Nancy, You have Aunt Matties first two husbands reversed. Underwood was 2nd. Evans 1st. Olivia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Parr" <nancparr@bellsouth.net> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 1:29 AM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Evans, Lane, Henderson > At 07:19 AM 2/23/02 -0600, you wrote: > >Ivey L Evans and James Walter Evans , are they children of Benjamin Franklin > >Evans and Margaret Lane. > >Thats all I have on these two men. > >I may have more Evans but do not have them connected. > >I dont have any dates for Benjamin Franklin Evans, Margaret Lane or your > >Ivey L Evans. > > > >Could you tell me where Mattie Eleanor Henderson was born and when she died. > >I have dates but no places. Also I dont have places of birth or death for > >her husband James Walter Evans > >I have them as being married on April 12,1919 but dont have a place for the > >marriage > >thanks > >pat > > > Hi Pat, > Here's a summery of these Evans, Lane and Henderson families. > Benjamin Franklin Evans, Sr. was born on 7-15-1865 in Kelly, > Bladen Co., N.C., a son of Benjamin Evans, Jr. ( > 1816-1882). Benjamin Franklin Evans, Sr. left N.C. at the age > of 17, following the 'turpentine trail' into southern Georgia. He met and > then married Margaret Lane on 1-29-1885 in Ware Co., Ga. > Margaret was a daughter of Thomas Lane (1824-1896) and Hannah > Thomas (1830-1902) of Manor, Ware Co., Ga. Margaret was born on 3-3-1868 > in Manor. > After marrying, B.F. Evans Sr. and Margaret lived in Manor, then > between Manor and Waycross at Wayhomer where they owned and operated a > general store. They later moved to Argyle, Ga and remained there until > their deaths. He died on 11-18-1947 and she died on 5-7-1952. They are > buried at Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery located out from Argyle, Ga. > B.F. Evans, Sr. was known in the community as 'Big Frank' and > Margaret was called 'Mag' by many family members and friends. He stood > over 6'4" and she was under 5'. He wore a 'handlebar' mustache and was > quite a handsome man if I do say so myself :-) I have some wonderful > pictures of the two of them and cherish these photos. > They had 12 children, all of whom were born in Clinch Co., Ga.: > 1-Winning Evans 1886-1917; never married. > 2-Sarah Evans 1887-1919; married Elias Crews > 3-Tommy Evans 1891-1895 > 4-Laura Elizabeth Evans 1892-1928; married James Benjamin Pridgen > 5-Benjamin Franklin Evans, Jr. 1896-1970; married Caludie Bell Tyson > 6-James Walter Evans 1898-1931; married Mattie Eleanor Henderson > 7-Mattie Alice Evans 1899-1967; married A. J. Hardison > 8-Fannie Evans 1900-1982; married Vernon B Hartness > 9-Johnny Evans 1902-1944; married Jessie Rumley > 10-Ivey Lanier Evans 1904-1982; married Alma Inez Williams > 11-Buleah Evans 1905-1927; married Murry Spurlock > 12-Penell Richard Evans 1906-1994; married Katherine Elizabeth Mullis > > Ivey Lanier Evans was my grandfather. His dates of birth/death > are 2-21-1904/ 12-13-1982. He was married on 1-12-1925 in Clinch Co., Ga > to Alma Inez Williams. Her dates of birth/death are 11-24-1908/ > 12-21-1982. Grandaddy died in the hospital in Waycross and Granny died in > Valdosta (Lowndes Co.). They are both buried in Pine Forest Cemetery in > Homerville. Their children were (a) Nora Jean Evans (1925-1983); > Richard Lanier Evans Sr. (1928-1995); and Martha Marie Evans (1932-still > living). Richard Lanier Evans Sr. is my father. > > James Walter Evans' dates of birth/death are 10-16-1898/ > 3-29-1931; he died in Waycross, Ware Co., Ga. Mattie Eleanor Henderson's > dates of birth/death are 7-30-1901/ 7-24-1996; she was born in Manor, Ware > Co., Ga and she died in Darien, Glynn Co., Ga. Both are buried at Shiloh > Cemetery, Pierce Co., Ga. > Mattie Eleanor Henderson was married three times. Her first > husband was William Patrick Underwood (1893-1966); they were married on > 1-25-1913 in Ware Co., Ga. I show they had one child. > James Walter Evans was her second husband; they were married on > 4-12-1919 in Ware Co., Ga. and they had 4 children. > Many years later she married J. Crolus Paul. I don't have any > further information on him. They were married on 4-8-1971 in Ware Co., Ga. > If you need more information, I will be happy to share it with you. > Regards, > Nancy Evans Parr > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > Search the RootsWeb Archives: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/02