Elizabeth (Evans) Richards (1814)

Born 1814 in East Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Mr. Evans was born in Owen county, Indiana, May 9, 1825. His father, Jesse Evans, was born in East Tennessee in 1787. He emigrated to Pulaski county, Kentucky, and in 1812 married Esther M. Newell. In 1818 he removed to Owen county, Indiana, living in Owen and Montgomery counties until 1868 when he came to Kansas, dying in Iola in 1875. His wife died in Waveland, Indiana, in 1854. His father, Andrew Evans, the grandfather of our subject, was born in North Carolina, removed to Tennessee and there married Elizabeth Fain, of French descent. The early settlers of that state were frequently attacked by the Indians and at such times would take refuge in the block-houses. During one of these attacks Mr. Evans' supply of lead gave out and his wife melted their pewter plates and moulded bullets which he shot through the portholes, thus keeping the Indians from setting fire to the block-house. In so doing he saved their lives with their dinner plates. Mr. Evans afterward moved to Kentucky and later to Owen county, Indiana, where he died in 1842. His wife died in the same state in 1846. His ancestors were Welsh people who settled in the south at an early date. Since then, by intermarriage, the blood of the Scotch, Irish and French have been introduced into its own strain. Esther M., the wife of Jesse Evans, was Scotch-Irish. She was born in Pulaski county, Kentucky, in 1783. Their children were: Elizabeth F., wife of Rezin Richards; Samuel N.; Jane M., wife of Milam Knox; Andrew H.; Margaret E., wife of Andrew Couchman; Harriet N., wife of Samuel Steele, and John M., the subject of this review.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38657219/andrew-evans