Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Parent.;


!BIRTH:"1810" per tombstone, but that doesn't match any of his census entries:
1850 Census: 37 W (1812/13)
1860 Census: 46 W (1813/14)
1870 Census: 57 M (1812/13)
1880 Census: 66 W (1813/14);


!CENSUS:1820 ?


!CENSUS:1830 ?


!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co., NC p 153 Southern Division
Jeff. Grimes 0 whites, Free colored persons=130100-231100
Wm Evans 0 whites, Free colored persons=10100-00100 <---
Lewis Grimes 0 whites, Free colored persons=221100-340100
* Above three listed together in that order;


!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC # 1303/1303
Wm Evans 37 Laborer $- SC
Edith E. 36 NC
Danl 10
Elizabeth 9
Darthula 7
Viola 5
Emaline 4
Margaret 2
* Everyone listed as white;


!CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co., NC, Webster PO # 394/394
Wm Evens 46 Farmer $-/175 SC
F. 47 f m NC
D. 20 m Farm Labor
E. 18 f Farm Labor
D. 16 f
V. 14 f
M. 12 f
Jas. 10 m
W. 8 m
M. 5 m
L. 1 f
* Everyone white except Pheobe ("F") who was listed as mulatto;


!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's Township, Franklin PO # 23/23
Wm Evans 57 m m Farmer $125/200 SC
Phebe 57 m Keeping House NC
Elizabeth 28 m at home
Viola 24 m at home
Jas R. 19 m at home
Wm W. 16 m at home
Jeff MC (or NC) 14 m at home
A. J. 11 m m at home
Fannie 10 m at home
Mary E. 2
* Everyone listed as mulatto;


!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co., NC Nantahala # 32/32
William Evans W M 66 * Farming SC-(blank)-SC
Pheba C. M F 67 Wife * Tayloress NC-NC-NC
Viola, M F 30 dau S House work NC-SC-NC
Nora 9 W F 9 gr-dau NC-NC-NC
* Marital status blank
* Everyone listed as Mulatto except William and Nora;


!NAMED:Judson Cemetery, Swain Co, NC moved to Lauada Cemetery. # 107 William EVANS d ?, age 72 (ca 1885), F.L. LEQUIRE, daughter, Judson, NC;

!CEMETERY REMOVAL:Fontana Resevoir, Judson # 7, William EVANS, age 72, died 1899 (1826/27), reported by F.L. LEQUIRE, daughter, moved to R-4 5-25-1943;

!TOMBSTONE:Swain Co, NC Lauada Cem "Wm EVANS 1810 Nov 1882 gone home";

!NOTE:William is Homer Barnes Great Grand father. He told me in a letter dated Nov 30, 1989 that "My Grandma Lequire was the younges child in her family. She told me a lot about her family. She said the GRAHAMS, Phebe's family came from Holland. I know a lot of GRAHAMS & they are dark. The EVANS came from Spain & some of them are typical Spaniards...";

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Parent.;

!CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 86 w/Jeffrey GRIMES Free Colored age 0-13 (1806/20);

!CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co, NC pg 240 w/Jeffrey GRIMES Free Colored age 10-23 (1806/1820);

!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 153 w/William EVANS age 24-35 (1804/16) Free Colored;


!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC # 1303/1303
Wm Evans 37 Laborer $- SC
Edith E. 36 NC
Danl 10
Elizabeth 9
Darthula 7
Viola 5
Emaline 4
Margaret 2
* Everyone listed as white;


!DEED:12 Oct 1855 Buncombe Co., NC Deed Book 25, p. 668
William Hampton and wife Delilah of Haywood Co., NC, William Evans and wife Phebe Caroline Evans, William Harrison Tabor and wife Rosannah, of Buncombe
To: James Rufus Graham, Thomas Jefferson Graham, Alpheus Theodore Graham, Miles Washington Graham, all of Buncombe ...
all interest in "our fathers lands Jeffery Graham decd;


!CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co., NC, Webster PO # 394/394
Wm Evens 46 Farmer $-/175 SC
F. 47 f m NC
D. 20 m Farm Labor
E. 18 f Farm Labor
D. 16 f
V. 14 f
M. 12 f
Jas. 10 m
W. 8 m
M. 5 m
L. 1 f
* Everyone white except Pheobe ("F") who was listed as mulatto;


!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Welch's Township, Franklin PO # 23/23
Wm Evans 57 m m Farmer $125/200 SC
Phebe 57 m Keeping House NC
Elizabeth 28 m at home
Viola 24 m at home
Jas R. 19 m at home
Wm W. 16 m at home
Jeff MC (or NC) 14 m at home
A. J. 11 m m at home
Fannie 10 m at home
Mary E. 2
* Everyone listed as mulatto;


!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co., NC Nantahala # 32/32
William Evans W M 66 * Farming SC-(blank)-SC
Pheba C. M F 67 Wife * Tayloress NC-NC-NC
Viola, M F 30 dau S House work NC-SC-NC
Nora 9 W F 9 gr-dau NC-NC-NC
* Marital status blank
* Everyone listed as Mulatto except William and Nora;


!NAMED:Judson Cemetery, Swain Co, NC moved to Lauada Cemetery. # 106 Phoebe EVANS d 1899, age 81 (1817/18), F.L. LEQUIRE, daughter, Judson, NC;

!PETITION:1907 Buncombe Co, NC Loose Estate Papers: Albert GRAHAM. R.N. BAKER and wife Bell BAKER were entitled to 1/2 plus 3/7 of land conveyed to them by Elvira GRAHAM, Mary TABOR and Theodore GRAHAM in Mar 1907. Other 1/2 of land divided as follows: 1/7 to Charles GRAHAM and Daniel GRAHAM entitled to 1/7 (of 1/2) as only children of James GRAHAM. 1/7 to Baxter GRAHAM, Merit GRAHAM, Dosie SHIPMAN, May BARRETT, Fran GRAHAM, Wiley GRAHAM, Ollie GRAHAM, Carrie GRAHAM, Cordie GRAHAM, Dora GRAHAM, and J.J. GRAHAM entitled to 1/7 (of 1/2), being children and grand children of Milus GRAHAM. 1/7 to Tom TABOR, Ham TABOR, Fletcher TABOR, W.M. TABOR, J.T. TABOR, Isabella TABOR entitled to 1/7 (of 1/2) as children and grand children of Rosanna TABOR. 1/7 to Luellin LEAKWIRE, James EVANS, Daniel EVANS, Wexler EVANS, Mary EVANS, Dorthula GRANT, Viola EVANS, Mary BREEDLOVE, Dolph EVANS, John EVANS, Martha DEHART entitled to 1/7 (of 1/2) as children and grand children of Phoebe GRAHAM. Frank GRAHAM, Wiley GRAHAM, Orley GRAHAM, Carrie GRAHAM, Cordie GRAHAM are minors without guardians. Elvira GRAHAM and Mary TABOR are elderly and more than 70, have sold their 1/7 each interest to R.N. BAKER and wife Bell BAKER, so we shall give them home and comfort for their natural lives. Due to size of land and number of divisions it is decided that land will be sold and money divided up among heirs. Land in Avery Creek Township;

!CEMETERY REMOVAL:Fontana Resevoir, Judson # 7, Phoeba EVANS, age 81, died 1899 (1817/18), reported by F.L. LEQUIRE, daughter, moved to R-4 5-25-1943;

!TOMBSTONE:Swain Co, NC Lauada Cem "Phoebe EVANS 1818 1899";

!NOTE:Phebe is Homer BARNES Great Grand mother. He told me in a letter dated Nov 30, 1989 that "My Grandma Lequire was the younges child in her family. She told me a lot about her family. She said the GRAHAMS, Phebe's family came from Holland. I know a lot of GRAHAMS & they are dark. The EVANS came from Spain & some of them are typical Spaniards...";

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Aunt.;


!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC # 1303/1303
Wm Evans 37 Laborer $- SC
Edith E. 36 NC
Danl 10
Elizabeth 9
Darthula 7
Viola 5
Emaline 4
Margaret 2
* Everyone listed as white;


CENSUS:1860 * Apparently deceased;