Find a Grave memorial: Susan James Owens Evans

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Biography on the memorial (contributor's text, not a primary source):

It is not definite that Susan is buried by her husband William George Evans, Senior, in an unmarked grave but in all likelihood, she is. Until new information comes to light, the most reasonable assumption is that she died in Parker County, Texas and is buried next to her husband. A newspaper clipping shows her receiving a pension in 1895 from her husband serving in the Indian Wars and that she was living in Peaster, Parker County, Texas. From a History of Texas, chapter about Fort Worth and Texas Northwest; The pioneer and founder of the family was William G Evans, Sr., who in 1846 left Georgia and, accompanied by his family, sought a new home in Texas, which had just been admitted to the Union. The family traveled overland and for a brief time sojourned in Denton County, then an utter wilderness. From Denton they removed to Palo Pinto County, an even more remote and unsettled district. After some years there, William G. Evans returned to Denton County, but spent his last years in Parker County, where he died at the age of seventy-two. He had a large family of eleven sons and three daughters, all of whom grew to mature years. Their mother was a Susan James Owens, who survived her husband about ten years and died in Parker County. The record of the children of this pioneer couple is briefly stated as follows: Green F., who subsequently went to the southwest country and died there; John B.A. (Jack), who served as a Confederate Soldier and died in Parker County; Elizabeth Childs (Bettie), whose two husbands were Mr. Hayes and Mr. Smith, and she is now a resident of Smith County, Texas; Josiah Washington, who died in Jack County, Texas; Francis Marion, who died in Clay County; Jehu Owen ("Gee"), who died in Parker County; William George Junior; Henry, a stock farmer in Hamilton County Texas; James Rufus, also in Hamilton County; Clarissa Jane, wife of Newton Atkinson, of Jacksboro, Texas; Mrs. Louisa Sarepta Layne, of Parker County; Lee Andrew, who died in Shackelford County; Columbus, who has his home in the far west; and Camlin, the youngest.

Parents linked on the memorial: John Nicholson Owens (1778–1859); Elizabeth Lucinda Childs Owens (1785–1850)

Spouses linked on the memorial: William George Evans Sr (1804–1878)

Siblings linked on the memorial: Louisa Serepta Owens White (1806–1887); Clarissa Mitchell Owens Carlisle (1808–1887); Elijah M. Owens (1810–1880); Ary Ann Owens Caldwell (1811–1865); Elizabeth Childs Owens Dunson (1815–1868)

Children linked on the memorial: Sgt Green Franklin Evans (1828–1891); John B. A. "Jack" Evans (1829–1895); Jehu Owens Evans (1830–1893); Clarissa Jane Evans Atkinson (1832–1862); Elizabeth Childs Evans Hays (1832–1919); Josiah Washington Evans (1835–1901); William George Evans Jr (1836–1911); Francis Marion Evans (1838–1899); James Rufus Evans (1840–1922); Henry Evans (1841–1924); Louisa Sarepta Evans Layne (1842–1914); Lee Andrews Evans (1845–1882); Columbus G. Evans (1847–1923); Camlin Evans (1847–1913)

Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98305118/susan-james-evans : accessed 2026-11-10), memorial page for Susan James Owens Evans (1809–1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98305118, citing Cole-Markham Cemetery, Aledo, Parker County, Texas, USA; maintained by KJ (47437162).