David Evans of
Ashe/Alleghany County, NC

David Evans was born June 8, 1819, in North Carolina, and died abt. 1903(?) in Alleghany Co., NC. He married (1) Margaret Whitaker, Dec. 27, 1846, in Ashe Co., NC. She was born abt. 1823 in North Carolina and died bet. 1853-1856 in Alleghany Co., NC. He married (2) Elizabeth Wiles, Oct. 12, 1856, in Ashe Co., NC. She was born July 9, 1827, in North Carolina, and died June 25, 1900, in Alleghany Co, NC. David Evans, Margaret Whitaker Evans, and Elizabeth Wiles Evans are buried at the David Evans Cemetery, Road 1405 near Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of David Evans & Margaret Whitaker:

1. Sarah Jane Evans, b. Apr. 6, 1847, Ashe Co., NC.
2. +Nancy "Nannie" Evans, b. May 29, 1848, Ashe Co., NC; d. Feb. 26, 1922, Alleghany Co., NC; m. John Wiley BLEVINS, son of John J. BLEVINS & Pinkey CHEEK, abt. 1872 (b. Sept. 12, 1852; d. Dec. 16, 1933); bur. Crab Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC.
3. William A. Evans, b. Aug. 9, 1849, Ashe Co., NC; d. Feb. 3, 1925, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Laura CROUSE, daughter of John A. CROUSE & Sarah Ann TOLIVER, Oct. 27, 1878, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Sept. 24, 1863; d. May 11, 1948); bur. Crab Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Sarah E. "Betty" Evans (1879), Albert Evans (1881), Millard Filmore Evans (1883) m. Dora Z. RICHARDSON; Jennie Evans m. Posie J. RICHARDSON; Bain Evans (1895).
4. Reid Evans, Feb. 25, 1851, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1926, Lee Co., VA; m. Nancy WAGONER, daughter of Adam & Mary Ann WAGONER of Grayson Co., VA, Oct. 6, 1872, Alleghany Co., NC (b. abt. 1854; d. aft. 1920).
5. +Creed Evans, b. Jan. 26, 1853, Ashe Co., NC; d. Mar. 24, 1937; m. (1) Sarah Jane SOUTH, daughter of James & Jane SOUTH, Sept. 21, 1874, Alleghany Co., NC (b. abt. 1858; d. unk.); m. (2) Sarah Jane CHEEK, daughter of Richard M. CHEEK & Frances CROUSE, Nov. 2, 1878, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Feb. 15, 1849; d. July 1888); m. (3) Mahala BARTLETT (BARTLEY), daughter of Hickman & Tamsey BARTLETT of Surry Co., NC, Apr. 13, 1890, in Alleghany Co., NC (b. July 11, 1865; d. Oct. 3, 1928); bur. Roaring Gap Baptist Church, Wilkes Co., NC.
6. Margaret Ann Evans, b. Mar. 15, 1855, Ashe Co., NC; d. Oct. 21, 1900, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Thomas C. HIGGINS, son of John HIGGINS & Susan EDWARDS, Nov. 18, 1875, Alleghany Co., NC (b. June 5, 1857; d. June 18, 1915); bur. John Higgins Cemetery, Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of David Evans & Elizabeth Wiles:

1. Martha Evans, b. July 15, 1857, Ashe Co., NC; d. aft. 1930, Grayson Co., VA; m. Joshua REEVES, son of Hardin REEVES & Frances TOLIVER, May 9, 1880, Alleghany Co., NC (b. abt. 1845; d. 1916, Grayson Co., VA).
2. Mary Evans, b. Dec. 9, 1858, Ashe Co., NC.
3. Malinda Evans, b. Apr. 7, 1860, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Apr. 12, 1909, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Johnson P. "James" REEVES, son of Hardin REEVES & Frances TOLIVER, Feb. 21, 1889, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Sept. 7, 1862; d. July 31, 1943); bur. David Evans Cemetery, Rd. 1405, Alleghany Co., NC.
4. Cynthia Catherine Evans, b. Jan. 1, 1862, Alleghany Co., NC.
5. Belle Boyd Evans, b. Apr. 10, 1864, Alleghany Co., NC; d. May 2, 1939, Grayson Co., VA; m. David Wiley RUTHERFORD, son of Jackson RUTHERFORD & Mary STANFORD of Grayson Co., VA, Apr. 11, 1885, Alleghany Co., NC (b. July 24, 1862; d. Nov. 25, 1938); bur. Fox Creek Primitive Cemetery, Grayson Co., VA.
6. James Robert Lee Evans, b. Mar. 18, 1866, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Apr. 17, 1956; m. Delia Jane OSBORNE, daughter of Jackson OSBORNE & Jestin RECTOR, Nov. 13, 1890, Grayson Co., VA (b. Feb. 18, 1873; d. July 16, 1954); bur. David Evans Cemetery, Road 1405, Alleghany Co., NC.
7. Amanda Evans, b. abt. 1869, Alleghany Co., NC.

Notes

avid Evans was born June 8, 1819, probably in Ashe (Alleghany) County, NC, but his parents have never been identified. According to Alleghany County Heritage (1983), article no. 309 by Mrs. Willard E. Rector, "David Evans was born June 8, 1819. His death date is unknown, but it is known that he is buried in the Evans family cemetery which is on the old Smith Evans farm on Road 1405 off Highway 21 past Twin Oaks. His tombstone broke and has disappeared. David was married twice, first to Margaret Whitaker, on December 27, 1846. Margaret is known to be buried in the Evans family cemetery near David and his second wife, though there is no engraved stone." (See also Alleghany Cemeteries Through 1986 pub. by the Alleghany Co. Hist.-Gen. Society.) Mrs. Rector cites "David Evans family Bible" as one of her sources.

David Evans' land was located on the Meadow Branch of the Little River in the geographic center of Alleghany County. In 1859, David Evans, James H. Parks and David Landreth donated 50 acres of land to establish a county seat, which was named Sparta. The original deed was destroyed by fire, so the three men reconveyed the land in 1866. (Alleghany DB 5:201; see John Preston Arthur, Western North Carolina: A History(1914), Ch. VIII, p.197.)

1850 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.242:
DAVID EVANS, age 31, farmer, $200, NC

-- Margaret, 25, NC

-- Nancy, 2, NC

-- Wm, 1, NC

Oct. 12, 1856. David EVANS & Elizabeth WILES posted a marriage bond in Ashe Co., NC.

1860 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil P.O., p.182/p.363 (HH#82):
DAVID EVANS, 40, farmer, $800, $450, NC

-- Elizabeth, 32, NC

-- Nancy, 12, NC

-- W. N. (m), 18, NC

-- Reid, 9, NC

-- Cread, 7, NC

-- Margaret, 5, NC

-- Martha, 2, NC

-- Mary, 2, NC

-- Malinda, 2 mos., NC

1870 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp. (HH#107):
DAVID EVANS, 50, farmer, NC

-- Elizabeth, 47, NC

-- Nancy, 22, NC

-- William, 21, NC

-- Reid, 19, NC

-- Creed, 17, NC

-- Margaret, 15, NC

-- Martha, 12, NC

-- Malinda, 9, NC

-- Bill B., 6, NC

-- Robert, 4, NC

-- Mandy, 1, NC

1880 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp., p.260 (HH#56):
DAVID EVANS, 61, farmer, NC NC NC

-- Betsy, 52, wife, " " "

-- Malinda, 19, dau, " " "

-- Bell B., 15, dau, " " "

-- Robert, 13, son, " " "

-- Amanda, 11, dau, NC NC NC

1900 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Gap Civil Twp., p.164 (HH#226):
DAVID EVANS, June 1819, age 80, m. 62 yrs, NC NC NC, farmer

-- Elizabeth, wife, July 1827, age 72, m. 62 yrs, 7 children/5 living, NC NC NC

-- Manda, dau, Sept. 1868, age 31, NC NC NC

-- Robert, son, Mar. 1866, age 34, m. 9 yrs, NC NC NC

-- Delia, dau-in-law, Feb. 1873, age 27, m. 9 yrs, 2 children/1 living, NC NC NC

-- David N., grandson, [??] 1895, age 5, NC NC NC

1903. An estate of David EVANS was probated in Alleghany Co., NC, in 1903. (NC Archives Box No. CR.004.508.10.)  This might be him.

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