Family Group Sheet


Name Eli Evans
Birth 17 Jun 1859, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 28 Jan 1939, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Burial Carey Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Father John A. Evans (1820-1899)
Mother Elizabeth Myers (1822-1887)
Marriage 6 Dec 1878, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Martha Belle Alfrey
Birth 14 Aug 1861, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 26 Jul 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Burial Carey Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Father Fielding Alfrey (1814-1901)
Mother Martha ("Patsy") Johnson (1815-1864)
Notes for Eli Evans
Rowan Co. birth records list twins Eli and Elias Evans born on 17 June 1859, to John A. Evans and Elizabeth Myers, both parents born in Montgomery Co., Ky.

The Kentucky Death index lists Eli Evans, age 79, died 28 Jan 1939 in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 11, #5350.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Farmer's precinct, lists as family #123/128:
Evans, Eli, 50, farmer, married 32 years; Martha, 49, mother of 10 children, 9 living; Herman, 16, son; John M., 15, son; Howard L. , 9, son; Ida M., 4, dau. All born in Ky.

Next household is a probable son Claud Evans, 25, with wife Lottie 22, married 1 year and son William, age 1 yr 3 mo. It is marked as a second marriage for Lottie, first for Claude. They are not listed in Rowan Co. marriage records, though.
Notes for Martha Belle Alfrey
The Kentucky Death index lists Bellie Evans, age 51, died 26 Jul 1911 in Rowan Co., cert #19453.
Last Modified 12 May 2002 Created 30 Jun 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh