Henry A. Evans (1840 - 1914)

Born Mar 1840 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Lucy J Caviness — married 23 Oct 1867 in , Lamar County, Texas, United States

Husband of Susan Elizabeth (Armstrong) Evans — married 13 Sep 1885 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1914 at age 74 in Talihina, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Name

Name: Henry A. Evans

Given Name: Henry A.

Surname: Evans^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Birth

Date: Mar 1840

Place:North Carolina, United States^[6][7]

Census

Date: 30 Aug 1870

Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States

Note: He was a house painter.^[8]

Date: 28 Jun 1880

Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States

Note: He was a farmer.^[9]

Date: 29 Apr 1910

Place: Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Note: He was a county commisioner.^[10]

Residence

Date: 1902 to 1913

Place: Antlers, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States^[11][12]

Date: 1913 to 1914

Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States

Note: He died there in 1914.^[13]

Marriage

Husband: Henry A. Evans

Wife: Susan Elizabeth Armstrong

Date: 13 Sep 1885

Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States^[14][15][16]

Child: Geneva Evans^[17][18][19]

Child: Irma R. Evans^[20][21]

Child: Charles Henry Evans ^{[22][23][24][25]}

Child: Vivian Pearl Evans^[26][27]

Husband: Henry A. Evans

Wife: Lucy J. Caviness

Date: 23 Oct 1867

Place: Lamar County, Texas, United States^{[28][29][30][31]}

Child: L. W. Evans^[32][33]

Child: J. H. Evans^[34]

Child: L. L. Evans^[35]

Child: M. S. Evans^[36]

Death

Date: 15 Jun 1914

Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States

Cause: a heart condition^[37]

Burial

Date: 16 Jun 1914

Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States^[38]

Military

"Evans, Henry A.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 67th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

SIDE: Confederacy

COMPANY: I

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

ALTERNATE NAME: Henry Evans

FILM NUMBER: M230 ROLL 12

General Note - Original filed under Henry/Evans

Battle Unit Note - Formed from Whitford's Batt'n. N.C. Partisan Rangers (also known as 1 Batt'n. N.C. Local Defense Troops) and Old Co. I

War Side Note - 1 N.C. Art'y (10 State Troops)."

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=F86A709B-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

https://civilwarindex.com/armync/soldiers/67th_nc_infantry_soldiers.pdf (p.143)

https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=Uyccz3TRPswC&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=67th+regiment+north+carolina+infantry+flag&source=bl&ots=WxXPQ2wSUU&sig=ACfU3U1-Ob8sHgPC904i0xS3JHu2rFGYtA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQ97vT6OzkAhVOE4gKHXCnAZs4ChDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=67th%20regiment%20north%20carolina%20infantry%20flag&f=false (p.176)

Sources

1. ↑ Source:#S184 M593, Beat 1/Paris P.O., p. 55, dwelling 378, family 430, H.A. Evans, accessed 25 Nov 2010 1870 Lamar Co. TX U.S. Census Date: 24 Nov 2010
2. ↑ Source:#S240 Note: Original Record:Book 10, Pg 83 Susan Armstrong, Henry A. Evans, 18 September 1885
3. ↑ Source:#S337 T624, Antlers, enumeration district (ED) 263, sheet 12B, dwelling 224, family 229, Henry A. Evans, accessed 24 Jan 2011 1910 U.S. Census for Henry Evans Family Date: 011
4. ↑ Source:#S134 Pct 1/Paris P.O., ED 73, p. 51, dwelling 450, family 470, H.A. Evans; NARA microfilm publication T9. Note: On same census page with Susan Armstrong, who would later become H.A. Evan's next wife. Enumerated 28 Jun 1880; H.A. Evans, 38, farmer, b NC, parents NC; L.J., 28, wife, b AR, f TN, m VA; L.W., 11, son, b TX, f NC, m AR; L.L., 8, daughter, b TX, f NC, m AR; M.S., 6, daughter, b TX, f NC, m AR 1880 Lamar Co., TX U.S. Census Date: 25 Nov 2010
5. ↑ Source:#S670
6. ↑ Source:#S184
7. ↑ Source:#S134
8. ↑ Source:#S134
9. ↑ Source:#S184
10. ↑ Source:#S337
11. ↑ Source:#S440 "Mrs. H.A. Evans Passes Away," 30 Oct 1930. Mrs. H.A. Evans, aged 72 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O.H. Keener, of Hugo, Friday, October 24th. Though she has been in ill health for a long time, whe was only confined to her bed for a few days before her death. She was born in Pineville, Missouri, in 1858, and moved with her family to this country in 1902. She had been a member of the Methodist Church since fifteen years of age. She was loved by all who knew her. Mrs. Evans was well known in Antlers and vicinity, having made her home here part of the time with her daughter, Mrs. Edgar Everidge. Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Nazarine Church of Hugo, with Rev. J.O. Whitworth, pastor of the First Methodist Church of this city, officiating. Burial was made in the Hugo Cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Evans are three daughters and one son, Mrs. O.H. Keener, Hugo; Mrs. Edgar Everidge, Antlers; Mrs. Harry Williams, Frankston, Texas, and Charlie Evans, Elizabeth, Louisiana, all of whom were present for the funeral services Friday.
12. ↑ Source:#S670 "Answers to Roll Call - Henry A Evans, An Old Confederate Soldier Dies At Talihina," Henry A. Evans, former County Commissioner of Pushmataha County died at Talihina on Monday morning last at 3 o'clock of heart trouble. Mr. Evans was troubled with a cancer in his face but this did not end his life. He had been subjected of late years to heart trouble and sometimes it became so acute that he could hardly get his breath. More than a year ago Mr. Evans moved to Talihina but for the last several conths he was in poor health. His funeral took place on Monday evening last. Services were held at the house by Rev.W.P. Pipkin of Antlers his old friend and co-laborer in the M.E. Church South, of Antlers. The remains were taken to Paris, Tex. on the early morning train on Tuesday for interment. Henry A. Evans was a North Carolinian by birth but went to Texas in his early life. He located in Lamar County. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the Confederate Army. Gen. Hood was his corps commander. Mr. Evans was in some of the hardest fought battles, notable Franklin which was said to be the most stubbornly contested battle of the war, being almost a hand to hand conflict. After the war, he returned to Lamar County, Texas. He was nominated and elected County Commissioner of that county for the Paris district and served in that capacity for six years. About 12 years ago he came to Antlers and lived here until he moved to Talihina. When Oklahoma got statehood, Mr. Evans was elected one of its first County Commissioners. He was nominated at the Democratic primary for the Antlers district and elected at the first election in September, 1907, his republican opponent being Clark Wasson. At the end of his first term, he was nominated for a second term and elected, his republican opponent being the late Barney Noel. He was a candidate for a third term at the Democratic primary but was defeated by W.W. Williams of Corrine, the present incumbent. As a public officer he was an honest, straight-forward, conscientious man with more than the average back bone and no one could get him to swerve a particle from what he considered his duty. During his two terms as Commissioner in this county, nobody can put their finger on a single shady transaction. He leaved and widow and several children to mourn his loss. Obit for Henry A. Evans, Antlers News-Record, Pg 1, col 1 Date: 19 Jun 1914
13. ↑ Source:#S670
14. ↑ Source:#S240
15. ↑ Source:#S337
16. ↑ Source:#S440
17. ↑ Source:#S337
18. ↑ Source:#S474 T626, Hugo, enumeration district (ED) 12-11, sheet 1A, dwelling 12, family 15, Susan Evans Enumeration date 2 Apr 1930; Oscar H. Keener, head, renting home, white, 45, married 17 yrs; b AR, parents b AR, car inspector for railroad; Geneva, wife, white, b TX, f NC, m MO; Farris Lee, daughter, 17, b OK, f AR, m TX; Dixie, daughter, 12, b LA, f AR, m TX; Nell, daughter, 9, b LA, f AR, m TX; Susan Evans, mother-in-law, 71, widowed, m 27 yrs, b MO, parents b TN.
19. ↑ Source:#S440
20. ↑ Source:#S337
21. ↑ Source:#S440
22. ↑ Source:#S337
23. ↑ Source:#S150 Charles H. Evans, serial nr. 884, Allen Parish, Louisiana Draft Board; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Note: Birthdate is suspect. All other sources give 10 Jan 1899. Information provided also gives proof for residency of his mother Susan in Oakdale at this time. Name:Charles Henry Evans; Address:Oakdale, Louisiana, Occupation:clerk at A.B. Fink Company in Oakdale; birthdate:Jan 10, 1898; Nearest relative:Mrs. Susan Evans, Oakdale, Louisiana; Date of registration:12 Sep 1918. WWI Draft Registration Card for Charles H. Evans Date: 2011
24. ↑ Source:#S337
25. ↑ Source:#S440
26. ↑ Source:#S337
27. ↑ Source:#S440
28. ↑ Source:#S184
29. ↑ Source:#S134
30. ↑ Source:#S286 entry for Henry A. Evans and Lucy J. Caviness' 1867 marriage; citing Texas Department of State Health Services. Hanry A. Evans; Marriage date:23 Oct 1867; Spouse:Lucy J. Caviness; Marriage County:Lamar; Marriage State:Texas
31. ↑ Source:#S568 14 Apr 2012, datebase entry for Lucy J. Evans (1848-1885) Lucy J.; Wife of H.A. Evans; Born Aug 25, 1848; Died Mar 13, 1885.
32. ↑ Source:#S184
33. ↑ Source:#S134
34. ↑ Source:#S184
35. ↑ Source:#S134
36. ↑ Source:#S134
37. ↑ Source:#S670
38. ↑ Source:#S670

• Source:S134 1880 U.S. census Author: Texas, Lamar Publication: Washington D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• Source:S184 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images Author: Texas, Lamar Publication: Ancestry.com:National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• Source:S240 Lamar County Texas Marriage Records, call number:976.4263 v1-4 Author: Lamar County Genealogic Society Publication: N.p.:n.p., n.d.
• Source:S337 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images Author: Oklahoma, Pushmataha Publication: www.ancestry.com:National Archives and Records Administration, 1910
• Source:S440  The Antlers American Author: Oklahoma.
• Source:S670  Antlers News-Record Author: Oklahoma. Repository:#R299

Notes

Research:In findagrave was this info under the grave of Henry's first wife Lucy:*From the records of Elizabeth Booth; H. A. Evans was a county commissioner in 1888. In 1889, with Judge Charles. S. Neathery and other commissioners, it was voted to build a fire proof courthouse. Henry A. Evans was the son of William G., Sr. and Susan Owens Evans of Georgia, who had moved to Alabama and then to Texas in 1847. Their children were Green F.; John B. A.; Jehu O.; Josiah; William G.; Frances M.; James R.; Henry; Lucinda; Columbus; Camlin; Clarissa J.; Elizabeth; and Louisa Evans.

Henry was a North Carolinian by birth but went to Texas in his early life. He located in Lamar County. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the Confederate Army. General Hood was his corps commander. Henry was in some of the hardest fought battles, notable Franklin which was said to be the most stubbornly contested battle of the war, being almost a hand to hand conflict. After the war, he returned to Lamar County, Texas. He was nominated and elected County Commissioner of that county for the Paris district and served in that capacity for six years. Henry married Susan Armstrong in Paris in 1885. It was Henry's second marriage. By 1900 they had relocated north to the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. About 1902 they were in Antlers, still in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, where he was working as a house painter. They remained there until 1913 when they moved to Talihina. Henry had heart trouble for the last few years of his life; he died a year after the move. When Oklahoma obtained statehood, Henry was elected one of its first county commissioners. He was nominated at the Democratic primary for the Antlers district and elected at the first election in September, 1907. At the end of his first term, he was nominated for a second term and elected. He was a candidate for a third term at the Democratic primary but was defeated. As a public officer he was said to be an honest, straight-forward, conscientious man with more than the average back bone and no one could get him to swerve a particle from what he considered his duty.

Evans-8025 was created by Jim Protz through the import of GED for WIKI.ged on Mar 14, 2014.