This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: betty0909 Surnames: Evans, Willey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.evans/9791.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My ggg grandparents were Ebenezer Evans and Mary Willey. Ebenezer was born on 28 Mar 1802 in Massachusetts. Mary Willey was born in Ohio in 1811. I believe they were married in Ohio, and then traveled to Vigo County, Indiana. They both died in Vigo County in 1847 (Ebenezer) and 1848 (Mary), and are buried in the New Harmony Cemetery near Prairieton, Vigo County, Indiana. They left five children: William, b. 1827 in Ohio; Henry, b. 1835 in Cincinnati; Charles, b. ca. 1840 in Indiana; Charlotte, b. 1842 in Vigo County; and Melissa Jane, b. 1848, in Vigo County. I believe the family was living in Morgan Twp., Butler County, Ohio, in 1830, then they appear in the 1840 Honey Creek Twp.,Vigo County, Indiana census. After Ebenezer and Mary died, William, Henry, and Charlotte went to Christian County, Illinois, where William and Henry appear with the Stephen Willey family in 1850, and Henry appears with the Israel Willey family in 1860. I believe Israel Willey was a brother or cousin to their mother, Mary, but have not established the relationship yet. Israel also was living in Vigo County at the same time as Ebenezer and Mary. Charlotte lived with a Deacon Samuel Peabody family of the Old Stonington Baptist Church in 1850. By 1860, my William was married and went to California where he appears in the Contra Costa census in 1860 and died by 1870. Where was your William born in Illinois? I see that he is living in Lost Creek Twp. in the 1900 census. Are you aware of any other relatives there or why he would travel from Illinois to Vigo County to live? I believe that my Evans had to have relatives around Terre Haute because Charlotte went back there to live around 1870 instead of staying with her brothers and sister in Illinois. Unfortunately, there are so many Evans in Vigo County by 1900. If you ever find a connection between our families, please keep me in mind. Thanks, Sue 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.