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Malachi Jefferson EVANS

Malachi Jefferson EVANS[1]

Male 1815 - 1874  (58 years)

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  • Name Malachi Jefferson EVANS  [2
    Born 25 Dec 1815  Perry County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1860  11th District, Haywood County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    farmer 
    Residence 1860  11th District, Haywood County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Head of Household 
    Occupation 1870  Jonesboro Township, Craighead County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    farmer 
    Residence 1870  Jonesboro Township, Craighead County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Head of Household 
    Alt. Death 22 Jul 1874  Craighead County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    FamilySearch ID LZYM-C1V 
    _UID A59B8EC7FF1744C687D31175F7C447B249E7 
    Died 22 Jul 1874  Craighead County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Strawfloor Cem., Craighead Co., Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12664  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2022 

    Father Thomas Jefferson EVANS,   b. 12 Apr 1788, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1883, Hubbard, Hill Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann WATTS,   b. 1790, Anson Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1816, Haywood Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1807  Franklin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Elizabeth SCARBOROUGH,   b. 17 Feb 1814, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1834  Perry Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Franklin EVANS,   b. 16 Dec 1834, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1915, Bells, Crockett, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Mary Frances EVANS,   b. 22 Mar 1836,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Robert EVANS,   b. 16 Jan 1838,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William Perry EVANS,   b. 27 Dec 1839, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1873, Sebastian Co., Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     5. Sara Jane EVANS,   b. 3 Apr 1842, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Jefferson EVANS,   b. 14 Feb 1844, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Doxey\Doxie Ann EVANS,   b. 12 Jan 1846, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. TX Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. George Washington EVANS,   b. 4 Jan 1849, Gibson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1917  (Age 68 years)
     9. Nancy Louisa EVANS,   b. 25 Jul 1850, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Melinda Elvira EVANS,   b. 25 Sep 1853, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Harriet Annis EVANS,   b. 3 Mar 1855, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1943  (Age 88 years)
     12. Greenlee Buckhorn EVANS,   b. 17 Nov 1857,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Jesse Bradford EVANS,   b. 17 Nov 1857,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F6331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 America Nancy BRYAN,   b. 30 Apr 1827, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1893  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 1863  TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Belle Tennessee EVANS,   b. 17 Dec 1864, Bells, Crockett Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1941, Rotan, Fisher Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Charles EVANS,   b. 3 Oct 1867,   d. 1885, Paragould, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     3. David Alexander EVANS,   b. 18 Mar 1870, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1959, Horace's Res., Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Lula Estelle EVANS,   b. 18 Dec 1871, Jonesboro, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1872  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F6321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Information obtained from Julia B. Grayson, Jones and Gandrud, ALABAMA RECORDS-
      PERRY COUNTY, Volume 198, BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF NORTHEAST
      ARKANSAS, Goodspeed, 1889, and Louise Evans.

      1860 Census Haywood County, TN
      1870 Census Craighead County, AR

      Malachi J. Evans was the son of Thomas Franklin & Nancy Watts Evans.

      His first wife was Sarah Elizabeth Scarborough.
      They had 13 children:
      Thomas Franklin Evans, 1834
      Mary Frances Evans, 1836
      James Robert Evans, 1838
      William Perry Evans, 1839
      Sara Jane Evans, 1842
      John Jefferson Evans, 1844
      Doxie Ann Evans, 1846
      George Washington Evans, 1849
      Nancy Louisa Evans, 1850
      Melinda Elvira Evans, 1853
      Harriett Annis Evans, 1855
      Greenlee Buckhorn Evans, 1857
      Jesse Bradford Evans, 1857

      His second wife was America Nancy Bryan McGavock Evans, wed in 1863.
      They had five children:
      Tennessee Bell Evans, 1864, who married John Henry Seaton
      Charles Evans, 1867
      Thomas F. Evans, 1869
      David Alexander Evans, 1870
      Lula Estelle Evans, 1871

      -- Find a Grave: Malachi J Evans



  • Sources 
    1. [S857] Candi Seaton, [email protected].

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Dec 2022), entry for Malachi J. EVANS, person ID LZYM-C1V. (Reliability: 3).