Llano County, TX - Bios:  James Knox Polk Evans
Monday, April 14, 2003

Submitted by:  franksshadowe@webtv.net  (Frankie Evans Marshall)
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          Biography of James Knox Polk Evans, 1846-1889

James Knox Polk Evans was born 10/1/1846 in Drew Co., AR. to James Felix
Evans and Narcissa Ann Mathews.
They were in Lynchburg, Harris Co., Texas in 1860.
James Knox Polk Evans married Amanda Coursey on 10/14/1868 in Harris
Co., Texas.
They moved from Harris Co. (1870) to Milam Co., (1872) to Williamson
Co.,(1874) to Llano Co.(1877)  back to Williamson Co.,(1879) back to
Llano Co.,(1881) back to Williamson Co., Texas (1889)
Amanda's Mother, Nancy Secrest Coursey and two of Amanda's brothers,
James A. Coursey and Valentine A. Coursey, all lived in Llano Co.,
Texas.
James Knox Polk Evans was a Postmaster for the Community of Click, Llano
Co., Texas, from 5/17/1882 till 12/8/1885 (?). 
James Knox Polk Evans died 12/9/1889 and is buried in the Macedonia
Cem., in Williamson Co., Texas.
Story has it that he was in a cotton gin accident and it led to his
death.  I heard that he lost an arm in the accident and that led to his
death.  Linda Sims said she was told that he fell into the cotton gin
and it cut him up into  pieces and they had to pick up all the pieces
and wrap  them in a sheet.  I have not been able to find a newspaper
clipping of the accident.
James Knox Polk Evans' Mother, Narcissa Ann Mathews Evans is buried
along side him.
Frankie Evans Marshall
Great-Granddaughter