Samuel Evans (1795 - 1875)

Born 2 Apr 1795 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margery Mary (Moddrell) Evans — married 1818 in Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1875 at age 79 in Hillsboro, Henry, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Samuel Evans was born 2 Apr 1795 in Washington County, Tennessee, the son of Andrew Evans Sr. and Elizabeth Fain. On 1 Jan 1818, at age 22 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, he married Margery Modrell.^[1] Together, they had nine children.^[2]

1. Andrew Henderson Evans (1818-1893)
2. Jane Campbell (Evans) Vervel (1819-1896)
3. George M. Evans (1822- )
4. James Lenox Evans (1823-1907)
5. John Fain Evans (1825-1905)
6. Jesse Lewis Evans (1829-1898)
7. Mary Elizabeth Evans (1832-1921)
8. Alexander William Evans (1834-1884)
9. William Finley Leonard Maddox Evans (1838-1878)

Samuel died 6 Feb 1875 at age "73 Y. 10 M. 4 D."

Research Notes

1. ↑ The documentation for Andrew Evans Sr at Indiana DAR supports date of birth and death of Samuel and name of wife.
2. ↑ Leonard Maddox and William Finley are probably the same person. One person appears in the 1850 census under the name W F L M Evans.

Sources

• Duncan, L. Wallace, and Charles F. Scott. History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas. Iola, KS: Iola Register, Printers and Binders, 1901.
• FamilySearch Details page for Samuel Evans (1795-1875).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #66424219 for Samuel Evans (1795-1875).
• Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution. A Roster of Revolutionary Ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. I. (Commemoration of the United States of America Bicentennial, July 4, 1976). Evansville, IN: DAR, 1976, p. 202.
• Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979. FamilySearch database with images.
  • Pulaski County Marriage Register, 1799-1853, p. 54 (image 32). Marriage of Samuel Evans and Margery Modrell, both of Pulaski County, 1 Jan 1818. Officiate: Wesly White.
• US Census, Indiana. FamilySearch database with images.
  • 1820, Owen County, p. 143 (image 6), line 7: Samuel Evans. (NARA M33 roll 14). Household composition: 1M<10 [Andrew], 1M16<25 [Samuel], 1M26<44 [?], 1F<10 [Jane], 1F16<25 [Margery].
  • 1830, Owen County, Wayne and Montgomery Twp, p. 259 (imge 5), line 14: Samuel Evans. (NARA M19 roll 29). Household composition: 2M<5 [Jesse, John], 3M5<10 [James, George, ?], 1M10<15 [Andrew], 1M30<40 [Samuel], 1F10<15 [Jane], 1F20<30 [Margery].
  • 1840, Owen County, p. 145 (image 15), line 25: Samuel Evans. (NARA M704 roll 89). Household composition: 1M<5 [William], 1M5<10 [Alexander], 2M10<15, [Jesse, John] 2M15<20 [James, George], 1M40<50 [Samuel], 1F5<10 [Mary], 1F40<50 [Margery].
  • 1850, Owen County, Taylor Twp, p. 76 (image 1), family 936, lines 1-5. (NARA M432 roll 164). Household members: Samuel Evans (55 TN, farmer), M [Margery] (54 TN), M E [Mary Elizabeth] (18 IN), A Will [Alexander] (16 IN, farmer), W F L M (14 IN).
  • 1860, Owen County, Harrison Twp, p. 121 (image 13), family 832, lines 35-37. (NARA M653 roll 287). Household members: Saml Evans (65 TN, farmer), Marg? [transcr. "Marry"] (64 TN), Mary E (27 IN).
  • 1870, Owen County, Taylor Twp, p. 336-A (image 13), family 104, lines 2-5. (NARA M593 roll ). Household members: Saml. Evans (75 TN, farmer), Margaret (74 TN), James (26 IN, laborer), Mary E (36 IN, dressmaker).