James F EVANS Nancy Isabel EVANS Mini tree diagram

Sarah Ann HENDERSON1,4,2,3,5

24th Dec 18331,2,3 - after 18803

Life History

24th Dec 1833

Born in Mississippi.1,2,3

22nd Dec 1853

Married James F EVANS.1

Dec 1855

Birth of daughter Nancy Isabel EVANS in Arkansas.6,2,7,3,8,9

before 1870

Death of James F EVANS.4

after 1880

Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.3

Last census she appears in

Notes

  • Sarah appears to be a widow head of household in the census of 1870.  I have not found a year of death for her husband, but we can place it before 1870.
    Sarah's age is reported here as 30, but with a birthdate of 24 December 1833, she would have been 29 at census time.

    1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 June, Crockett Township, PO Mount Adams, page 1, Hse/Fam #6
    Evans, Sarah 30 F W $300 Personal Estate b Mississippi  Can Read Cannot Write
    Evans, Isabel 13 F W born Arkansas
    Evans, William 10 M W born Arkansas
    Evans, John 8 M W born Arkansas
    Evans, Mary 6 F W born Arkansas
    Evans, Amanda 3 F W born Arkansas

    Living next door, in house #5, appears to be one of Sarah's brothers, Joseph A Henderson.  Joseph is reported as born in Mississippi, as is Sarah.

    1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 June, Crockett Township, PO Mount Adams, page 1, Hse/Fam #5
    Henderson, Joseph A 28 M W Farmer $300 Real Estate $300 Personal born Mississippi
    Henderson, Sarah J 26 F W Keeping House b Mississippi
    Henderson, Arthur A 2 M W born Arkansas

    A couple of doors the other direction appears to be another brother, Nathan Henderson.  Nathan, 8 years younger than Sarah, was born in Arkansas.

    1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 June, Crockett Township, PO Mount Adams, page 1, Hse/Fam #8
    Henderson, Nathan 22 M W Farmer No Real Estate $200 Personal born Arkansas
    Henderson, Rutha 20 F W Keeping House b Mississippi

    In 1880 Sarah has moved her family to Bayou Meto township of Arkansas County.  Isabel is going by Belle.  In this census, Belle's mother is reproted born in Tennessee, rather than Mississippi.  The children's father is also reported born in Tennessee.  I note that Jerry Grisham reports both Sarah and her husband James Evans as born in Arkansas County, Arkansas!  It seems more likely that Sarah's correct state of birth is Mississippi, since her brother Joseph, two years younger than her, was also reported born in Mississippi in the 1870 census.  This census is consistent with 1870 in reporting all the children born in Arkansas.

    1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 June, Bayou Meto Township, District 5, page 37, Hse #392, Hse #477
    Evans, Sarah W M 44 Keeping House TN TN TN [born abt 1836]
    Evans, Belle W F 22 Dau AR TN TN [born abt 1858]
    Evans, William W M 21 Son AR TN TN
    Evans, John W M 18 Son AR TN TN
    Evans, Mary W F 16 Dau AR TN TN
    Evans, Amanda W F 12 Dau AR TN TN

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