Freestone County, Texas
Bible




Judy Penrod Purcell wrote:

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The Evans family came to Freestone Co. from Talbot Co. GA in the late 1840s.
Sarah (Claiborne) Evans, widow of John Evans who had died in Talbot Co.
in 1839, and 7 of her 9 children eventually settled near Butler. This Bible
belonged to her son Jesse Bonaparte Evans.
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EVANS BIBLE

[handwritten]

Jesse B. Evans
Holy Bible
June 3rd 1853

Within this awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries
He who reads to doubt
Or reads to scorn
It were better for him
Had he never been born

Byron

1851
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[printed]

HOLY BIBLE
CONTAINING THE
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
TRANSLATED OUT OF
THE ORIGINAL TONGUES;
AND WITH THE
FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED
NEW YORK:
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY,
INSTITUTE IN THE YEAR MDCCCXVI.
1851
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Family Record
Marriages

John Evans & Sarah Claiborne were married Sept 12th 1800
Wm W. Evans, Son of John & Sarah Evans, and Eliza Ann Lee were married
March 14th 1839
John H. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, and Hicksey H. Huckaby were married
July 28th 1840
Jesse B. Evans, Son of John & Sarah Evans, and Lucretia Ann Gammage Daughter
of T. T. & M. J. Gammage were married Dec 30th 1856
C. E. Evans, Son of John & Sarah Evans, and Sallie E. C. Combs were married
25 March 1857
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Family Record
Births

John Evans Oct 24th 1772
Sarah Evans Aug 15th 1782
E.C. Stillwell Daughter of John & Sarah Evans April 2nd A.D. 1802
Thos T. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, Nov 12th A.D. 1804
John H. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, Aug 22 A.D. 1807
Charles Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, Feb 12th 1810
Henry Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, May 12th 1812
Malinda Mahone, Daughter of John & Sarah Evans, Jan 3rd 1815
Wm W Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, Feb 15th 1818
Jesse B. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, Jul 11th 1820
C.E. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, Dec 23rd 1823

L.A. Evans, consort of J.B. Evans, June 17th 1839
Martha Sarah Evans Daughter of J.B. & L. A. Evans Nov 18th 1857
Edward G. Evans Son of J.B. & L.A. Evans Aug 27th 1859
Lizzie Evans Daughter of J.B. & L. A. Evans Dec 10th 1861 (could be 1867)
Jno McBride Evans Son March 15th A.D. 1866
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Family Record
Deaths

John Evans, husband of Sarah Evans, departed this life the 17th day of
June A.D. 1839
Henry Evans, Son of John and Sarah Evans, departed this life on February
the __th A.D. 1853
John H. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans--------Nov 14th 1858
Charles Evans , son of John & Sarah Evans--------Aug 28th 1854
Wm W. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans--------Dec 12th 1859
T.T. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, departed this life March 1, 1864
Lizzie, Daughter of J.B. & L.A. Evans, died Aug 6 A.D. 1864
Newman W. Evans, Son of Charles & Murtice Evans died 21st Sep A.D. 1869
Georgia Sarah Parr Daughter of Chas & M. Evans, died Oct 29th 1869
Sarah Evans, consort of Jno Evans, departed this Life Jan 21st A.D. 1869
Mittie C. Shelton daughter of C. E. & M. G. Shelton died April 7th A.D.
1871
Mary Jones Gammage wife of T. T. Gammage departed this Life may 8th 1872
Mattie M. Evans, consort of W. H. Evans Sep 29th [unreadable]
Martha G. Shelton, consort of C. E. Shelton Mar 31st [unreadable]
Jesse B. Evans, son of John & Sarah Evans, departed this life the 7th day
of J__ A.D. 1879
E. G. Evans, son of J.B. and L.A. Evans died on February 9th A.D. 188_
Little Rufus Watson son of T. R. and Mattie Watson, grandson of J.B. and
L.A. Evans died May 28th 1888
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Mary Ella, daughter of T. T. & Tammy Evans was born oct 3rd A.D. 1855
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