonds, Washington, near the family of his oldest son, Stephen Henry. In addition, census records indicate that three other sons, viz., Carter Luther, Joseph Spillman, and Robert Matison Evans, evidently also moved to the Pacific Northwest at or about the same time. There is no evidence that Stephen Madison Evans ever remarried. He died in Edmonds, Washington, in February of 1919.
1-1. Stephen Henry Evans, born 30 Nov 1862 in Casey Co. KY, died 15 Mar 1930, buried Edmonds Memorial Cem., Edmonds, WA; married on 15 Nov 1885 in Dade Co., MO, Mary Ellen Pitts, born 29 Jun 1864 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY, died 8 Nov 1893 in Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS, buried West Union Cem., Cass Co., MO.b. Children of Stephen M. and Elizabeth Henson Evans can be identified from Scott, Polk, and Snohomish County census records. (1870 US Census Population Schedule for Scott County, Illinois, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 337A, (microfilm: roll M593_276; img. 677); 1880 US Census Population Schedule for Polk County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 237B, (microfilm: roll T9_710; img. 488); 1900 US Census Population Schedule for Polk County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 64B, (microfilm: roll T623_883; img. 130); & 1910 US Census Population Schedule for Snohomish County, Washington, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 125B, (microfilm: roll T624_1668; img. 256).)
1-2. Isaac N. Evans, born 3 Aug 1864 in KY; married 15 Jan 1888 in Polk Co., MO, Katie E. Smith.
1-3. Josie A. Evans, born 9 Oct 1866 in Casey Co., KY, died 30 May 1895 in Polk Co., MO, buried Turkey Creek Cem.; married on 12 Apr 1883 in Polk Co., MO, Thomas Jefferson Butcher, born 8 Sep 1856 in Polk Co., MO, died 29 Apr 1922 in Jackson Twp., Polk Co., MO, buried Turkey Creek Cem.
1-4. Mariah Nettie Evans, born 30 Dec 1868 in IL.
1-5. Carter Luther Evans, born 2 May 1871 in KY died 1961, buried IOOF Mountain View Cem., Klickitat Co., WA; married 24 Feb 1895 in Polk Co., MO, Ella N. Parker, born Apr 1875 in MO, died 29 Nov 1969 in Goldendale, WA, buried IOOF Mountain View Cem., Klickitat Co., WA. Resident in Stillaguamish Pct. of Snohomish Co., WA, in 1900. Moved to Gilliam Co., OR, by 1910, to Walla Walla Co., WA, by 1920, and to Yakima Co., WA, by 1930. They had one known child: Ethel Evans.
1-6. Joseph Spillman Evans, born 6 Apr 1873 in MO, died 29 Nov 1955 in Klickitat Co., WA, buried IOOF Mountain View Cem.; married on 17 Nov 1895 in Polk Co., MO, Emma C. Coates, born Mar 1875 in MO, died 12 Apr 1954 in Klickitat Co., WA, buried IOOF Mountain View Cem. Resident in Stanwood, WA, in 1900. Moved to Goldendale, Klickitat Co., WA, by September of 1918. They had no known children.
1-7. Melinda Frances Evans, born 18 Feb 1875, probably died as a child since she was not listed in the population schedule of the 1880 US Census.
1-8. Amanda J. Evans, born 25 Mar 1876 in MO.
1-9. Mary Jane Evans, born 25 Mar 1876, obviously a twin of Amanda J., probably died as an infant or young child since she was not listed in the population schedule of the 1880 US Census.
1-10. Robert Matison Evans, born 5 Nov 1878 in MO, died Mar 1963, buried Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cem., Snohomish Co., WA; married ~1908, Christine C. Willard, born 1885 in IA, died 1964, buried Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cem., Snohomish Co., WA. Resident in the town of Stanwood, WA, during the first three decades of the twentieth century. They had two known children: Willard Robert and Wanda R. Evans.
1-11. Drury Sampson Evans, born 4 May 1881. According to draft records, he was apparently unmarried and a logger living at Deer Island, Columbia Co., OR, in 1918.
1-12. Eveline Evans, born 4 May 1883 in MO.c. Anonymous, Plat Book of Polk County, Missouri, Missouri Pub. Co., E. P. Noll and Co. Map Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1903.
S. Evans: Twp. 31 N; Rng. 24 W; Sec. 3; N part of NW¼ of SE¼ - 30 acres.
C. L. Evans: Twp. 31 N; Rng. 24 W; Sec. 3; SW¼ of NE¼ less 4 acre strip off the W side - 36 acres.
T. J. Butcher: 1) Twp. 31 N; Rng. 24 W; Sec. 2; S½ of NW¼ - 80.84 acres more or less. 2) Twp. 31 N; Rng. 24 W; Sec. 3; E½ of NE¼ - 80 acres. 2) Twp. 31 N; Rng. 24 W; Sec. 3; E½ of SE¼ - 80 acres. 2) Twp. 31 N; Rng. 24 W; Sec. 3; SE corner of SW¼ of SE¼ - 8 acres more or less.d. World War I Draft Registration Cards, National Personnel Records Center, National Archives-Southeast Region, Morrow, GA, (microfilm: roll OR-1852053; img. 2646, roll WA-1991653; img. 4404, & roll WA-1992016; img. 1471).
e. Turkey Creek Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2133734&CScn=Turkey+Creek&CScntry=4&CSst=26&CScnty=1480&, continuously updated).
f. Marriage Records, Dade County, Greenfield, MO: Bk. B, pg. 294, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 39548; img. 595)).
g. Marriage Records, Polk County, Bolivar, MO: Bk. E, pg. 149 & Bk. G, pg. 439, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 34382; imgs. 138 & 689)) & Marriage Records, Polk County, Bolivar, MO: Bk. H, pg. 45, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 34383; img. 31)).
h. Marriage Records, Polk County, Bolivar, MO, (LDS Family History Library microfilm: roll #0944886, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009).
i. Washington Death Index, Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Archives, 1129 Washington Street SE, P. O. B. 40238 Olympia, WA, 98504-0238, continuously updated. (Available online at www.ancestry.com)
j. IOOF Mountain View Cemetery, Klickitat County, Washington (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=589495&CScn=Mountain+View&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2972&, continuously updated).
k. Our Saviours Lutheran Church Cemetery, Snohomish County, Washington (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2155092&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2983&CSsr=41&, continuously updated).
2. Drury Sampson Evans and Mary Jane Henson were probably married in Casey County, Kentucky, about 1864. They apparently moved with relatives to Scott County, Illinois, about 1868, but remained in this locality for only a few years after which they are believed to have returned to Kentucky. Even so, according to the 1880 population schedule, they were then resident in Callaway County, Missouri. Indeed, comparison of census records and a plat map of Callaway County published in 1876 indicates that the family probably lived on rented land seven or eight miles southeast of the town of Fulton. Even so, by 1883 Drury, Mary Jane, and their children had evidently settled in Cass County, Missouri. Subsequent census and civil records further indicate that they remained resident in this locality for the remainder of their lives. This supported by plat maps of Cass County published in 1895, 1912, and 1930, which reveal that D. S. Evans owned 39.60 acres corresponding to a fractional part of Section Two in Township Forty-four North in Range Thirty-two West located four to five miles west southwest of Harrisonville. (Location is further complicated because Section Two is elongated to the north; however, the indicated parcel corresponds approximately to the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of a standard section.) Accordingly, the population schedule of the 1920 US Census for Cass County listed the household of Drury and Mary J. Evans as resident in Grand River Township. At that time the family also included an adult son and daughter, Vince and Susie, as well as three grandchildren, viz., Timothy, Ida, and Freda, ages seventeen, fourteen, and eleven, respectively. These younger individuals were the children of their second son, William, who was at this time a widower living alone in a boarding house in the town of Harrisonville. According to descendants, Drury Evans was known familiarly as "Samp".
2-1. John C. Evans, born 18 Jun 1865 in KY; married on 14 Feb 1892 in Jackson Twp., Polk Co., MO, Mary C. Campbell. They had one known daughter, Jennie Evans.*William Evans seems to have been mistaken about his own birthplace, which he gave consistently in census records as Illinois. However, it is clear from the 1870 population schedule that he was born in Kentucky, which is consistent with oral tradition asserting that the extended Evans family left Kentucky in 1868.
2-2. William Joseph Evans, born 28 Mar 1867 in KY*, died 17 Feb 1920 in Grand River Twp., Cass Co., MO, buried Freeman Cem.; married on 23 Dec 1896 in Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO, Anna W. Hook, born 28 Sep 1880 in Cass Co., MO, died 15 Dec 1910 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, buried Freeman Cem.. They had Mildred, Timothy, Ida, and Freda Edna Evans.
2-3. Daniel David Evans, born 30 Jan 1869 in IL, died 6 Dec 1937 in Cass Co., MO. Apparently never married.
2-4. Vincent Clen Evans, born 16 Jul 1871 in KY, died 26 Jan 1940 in Grand River Twp., Cass Co., MO, buried Orient Cem., Cass Co., MO. According to draft records, in 1918 he gave his birth date as 16 Jul 1876, but contemporary census records indicate that the year is incorrect. Apparently he never married.
2-5. Nancy Elizabeth (Lizzie) Evans, born 30 Aug 1873 in Casey Co., KY, died 14 Jan 1950 at Adrain, Bates Co., MO, buried Cresent Hill Cem., Bates Co., MO; married on 25 Dec 1892 in Cass Co., MO, Alexander Goodbar, born 10 Jul 1871 at Colliersville, VA, died 21 Jun 1953 at Adrain, Bates Co., MO, buried Cresent Hill Cem., Bates Co., MO. They had Ruby Pearl (Susie), Herbert, Oren, Lloyd, Earl, and Raymond Goodbar.
2-6. Susan E. Evans, born Jul 1879 in MO; married on 25 Mar 1921 in Cass Co., MO, Charles R. Smith. Apparently a widow without children in 1930.
2-7. Stephen (Steve} Evans, born 22 Aug 1884 in Cass Co., MO, died 1961, buried Orient Cem., Cass Co., MO; married on 4 Feb 1917 in Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO, Susan May Van Horn, born 1892, died 1967, buried Orient Cem., Cass Co., MO. They had Raymond G., George W., and Herschel Lee Evans.
2-8. Lillie M. Evans, born 1 Jul 1887 in Cass Co., MO.l. Children of Drury S. and Mary Jane Henson Evans can be identified from Scott, Callaway, and Cass County census records. (1870 US Census Population Schedule for Scott County, Illinois, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 337A, (microfilm: roll M593_276; img. 677); 1880 US Census Population Schedule for Callaway County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 569A, (microfilm: roll T9_677; img. 560); 1900 US Census Population Schedule for Cass County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 94B, (microfilm: roll T623_846; imgs. 752); 1910 US Census Population Schedule for Cass County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 149B, (microfilm: roll T624_770; img. 900); & 1920 US Census Population Schedule for Cass County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 2A, (microfilm: roll T625_904; img. 577).)
m. Edwards Brothers of Missouri, Historical Atlas of Callaway County, Missouri, Philadelphia, PA, 1876.
n. Anonymous, Plat Book of Cass County, Missouri, North West Pub. Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1895.
o. A. R. Stinson, Plat Book of Cass County, Missouri, Engraved by Albert Volk, Philadelphia, PA, 1912.
p. Anonymous, Plat Book of Cass County, Missouri, W. W. Hixson & Co., Rockford, IL, 1930. (Available electronically at digital.library.umsystem.edu)
q. Register of Births and Stillbirths, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: Bk. 1, pg. 1; No. 10, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1504; img. 5)) & Permanent Record of Births, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: pg. unk., (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 22925; img. 269)) & Register of Births and Stillbirths, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: Bk. 1, pg. 116; No. 1504, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1504; img. 123)) & Permanent Record of Births, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: pg. unk., (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1504; img. 264 & roll 22925; img. 271)).
r. Death Certificates, Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO, (Death Certificate No. 5264 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO, Death Certificate No. 45017 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO, Death Certificate No. 1998 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO, Death Certificate No. 127 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO, & Death Certificate No. 20666 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO).
s. World War I Draft Registration Cards, National Personnel Records Center, National Archives-Southeast Region, Morrow, GA, (microfilm: roll MO-1683158; imgs. 1380 & 1381).
t. Marriage Records, Polk County, Bolivar, MO: Bk. G, pg. 139, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 34382; img. 539)).
u. Marriage Records, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: Bk. 3, pg. 283 & Bk. 4, pg. 300, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1501; imgs. 172 & 444)) & Marriage Records, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: Bk. 8, pg. 303, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1503; img. 452)).
v. Freeman Cemetery, Cass County, Missouri (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=28795&CScn=Freeman&CScntry=4&CSst=26&CScnty=1415&, continuously updated).
w. Orient Cemetery, Cass County, Missouri (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=30693&CScn=Orient&CScntry=4&CSst=26&CScnty=1415&, continuously updated).
x. Crescent Hill Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=28261&CScn=Crescent+Hill&CScntry=4&CSst=26&, continuously updated).
y. Additional details regarding this family have been provided by descendants. (Private correspondence with Dorothy Hawkins)
Third Generation
1-1. Stephen Henry Evans and Mary Ellen Pitts were married in Dade County, Missouri, in November of 1885 and then probably the next year moved to Cass County. According to archived Missouri birth records their first child was born in Cass County in December of 1886. Mary Ellen Pitts Evans reportedly died in 1893 in Miami County, Kansas, which adjoins Cass County just to the west. Moreover, according to family tradition, Stephen Henry Evans moved to Stanwood, Washington, in March of 1900. Concomitantly, no listing for his household can be found in census records of 1900 and, in addition, his three children were living with their grandfather in Polk County at the time the census was taken. This probably is an indication that he was "in transit" and, consequently, was missed by census enumerators. Furthermore, the population schedule of the 1900 US Census for Snohomish County, Washington, provides evidence that two of Stephen's brothers were already living in Stanwood and a third one nearby in Stillaguamish Precinct. Apparently, like his father, Stephen Henry Evans did not remarry after the death of his wife. Subsequent census records indicate that he worked as an "engineer" in a shingle mill at Edmonds. He died March 15, 1930, and was buried in the Edmonds Cemetery.
1-1-1. Maud Evans, born 7 Dec 1886 in Cass Co., MO, died 28 Jan 1974 in Edmonds, Snohomish Co., WA; married on 21 Nov 1906 in Everett, Snohomish Co.,WA, Jacob Robert Yost, born 29 Nov 1887 in Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA, died 1 Nov 1962, buried Edmonds Memorial Cem. Snohomish Co., WA.z. Marriage Records, Dade County, Greenfield, MO: Bk. B, pg. 294, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 39548; img. 595)).
1-1-2. Herbert Evans, born 24 Jun 1889 in MO, died 25 Dec 1937 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA; married on 16 Oct 1920 in Shelton, Mason Co., WA, Alice Howlett, born 1899.
1-1-3. Glen Aletha Evans, born 7 Feb 1892 in Cass Co., MO, died 3 Jul 1987 in Edmonds, Snohomish Co., WA; married on 7 Feb 1912 in Sisters, Deschutes Co., OR, Vern Gist, born 29 Dec 1891 in Cass Co., MO, died 14 Dec 1985 in Edmonds, Snohomish Co., WA.aa. Register of Births and Stillbirths, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: Bk. 1, pg. 104; No. 1345, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1504; img. 111)) & Permanent Record of Births, Cass County, Harrisonville, MO: pg. unk., (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 1504; img. 263 & roll 22925; img. 270)).
bb. Children of Stephen H. and Mary Ellen Pitts Evans can be identified from Snohomish County census records. (1910 US Census Population Schedule for Snohomish County, Washington, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 126A, (microfilm: roll T624_1668; img. 257) & 1920 US Census Population Schedule for Snohomish County, Washington, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 154B, (microfilm: roll T625_1939; img. 310).)
cc. World War I Draft Registration Cards, National Personnel Records Center, National Archives-Southeast Region, Morrow, GA, (microfilm: roll WA-1992016; img. 1470).
dd. Death Master File, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC, continuously updated.
(Private correspondence with Tim Mattingly)
back to bio.7. Tracy Tallman,"Edmonds Cemetery", unpublished. (Snohomish County WAGenWeb Archives, www.rootsweb.com/~wasnohom/edmondscem.htm, 2004.)
According to transcribed cemetery records, Stephen Madison Evans and his son, Stephen Henry Evans, were buried next to each other in the municipal cemetery at Edmonds, Washington. This cemetery is located at 820 15th Street SW, Edmonds, WA, and is also known as Edmonds Memorial Cemetery, Edmonds I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Swedbergs Cemetery, and Edmonds City Cemetery.
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Additional Citations:
8. 1840 US Census Population Schedule for Clinton County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 342, (microfilm roll M704_108; img. 173).9. 1850 US Census Population Schedule for Casey County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 294A, (microfilm: roll M432_196; img. 16).
10. 1860 US Census Population Schedule for Casey County, Kentucky, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 451, (microfilm: roll M653_361; img. 452).
11. 1870 US Census Population Schedule for Scott County, Illinois, National Archives, Washington DC: pgs. 336A, (microfilm: roll M593_276; img. 675).
12. 1900 US Census Population Schedule for Polk County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pgs. 64B, (microfilm: roll T623_883; img. 130).
13. Fentress County Tax List of 1833, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. (Bruce York (tr), Fentress County TNGenWeb Archives, 2000.)
14. Anonymous, Atlas Map of Scott County, Illinois, Andreas, Lyter, and Company, Davenport, IA, 1873.
15. West Union Cemetery, Cass County, Missouri (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1932891&CScn=West+Union&CScntry=4&CSst=26&CScnty=1415&, continuously updated).
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15. Marriage Records, Casey County, Liberty, KY: Bk. 1, pgs. 78, (LDS Family History Library microfilm: rolls #0591587-0591590 and #1942728, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002).
16. Civil War Military Service Records, National Archives, Washington DC, (microfilm: roll M386_9). (Database searchable online at Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm, 2004.)
17. Edmonds Memorial Cemetery, Snohomish County, Washington (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=207384&CScn=Edmonds&CScntry=4&CSst=50&, continuously updated).
18. Larry M. Evans, "Notes by Larry M. Evans", Springfield, IL, May 7, 1979, unpublished. (non-circulating copy available in the Casey County Public Library, Liberty, KY)
19. Robert L. Evans, "Our Family's History", November 9, 2001.
20. Elaine Ortman, private correspondence.