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Will Evans 1872–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Aft. 1956

Death Location: Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Ceasar Evans

Mother: Amanda Williams

Spouse(s): Celia Robinson, Annie Carter, Nancy Evans

Children(s): Arthur Evans, Caesar Evans, Annie Evans, Roy Evans, Aljra Evans, Ananias Sr., Stanford Evans, Ruth Evans, Nina Evans, Jake Evans, Algia Evons, Ninor Evons, Ora Evans, Ananias Evans, Jakie Evans, Ruth Evans, Roy Evans, Alfred Evans, Aljra Evans, Nina Evans, Jake Evans, Algia Evans, Ananias Sr., Willie Evans, Luseal Evans, Mollie Evans, Drew Evans

The story of Will Evans began in 1872 in Mississippi. In 1880, Will Evans resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. In 1900, Will Evans resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. Will Evans married Annie Carter, Celia Robinson, Nancy Evans, and had children including Alfred Evans, Algia Evans, Algia Evons, Aljra Evans, Ananias Evans, Ananias Evans Sr, Annie Evans, Arthur Evans, Caesar Evans, Drew Evans, Jake Evans, Jake K Evans, Jakie Evans, Luseal Evans, Mollie Evans, Nina Mary Evans, Ninor Evons, Ora Lee Evans, Roy Evans, Ruth Evans, Stanford Evans, Willie Evans. Will Evans passed away in 1956 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Will Evans began in 1872 in Mississippi.
  • In 1880, Will Evans resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, Will Evans resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • Will Evans married Annie Carter, Celia Robinson, Nancy Evans, and had children including Alfred Evans, Algia Evans, Algia Evons, Aljra Evans, Ananias Evans, Ananias Evans Sr, Annie Evans, Arthur Evans, Caesar Evans, Drew Evans, Jake Evans, Jake K Evans, Jakie Evans, Luseal Evans, Mollie Evans, Nina Mary Evans, Ninor Evons, Ora Lee Evans, Roy Evans, Ruth Evans, Stanford Evans, Willie Evans.
  • Will Evans passed away in 1956 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ceasar Evans
1843–1900
Birth Location: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
CE
Amanda Williams
1849–1919
Birth Location: Mississippi
AW

Spouses(s)

Celia Robinson
1875–1911
Birth Location: Mississippi
CR
Annie Carter
1873–1957
Birth Location: Mississippi
AC
Nancy Evans
1880–
Birth Location: Mississippi
NE

Children(s)

Arthur Evans
1895–1981
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
AE
Caesar Evans
1904–1929
Birth Location: Mississippi
CE
Annie Evans
1903–1998
Birth Location: Mississippi
AE
Roy Evans
1893–1973
Birth Location: Mississippi
RE
Aljra Evans
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AE
Ananias Sr.
1907–1944
Birth Location: Glendora, Mississippi, USA
AS
Stanford Evans
1905–1978
Birth Location: Mississippi
SE
Ruth Evans
1894–
Birth Location: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
RE
Nina Evans
1909–1992
Birth Location: Glendora
NE
Jake Evans
1897–1964
Birth Location: Glendoria Ta, Mississippi
JE
Algia Evons
1902–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AE
Ninor Evons
1908–
Birth Location: Mississippi
NE
Ora Evans
1893–1977
Birth Location: , , Mississippi, USA
OE
Ananias Evans
1907–1944
Birth Location: Glendora, Mississippi, USA
AE
Jakie Evans
1897–1964
Birth Location: Mississippi
JE
Ruth Evans
1911–1994
Birth Location: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
RE
Roy Evans
1894–1973
Birth Location: Black Bayou MS
RE
Alfred Evans
1902–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AE
Aljra Evans
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AE
Nina Evans
1908–1992
Birth Location: Glenndora, Mississippi
NE
Jake Evans
1897–1964
Birth Location: Glendoria Ta, Mississippi
JE
Algia Evans
1901–
Birth Location: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
AE
Ananias Sr.
1907–1944
Birth Location: Glendora, Mississippi, USA
AS
Willie Evans
1894–
Birth Location: Mississippi
WE
Luseal Evans
1898–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
LE
Mollie Evans
1896–
Birth Location: Mississippi
ME
Drew Evans
1902–
Birth Location: Mississippi
DE

Will Evans's Ancestors

Self
Will Evans
1872–1956
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Ceasar Oscar Evans
1843–1900
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Amanda Williams
1849–1919
Mississippi
Grandparents
Warren (Evans) Sr
1817–1885
North Carolina
Henrietta Gause
1825–
North Carolina
Caleb (E) Williams
1868–1933
Madison, Missouri, United States
Caleb Williams
1831–1917
Great-Grandparents
Ceasar Gause
1793–1870
Sue Gause
1805–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Will Evans's Descendants

1.
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Will Evans (1872–Aft. 1956) m. Celia Robinson (abt 1875–WFT Est 1911-1970) m. Annie Carter (Abt. 1873–Aft. 1957) m. Nancy Evans (1880–)
  1. 1. Arthur Evans 1895–1981 m. Fannie (May) Givens 1900–1936 m. Ethel Evans 1912–
    1. 1. Virginia Evans 1922–2013 m. Louis (Delph) Crear 1917–1985 m. Ferdie (Merion) Howry 1902–1969
      1. 1. Zorita (Revella) Crear 1951–1951
    2. 2. Corine Evans 1929–1995 m. Clyde Skillon 1917–2003 m. Berry Reynolds 1928–1981
      1. 1. Berry (Reynolds) Jr. 1951–1970
    3. 3. Johnnie (Lee) Evans 1925–2002
    4. 4. Rex Evans 1919–1936
    5. 5. Robert (Lee) Evans 1927–1983 m. Mary (Walker) Cook 1921–2002 m. Gloria (E.) Shuford 1928–1992 m. Trudie (Mae) Dove 1932–2001 m. Phyllis (June) Smith 1936–1996
      1. 1. Regina (Karen) Minns 1949–2000
    6. 6. Henry Evans 1921–
    7. 7. Arthur (Lee) Evans 1923–
    8. 8. Johnnie (Mae) Evans 1925–1986
    9. 9. Henry Evans 1921–
  2. 2. Caesar Evans 1904–1929
  3. 3. Annie Evans 1903–1998 m. Ernest Carter 1899–
    1. 1. Anna (Mae) Carter 1929–1975
    2. 2. Cecilia (Ann) Carter 1925–1978 m. Mack (Cleven) Lathion 1916–1983
    3. 3. Mamie (Lee) Carter 1931–2004
    4. 4. Easter (Mae) Carter 1937–1999 m. Edwin (Lee Dillard) Sr 1937–2004
    5. 5. Alma Carter 1942–2007 m. Jesse Hunter 1944–2009
    6. 6. Emmett (Lee Carter) Sr 1924–2005
    7. 7. Fannie (R) Carter-Draffin 1926–2005
    8. 8. Cecelia (Ann) Carter 1925–1978 m. Mack (Cleveland) Lathion 1916–1983
    9. 9. Eugene Carter 1927–2006
    10. 10. Celaine Carter 1925–
  4. 4. Roy Evans 1893–1973 m. Virginia Givens 1898–1924
    1. 1. Alma Washington 1913–2003
    2. 2. Beatrice Evans 1918–1923
    3. 3. Willie (S T) Evans 1916–
    4. 4. Applis Evans 1914–
  5. 5. Aljra Evans 1901–
  6. 6. Ananias (Evans) Sr. 1907–1944
  7. 7. Stanford Evans 1905–1978
  8. 8. Ruth Evans 1894– m. Joseph Armstrong 1894–
    1. 1. John (Lewis) Armstrong 1947–1986
    2. 2. George Armstrong 1941–2008 m. Phelindale Jackson 1951–2020
    3. 3. Josephine Armstrong 1944–2008 m. Samuel Harris 1909–1991
  9. 9. Nina (Mary) Evans 1909–1992 m. Edward Jenkins 1882–
    1. 1. Elnora (Celia) Jenkins 1937–2004 m. Wortham (Martin) McCollough 1940–2010
    2. 2. Leatha Jenkins 1947–2016
    3. 3. Ed (Lee) Jenkins 1933–1993
  10. 10. Jake (K) Evans 1897–1964
  11. 11. Algia Evons 1902–
  12. 12. Ninor Evons 1908–
  13. 13. Ora (Lee) Evans 1893–1977 m. Ed Ashby 1892–1980
    1. 1. Samuel Ashby 1919–1988
    2. 2. Mozell Ashby 1924–2008
    3. 3. Annie (B.) Ashby 1922–1999
    4. 4. Atlas Ashby 1915–1998
  14. 14. Ananias Evans 1907–1944
  15. 15. Jakie Evans 1897–1964
  16. 16. Ruth Evans 1911–1994
  17. 17. Roy Evans 1894–1973
  18. 18. Alfred Evans 1902–
  19. 19. Aljra Evans 1901–
  20. 20. Nina (Mary) Evans 1908–1992
  21. 21. Jake Evans 1897–1964
  22. 22. Algia Evans 1901–
  23. 23. Ananias (Evans) Sr. 1907–1944
  24. 24. Willie Evans 1894– m. Wilford Berry 1896–1971
    1. 1. Mary (Lee) Berry 1907–2000 m. Ernest Diggins 1922–1968
      1. 1. Bennie (Edward) Diggins 1941–1997
      2. 2. Charles (Willie Green) Jr. 1935–2006
      3. 3. Clarence (M) Green 1937–2023
  25. 25. Luseal Evans 1898–
  26. 26. Mollie Evans 1896–
  27. 27. Drew Evans 1902–

Will Evans's Timeline

7 Records

1872
1872
Birth of Will Evans in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 8
Will Evans resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
Will Evans resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
Will Evans resided here in Beat 1, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
Will Evans resided here in Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
1922
16 Jun 1922
Age 50
Death of Will Evans in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
1956
Aft. 1956
Age 84
Death of Will Evans
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 808; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0034
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374753

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 144C; Enumeration District: 063

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 808; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374753
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T624_748; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1374761

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Roll: T625_895; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 88

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1922
    Event Place: Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943, Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, Mississippi; Statewide Index to Mississippi Death Records; Description: 1912-1924 A-G

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1956
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