Yes, I have the picture also. It is Lulu Anderson and Mary West Rittenhouse. (names not complete ) Richard Evans is either the son of J.B. Evans or John W. Evans. I have old newspaper copies of the story about his death and the two stories have different names listed as his father. Richard was terribly injured in a football game at Cleveland on Sat. Oct. 5th. According to the news account he died on the following Monday. I will send you copies of the two death accounts. Since they were from family scrapbooks the names of the newspapers have been cut off. ll Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God---. > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:18:08 -0500 > From: listadministratorevans@earthlink.net > To: evans-richard@rootsweb.com > Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] Photo just uploaded to website > > Just uploaded a photo from 1906 of a play that was performed in Hillsboro. > It was put on by the Senior Class of Hillsboro High School > Featuring prominently are Blanche Hiestand Evans, and a very handsome > king.... Richard Evans. Also mentioned is Ethel Rudisill.... a name > allied to the Evanses but I'm not sure if she is a relative. > > I'm hoping that maybe Kate Davis or Suzanne Hapner can tell us something > about these people... especially which "Richard Evans" this might be. > > Here is what the caption says [as best as I can read - the page is cut off: > "Caption reads: > PICTURE OF CAST OF OLD SENIOR CLASS PLAY > The Senior Class of the Hillsboro High School in 1906 gave as their > class play Tennyson's 'Dream of Fair Women,' Robert B. McMullen > ....[page cut off] the poem the others giving it as he recited. Those in > the picture are: 1st row - Mary Hilton, Blanche Hiestand Evans, Richard > Evans, Lulu ? [cut off] with Cross, Helen Bussey Schumacher, Grace > Hopkins bulington. 2nd Row - Louanna Strain Hill, Robert B. McMullen, > Ethel Rudisill, Kneeling [cut off] West Rittenhouse" > > There is nothing identifying which paper it came from. > > Enjoy! > R > ps.... did I mention that yesterday I uploaded a photo of Samuel Carey > Evans? So take a look at that too.... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3

Just uploaded a photo from 1906 of a play that was performed in Hillsboro. It was put on by the Senior Class of Hillsboro High School Featuring prominently are Blanche Hiestand Evans, and a very handsome king.... Richard Evans. Also mentioned is Ethel Rudisill.... a name allied to the Evanses but I'm not sure if she is a relative. I'm hoping that maybe Kate Davis or Suzanne Hapner can tell us something about these people... especially which "Richard Evans" this might be. Here is what the caption says [as best as I can read - the page is cut off: "Caption reads: PICTURE OF CAST OF OLD SENIOR CLASS PLAY The Senior Class of the Hillsboro High School in 1906 gave as their class play Tennyson's 'Dream of Fair Women,' Robert B. McMullen ....[page cut off] the poem the others giving it as he recited. Those in the picture are: 1st row - Mary Hilton, Blanche Hiestand Evans, Richard Evans, Lulu ? [cut off] with Cross, Helen Bussey Schumacher, Grace Hopkins bulington. 2nd Row - Louanna Strain Hill, Robert B. McMullen, Ethel Rudisill, Kneeling [cut off] West Rittenhouse" There is nothing identifying which paper it came from. Enjoy! R ps.... did I mention that yesterday I uploaded a photo of Samuel Carey Evans? So take a look at that too....

I saw a message on Genealogy.com that said: Posted by James Windsor: Mary A. Windsor was widow of Rufus Windsor, after death of Rufus she married John B. Evans. Her maiden name is not known. Is this who you are talking about, Roger. If it is, any idea of what the "B." stands for? Renee Roger Burbank wrote: > Hi, is there anyone else in the group that comes down John Evans 1783 and Elizabeth Ann Windsor 1786. Roger >

HI, no not my John Evans? Elizabeth Ann Windsor's sister also married a John Evans but I think this John was from the other Evans family in Monogahela area. Roger --- On Wed, 5/5/10, Evans-Richard List Administrator <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> wrote: > From: Evans-Richard List Administrator <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> > Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] John Evans > To: evans-richard@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 8:32 PM > I saw a message on Genealogy.com that > said: > > Posted by James Windsor: > Mary A. Windsor was widow of Rufus Windsor, after death of > Rufus she > married John B. Evans. Her maiden name is not known. > > Is this who you are talking about, Roger. If it is, any > idea of what the > "B." stands for? > Renee > > > Roger Burbank wrote: > > Hi, is there anyone else in the group that comes down > John Evans 1783 and Elizabeth Ann Windsor 1786.  Roger > >    > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

Suzanne, that's fantastic! I saw the pictures that were put on the family tree e-mail list. Nancy Lenahan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Hapner" <shapner2@cinci.rr.com> To: "Evans- Richard" <Evans-Richard@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] Fw: Rescuing the Evans Bible > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suzanne Hapner" <shapner2@cinci.rr.com> > To: "Bennett RH" <bennettrh@earthlink.net> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:58 PM > Subject: Rescuing the Evans Bible > > >> Renee, I followed your advice to go to the Historical Society to look for >> the Evans Bible. I searched through the Bibles in the upstairs library >> and >> then I was given permission to look in the locked cabin that is >> located >> on the same lot . You can imagine how joyful I was when I found a Bible >> on >> the shelf and opened it up to see Evans names , family names. Richard >> Evans had given the Bible to his son Israel when he married . (A common >> practice at that time, I understand) It was indeed a very special >> experience!!! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anyone have anything on Susan A Evans, daughter of Simpson Evans and Anna Nancy Duckwall? Did she marry someone named Ritch? If so, does anyone have anything on him.... or their children? R

Hi, is there anyone else in the group that comes down John Evans 1783 and Elizabeth Ann Windsor 1786. Roger --- On Wed, 5/5/10, Evans-Richard List Administrator <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> wrote: > From: Evans-Richard List Administrator <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> > Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] Susan A Evans + Ritch > To: "Evans-Richard Mailing List" <EVANS-RICHARD@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 4:28 PM > Does anyone have anything on Susan A > Evans, daughter of Simpson Evans > and Anna Nancy Duckwall? > Did she marry someone named Ritch? If so, does anyone have > anything on > him.... or their children? > > R > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Hapner" <shapner2@cinci.rr.com> To: "Bennett RH" <bennettrh@earthlink.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: Rescuing the Evans Bible > Renee, I followed your advice to go to the Historical Society to look for > the Evans Bible. I searched through the Bibles in the upstairs library and > then I was given permission to look in the locked cabin that is located > on the same lot . You can imagine how joyful I was when I found a Bible on > the shelf and opened it up to see Evans names , family names. Richard > Evans had given the Bible to his son Israel when he married . (A common > practice at that time, I understand) It was indeed a very special > experience!!!

Hey gals, I personally lived some of this. The one about not becoming interested in genealogy until ones father died is me. Family letters and tradition has a young lad reading from the Bible and identifying the family photos before age 32 months, the age of his death from Diphtheria. The close lipped spinster Aunt turned out to be a father-in-law that I feel sure took the knowledge of the family Indian ancestry to the grave with him. A grandfather buried in Potters field without marker. An Uncle that married into the family using a scoop shovel to scoop the family photos and albums into a trailer to haul to the dump. Some that got salvaged were tin types of great-great grandparents. And so on. Thanks for sharing. Don -------------------------------------------------- From: "Linda Wiley" <oregontrail1851@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:40 AM To: <evans-richard@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [EVANS-RICHARD] From Charleen > How very true! Charleen, can this be credited to anyone--I'd like to use > it in a couple of genealogical society newsletters. > > Linda > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Evans-Richard List Administrator > <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> > To: Evans-Richard Mailing List <EVANS-RICHARD@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 9:24:49 AM > Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] From Charleen > > > > The Inevitable Laws of Genealogy > > The records you need for your family history were in the courthouse that > burned. > John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as > immigrant ancestor, died on board ship at the age of twelve. > The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated > when the platform under him collapsed .... they didn't tell you he had a > rope > around his neck. > Records show that the grandfather, whom the family boasted, "He read the > Bible at four years and graduated from college at sixteen, " was at the > foot of the class. > Your grandmother's maiden name for which you've searched for years was > on an old letter in a box in the attic all the time. > When at last you've solved the mystery of the skeleton in the closet, > the tight-lipped spinster aunt claimed, "I could have told you that all > the time." > You never asked your father about his family because you weren't > interested in genealogy while he was alive. > The family story your grandmother wrote for the family never got past > the typist. She packed it away "somewhere" and promised to send you a > copy, but never did. > The relative who had all the family photographs gave them to her > daughter who had no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. > A great-uncle changed his surname because he was teased in school. He > moved away, left no address, and was never heard from again. > Brittle old newspapers containing the information you desired have > fallen apart on the names, dates, and places. > The only record you find for your great-grandfather is that his property > was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. > The portion of the index you need is continued in the next issue, only > the publisher died prior to publication. > When you find the obituary for your grandmother, the information is > garbled. Her name is exchanged with her daughter's, the whereabouts of > her sons is unknown, the date for her father's birth indicates he was > younger than she. > The only surname not found among the three billion in the Mormon > Archives is yours. > And last, but not least .... > The 4 volume, 4,800 page history of the county where your > great-grandfather lived is not indexed. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Here's another from WEE S R Evans is Dr. Samuel Ridgley Evans.... but who are the others? Dr. R. S. Evans, of Middletown, says: In 1844 he stopped at Sardinia, O., with E. P. Evans. The latter had then just been admitted to the bar. He says they were related, and knew what the relationship was. He said that the great-grandfather of Cap't N. W. Evans, [was Edward Evans, B. 1755] was a cousin of great-great-greandfather Hugh Evans. Cap't James Neal; B ; d feb'y 1822 [85th yr.] father of John Neal, b. May 10, 1776, in Green Co., Pa. father of 48 Lawrence P. Neal b. April 24, 1814. father of Lawrence Talbot Neal.

I've been working with "WEE" again [aka W.E.E., or the Notes of William Edgar Evans].... an invaluable document I transcribed from an obscure photocopy obtained from Sons of the-Revolution Library in Glendale, California, which I shared with this list back in October 2007. I think a copy of it is on our website. Anyway, in it are the following notations. I can't place these. They must be allied families. Can anyone 'out there' identify them for me? r “Cranks.” Richard Clough Anderson was born in 1750 and died in 1826. His son Charles Anderson was born in 1814 and died in 1895. 1814 1750 ------- 64 -------------------- Henry C. Sanford, born May 18, 1827, died August 17, 1875. His mother, Margaret Rottenouer Sanford, died July 6th, 1835. Was born Feb’y 1st, 1808.

In the Israel Evans Bible Elliott Stanley McCrosky [or McCroskey] - hard to read Born Jan 6, 1944 Son of Betty & Leon McCroskey John Evans McCroskey Born Oct 9, 1946 I'd like to enter this into my gedcom, but don't know where to put it r

Adding a slightly different version from Emanuel Hertz's "Lincoln Talks: a biography in anecdote" .... and I can't get the full quote from Google books. So I'm just adding one line.....below Page 206 of John C. Waugh's book "One Man Great Enough" "Lincoln was on the circuit when news of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise reached Illinois. Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey, who was sharing a room with him at a local tavern, said Lincoln sat on the edge of the bed and discussed the situation far into the night. Dickey finally fell asleep, but when he awoke the next morning Lincoln was still sitting up in bed, deep in thought. 'I tell you, Dickey,' he said, picking up where he had left off the night before, 'this nation cannot exist half-slave and half-free!' [footnote 10] 'Oh, Lincoln,' said I, 'go to sleep.'" Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey, in the Bloomington "Pantograph" R

Happy Sunday Cousins, Just stumbled across an interesting quote. Before you read it, remember that Juliet Evans, daughter of Isaac Evans and his first wife Jane Morton, granddaughter of Richard Evans and Mary Pearce, was married to Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey, a fairly important person of the times...... Here it is: Page 206 of John C. Waugh's book "One Man Great Enough" "Lincoln was on the circuit when news of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise reached Illinois. Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey, who was sharing a room with him at a local tavern, said Lincoln sat on the edge of the bed and discussed the situation far into the night. Dickey finally fell asleep, but when he awoke the next morning Lincoln was still sitting up in bed, deep in thought. 'I tell you, Dickey,' he said, picking up where he had left off the night before, 'this nation cannot exist half-slave and half-free!' [footnote 10] ----------- On another note: I've finished the Physician essay. [unless another doctor pops up from somewhere....] I just have to figure out how to copyright it quickly and I'll post it until I can find some journal to take it. Since it's about 42 pages long [at 14 point, so could be reduced], I can't think of who would want it. Anyway just some proofreading and fine-tuning left. ----------- Also, our cousin, Suzanne, has really done us a great service with one of the Evans bibles... stay tuned! R

The Inevitable Laws of Genealogy The records you need for your family history were in the courthouse that burned. John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as immigrant ancestor, died on board ship at the age of twelve. The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated when the platform under him collapsed .... they didn't tell you he had a rope around his neck. Records show that the grandfather, whom the family boasted, "He read the Bible at four years and graduated from college at sixteen, " was at the foot of the class. Your grandmother's maiden name for which you've searched for years was on an old letter in a box in the attic all the time. When at last you've solved the mystery of the skeleton in the closet, the tight-lipped spinster aunt claimed, "I could have told you that all the time." You never asked your father about his family because you weren't interested in genealogy while he was alive. The family story your grandmother wrote for the family never got past the typist. She packed it away "somewhere" and promised to send you a copy, but never did. The relative who had all the family photographs gave them to her daughter who had no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. A great-uncle changed his surname because he was teased in school. He moved away, left no address, and was never heard from again. Brittle old newspapers containing the information you desired have fallen apart on the names, dates, and places. The only record you find for your great-grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. The portion of the index you need is continued in the next issue, only the publisher died prior to publication. When you find the obituary for your grandmother, the information is garbled. Her name is exchanged with her daughter's, the whereabouts of her sons is unknown, the date for her father's birth indicates he was younger than she. The only surname not found among the three billion in the Mormon Archives is yours. And last, but not least .... The 4 volume, 4,800 page history of the county where your great-grandfather lived is not indexed.

How very true! Charleen, can this be credited to anyone--I'd like to use it in a couple of genealogical society newsletters. Linda ________________________________ From: Evans-Richard List Administrator <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> To: Evans-Richard Mailing List <EVANS-RICHARD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 9:24:49 AM Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] From Charleen The Inevitable Laws of Genealogy The records you need for your family history were in the courthouse that burned. John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as immigrant ancestor, died on board ship at the age of twelve. The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated when the platform under him collapsed .... they didn't tell you he had a rope around his neck. Records show that the grandfather, whom the family boasted, "He read the Bible at four years and graduated from college at sixteen, " was at the foot of the class. Your grandmother's maiden name for which you've searched for years was on an old letter in a box in the attic all the time. When at last you've solved the mystery of the skeleton in the closet, the tight-lipped spinster aunt claimed, "I could have told you that all the time." You never asked your father about his family because you weren't interested in genealogy while he was alive. The family story your grandmother wrote for the family never got past the typist. She packed it away "somewhere" and promised to send you a copy, but never did. The relative who had all the family photographs gave them to her daughter who had no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. A great-uncle changed his surname because he was teased in school. He moved away, left no address, and was never heard from again. Brittle old newspapers containing the information you desired have fallen apart on the names, dates, and places. The only record you find for your great-grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. The portion of the index you need is continued in the next issue, only the publisher died prior to publication. When you find the obituary for your grandmother, the information is garbled. Her name is exchanged with her daughter's, the whereabouts of her sons is unknown, the date for her father's birth indicates he was younger than she. The only surname not found among the three billion in the Mormon Archives is yours. And last, but not least .... The 4 volume, 4,800 page history of the county where your great-grandfather lived is not indexed. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Don. Yes I do have these. It's the descendants of the Evans women who may have had children who became physicians that I'm currently looking for. A case in point is Richard's daughter, Sarah, who married Wilson Claypool. Their grandson and great grandson became physicians... but under the name Claypool, not Evans. So that got me wondering how many other Evans women might have produced physician descendants. That means checking on every descendant. Frankly I was trying to save myself some time... if folks 'out there' would have already have this info and could share... So still looking.....thus little essay not ready. I may eventually just go with what I have and hope others can supplement R Don Raymond wrote: > I am sure you have already got these in your files, but here goes on some I > have recently got to. > Otho Evans (ca 1797 - ca 1884) physician ~ son of Richard & Mary Pearce > Evans > Richard P. Evans (ca 1829 - ) physician ~ son of Otho above > Firman R Evans (ca 1852 - ) physician ~ son of Richard P. above > Otho C. Evans Jr. (ca 1832 - ) physician ~ son of Otho above > > >

I am sure you have already got these in your files, but here goes on some I have recently got to. Otho Evans (ca 1797 - ca 1884) physician ~ son of Richard & Mary Pearce Evans Richard P. Evans (ca 1829 - ) physician ~ son of Otho above Firman R Evans (ca 1852 - ) physician ~ son of Richard P. above Otho C. Evans Jr. (ca 1832 - ) physician ~ son of Otho above -------------------------------------------------- From: "Evans-Richard List Administrator" <listadministratorevans@earthlink.net> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 3:26 PM To: "Evans-Richard Mailing List" <EVANS-RICHARD@rootsweb.com> Subject: [EVANS-RICHARD] help with my essay > Good Afternoon, > > As I mentioned previously, I am working on a little essay about the > descendants of Richard Evans [married to Mary Pierce] who became > physicians. > > Here's a request. If any of you know of any physicians who came from his > female descendants. Those would all have had different names than > Evans... I'm so busy just working on the guys with the surname Evans, I > haven't thought of tackling the girls... except for one who came through > Sarah Evans who married a Wilson. > > But if anyone knows of any others, it sure would save me a lot of time > if you would share that info with me. > As I mentioned, I will be posting my findings on our Myfamily site.... > and if it's good enough, I may submit to some genealogy journal.... > probably one in Ohio... although some of the descendants practiced in > other states. > > Ok that's it.... > > Thanks > Renee > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

FYI... some Evanses on the Ohio Genealogical Site.... Civil War Let me know if anyof these ring a bell R Franklin County - Members of Some Civil War Veterans' Groups, 1898 - Results Here are the results of your search. Click here for another search in Members of Some Civil War Veterans' Groups, 1898. Click here to search in all OGS databases. Surname First Name Regiment Address Post Page Evans A. J. F, 188th OVI Columbus J. C. McCoy Post, G.A.R., No. 1 (Columbus) 11 Evans C. D. C, 27th OVI Columbus J. C. McCoy Post, G.A.R., No. 1 (Columbus) 11 Evans David A, 95th OVI Columbus J. C. McCoy Post, G.A.R., No. 1 (Columbus) 11 Evans H. C. C, 27th OVI 142 Chicago ave J. C. McCoy Post, G.A.R., No. 1 (Columbus) 11 Evans J. E. G, 46th OVI Dublin Cicero Davis Post, G.A.R., No. 514 (Dublin) 47 Evans J. E. Dublin Ex-Prisoners of War Association (Columbus) 50 Evans John B, 5th USCI 219 Talmage st. Geo. W. Steele Post, G.A.R., No. 657 (Columbus) 41 Evans Simon C, 193rd OVI 104 Frambes ave J. C. McCoy Post, G.A.R., No. 1 (Columbus) 11 Evans Wm. E, 18th OVI Columbus J. C. McCoy Post, G.A.R., No. 1 (Columbus) 11

You have expanded much further than I have in this search. I had picked up a scant few morsels of the items you quote, but hadn't as yet searched out the full content that you have. And, yes, this seems to agree with what I have found so far. Don > Excellent, Don! We're really 'cookin' here. > Now, I will give all my disorganized :-< notes on Theophilus.... > > Born abt 1810 in Illinois, Died 23 Jul 1885 in New Jersey [[is this > what you all have? let me know if I'm wrong]] > > Judge Dickey sat on the bench of the Supreme Court of Illinois. His son > , John J. Dickey was superintendent of the Western Division of the > Western Union "Telegraph Company at Omaha, Nebr. His son Charles Dickey > lived at Honolulu in the Sandwich Islands > > He was a very prominent man on the Illinois bench. > -------------- > rare William Edgar Evans notes: [page 50] > Dec. 15, 1831. T. Lyle Dickey and Juliet Evans were married by Rev. > James H. Dickey > --------------- > From Wikipedia > Prewar Life > Born in Kentucky, Colonel Dickey moved to Macomb, Illinois in 1834 to > study law under Cyrus Walker and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in > 1835. The next year, he moved Rushville, Illinois where he edited a > newspaper and speculated in real estate in addition to his legal > practice. In 1839, he again moved, this time to Ottawa, Illinois where > he continued his legal career. Upon the outbreak of the Mexican-American > War he raised a company of volunteers and received a commission as > captain. At the end of the war, he returned to Ottawa, Illinois and was > elected a judge of the Illinois Ninth Judicial Circuit in 1848. He > resigned his position as judge in 1851 but continued in the practice of > law. He was a prominent political supporter of Stephen A. Douglas, > making many stump speeches for him in 1858 and 1860. > > [edit] > T. Lyle Dickey's Civil War Career > Dickey was authorized by the State of Illinois to raise a company of > cavalry in August 1861. This company became the nucleus of the 4th > Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, the recruitment of which resulted > in a dispute between Colonel Dickey and Illinois Governor Richard Yates > over the commissions to be granted to the officers of the regiment, a > valuable tool of political patronage. In the end, Governor Yates > accepted Colonel Dickey's choices and granted them their commissions. > The 4th Illinois Cavalry completed its organization and was officially > mustered into service on September 26th, 1861. The regiment was sent to > Cairo, Illinois soon after it was mustered in. > Colonel Dickey commanded the regiment during the advance of Grant's army > on Fort Henry, serving as the scouts and screening force, served in a > supporting role during the attack on that place, and then again led the > advance on Fort Donelson. > Colonel Dickey's regiment was shipped to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee > where it participated in the Battle of Shiloh. > > [edit] > Post War Career > From 1868 to 1870, he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the > United States for all suits in the court of claims, and often argued > before the United States Supreme Court in that role. > Dickey was elected a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in December > 1875 and held that office until his death in 1885. > ------------------ > From the _online Lincoln Log_ > Friday, December 7, 1849. > Springfield, IL. > > Lincoln writes a letter of recommendation to U. S. Secretary of State > John M. Clayton on behalf of Dr. Edward A. Guilbert of Ottawa, Illinois. > Guilbert seeks an "appointment in connection with a foreign mission." > Although he is not personally acquainted with Guilbert, Lincoln is "well > acquainted " with two other references for Guilbert---Illinois Supreme > Court Justice John D. Caton and Circuit Court Judge Theophilus Lyle > Dickey. Lincoln describes Caton as a man "of the Democratic faith...and > every way a worthy gentleman." Of Dickey, Lincoln writes that he "is a > good and true Whig...and a most reliable man." Based on Caton's and > Dickey's recommendations, Lincoln is "entirely willing to endorse their > statements. I doubt not, Dr. Guilbert is worthy of all they say in his > behalf." Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, 7 December 1849; John D. > Caton to Abraham Lincoln, 29 November 1849; Theophilus Lyle Dickey to > Abraham Lincoln, 30 November 1849, all in General Records of the > Department of State, 1789-1949, Appointment Records, Applications and > Recommendations for Office, Applications and Recommendations for Public > Office, 1797-1901, Record Group 59, National Archives and Records > Administration, College Park, MD. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Theophilus Lyle Dickey > DICKEY, Theophilus Lyle, jurist, born near Paris, Kentucky, 12 November > 1812 ; died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 22 July 1885. He read law in > his native state, removed to Ohio, liberated the slaves that he had > inherited, and afterward established himself in practice in Illinois. > During the Mexican war he served as a captain in Colonel Hardin's > regiment, and in the civil war he was colonel of the llth Illinois > cavalry, and served for two years under General Grant. on whose staff he > served for some months as chief of cavalry. From 30 July 1868, till the > close of President Johnson's administration he was assistant attorney > general of the United States. From 1876 till his death he was judge of > the Illinois Supreme Court. See General Jas. Grant Wilson's "Sketches of > Illinois Officers" (Chicago, 1863). > from http://famousamericans.net/theophiluslyledickey > ------------------------ > Atlantic County, New Jersey Death Notices and Obituaries > Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey - died, Atlantic City, N. J., July 23, > 1885, aged 74¾ [Source: 1843 Chicago City Directory, submitted by K. Torp] > from > http://genealogytrails.com/njer/atlantic/obits.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > On December 6, 1831, at 20 years of age, Dickey married Miss Juliet > Evans, daughter of an affluent farmer. He then taught school in Lebanon, > Ohio, and Millersburg, Bourbon County, Kentucky, with great success. > http://4thillinoiscavalry.tripod.com/page7.html > --------------------------------------------- > > That was all I had until your email, Don. THANKS! > BTW, I do have a photograph from an article on him. I will try to post > on our website sometime today. > > > Don Raymond wrote: >> This isn't hard core proved yet, but seems Juliet E. Evans, daughter of >> Isaac & Jane P. Morton Evans, married Theophilus Lyle Dickey (?15?) Dec >> 1831 >> (listed in 1850 as a circuit judge in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL.) by whom >> she >> had these children, Martha Ann b. ca. 1843 KY., Cyrus E. b. ca. 1835 IL., >> > >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >