Evans Family

This information concerns three generations of the Evans family.
1800-1900

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
 • Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
 • Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks; the line of descent is marked by underlined names.
 • Twins within a family are marked with a lozenge symbol (◊).
 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.

   Theophilus born: (1805) in NC
married: Mary Jones ( ) in
children: James,
William, Rebecca Jane, Caroline, Martha, Joseph ◊ and Mary ◊
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Bedford County, TN
note:

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   James

born: ( ) in TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 census, he (♂ age 15-20) was with his parents in Bedford County, TN.
note:

   William
(Bill)

born: (September 10, 1829) in Bedford County, TN
married: Susan Jane Holland (November 21, 1850) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children: Letitia Medora (Dora) [John Alexander McCulloch], James Nelson, Frank Wilson,
Rufus Flax, Mary Emily [Oswald A. Koehl], Margaret M., Armenia Ann [Lewis B. Lay], Callie [John Edgar], John Williams, George Henry
died: (August 27, 1914) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried: San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
census: On the 1840 census, he (♂ age 10-15) was with his parents in Bedford County, TN; on the 1850 census, he was with his future Holland in-laws in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1860 census, he was likely with his wife in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1870 and 1880 census, in Guadalupe County, TX;
note: Like his parents, he was a lifelong Presbyterian; he was a blacksmith by trade.

   Rebecca Jane
born: (July 3, 1825) in TN
married: William Preston Holland (February 13, 1848) in New Providence Church, Beford County, TN
children: Margaret Catherine, Mary Elizabeth, Thomas Joseph, George McCullough, Isabella, William Addie [W. Randle],
died: (March 14, 1903) in Yancey, Medina County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, she was with her husband and her parents in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1860 census, she was a widow in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1870 and 1880 census, in Guadalupe County, TX
note: On the 1860 census, her husband's grandmother Jane Nelson Holland was with her in Guadalupe County, TX.

   Caroline

born: ( ) in TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, she was with her father in Bedford County, TN;
note:

   Martha

born: ( ) in TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, she was with her father in Bedford County, TN;
note:

   Joseph

born: (about 1840) in TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, he was with his father in Bedford County, TN;
note: He is a twin Mary Evans.

   Mary

born: (about 1840) in TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, she was with her father in Bedford County, TN;
note: She is a twin of Joseph Evans.

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   Letitia Medora
(Dora)

(children of William Evans and Susan Jane Holland)
born: (October 12, 1851) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
married: John Alexander McCulloch (June 25, 1873) in Guadalupe County, TX
children: William Henry [Nettie Neuse], Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Alexander, John Louis [Louisa Margaret Willman], James Evans [May], Arthur Wayne [Annie Ferguson] [Beulah Stolle], Sullivan Ross [Julia Catherine Delany]
died: (March 13, 1935) in Moore, Frio County, TX
buried: Moore Cemetery, Moore, Frio County, TX
census: On the 1870 census, she was with her parents in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1880 census, she was with her husband in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1900 census, she was a widow in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1910 census, in Guadalupe County, TX ; on the 1920 census, she was with her son Arthur Wayne in Tarrant County, TX; on the 1930 census, she was with her son Arthur Wayne in Frio County, TX
note: Her husband was the son of Henry Eustace McCulloch and Jane Isabella Ashby.

   James Nelson
born: (September 27, 1853) in TX
married: Louisa Eckhart (April 16, 1895) in Bandera County, TX
children:
died: (May 13, 1924) in Bandera County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1870 and 1880 census, he was with his parents in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1900 census, in Bandera County, TX
note:

   Frank Wilson
born: (December 5, 1855) in TX
married: Mamie Harrison ( ) in Magdalena, NM
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1870 and 1880 census, he was with his parents in Guadalupe County, TX
note:

   Rufus Flax
born: (March 17, 1858) in TX
married: Johnnie Adrienne Petty Robison (September 6, 1881) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
children: Lola Aemilia [Elihu James Jemeyson], Rufus James [Laura Lethe Davenport]
died: (November 25, 1941) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
census: On the 1870 and 1880 census, he was with his parents in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census, in Medina County, TX; on the 1930 census, he was with his son in Medina County, TX
note: Their children would be half-siblings of Lee Davis Robison through Johnnie Petty's previous marriage to Lewellen Robison.

   Mary Emily
born: (July 14, 1860) in TX
married: Oswald A. Koehl (February 26, 1889) in Guadaluupe County, TX
children:
died: ( ) in Alpine, TX
buried:
census: On the 1870 census, she was with her parents in Guadalupe County, TX;
note:

   Margaret M.
(Maggie)

born: (August 2, 1863) in TX
married: no
children: no
died: (September 8, 1889) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1870 census, she was with her parents in Guadalupe County, TX;
note:

   Armenia Ann
(Annie)

born: (January 20, 1866) in TX
married: Lewis B. Lay (February 10, 1887) in Guadalupe County, TX
children: Bessie Lucille, Lewis Sterling, Arthur Middleton, Lolla Annette
died: (1933) in Lorenzo, Crosby County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1870 and 1880 census, she was with her parents in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1900 census, she was with her husband in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1910 census, in Deaf Smith County, TX; on the 1920 and 1930 census, in Crosby County, TX
note:

   Callie
born: (May 25, 1869) in TX
married: John Edgar ( ) in New Braunfels, Comal County, TX
children:
died: ( ) in Skidmore, TX
buried:
census: On the 1870 and 1880 census, she was with her parents in Guadalupe County, TX;
note: On the 1880 census, her future husband was living with her parents in Gaudalupe County, TX.

   John Williams
(Willie)

born: (September 18, 1873) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
married: Delia Cornell (November 17, 1924) in Lordsburg, NM
children:
died: (February 25, 1929) in Alpine, TX
buried:
census: On the 1880 census, he was with his parents in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1900 census,
note:

   George Henry
born: (about 1877) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
married: Lena Randle (February 22, 1917) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
children:
died: ( ) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1880 census, he was with his parents in Guadalupe County, TX
note:

   Margaret Catherine
(Katie)


(children of William Preston Holland and Rebecca Jane Evans)
born: (October 18, 1848) in TN
married: (a) Granville Samuel Bennett (October 10, 1865) in TX
                (b) _?_ Harris ( ) in
children: (a) Lula May, Effie Jane, Mary Alice, Mollie Dauchy, Addie, Katie Leona
                (b)
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1860 census, she as with her mother in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1870 census, she was with her husband in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1880 census she was a widow with her mother in Guadalupe County, TX;
note: Her first husband died (December 18, 1877) in TX;

   Mary Elizabeth
(Martha)

born: (January 4, 1850) in TX
married: Dewitt Clinton Petty (April 25, 1867) in Guadalupe County, TX
children: Dewitt Elijah, Mary Dove, George Kennett
died: (about 1923) in
buried:
census: On the 1860 census, she as with her mother in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1870 census, she was with her husband in Wilson County, TX; on the 1880 census, in Guadalupe County, TX
note:

   Thomas Joseph
born: (December 12, 1853) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
married: Susan Virginia Hatcher ( ) in
children: Edna Earl [W. S. Hart]
died: (May 18, 1928) in Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1860 and 1870 census, he was with his mother in Guadalupe County, TX
note:

   George McCullough
born: (March 22, 1856) in TX
married: Callie A. Cochran (October 25) in
children:
died: (October 11, 1923) in
buried:
census: On the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census, he was with his mother in Guadalupe County, TX
note:

   Isabella
born: (February 25, 1858) in TX
married: no
children: no
died: (November 10, 1865) in TX
buried:
census: On the 1860 census, she as with her mother in Guadalupe County, TX
note:

   William Addie
born: (April 23, 1860) in TX
married: Stanfield ( ) in
children: Mollie and Fanny
died: (November 4, 1905) in
buried:
census:
note: On the 1860 and 1870 census, she was with her mother in Guadalupe County, TX; on the 1880 census, she was a widow with her mother in Guadalupe County, TX;

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