TX Family Groupsheet for Elzey Evans Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Susan Taylor Email address: Husband: Elzey EVANS Birthdate: 13 Sep 1856 Birthplace: woodbury, Cannon Co, Tenn Death date: 13 Nov 1898 Place of death: woodbury, Cannon Co, Tenn Father: David B Evans Mother: Eliza Milton Marriage date: 1 Nov 1874 Marriage place: Cannon Co. TN Wife: Sarah Helen Markum Birthdate: 15 Dec 1858 Birthplace: Woodbury, Cannon Co, Tenn Death date: 29 Jun 1933 Place of death: Dallas Co, Texas Father: Micajah Markum Mother: Martha Gunter CHILDREN Child No. 1: Daulton Frances Evans Sex: M Birthdate: Birthplace: Cannon Co, TN Death date: 31 Mar 1986 Place of death: Dallas Co, Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Beatrice Child No. 2: Lassie Evans Sex: F Birthdate: Birthplace: Cannon Co, TN Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: John David Evans Sex: M Birthdate: 1876 Birthplace: Cannon Co, TN Death date: 11 May 1977 Place of death: JEFFERSON CO, TEXAS Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Shella C. Evans Sex: F Birthdate: Birthplace: Cannon Co, TN Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 5: F. Brown Evans Sex: Birthdate: Birthplace: Cannon Co, TN Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Loyie A Evans Sex: M Birthdate: 4 Oct 1895 Birthplace: Cannon Co, TN Death date: 11 Apr 1982 Place of death: Irving, Dallas Co, Texas Marriage date: 1914 Marriage place: Texas Spouse's name: MARY MAGDALENE HAMPTON Documentation: Listed under 1880 cannon co census as head of house as Elzey Evans age 22 with wife Sarah H. and son John D. =============================================================== The Woodbury Press Woodbury, Tenn, Friday Sept 28, 1900 PAID THE PENALTY. Dillard Warren passes into eternity for the murder of E. L. Evans, November 1898 Today Sept 27 1900 A.D.Warren bid adiue to earth and earthly things. A telephone message from Gov. McMillin stated that he could not further interfere with the action of the law in the matter. Immediately after this information a number of persons followed Elder E.C.Preston, Elder D.B.Vance and Rev. M.W.Charles to the jail, after service the condemned man made a statement in which he said that his Master told him durning the night and that he wqould go; that his dead sister visited him during the night and saw the beautiful home to which his soul was going. The prisoner requested that his relatives and old acquaintances only be allowed to enter the parlor to bid him goodbye. This request was complied by Sheriff Shirley. At 1:15 he was led to the scaffold in the back yard of the jail. On the scaffold he said I thought Judge Houston was a little too hard on me in his charge. The noose was ajusted by Sheriff Shirley, at 1:30 the drop fell. At 1:46 the body was pronounced dead by Dr. Mayne B. McCrary, the attending physician and Dr. J.C. Drennan who pronoucened the neck not broken. The doomed man's councel A.J. Smithson stated with him to the last. ============================================================ Source Information: Census Place District 10, Cannon, Tennessee Family History Library Film 1255246 NA Film Number T9-1246 Page Number 553D ----------------------------------------------------- Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Elzey EVANS Self M Male W 22 TN Farmer TN TN Sarah H. EVANS Wife M Female W 21 TN Keeping House TN TN John D. EVANS Son S Male W 4 TN TN TN ============================================================== After Elzey's death, Helen movedher family about 1899 , 1900 to Texas. Helen remarried to an Ernest Smith of Fort Worth Texas. ============================================================== I have a copy of Woodbury Newspaper article and copies of Markum family reuion artilce, that was given to me by Loyie Brown Evans Jr.