This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YlB.2ACI/2024.1 Message Board Post: The Evan's family were in Moore, Pottawatomie county in the 1900 census listed as William Evens, born 10/1859 in Texas and his parents are listed as Mississippi on this record. These records are not 100 % accurate...you just don't know who talked to the enumerator. This was the only Evans family in Moore in 1900 census. The oldest living child, Lafayette, is indicated as being born Jan 1891 in Indian Territory. Mary had lost 2 children of the 8 that had been born during the 12 yr marriage. It appears they did not stay in Arkansas long after they married. Most of the 1890 US Federal census was destroyed in a fire in the 1920's but perhaps there may be some Indian territory records that may have some information. Try Rootsweb for those records. Oklahoma has a pretty good website for such things. His death certificate possibly would have his parents names on it. The 1920 record shows that his parents were from Missouri. I did find a Wm Evans in Lamar county in 1860 record who was 5 mos old and the parents were from TN ?