Ernest & Joan - I just went to Google and typed in Evetts family in Tennessee, then search. It brought up a lot to search. Have you tried this? Melba -------Original Message------- From: Eldon Wilkins Date: 08/23/05 14:54:21 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan Ernest & Joan - I just went into the LDS.org site and found 262 listings of various Evetts. You might want to view these. Go into search, in surname only write EVETTS, and scroll down and put in country space, United States, then search. Rechecked the Lands Records and nothing there to match. Melba -------Original Message------- From: Ernest or Joan Seitz Date: 08/23/05 13:57:35 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan Thanks........I had seen that one and fit as much as I could into my records. I just cannot pinpoint which one we are. I'm thinking that a summer trip to Tennessee might be in my next year's plans. What's so frustrating, as I'm sure you understand, is that the other branches of my family are filled-to-overflowing....some going back to Norse royalty even. And then, there's the actual family name branch that just doesn't get very far back at all.......and some of it's iffy. I'll keep on trying. Appreciate your help! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill & Martha Barnes" <crb17@swbell.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan > Among other records at the Smith County genweb site, is this article about the Avetts > family. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/Jul7-ABCDE-1955.htm > > Good luck. > Martha > > Ernest or Joan Seitz <seitz@taosnet.com> wrote: > So, folks, I am pretty new at this. I've been watching and reading all the superior details flowing across the internet on everyone's family but mine. Nobody seems to be a part of the Evetts clan from Smith County. > > Apparently we can track to George Evetts 1738-1800 in Burke, NC.....although it is possible that it might be Joseph Sr or Moses instead. Our infamous family Texas historian and history writer, J. Evetts Haley, votes for George. His kids were Samuel Givens Evetts, maybe William, maybe Thomas Franklin, maybe Joseph. Samuel's kids were Margaret Evetts who married a John Foley, James Harrison Evetts (Sam Houston's blacksmith and fought in the San Jacinto War in Texas Independence, William B Evetts who left for Missouri and Illinois, Thomas Franklin Evetts and Samuel Givens Evetts, Jr. who fought in the Battle of Bexar (San Antonio) which preceded the Battle of the Alamo by about three months. > > Margaret, Jim, Bill, Frank, and Sam Jr. were all born in Smith County. So was Samuel Givens Evetts Sr. James Harrison Evetts's son, William Caperton Evetts, fathered 16 children, 14 of which lived to adulthood and out of those about 10 were natural born artists. William spent his time basically as a gunslinger in early Texas history in Coryell County, Texas around the Temple area. > > If anyone knows any ties to the Evetts family, I surely would appreciate hearing from you. Part of our tracing problem is that Evetts has been spelled Avitts, Avetts, Evett, Avett, Avitt, Abbitts, Abbetts, Ebbetts, Ebbitts, Evits, and Avits...sometimes all in the same family. > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? > http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... > Already in Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... Already in Progress! http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm

Thanks for the hints. Google didn't pay off a lot.....seems that everybody has equivalent information that I have....plus the Evetts family produced quite a few authors and rock stars! There's quite a bit on them...of course! The LDS is going to help out a lot. Will get on it ASAP. Thanks for the quick response! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wilkins" <MelEl512@att.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan > Ernest & Joan - I just went to Google and typed in Evetts family in > Tennessee, then search. It brought up a lot to search. Have you > tried this? Melba > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Eldon Wilkins > Date: 08/23/05 14:54:21 > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan > > Ernest & Joan - I just went into the LDS.org site and found 262 > listings of various Evetts. You might want to view these. Go into > search, in surname only write EVETTS, and scroll down and put in country > space, United States, then search. > > Rechecked the Lands Records and nothing there to match. > > Melba > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Ernest or Joan Seitz > Date: 08/23/05 13:57:35 > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan > > Thanks........I had seen that one and fit as much as I could into my > records. I just cannot pinpoint which one we are. I'm thinking that a > summer trip to Tennessee might be in my next year's plans. What's so > frustrating, as I'm sure you understand, is that the other branches of my > family are filled-to-overflowing....some going back to Norse royalty even. > And then, there's the actual family name branch that just doesn't get very > far back at all.......and some of it's iffy. I'll keep on trying. > Appreciate your help! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill & Martha Barnes" <crb17@swbell.net> > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] The Evetts Clan > > > > Among other records at the Smith County genweb site, is this article about > the Avetts > > family. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/Jul7-ABCDE-1955.htm > > > > Good luck. > > Martha > > > > Ernest or Joan Seitz <seitz@taosnet.com> wrote: > > So, folks, I am pretty new at this. I've been watching and reading all the > superior details flowing across the internet on everyone's family but mine. > Nobody seems to be a part of the Evetts clan from Smith County. > > > > Apparently we can track to George Evetts 1738-1800 in Burke, > NC.....although it is possible that it might be Joseph Sr or Moses instead. > Our infamous family Texas historian and history writer, J. Evetts Haley, > votes for George. His kids were Samuel Givens Evetts, maybe William, maybe > Thomas Franklin, maybe Joseph. Samuel's kids were Margaret Evetts who > married a John Foley, James Harrison Evetts (Sam Houston's blacksmith and > fought in the San Jacinto War in Texas Independence, William B Evetts who > left for Missouri and Illinois, Thomas Franklin Evetts and Samuel Givens > Evetts, Jr. who fought in the Battle of Bexar (San Antonio) which preceded > the Battle of the Alamo by about three months. > > > > Margaret, Jim, Bill, Frank, and Sam Jr. were all born in Smith County. So > was Samuel Givens Evetts Sr. James Harrison Evetts's son, William Caperton > Evetts, fathered 16 children, 14 of which lived to adulthood and out of > those about 10 were natural born artists. William spent his time basically > as a gunslinger in early Texas history in Coryell County, Texas around the > Temple area. > > > > If anyone knows any ties to the Evetts family, I surely would appreciate > hearing from you. Part of our tracing problem is that Evetts has been > spelled Avitts, Avetts, Evett, Avett, Avitt, Abbitts, Abbetts, Ebbetts, > Ebbitts, Evits, and Avits...sometimes all in the same family. > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? > > http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... > > Already in Progress! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? > http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... > Already in Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. > Already In Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > >