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Samuel James Evans 1886–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1886

Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 22 August 1956

Death Location: Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Arthur ***

Mother: Lucy ***

Spouse(s): Amanda name, Mattie Evans

Children(s): Wanda ***, Katharyn Hunter, Calvert Evans, Paul Evans, Roderick Evans, Cecil Evans, Obie Evans, Robert Sr, Willie Rateliff, Richard Evans, Dolores Evans, Sammie Cheak, Wallace Evans

In 1886, Samuel James Evans entered the world in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Arthur Evans And Lucy Woodson Pleasants. Samuel James Evans married Amanda Ellen Nicar Kyle Evans Kyle Was Stepfathers Name, Mattie Della Stroup Evans, and had children including Calvert Leon Donnie Evans, Cecil Jerome Evans, Dolores Ruth Evans, Katharyn Winnie Evans Hunter, Obie Findell Evans, Paul Victor Evans, Richard Neill Evans, Robert Leslie Evans Sr, Roderick Alton Evans, Sammie Faye Evans Cheak, Wallace Wayne Evans, Wanda Mae Evans Lowe, Willie Pearl Elkins Rateliff. Samuel James Evans passed away in 1956 in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Samuel James Evans entered the world in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Arthur Evans And Lucy Woodson Pleasants.
  • Samuel James Evans married Amanda Ellen Nicar Kyle Evans Kyle Was Stepfathers Name, Mattie Della Stroup Evans, and had children including Calvert Leon Donnie Evans, Cecil Jerome Evans, Dolores Ruth Evans, Katharyn Winnie Evans Hunter, Obie Findell Evans, Paul Victor Evans, Richard Neill Evans, Robert Leslie Evans Sr, Roderick Alton Evans, Sammie Faye Evans Cheak, Wallace Wayne Evans, Wanda Mae Evans Lowe, Willie Pearl Elkins Rateliff.
  • Samuel James Evans passed away in 1956 in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur ***
1864–1925
Birth Location: Benton County, Mississippi, USA
A*
Lucy ***
1858–1925
Birth Location: Macon, Fayette County, Tennessee, United States of America
L*

Spouses(s)

Amanda name
1904–1938
Birth Location: Citra, Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma
An
Mattie Evans
1886–1924
Birth Location: Verona, Collin County, Texas, USA
ME

Children(s)

Wanda ***
1926–1987
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
W*
Katharyn Hunter
1921–2020
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
KH
Calvert Evans
1933–2007
Birth Location: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
CE
Paul Evans
1912–1974
Birth Location: Altoga, Collin, Texas, USA
PE
Roderick Evans
1909–1979
Birth Location: Calioke, Collin County, Texas, USA
RE
Cecil Evans
1911–1992
Birth Location: Altoga, Collin, Texas, USA
CE
Obie Evans
1914–2000
Birth Location: Tioga, Grayson, Texas, USA
OE
Robert Sr
1919–1999
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
RS
Willie Rateliff
1922–1984
Birth Location: IT, Oklahoma
WR
Richard Evans
1935–1935
Birth Location: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
RE
Dolores Evans
1938–1941
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
DE
Sammie Cheak
1928–2014
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
SC
Wallace Evans
1932–1994
Birth Location: Corpus Christi, Nueces Co. Texas
WE

Samuel Evans's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Evans
1886–1956
Birth Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Arthur Evans ***
1864–1925
Benton County, Mississippi, USA
Lucy (Woodson Pleasants) ***
1858–1925
Macon, Fayette County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Evans
1827–1881
Virginia
Virginia (Johnuella Woodson) Evans
1836–1884
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Dr. (Charles Tarleton) Pleasants
1827–1891
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Mollie" Louise Lightfoot) Woodson
1832–1913
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Evans
1807–1851
Diana Michie
1805–1871
Thomas Woodson
1790–1871
Elizabeth Pleasants
1792–1861
William Pleasants
1790–1870
Diana Michie
1806–1871
Thomas Woodson
1790–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse ***
1780–1867
Elizabeth Roberts
1782–1872
John Michie
1762–1810
Blandina Martin
1770–1815
John Woodson
1763–1836
Mary Anderson
1763–1827
Samuel Sr.
1743–1832
Sarah Gentry*
1760–1833
TARLTON Quarles)
1762–1835
Anne Quarles
1780–1827
John Michie
1762–1810
Blandina Martin
1770–1815
John Woodson
1763–1833
Mary Anderson
1763–1827

Samuel Evans's Descendants

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Samuel (James) Evans (3 September 1886–22 August 1956) m. Amanda (Ellen Nicar Kyle Evans ***, Kyle was stepfathers) name (7 May 1904–17 Feb 1938) m. Mattie (Della Stroup) Evans (14 Jan 1886–10 Mar 1924)
  1. 1. Wanda (Mae Evans Lowe) *** 1926–1987 m. Paul (Dean Lowe) *** 1927–1992
    1. 1. Richard (Wayne) Lowe 1945–2020 m. Mary (Jeanette) Moody 1947–2015 m. Wanda (Annette Stepens) Bynum 1949–1999 m. Cheryl (Jean) Dodson 1950–2023
  2. 2. Katharyn (Winnie Evans) Hunter 1921–2020 m. John (Bailey Hunter) Jr 1914–1975
  3. 3. Calvert (Leon Donnie) Evans 1933–2007 m. Betty (Jo Erwin) Evans 1938–2025
  4. 4. Paul (Victor) Evans 1912–1974 m. Evelyn (Rose) Walsh 1920–1989 m. Elda (Arlene) Lokke 1912–2000
    1. 1. Paul (James) Evans 1942–2015
  5. 5. Roderick (Alton) Evans 1909–1979 m. Lucia (Marie) Kennedy 1916–1988
    1. 1. Linda (Lou Evans) Sharp 1938–1981 m. Thomas (Eugene) Sharp 1937–1981
    2. 2. Penelope Evans 1942–2017
  6. 6. Cecil (Jerome) Evans 1911–1992 m. Nellie (Mae) Newton 1912–1973
    1. 1. Alfred (Jerome) Evans 1935–1936
    2. 2. Frank (Roderick Evans) Sr 1932–2015 m. Barbara (Jean) McBride 1933–2013
    3. 3. Olen (A) Evans 1933–2018 m. Oletha (Ruth) Breece 1934–2006
    4. 4. Betty (Lou) Evans 1948–2003 m. Robert (Earl) Jackson 1941–1997
    5. 5. Ella (Mae) Evans 1950–2021
  7. 7. Obie (Findell) Evans 1914–2000 m. Mildred (Mae Jenkins Evans) Smith 1919–2010
    1. 1. Dian (Lee Evans Tefft) Wright 1943–2021
  8. 8. Robert (Leslie Evans) Sr 1919–1999 m. Laura (Ruth) Hanson 1919–2006
    1. 1. Julia (Susan) Evans 1948–2001
  9. 9. Willie (Pearl Elkins) Rateliff 1922–1984 m. Murray (Bennet Black) Sr 1921–1999 m. Lee (Gentry) Rateliff 1911–1976
    1. 1. Ellen (Ruth Rateliff Qualls) Grice 1946–1997
    2. 2. Lela (Ann Rateliff) Jewell 1934–2011
    3. 3. David (Lee) Rateliff 1936–2004
    4. 4. James (Leo) Rateliff 1942–2018
    5. 5. Shirley (Jean Rateliff) Eskew 1948–1974 m. William (Richard) Eskew 1944–2015
  10. 10. Richard (Neill) Evans 1935–1935
  11. 11. Dolores (Ruth) Evans 1938–1941
  12. 12. Sammie (Faye Evans) Cheak 1928–2014 m. Rev (Daniel Gentry) Cheak 1926–2007
    1. 1. Dannie (Lynn Cheak) Plummer 1949–2025
  13. 13. Wallace (Wayne) Evans 1932–1994 m. Joyce (Laura Erwin Huskey Evans) Porterfield 1947–2011 m. Gladys (M Leonard) Evans 1920– m. Elizabeth (Ann Coleman) Evans 1934–2018

Samuel Evans's Timeline

36 Records

1886
3 Sep 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Macon, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Macon, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
3 September 1886
Birth of Samuel James Evans in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 14
Samuel James Evans resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
1901
28 Nov 1901
Age 15
Samuel James Evans resided here in Mckinney, Texas, USA
Mckinney, Texas, USA
1908
Abt 1908
Age 22
Samuel James Evans resided here in Verona
Verona
1910
1910
Age 24
Samuel James Evans resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, USA
1914
1914
Age 28
Samuel James Evans resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
Samuel James Evans resided here in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Samuel James Evans resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Samuel James Evans resided here in Orange, Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
Orange, Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Samuel James Evans resided here in Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
1940
1940
Age 54
Samuel James Evans resided here in J P 1, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
J P 1, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
1956
22 Aug 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Pickens, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Pickens, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America
1956
22 August 1956
Age 70
Death of Samuel James Evans in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Macon, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [4] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1886
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Mckinney, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1908
    Event Place: Verona
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 1, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Campo, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leon Evans
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1956
    Event Place: Pickens, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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