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Cornelius Floyd Evans 1859–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 30 Mar 1908

Death Location: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Evans

Mother: Elizabeth KIDD

Spouse(s): Florence Thomas

Children(s): Ellie Evans, Della Evans, Lucielle Evans, Marguerite Evans, Edna Evans, James Evans, Oscar Sr., Etta Evans, Eddie Evans, Harry Evans

The story of Cornelius Floyd Evans began in 1859 in Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States. In 1860, Cornelius Floyd Evans resided in District 8, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Cornelius Floyd Evans resided in Lee, Williams Store, Casey, Kentucky, USA. Cornelius Floyd Evans married Florence Thomas, and had children including Della Ella Evans, Eddie A Evans, Edna Evans, Ellie Linnie Belle Evans, Etta Marie Evans, Harry R Evans, James Claude Evans, Lucielle Wilmerth Evans, Marguerite Mae Evans, Oscar Leroy Evans Sr. Cornelius Floyd Evans passed away in 1908 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Floyd Evans began in 1859 in Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1860, Cornelius Floyd Evans resided in District 8, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Cornelius Floyd Evans resided in Lee, Williams Store, Casey, Kentucky, USA.
  • Cornelius Floyd Evans married Florence Thomas, and had children including Della Ella Evans, Eddie A Evans, Edna Evans, Ellie Linnie Belle Evans, Etta Marie Evans, Harry R Evans, James Claude Evans, Lucielle Wilmerth Evans, Marguerite Mae Evans, Oscar Leroy Evans Sr.
  • Cornelius Floyd Evans passed away in 1908 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Evans
1821–1906
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee
JE
Elizabeth KIDD
1820–1891
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee
EK

Spouses(s)

Florence Thomas
1863–1919
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
FT

Children(s)

Ellie Evans
1898–1960
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
EE
Della Evans
1895–1978
Birth Location: Liberty, Casey Co, KY
DE
Lucielle Evans
1892–1965
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
LE
Marguerite Evans
1884–1930
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
ME
Edna Evans
1886–1909
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
EE
James Evans
1888–1981
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
JE
Oscar Sr.
1890–1916
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
OS
Etta Evans
1900–1917
Birth Location: Casey County, Kentucky, USA
EE
Eddie Evans
1886–
Birth Location: Kentucky
EE
Harry Evans
1906–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
HE

Cornelius Evans's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Evans
1859–1908
Birth Place: Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Long Evans
1821–1906
Fentress, Tennessee
Elizabeth (Eliza) KIDD
1820–1891
Fentress, Tennessee
Grandparents
John ("William") Evans
1796–1868
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Davidson
1800–1856
Tennessee
Elias Kidd
1785–1860
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Bagley
1794–1867
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Evans
1747–1832
Jane Howerton
1757–1845
James Davidson
1775–1872
Ellender Garland
1773–1850
William Kidd
1737–1821
Rachel Chowning
1762–
James Bagley
1763–1801
REBECCA EASTON
1766–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Evans
1727–1800
Mary Hoge
1727–1802
Thomas III
1721–1801
Gryssilah Jackson
1726–1765
Abner Davidson
1736–1833
Nancy Porter
1754–1758
Samuel Garland
1747–1828
William Kidd
1713–1776
Susannah Biltmore
1717–1780
John Easton
1744–

Cornelius Evans's Descendants

1.
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Cornelius (Floyd) Evans (23 Jun 1859–30 Mar 1908) m. Florence Thomas (19 Oct 1863–30 Mar 1919)
  1. 1. Ellie (Linnie Belle) Evans 1898–1960 m. Knox (Columbus Heslar) Sr. 1896–1965
    1. 1. Knox (Columbus Heslar) Jr. 1923–1983 m. Imogene (Louise) Puckett 1929–1993
    2. 2. Marguerite (Virginia) Heslar 1919–1995 m. John (Orr) Jr. 1916– m. Ronald (Madole) Jr. 1920–1995 m. Snead Anderson 1920–
      1. 1. Knox (Larry (Orr)) Heslar 1937–1983 m. Judith (Fay) Trout 1944–2012
      2. 2. Major (Snead (Anderson)) Madole 1946–1973
      3. 3. Ronald Madole 1949–1998
  2. 2. Della (Ella) Evans 1895–1978 m. Thomas (Elbridge) Heslar 1890–1966
    1. 1. Genevieve Heslar 1914–1997 m. Raymond (T) McCurley 1915–2001
      1. 1. Dorothey Southerland 1921–
    2. 2. Thomas (Elbridge) Heslar 1916–1935
    3. 3. Charles (William) Heslar 1920–1986 m. Ruby (Loretta) McClain 1923–1987
    4. 4. Geraldine Heslar 1923–2016 m. Joseph (Ross Joie) Sr. 1918–1961
      1. 1. Joseph (Ross Joie) Jr. 1946–2015
    5. 5. Earl (Delbert) Heslar 1926–2016
    6. 6. James (Clifford) Heslar 1928–1998 m. Ann (Nell Goggans) Toon 1936–1998
    7. 7. Bertaleen Heslar 1931–1943
    8. 8. JoAnn Heslar 1933–1981 m. James (Collins) Harris 1929–2000
    9. 9. Edward (Ray) Heslar 1937–2004
    10. 10. Jack (Sherwood) Heslar 1941–2004
  3. 3. Lucielle (Wilmerth) Evans 1892–1965 m. William (O) Wetz 1890–1962
    1. 1. Lelah (Mae) Wetz 1913–2001 m. Orville (Kenneth) Baughman 1913–1993
    2. 2. William (Edward) Wetz 1915–1991
      1. 1. Pat (Ann) Wetz 1937–2006
    3. 3. Harry (Floyd) Wetz 1918–1999
  4. 4. Marguerite (Mae) Evans 1884–1930 m. William (Henry) Wilkerson 1880–1961
    1. 1. Floyd Wilkerson 1909–1909
    2. 2. Harold Wilkerson 1910–1910
    3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Wilkerson 1912–1999 m. Paul (James) Neal 1910–
      1. 1. Donna (Mae) Neal 1947–2015
      2. 2. Samuel (Paul) Neal 1935–1995
      3. 3. Georgia (Ladeanne) Neal 1939–2004
      4. 4. Beverly Neal 1934–2012
    4. 4. William (Hardy) Wilkerson 1918–1918
    5. 5. Ruby (Wilmerth (Wilma)) Wilkerson 1920– m. Claude (Lawson) Brower 1919–
    6. 6. Earl (Edwin) Wilkerson 1923–1924
    7. 7. Abby (Gene) Wilkerson 1925–1967
  5. 5. Edna Evans 1886–1909 m. Arthur (E) Hurst 1882–1910
    1. 1. Infant (of Arthur) Hurst 1907–1907
    2. 2. Infant Hurst 1916–1916
  6. 6. James (Claude) Evans 1888–1981
  7. 7. Oscar (Leroy Evans) Sr. 1890–1916 m. Ruth Negus 1894–1985
    1. 1. Leroy (A) Evans 1916–2003 m. Betty (Violet) Jones 1926–2002
      1. 1. Dennis (Leroy) Evans 1946–2017
    2. 2. Eldon (L) Vogt 1914–
    3. 3. Gaylen (Leonard) Evans 1923–1962
  8. 8. Etta (Marie) Evans 1900–1917
  9. 9. Eddie (A) Evans 1886–
  10. 10. Harry (R) Evans 1906–

Cornelius Evans's Timeline

6 Records

1859
23 Jun 1859
Birth of Cornelius Floyd Evans in Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States
1860
1860
Age 1
Cornelius Floyd Evans resided here in District 8, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Cornelius Floyd Evans resided here in Lee, Williams Store, Casey, Kentucky, USA
Lee, Williams Store, Casey, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
Cornelius Floyd Evans resided here in District 6, Casey, Kentucky, USA
District 6, Casey, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 41
Cornelius Floyd Evans resided here in Dunnville, Casey, Kentucky, USA
Dunnville, Casey, Kentucky, USA
1908
30 Mar 1908
Age 49
Death of Cornelius Floyd Evans in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Nashville, Fentress, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Casey, Kentucky; Roll: 408; Page: 668a; Enumeration District: 019
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lee, Casey, Kentucky; Roll: M593_454; Page: 217A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dunnville, Casey, Kentucky; Roll: 514; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0024
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 8, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1249; Page: 47; Family History Librar
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 8, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1249; Page: 47; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lee, Williams Store, Casey, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lee, Casey, Kentucky; Roll: M593_454; Page: 217A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 6, Casey, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Casey, Kentucky; Roll: 408; Page: 668a; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunnville, Casey, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dunnville, Casey, Kentucky; Roll: 514; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0024

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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