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Elijah Evans 1797 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1797

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1865

Death Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA

Father: George Evans

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): Matilda Moore

Children(s): Elizabeth Evans, Margaret Evans, James Evans, Perry Evans

Elijah Evans was born in 1797 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Evans and Sarah. In 1830, Elijah Evans resided in Laurel, Kentucky, United States. In 1840, Elijah Evans resided in Laurel, Kentucky, United States. Elijah Evans married Matilda Moore, and had children including Elizabeth Mahala Evans, Margaret Evans, James H Evans, Perry Milton Evans. Elijah Evans passed away in 1865 in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Evans was born in 1797 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Evans and Sarah.
  • In 1830, Elijah Evans resided in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1840, Elijah Evans resided in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
  • Elijah Evans married Matilda Moore, and had children including Elizabeth Mahala Evans, Margaret Evans, James H Evans, Perry Milton Evans.
  • Elijah Evans passed away in 1865 in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Evans
1760 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Sarah None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Moore
1803 – 1892
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Evans
1826 – 1897
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Margaret Evans
1837 –
Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
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James Evans
1844 –
Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
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Perry Evans
1846 – 1924
Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Elijah Evans's Ancestors

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Elijah Evans
1797 – 1865
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Evans
1760 –
Virginia, USA
Sarah
Grandparents
George Evans
1738 – 1788
Mary
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Evans's Descendants

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Elijah Evans (Sep 1797 – 5 Jul 1865) m. Matilda Moore (1803 – 17 Jun 1892)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mahala) Evans (abt 1826 – 9 June 1897) m. James (Madison) Pigg (abt 1813 – 29 Mar 1885)
    1. 1. Stephen (Walker) Pigg (abt 1847 – 1890) m. Aneliza Watkins (1852 – 1887)
      1. 1. Horace (Greeley) Pigg (Abt 1869 – )
      2. 2. James (M) Pigg (Abt 1871 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Pigg (1874 – 14 Mar 1962)
      4. 4. Archibald (L) Pigg (Jun 1875 – )
      5. 5. John (B.) Pigg (Abt 1878 – )
      6. 6. Stephen Pigg (May 1880 – )
      7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Pigg (9 Oct 1882 – 20 Mar 1972)
    2. 2. Martha (Francis) Pigg (1868 – 1922) m. Pittman Benge (1815 – 11 Jul 1932)
      1. 1. James (Madison) Benge (29 Oct 1871 – 11 Jun 1956) m. Mary (Pauline) Baker (2 Mar 1874 – 13 Oct 1961)
        1. 1. Fred Benge (1 Oct 1897 – 6 May 1960) m. Leona (abt 1896 – ) m. Alma (Jane) Nagle (20 May 1912 – 16 Oct 1998)
        2. 2. Clero (Uras) Benge (18 Apr 1900 – Aug 1986) m. Lillian (M) Porter (24 Jun 1902 – 29 Apr 2000)
        3. 3. Rufus (Pittman) Benge (16 Oct 1906 – 18 Sep 1966) m. Ferne (Lorena) Goken (13 Mar 1915 – 9 Apr 2003)
      2. 2. Richard (I) Benge (Abt 1874 – Bef. 1900) m. Margaret (B) Adams (Feb 1868 – )
        1. 1. Kathleen Benge (20 Oct 1895 – 13 Feb 1928) m. Ellis (A) Broughton
      3. 3. George (Franklin) Benge (29 Apr 1875 – 16 Jul 1963) m. Stella A (abt 1891 – ) m. Verna (Bell) Hendrickson (Dec 1885 – 8 Jul 1913)
        1. 1. Len (R) Benge (abt 1925 – )
        2. 2. Ruth Benge (abt 1926 – ) m. Cook
        3. 3. George (A) Benge (abt 1928 – )
        4. 4. Lois Benge (abt 1930 – ) m. Hill
        5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Benge (10 Jun 1909 – 25 Aug 1999) m. Virgil (Vavin) Middleton (2 Jul 1900 – 3 Apr 1971)
      4. 4. Jerome (Christopher) Benge (30 Jul 1877 – 30 Jul 1932)
      5. 5. Huston (Tilford) Benge (1879 – 21 Jan 1956)
      6. 6. Sidney (Fountain) Benge (5 Mar 1883 – 11 Nov 1964)
      7. 7. Anna Benge (Dec 1884 – )
      8. 8. William (P) Benge (Jul 1892 – )
    3. 3. Paulina (Jane) Pigg (11 May 1851 – 3 Jan 1947) m. Sheldon Scoville (18 Mar 1850 – 3 Dec 1904)
      1. 1. Amelia (Frances) Scoville (9 Oct 1873 – 30 Sep 1965) m. Montgomery Jones (22 Sep 1876 – 21 May 1965)
        1. 1. Gladys Jones (18 Mar 1899 – 22 Mar 1985) m. John (Eberlein) Raymer (21 Aug 1901 – 12 Apr 1983)
        2. 2. Lucy (L) Jones (abt 1901 – )
        3. 3. Kathleen Jones (abt 1903 – )
        4. 4. Pauline Jones (abt 1903 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Eva) Jones (abt 1908 – )
        6. 6. Scoville (M) Jones (abt 1910 – )
        7. 7. Alfred (Duluth) Jones (abt 1912 – )
        8. 8. Magnolia (Elizabeth) Jones (3 Dec 1912 – 22 Jan 2002)
        9. 9. Frances (Willard) Jones (abt 1918 – 4 Mar 2000)
      2. 2. Nora (L) Scoville (Feb 1875 – )
      3. 3. Hector (H) Scoville (16 Dec 1876 – 3 Jan 1928)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (G) Scoville (Apr 1878 – )
      5. 5. John (Madison) Scoville (5 Apr 1880 – )
      6. 6. Magnolia Scoville (16 Mar 1882 – 14 Sep 1972)
      7. 7. Mary (C) Scoville (Apr 1884 – 1985)
      8. 8. Helen Scoville (9 Jul 1886 – 21 December 1977)
      9. 9. Hallie (Mae) Scoville (1 Apr 1889 – 15 Aug 1992)
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Pigg (13 December 1853 – 31 Oct 1933) m. James (Franklin) Jones (27 Aug 1849 – 4 Jan 1917) m. Pittman Benge (1815 – 11 Jul 1932)
      1. 1. Anna (Lucinda) Jones (Abt 1872 – 1963) m. William (Henry) Cathers (Sep 1865 – 9 May 1932)
        1. 1. Della (Mae) Cathers (Jun 1894 – 19 May 1917) m. James (H) Frater (8 Aug 1886 – 28 Jun 1953)
        2. 2. Robert (Paul) Cathers (8 Jun 1898 – 15 Apr 1954) m. Nell (Mae) Braden (30 Jan 1904 – 26 Aug 1990)
        3. 3. John (Bane) Cathers (23 Nov 1904 – 5 May 1982) m. Mary Manduch (abt 1910 – )
      2. 2. Martha (Emma) Jones (23 Aug 1874 – 16 Feb 1935) m. Joel (Lawrence) Sears (Mar 1871 – 21 Jul 1919)
        1. 1. Anna (L) Sears (Dec 1895 – )
        2. 2. Walter (Greely) Sears (13 Dec 1896 – 15 Dec 1966) m. Ellie (Nora) Iselt (7 Feb 1902 – 3 Jan 1987)
        3. 3. James (Ordea) Sears (abt 1899 – 30 Oct 1955) m. Lillian (A) Simpson (abt 1901 – ) m. Roxie m. Ellice L (abt 1908 – )
        4. 4. Minnie Sears (1901 – ) m. Joseph (Franklyn) Bancroft (17 Aug 1887 – 8 Aug 1973)
        5. 5. Leander Sears (abt 1903 – )
        6. 6. Bertha Sears (abt 1904 – )
      3. 3. John (Matt) Jones (1 January 1876 – 21 Mar 1949) m. Anna (Lou) Mitchell (31 Dec 1920 – 5 Jan 1997)
      4. 4. W (E Stephen) Jones (May 1879 – 10 Nov 1912) m. Lucinda (Elizabeth Caudill) Scarbrough (9 Apr 1877 – 21 Jul 1908) m. Stella Taylor (1886 – )
        1. 1. James (Madison) JONES (16 Dec 1901 – 15 Jan 1992) m. Elsie (Josephine) SEIFFER (3 Jul 1911 – 3 Jun 1958) m. Mabel (Jean) MCINTYRE (21 Jan 1912 – 16 Sep 2001)
        2. 2. George (Estel) JONES (16 Aug 1904 – 19 Jan 1977) m. Sarah (Ione) McClung (27 Nov 1904 – 23 Oct 1966) m. Rose (Margaret) Tierney (3 Jun 1894 – 29 Jan 1976)
      5. 5. George (Leonard) Jones (28 Jul 1881 – 24 Oct 1898)
      6. 6. David (Frederick) Jones (5 Feb 1888 – 19 Jan 1976) m. Anna Neftzer (abt 1887 – )
        1. 1. Charles (F) Jones (25 Dec 1907 – 3 Mar 1975)
        2. 2. Mary (Lee) Jones (abt 1912 – )
        3. 3. William Jones
      7. 7. Mahala (Elizabeth) Jones (23 Jun 1891 – 2 Jan 1986) m. William (Charles) Wheatley (22 Jul 1888 – 5 Oct 1951)
        1. 1. William (Franklin) Wheatley (27 Apr 1907 – 10 Apr 1993) m. Ruth Henefelt (abt 1908 – )
      8. 8. Sarah (Alice) Jones (19 January 1895 – 19 May 1989) m. Cleveland Purcell (26 Apr 1880 – 29 Mar 1966) m. Earnest (I) Wilson (abt 1886 – )
        1. 1. Earl (James) Wilson (abt 1909 – ) m. Thelma Unknown
      9. 9. Minnie (Pearl) Jones (23 Aug 1898 – 22 Mar 1962) m. Leroy (H) Helfrey (4 Jan 1894 – 17 Jul 1966)
        1. 1. Thelma (L) Helfrey (22 Sep 1916 – ) m. Frank (Louis) Geissler m. Warner Loveless (15 Oct 1908 – 24 Jul 1960)
        2. 2. Marguerite (M) Helfrey (abt 1918 – )
        3. 3. Nina (Mae) Helfrey (abt 1919 – )
        4. 4. Lila (Lee) Helfrey (12 Feb 1924 – 14 Dec 1998) m. Carl (Walker) Smith (8 Sep 1918 – 8 Jul 1976)
        5. 5. Dorothy Helfrey (abt 1925 – )
        6. 6. Helen Helfrey (abt 1927 – )
        7. 7. Alice Helfrey (abt 1928 – )
        8. 8. Royce (W) Helfrey (abt 1929 – )
        9. 9. Rovert Helfrey (abt 1932 – )
        10. 10. David (Eugene) Helfrey (7 Aug 1933 – ) m. Carol
    5. 5. Matilda (Elizabeth) Pigg (24 Jul 1856 – 27 May 1946) m. Granville (Michael) Hendrickson (Abt 1854 – 20 May 1905)
      1. 1. Sallie (Augusta) Hendrickson (1 Sep 1881 – 22 Sep 1971)
      2. 2. Mary (June) Hendrickson (Oct 1883 – 1967)
      3. 3. Jennie (M) Hendrickson (9 Oct 1883 – 15 Jun 1967)
      4. 4. Verna Hendrickson (Dec 1885 – )
      5. 5. Ethel Hendrickson (Mar 1888 – )
      6. 6. Earl (Granville) Hendrickson (16 Aug 1890 – 1923) m. Ruth (Jenifer) Sample (1898 – 1982)
      7. 7. Pearl (Elizabeth) Hendrickson (16 Aug 1890 – 8 Apr 1926)
      8. 8. Samuel (M) Hendrickson (9 Jul 1894 – 18 Jun 1917)
      9. 9. Ralph (L) Hendrickson (Jan 1897 – )
      10. 10. Willia Eaton (abt 1884 – )
      11. 11. James Hendrickson (abt 1886 – )
      12. 12. Daisy Hendrickson (abt 1886 – )
      13. 13. Franklin Hendrickson (abt 1891 – )
    6. 6. Sallie (Ann) Pigg (25 February 1859 – 13 May 1911) m. Henry (J) Benge (5 Apr 1862 – 13 Jul 1935)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Benge (abt 1884 – 31 Jan 1939)
      2. 2. William (Madison) Benge (16 Aug 1886 – July 1979)
      3. 3. Magnola Benge (May 1889 – )
      4. 4. James (Franklin) Benge (5 May 1893 – 13 Apr 1956)
      5. 5. Lucy (Mae Hilda) Benge (1 Jan 1896 – 19 May 1997)
      6. 6. Martha (Pearl) Benge (27 Nov 1900 – 8 Sep 1966)
      7. 7. Margaret Benge
    7. 7. James (Edward) Pigg (1865 – 19 Dec 1951) m. Lucy (M) Phillips (Dec 1879 – 18 Jun 1972)
      1. 1. James (Madison) Pigg (26 Jun 1886 – 10 Nov 1979)
      2. 2. Girtie (E) Pigg (May 1889 – )
      3. 3. Fred (William) Pigg (Jun 1892 – )
      4. 4. Minnie (E) Pigg (6 Jan 1899 – 27 Nov 1967)
      5. 5. Stella Pigg (abt 1901 – )
      6. 6. Lida Pigg (14 Sep 1902 – 25 Jan 1982)
      7. 7. Arch (J) Pigg (25 Aug 1904 – 5 Jan 1992)
      8. 8. George Pigg (5 May 1907 – 8 Nov 1971)
      9. 9. Louise Pigg (abt 1910 – )
      10. 10. Mary Pigg (abt 1910 – )
    8. 8. George (Leonadus) Pigg (abt 1869 – 1 July 1957) m. Louisa (Hannah) Nelson (22 Oct 1870 – 1959)
      1. 1. William (M) Pigg (Oct 1893 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Pigg (abt 1897 – )
      3. 3. Mahala (E) Pigg (Apr 1897 – )
      4. 4. Laura (F) Pigg (Nov 1898 – )
      5. 5. George (E) Pigg (abt 1908 – )
      6. 6. James (Calvin) Pigg (abt 1909 – December 1932)
      7. 7. Grace (M) Pigg (abt 1911 – )
      8. 8. Eula (R) Pigg (28 May 1913 – Oct 1997)
  2. 2. Margaret Evans (Abt. 1837 – )
  3. 3. James (H) Evans (Jan 1844 – ) m. Marilda Hill (Abt 1850 – )
    1. 1. Mary (L) Evans (abt 1869 – )
    2. 2. Humphrey (Grant) Evans (21 Dec 1872 – )
    3. 3. Matilda (J) Evans (Mar 1879 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (M) Evans (Nov 1882 – )
    5. 5. Mahalie Evans (27 Nov 1884 – 3 Nov 1953)
    6. 6. Steven (L) Evans (Oct 1886 – )
  4. 4. Perry (Milton) Evans (7 Nov 1846 – 1 Mar 1924) m. Alvina (Katherine) Jones (10 SEP 1851 – 3 Nov 1939)
    1. 1. James (F) Evans (Abt 1870 – )
    2. 2. Ellen Evans (May 1873 – )
    3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Evans (10 May 1873 – 24 Aug 1960)
    4. 4. John (E) Evans (abt 1875 – 22 Jun 1876)
    5. 5. William (E) Evans (14 Dec 1876 – )
    6. 6. Belona Evans (Nov 1878 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth Evans (Abt 1879 – )
    8. 8. Blevens Evans (Nov 1880 – )
    9. 9. Fred Evans (Feb 1884 – )
    10. 10. Rosco (C) Evans (1 Oct 1888 – 1 Aug 1956)
    11. 11. Mayme (Lee) Evans (5 Aug 1892 – 17 Feb 1990)

Elijah Evans's Timeline

6 Records

1797
Sep 1797
Birth of Elijah Evans in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1830
1830
Age 33
Elijah Evans resided here in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Laurel, Kentucky, United States
1840
1840
Age 43
Elijah Evans resided here in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Laurel, Kentucky, United States
1860
1860
Age 63
Elijah Evans resided here in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Laurel, Kentucky, United States
1862
1862
Age 65
Elijah Evans resided here
None
1865
5 Jul 1865
Age 68
Death of Elijah Evans in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1797
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Laurel, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 340; Image: 341.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Laurel, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Laurel, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Laurel, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 340; Image: 341.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1862

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
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