RESPONSE: Hello, Here is the marriage record from my Index of Marriages for Knox Co. As you will note, James was married earlier: Knox Co. Marriage Bond Book L, Page 262 Jan 28, 1886 Groom - 2nd marriage Bride - lst marriage at: W. F. DAVIS EVANS, J. B., age 37, b. Knox Co.; parents b. Whitley Co., KY to: DAVIS, Sidney J., age 17, b. Knox ; parents b.: Knox The marriage is also recorded in Knox Co. Marriage Book BB and C dated: Jan 28, 1886 EVANS, J. B. to DAVIS, Sidney By: H. H. POWELL At: Frank DAVIS' Wit: Michael GIRDNER and Bertha HENDRICKSON On the 1880 Knox Co., this would "appear" to be your James B. EVANS: Dwelling 325-330 EVANS, James B., 33, head, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Phoeby F., 20, wife, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Bessie J., 2, dau, b. KY NOTE: This may be the earlier marriage with the name of the bride slightly messed up in transcription: May 1, 1877 EVANS, J. B. to GIRDNER, Florence By: B. F. MAIN At: Wm. GIRDNER's Wit: J. L. PRICHARD and Martha J. DAVIS Living nearby is most probably his mother who is widowed: Dwelling 323-328 EVANS, Nancy, 60, head, b. KY; father b. PA; mother b. GA . .George M., 26, son, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Sarah J., 20, at home, dau, b. KY; parents b. KY Going backwards to the 1870 Knox: Dwelling 178-5-5 EVANS, Joseph, 64, b. KY - farmer . .Nancy, 57, b. KY . .James B., 22, b. KY - farmer . .George M., 17, b. KY . .Sarah J., 12, b. KY 1860 Knox Co.: Dwelling 40 EVINS, Joseph, 54, b. kY . .Nancy, 41, b. KY . .Andrew, 23, b. KY . .John R., 21, b. KY . .Nancy, 14, b. KY . .James B., 13, b. KY * * . .George M., 7, b. KY . .Sarah, 2, b. KY BARNHILLE, George, 15, b. KY When I look at the KY Birth Index CD's just using the maiden name, Cora EVANS, I find in the births beginning in 1911 - 1920 the following: BENNETT, Dona K. b. 10-30-1912 in Knox Co. BENNETT, Evelyn b. 5-23-1915 in Knox Co. BENNETT, Sarah C. b. 4-16-1917 BENNETT, Albert R. b. 3-24-1919 in Knox Co. BENNETTE, Bertha b. 8-24-1923 in Knox Co. BENNETTE, Mat 2nd b. 10-16-1921 in Knox Co. In the Knox Co. Marriage Bond Book T dated 10-5-1899, Page 289, there is this marriage: Groom - lst marriage Bride - lst marriage at: J. G. EVANS (so don't know if this is the same as your Cora EVANS) BENNETT, Mat, 21, b. Knox Co. father: James BENNETT Mother: Nancy J. BENNETT to EVANS, Cora, age 18 b.: Bell Co. father: J. G. EVANS - no other info There is also a Cora EVANS now in Bell Co. having CHUMLEY children in the 1920's from mid 1920. Also there is: Cora EVANS, maiden name having DAVIS children in Kenton Co., KY: DAVIS, Wilma b. 4-22-1914 in Kenton DAVIS, Margaret b. 7-5-1915 in Kenton I have no idea if any of these children had a mother who was your Cora EVANS. I am not related so far as I know. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA Now at this same time period In a message dated 11/27/2007 7:04:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, jlester@fuse.net writes: > Am looking for info on an EVANS family from Knox Co. > They appeared in census from 1900 to 1930. > Parents were James Brit &Sydney J. > Children included Mary, Cora, Benjamine, Exter, > Charley, Nellie &Louie. > > Am particularly interested in a Cora EVANS - > possibly the one in this family - who went on to have > quite a number of children with a couple of different > men. (DAVIS/DAVIDSON) > > If anyone ties in to the family listed above, or > has any info on their descendants, or on Cora, > please let me know. > > Thanks, > > Jan > >