Marty and Karla Grant

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James R Evans

James R Evans

Male 1851 - Aft 1920  (> 70 years)   Has 13 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James R Evans
    Birth May 1851  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 3CC3888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000023C2 
    Death Aft 1920  Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Payne Town Cem, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2264  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2020

    Father William Evans,   b. 1812/1813, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1882, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Mother Phoebe Caroline Graham,   b. 1813/1814, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1899, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Marriage Abt 1839  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID A5D1E35B8D9A1E49B011F8F96642E89014F1 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alpha Omega "Meg" Fuller,   b. Jun 1853, Pickens Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1930, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Marriage 21 May 1881  Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 1D817243F370F649A8CECA8510183E4262E0 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Edwin Evans,   b. 18 Aug 1881, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1966, Morganton, Burke Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. James C Evans,   b. May 1883, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Caroline Adeline Evans,   b. 27 Jul 1885, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1952, Bryson City, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     4. Mary E Evans,   b. Sep 1889, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Sarah Lollis,   b. Feb 1860, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1929, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Marriage Type: Unmarried 
    _UID CAFABD5B1AFF6F4290CC8FE984865D09EA70 
    Children 
     1. Jasper Lollis,   b. Bef 9 Oct 1877, Swain Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F34387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Uncle.;


      !CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co., NC, Webster PO # 394/394
      Wm Evens 46 Farmer $-/175 SC
      F. 47 f m NC
      D. 20 m Farm Labor
      E. 18 f Farm Labor
      D. 16 f
      V. 14 f
      M. 12 f
      Jas. 10 m
      W. 8 m
      M. 5 m
      L. 1 f
      * Everyone white except Pheobe ("F") who was listed as mulatto;


      !CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's Township, Franklin PO # 23/23
      Wm Evans 57 m m Farmer $125/200 SC
      Phebe 57 m Keeping House NC
      Elizabeth 28 m at home
      Viola 24 m at home
      Jas R. 19 m at home
      Wm W. 16 m at home
      Jeff MC (or NC) 14 m at home
      A. J. 11 m m at home
      Fannie 10 m at home
      Mary E. 2
      * Everyone listed as mulatto;


      !CENSUS:1880 * Not found * unless he is the one found in Macon:
      Macon Co, NC Mill Shoal Twp # 15
      S.J.R. EVANS, 27 (1852/53) born NC, White
      N. E. Evans, 21, wife, NC
      Hester, 3, dau
      Infant, (m) 1/12 born May (1880) NC;

      !MARRIAGE:21 May 1881 Swain Co, NC J.R. EVANS, 30 (1850/51) of Swain, son of William and P.C. EVANS, both living of Swain, to E.O. FULLER, 24 (1856/57) of Swain, daughter of S.P. and Marum FULLER, both living, of Swain, by J.L. THOMASSON, J.P. at W.W. EVANS', Nantahala Twp. Wit: J.A. THOMASSON, Samuel EVANS;

      !CENSUS:1900 Swain Co, NC Forney Creek # 129 James IVANS, 49 May 1851 born NC, White, married 20 years (1879/80), father born NC, mother born NC;

      !PETITION:15 Dec 1900 Swain Co, NC J.R. EVANS;

      !VOTER LIST:1902 Swain Co, NC James R. EVANS, 51 (1850/51) son of 1867 voter William EVANS;

      !NAMED:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM. Petition for Partition. R.N. BAKER and wife Bell BAKER vs ... James EVANS and wife Meg EVANS ...;

      !PETITION:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM.
      1/7 to Luellin LEAKWIRE, James EVANS, Daniel EVANS, Wexler EVANS, Mary EVANS, Dorthula GRANT, Viola EVANS, Mary BREEDLOVE, Dolph EVANS, John EVANS, Martha DEHART entitled to 1/7 (of 1/2) as children and grand children of Phoebe GRAHAM;


      !COURT:-- Jul Term 1907 Swain Co., NC Record of Judgements, Book 6, pp. 130-131
      Mary Evans
      Lura Lequire
      Carley Lequire
      Artie Lequire
      Elbert Lequire
      Melvin Lequire
      Claude Painter
      Major Grant
      Essie Grant
      Inkabo Grant
      Maggie Evans
      Tolvin Evans
      Pickens Evans
      Jane Hutchins
      Mary Hutchins
      Robert Hutchins
      Texas Hutchins
      Abbie Hutchins
      John Hutchins
      Alsa Hutchins
      Thomas Hutchins
      Haseltine Hutchins
      John Duvall
      Cara Duvall
      Lous Duvall
      David Duvall
      Florence Duvall
      Flora Duvall
      Addie Duvall
      and Martha Duvall
      By their next friend J. R. Evans
      Plaintiffs
      vs.
      The Board of Education of Swain County and others, Defendants
      This cause coming on to be heard before his Honor C. M. Cooke and a jury at July term of Swain Superior Court 1907, upon the following issue: "Are the plaintiffs entitled to admission into the white public schools of Swain County" and the jury having answered the issue "Yes."
      ...;


      CENSUS:1910 Swain Co, NC Forney Creek # 232 James R. EVANS, 59 (1850/51) born
      NC, White, married 25 years (1884/85) 1st marriage, father born SC,
      mother born NC;

      CENSUS:1920 Swain Co, NC Forney Creek (2) pg 201A # 246/247
      James R. EVANS, 69 NC/NC/NC
      Alpha O. wife 62
      Sarah E CRISP, gd 15
      Ella May, gd 12
      Iva, gd 8
      Hatty L gd 3 5/12
      Carah H. dau 35 married
      Bryson? FULLER son-law 34, married
      John L. BROKETT, son-law 37
      Mary E. dau 31
      James, gs 1 5/12;

      !BURIAL:Swain Co, NC Payne Town Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (per Carolyn Miller);


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