James Evans Sr. (1839 - 1907)

Born 17 Jan 1839 in Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Husband of Sarah Moriah (Bennett) Evans — married about 1860 in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 17 May 1907 at age 68 in Beaver Meadows, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

James was born in January 17, 1839 in Brecon, Wales ^[1] and passed away May 17, 1907 in Coleraine, Banks Township, Carbon County, PA. He was a Blacksmith, and was widowed at the time of his death. ^[2] James is buried in Beaver Meadow cemetery.^[3] He left the property and all belongings to his daughter, [Evans-15954]-Harriet Evans Fichter. ^[4]

James arrived in America from Wales in 1841 in the port of New York. ^[5]

James was 3rd Corporal in the 15th Regiment, Company D of the Union Army in the Civil War. ^{[6] [7]}

After the war, James renounced his Welsh Citizenship and allegiance to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, becoming a U.S. Citizen on September 20, 1868.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Brecon, Crickhowell, Duke's Town, Wales; 1841 Wales Census; H.O. 107, Book 1366, Folio 16, Page 21/22, E.D. 49.
2. ↑ Evans, James. Death Certificate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Vital Statistics, No. 45345
3. ↑ Evans, James. Obituary, The Daily Standard, Hazleton, PA. Saturday, May 18, 1907.
4. ↑ Evans, James; Will, Probate of Wills and Letters of Administration, County of Carbon, Commonwealth of PA; Probate May 27, 1907,
5. ↑ Evans, James. Petition for Naturalization; Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1868.
6. ↑ Evans, James. History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, PA; W.W. Mussel & Company, 1880; page 103.
7. ↑ Evans, James. The Story of the Forty-eighth: A Record of the Campaigns of the Forty-eighth; F.H. Taylor; Alfred M Slocum Company-publisher; 1908; page 26.
8. ↑ Evans, James. Petition for Naturalization; Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1868.

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N9D-4JT : 1 October 2014), James Evans, 1839; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Crickhowell, Brecknockshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M39D-2FP : accessed 14 May 2017), James Evans, Banks Township Beaver Meadow borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 26B, family 483, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,390.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CY-ZMQ : 9 November 2014), James Evans in household of Esau Evans, Cass, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 996, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CT-F52 : 9 November 2014), James Evans in household of Evan Evans, Minersville borough, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 301, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (see note)

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9905891&ref=acom

• https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=8062709B-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/15th/15thcod.html

• Ancestry.com link