J. Thomas Evans was born and raised in Indiana and was living in Allisonville when he met Frances Catherine Higley. They were married November 28, 1839. Thomas and Frances moved to Holt County, Missouri in 1841, settling near Richville in Nodaway Township. In 1845 Frances's parents, Theodore and Anna Gaylord Higley, and the rest of the family followed them to Richville.
Thomas and Francis Evans later moved to Whig Valley and settled in section 9 where the city of Maitland now stands. After living on this farm several years they sold the property to Joseph White and moved to Oregon, Missouri, when that town was in its infancy.
Thomas and Francis lived for many years on part of the original Higley homestead. Their children, Mattie and Thomas, Jr., were popular musicians at socials.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans were parents of seven children, four of whom survived them. They were; Mrs. Albert Clark, Mrs. A.N. Glenn, Miss Mattie, and J. Thomas Evans. The grandchildren were: George K. Clark, Mrs. C.Q. Hastings, Mrs. J.N. Zackman, Mrs. S.W. Worthham, Mrs. J.O. Shellenberger and Frankie Evans.
Mr. Evans preceded his wife in death. Exact date of death is unknown at this time. He was not listed in the 1860 Census and his youngest child was born in 1853. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Mound Cemetery.
This bio was compiled using Census and other records, as well as written accounts from sources like The Blue Grass Mecca published in 1955, The Higleys and Their Ancestry by Mary Coffin Johnson published in 1896, and correspondence with The Holt County Historical Society.
A. Jahner, 25May2015
Thomas and Francis Evans later moved to Whig Valley and settled in section 9 where the city of Maitland now stands. After living on this farm several years they sold the property to Joseph White and moved to Oregon, Missouri, when that town was in its infancy.
Thomas and Francis lived for many years on part of the original Higley homestead. Their children, Mattie and Thomas, Jr., were popular musicians at socials.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans were parents of seven children, four of whom survived them. They were; Mrs. Albert Clark, Mrs. A.N. Glenn, Miss Mattie, and J. Thomas Evans. The grandchildren were: George K. Clark, Mrs. C.Q. Hastings, Mrs. J.N. Zackman, Mrs. S.W. Worthham, Mrs. J.O. Shellenberger and Frankie Evans.
Mr. Evans preceded his wife in death. Exact date of death is unknown at this time. He was not listed in the 1860 Census and his youngest child was born in 1853. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Mound Cemetery.
This bio was compiled using Census and other records, as well as written accounts from sources like The Blue Grass Mecca published in 1955, The Higleys and Their Ancestry by Mary Coffin Johnson published in 1896, and correspondence with The Holt County Historical Society.
A. Jahner, 25May2015
J. Thomas Evans was born and raised in Indiana and was living in Allisonville when he met Frances Catherine Higley. They were married November 28, 1839. Thomas and Frances moved to Holt County, Missouri in 1841, settling near Richville in Nodaway Township. In 1845 Frances's parents, Theodore and Anna Gaylord Higley, and the rest of the family followed them to Richville.
Thomas and Francis Evans later moved to Whig Valley and settled in section 9 where the city of Maitland now stands. After living on this farm several years they sold the property to Joseph White and moved to Oregon, Missouri, when that town was in its infancy.
Thomas and Francis lived for many years on part of the original Higley homestead. Their children, Mattie and Thomas, Jr., were popular musicians at socials.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans were parents of seven children, four of whom survived them. They were; Mrs. Albert Clark, Mrs. A.N. Glenn, Miss Mattie, and J. Thomas Evans. The grandchildren were: George K. Clark, Mrs. C.Q. Hastings, Mrs. J.N. Zackman, Mrs. S.W. Worthham, Mrs. J.O. Shellenberger and Frankie Evans.
Mr. Evans preceded his wife in death. Exact date of death is unknown at this time. He was not listed in the 1860 Census and his youngest child was born in 1853. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Mound Cemetery.
This bio was compiled using Census and other records, as well as written accounts from sources like The Blue Grass Mecca published in 1955, The Higleys and Their Ancestry by Mary Coffin Johnson published in 1896, and correspondence with The Holt County Historical Society.
A. Jahner, 25May2015
Thomas and Francis Evans later moved to Whig Valley and settled in section 9 where the city of Maitland now stands. After living on this farm several years they sold the property to Joseph White and moved to Oregon, Missouri, when that town was in its infancy.
Thomas and Francis lived for many years on part of the original Higley homestead. Their children, Mattie and Thomas, Jr., were popular musicians at socials.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans were parents of seven children, four of whom survived them. They were; Mrs. Albert Clark, Mrs. A.N. Glenn, Miss Mattie, and J. Thomas Evans. The grandchildren were: George K. Clark, Mrs. C.Q. Hastings, Mrs. J.N. Zackman, Mrs. S.W. Worthham, Mrs. J.O. Shellenberger and Frankie Evans.
Mr. Evans preceded his wife in death. Exact date of death is unknown at this time. He was not listed in the 1860 Census and his youngest child was born in 1853. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Mound Cemetery.
This bio was compiled using Census and other records, as well as written accounts from sources like The Blue Grass Mecca published in 1955, The Higleys and Their Ancestry by Mary Coffin Johnson published in 1896, and correspondence with The Holt County Historical Society.
A. Jahner, 25May2015
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