This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mham1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.evans/5225.1.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As you can see I couldn't quite give up the hunt yet. There is always one more place to try. I found that Vachel Evans is listed in Clermont Co., Ohio Twp., the same twp. as Henry Hudson's children: David, Edward, Joseph & Henry W. There is also an Eliza A., who could be a widow and a Jeremiah. The latter appears to be the son of a Benjamin Evans and Mary Gregory, whose family is from Brown Co. OH and NC. Further I found that your Laura E. Evans and William R. Martin were married in Union Co., IL in 1869, according to the Union Co. marriage records. Vachel was living in Union Co. IL in the 1860 IL Census. It seems like too much of a coincidence that they shouldn't all be related some way. It could be that Vachel is related to the Brown Co., OH and NC Evans family, but his birthplace is given in the death certificate as Cincinnati, OH. Vachel's mother is given as Sarah Davidson, b. OH. I haven't been able to find a marriage listed for her. That would answer the q! uestion as to who Vachel's father is, if we can find it. I just searched some more in the family trees at Ancestry.com and on about the 5th page I finally found a James H. Evans married to a Sarah Davison. They are listed as the parents of Sarah A. Evans, b. Jan 29, 1835 in OH. She d. May 3, 1912. She was married to Thomas Washington Upchurch of Fentress City, TN. I imagine that Vachel's parents are James and Sarah Davison Evans. They are listed in the "Grider" Family Tree. James H. was b. 1809 in PA and d. 1850. He was living in 1850 in Salt Creek, Muskingum Co. OH according to the census. My Henry Hudson and Joseph Evans brothers were b. in PA, too. Maybe that is the connection. I wonder what the "H." in James' name stands for? Sarah Davison is the daughter of James Davidson & Nancy Braden. She was b. 1807, OH and d. Sept. 5, 1856 in Fentress, TN. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.