Wade & Webb Family History

Susan James Owens1809–1895

Putnam · Smith · Palo Pinto · Aledo

On this page
  1. Family Record
  2. Life
  3. Sources
  4. Notes

Birth

  1. 5 Aug 1809 Putnam, Georgia 1

Marriages

  1. 1 Mar 1827 William George Evans Sr., at Newton, Georgia 2
  2. 1835 William George Evans Sr, at Georgia

Death and burial

  1. 1895 Burial: Aledo, Parker, Texas
  2. 30 Oct 1895 Death: Parker, Texas 7

Family

Parents
John N Owens 1783–1859
Elizabeth 1800–1850
Marriage 1, 1 Mar 1827
William George Evans Sr. 1809–1878
Children
John B. A. 'Jack' Evans 1829–1895
Clarissa Jane Evans 1832–1862
Josiah Washington Evans 1835–1901
Louisa Sarepta Evans 1842–1914
Green Franklin Evans 1828–1891
James Rufus Evans 1839–1922
Henry Evans 1841–1924
Lee Andrew (Leander) Evans 1845–1882
Elizabeth C. Evans 1833–1884
Jehu Owens Evans 1830–1893
Francis Marion Evans 1838–1899
Columbus Evans 1847–1923
William George Evans Jr. 1836–1911
Camlin Evans 1848–1913
Marriage 2, 1835
William George Evans Sr 1804–1878

Line of descent Webb line

  1. Susan James Owens
  2. Sister of Clarissa Ann Mitchell Owens
  3. Clarrissa Jane Carlisle, daughter
  4. James Pleasant Webb, son
  5. Hilda Webb, daughter
  6. William Albert Webb Wade, son

2nd great-grandaunt of Webb Wade, from whom this history is traced. Why Webb Wade?

Life

Susan James Owens was born in Putnam County, Georgia, on 5 August 1809, a daughter of John N. Owens and his wife Elizabeth, according to the FamilySearch tree, which gives the date and place without an attached source.1 On 1 March 1827 she married William G. Evans in Georgia; the marriage indexes name her Susan J. Owens, and the tree places the wedding in Newton County.2 The tree names fourteen children, born between 1828 and 1848, among them Green Franklin, John B. A. ("Jack"), Jehu Owens, Clarissa Jane, Elizabeth C., William George Jr. and Louisa Sarepta Evans.3 Inference Several of the names, Jehu Owens, Clarissa and Louisa Sarepta, echo her own surname and the names of her sisters Clarissa Mitchell Owens and Louisa Serepta Owens.3 By 1850 the family had moved to Texas: the federal census of that year lists Susan J. Evans in her husband's household in Smith County, and that of 1860 lists Susan Evans in the household of George Evans in Precinct 4 of Palo Pinto County.4 Her husband died at Aledo, Parker County, Texas, on 6 June 1878.5 An index to pension files for service in the Indian Wars lists a file for William G. Evans, dated 1892, in which Susan J. Evans is named.6 Inference Since her husband had died in 1878, that file was very probably her application for a widow's pension; the file itself would show his service.6 She died in Parker County on 30 October 1895 and was buried at Aledo; her Find a Grave memorial names her Susan James Owens Evans.7 The tree links her to two profiles for her husband, the second (born 1804, married 1835, died 6 June 1878) with no sources; the shared date of death shows that they are the same man.8

Sources

Every FamilySearch record attached to Susan James Owens.

  1. 1827Susan J. Owens in entry for William G. Evans, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
  2. 1 Mar 1827Susan J. Owens, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  3. 1 March 1827Susan J. Owens, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
  4. 1850Susan J Evans, "United States, Census, 1850"
  5. 1860Susan Evans, "United States, Census, 1860"
  6. 1892Susan J Evans, "United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926"
  7. Louisa Sarepta Layne Find-A-Grave Memorial
  8. Susan James Owens Evans, "Find a Grave Index"

Notes

  1. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-7R4: birth 5 Aug 1809, Putnam, Georgia, no source attached; parents John N Owens and Elizabeth back to the text
  2. "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", FamilySearch, William G. Evans and Susan J. Owens, 1 Mar 1827. Record: William G. Evans and Susan J. Owens, 1 Mar 1827 "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967", FamilySearch, Susan J. Owens in entry for William G. Evans, 1 March 1827. Record: Susan J. Owens in entry for William G. Evans, 1 March 1827 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-7R4: marriage 1 Mar 1827, Newton, Georgia back to the text
  3. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-7R4: fourteen children, Green Franklin (1828) to Camlin (1848), including John B. A. 'Jack' (1829), Jehu Owens (1830), Clarissa Jane (1832), Elizabeth C. (1833), William George Jr. (1836), Louisa Sarepta (1842) FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LBL8-NMH (their page): Clarissa Ann Mitchell Owens "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Louisa Serepta Owens White. Record: Louisa Serepta Owens White back to the text
  4. "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch, Susan J Evans in entry for William G Evans, 1850. Record: Susan J Evans in entry for William G Evans, 1850 "United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch, Susan Evans in entry for George Evans, 1860. Record: Susan Evans in entry for George Evans, 1860 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-7R4: residence 1850, Smith County, Texas; 1860, Precinct 4, Palo Pinto, Texas back to the text
  5. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-78V (their page): death 6 Jun 1878, Aledo, Parker, Texas back to the text
  6. "United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926", FamilySearch, Susan J Evans in entry for William G Evans, 1892. Record: Susan J Evans in entry for William G Evans, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892 "United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926", FamilySearch, William G Evans, 1892. Record: William G Evans, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892 back to the text
  7. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-7R4: death 30 Oct 1895, Parker, Texas; burial 1895, Aledo, Parker "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Susan James Owens Evans. Record: Susan James Owens Evans, Find a Grave Index Find-A-Grave Memorial# 53627758 Record: Find-A-Grave Memorial 53627758 back to the text
  8. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile MQ1R-LQP (their page): William George Evans Sr, born 3 Oct 1804, Morgan, Georgia; died 6 Jun 1878, Weatherford, Parker, Texas; marriage 1835; no sources FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LWJT-78V (their page): died 6 Jun 1878 back to the text