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Melissa Pearl Evans 1881–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1881

Birth Location: Prentiss, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 27 Apr 1966

Death Location: Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Andrew Evans

Mother: Rachel Murdock

Spouse(s): Tolbert Jones

Children(s): Tolbert Jones, Elliot Jones, Valera Jones, John Jones, Beuna Jones

The story of Melissa Pearl Evans began in 1881 in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States. Melissa Pearl Evans married Tolbert Fannin Jones, and had children including Beuna Lois Jones, Elliot Maxine Jones, John Paul Jones, Tolbert Nat Jones, Valera Jones. Melissa Pearl Evans passed away in 1966 in Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Pearl Evans began in 1881 in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States.
  • Melissa Pearl Evans married Tolbert Fannin Jones, and had children including Beuna Lois Jones, Elliot Maxine Jones, John Paul Jones, Tolbert Nat Jones, Valera Jones.
  • Melissa Pearl Evans passed away in 1966 in Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Evans's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Evans
1881–1966
Birth Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Andrew Jackson Madison Monroe Evans
1845–1916
Marshall Co, TN
Rachel (Elizabeth Lanette) Murdock
1844–1927
Tishomingo, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Archibald (Hamilton) Murdock
1815–1896
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Lucinda (Amanda (LuManda)) Watts
1828–1890
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Murdock
1766–1857
Elizabeth Davenport
1775–1857
Josiah Watts
1804–1870
Dorothy Young
1803–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hamilton Murdock
1731–1805
Mary Cleland
1736–1787
Isaac Davenport
1753–1816
Martha Ridgill
1752–1815
John Watts
1774–1847
Mahala Long
1771–1845
William Young
1764–1850
Deborah Hughes
1760–1850

Melissa Evans's Descendants

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Melissa (Pearl) Evans (17 Feb 1881–27 Apr 1966) m. Tolbert (Fannin) Jones (1861–1938)
  1. 1. Tolbert (Nat) Jones 1903–
  2. 2. Elliot (Maxine) Jones 1905–1990
  3. 3. Valera Jones 1907–
  4. 4. John (Paul) Jones 1910–1971 m. Rosa (Lee) Hurt 1914–2001
  5. 5. Beuna (Lois) Jones 1913–1998

Melissa Evans's Timeline

2 Records

1881
17 Feb 1881
Birth of Melissa Pearl Evans in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
1966
27 Apr 1966
Age 85
Death of Melissa Pearl Evans in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1881
    Event Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alba, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1966
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emory, Rains County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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