"Ancestrees"

Owen EVANS ^{2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Owen Evans was a farmer owning $400.00 of Real Estate and $200.00 in personal estate in the 1860 Jackson Co., Ohio Census records. He was not able to read or write. (CL-266) He was in the Civil War along with several of his sons. Owen enlisted on Oct. 15, 1861. In the 56th regiment, he fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg.

Owen came to this country between 1839 and 1842. This is from "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s". In it, it states, "Owen Evans Year: 1839-1842, Place: Ohio, Family Members: Wife Eleanor James; Child William; Child Jane; Child David O., Source Publication Code: 4022.20, Primary Immigrant: Evans, Owen, Annotation: Date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Place of origin in Wales and other genealogical information are also provided. This section of the book is called Appendix D, which is not paginated. The editors assigned page numbers beginning with 271 and ending with 294 for this portion. Source Bibliography: KNOWLES, ANNE KELLY. Calvinists Incorporated: Welsh Immigrants on Ohio's Industrial Frontier. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997. pp. 271-294. Page: 279." I have not been able to locate them in the 1841 census for England which leads me to narrow their entry in the United States as from 1839-1841.

There were other Evans here at that point that had come separately and might possibly be his brothers: Evan Evans (-d. 1840) and Thomas Evans. (CL-361) Thomas was born about 1809 in Llanon, Cardiganshire, South Wales and came to Gallia County in 1834. He immigrated with his wife Margaret F. His children were Daniel Thomas Evans (b. 1834), David Milton Evans, John Hughbert Evans, and Margaret (Maggie) Evans.(CL-2, EL) There is a second Evan Evans living in Ohio Twp., Gallia Co., in the 1870 census who was age 59 from Wales. His wife's name was Eliza. The third Evan Evans, age 66 in Perry Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio, in 1870 was also from Wales. The fourth Evan was Evan D., age 55 in 1870, Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio. He was a farmer born in Wales whose wife was Elizabeth. He was living next to a Danny Evans, age 24 born in Ohio and a David Evans, age 61, b. in Wales. (CL-383) There is a Daniel Evans who was naturalized in Gallia Co., Ohio on Sept. 6, 1860. It should be noted that Owen named a son Daniel. (CL-358) A David D. was naturalized on Nov. 3, 1858 and a William W. Evans naturalized on Oct. 22, 1864 from Wales who are also possible brothers. This last William listed could be his son instead of his brother. (CL-358)

In Llansandffraid Parish where Owen's son David was born in 1832, the following Evans are having children about the same time and again could be his brothers: James Evans m. to Mary David; Thomas Evans m. to Catherine Evans; Evan Evans m. Katherine Jenkins; Daniel Evans m. to Margaret Morgan; John Evans m. to Jane Rees; David Evans m. to Margaret Evans; Jenkins Evans m. to Margaret Jones; John Evans m. to Anne Jones. (CL-677, 678) There are also deaths of possible relatives: Jenkin Evans, age 80, d. Jan. 11, 1834 and (Evan?) Evans d. Dec. 12, 1834, age 50. (CL-678)

A Derek Hyett from the country, New Zealand, has Evan's ancestors that could be connected to Owen Evan's lineage. He has a Jenkin and Judith Evans from Llanon, Wales who were the parents of an Owen Evans, b. abt. 1780. Owen is known to have had a daughter Mary b. abt. 1802 who married a Lewis in Lansantffraid, Wales. Our Owen could, by timing and place, be the brother to this Mary Evans and son of Owen Evans. It's just a lead at this point, and is in no way proven. (CL-422)

Our Owen's wife, Eleanor James, was a person of fine character. She was a member of the Mount Carmel Church. (CL-DOC-4)

Information about his sons is difficult to discern as Evans is a popular name in Gallia Co, Ohio. I will, therefore, list the information that I have been able to find on persons that could be sons of Owen Evans. 1. Information on David O. Evans is presented on his family group sheet. 2. A William W. Evans from Wales was naturalized in Gallia Co, Ohio on Oct. 22, 1865. (CL-163) That is the only information that has shown up about a William in Gallia Co., Ohio 3. Evan O. Evans, b. 1841, D. Aug. 13, 1935, lived in Thurman, Ohio. He enlisted in the army on Oct. 15, 1861 at Portsmouth, Ohio. (Same day as his father) and was discharged June 30, 1865. He was in Co. E., 56th Regt., O.V.I. as a private. He was with Grant at Champion Hill and other engagements in the opening of the Mississippi. He was taken prisoner for the last few months of the war. He was carried as a prisoner to Tyler Texas until the close of the war. He outlived all his other comrades of the 56th. (This information about Evan O. Evans definitely applies to Owen's son. There is a discrepancy about birth and death dates from various 2nd hand sources.) (CL-Doc-4) 4. Multiple entries for John Evans show that there are several persons by this name of a similar generation. John D. Evans, b. Jan. 19, 1844, d. Jan 19 1864, in Charleston, W. Virginia. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jackson Co., Ohio. In the Civil War, Co. K, 34th VA. Cavalry. (CL-167) John E. Evans, address Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co, OH was buried in Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Perry twp., Gallia Co, Ohio. His widow, Mary Evans, resided at Thurman, Ohio after his death. He served in the army during the Civil War. Enlisted Mar 25, 1864 and was discharged Mar. 25, 1865. Co., E, 95th Regt., PA Inf. (CL-168) A John Evans married Malinda Scruggs on Feb. 14, 1865 in Gallia Co., Ohio. (CL-169) A John Evans married Jane T. Davis on June 28, 1866 in Gallia Co., Ohio. (CL-169) 5. There are very few entries for a Daniel Evans which would be anywhere close to the right age of our Daniel. The entries below are only slightly possible and don't necessarily fit with family tradition. Daniel Evans married Jane Evans, Feb. 23, 1863 in Gallia Co, Ohio. (CL-169) In the 1890 census for Perry Twp., Gallia Co., Oh there is a Daniel Evans who was born in Wales in July of 1830 and emigrated in 1844. His wife's name was Mary. They had been married for 40 years. She emigrated in 1837. If anything, this is a possible younger brother to Owen Evans. (CL-255)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration, 1839, , , , Wales.

Owen married Eleanor JAMES, daughter of David JAMES and Mary UNKNOWN, on 1/29/1830 in Llansandffraid, Cardigan, WLS.¹ (Eleanor JAMES was born in 1790 in , , WLS ⁵ and died after 1843.)

Owen next married Rachel UNKNOWN before 1847. (Rachel UNKNOWN was born in 1811 in , , , S. Wales, died on 7/14/1890 in , Jackson, OH, USA and was buried about 7/17/1890 in , Jackson, OH, USA.)