Marty and Karla Grant

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 125-135.

- Chesly D. Evans graduated at the South Carolina College, I think, in 1839, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841 ; went into practice, and was elected Commissioner in Equity, which position he held for years ; he was a delegate to the Secession Convention in 1860, was quite a scholarly man and a good lawyer, though not much of an advocate ; he married, in 1850 or 1851, Miss Jane Haselden, and reared a family of seven sons and one daughter. The sons were Junius H., Chesly D., Walker, Samuel, Frank, Leon, Nathan and David (called Tris Magistas) ; and a daughter, Bettie. Of these, Junius is a practicing lawyer at Marion ; married Miss Florence Durant, and has three or four children. Chesly D. married a Miss Wells ; he is dead, and left three children. Samuel Married an English lady, and is dead; he left two children. Walker married a Miss McDougal, in upper Marion, and is farming and doing well. Frank is in Spartanburg at the head of a graded school, and is highly esteemed. Where the other two, Nathan and David, are unknown, having left Marion. Leon died when a youth. Chesly died in May, 1897, at the advanced age of eighty years, being born 10th January, 1817. ;


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 12/12
Chesley D. Evans 33 Lawyer $2200 Marion
Sarah 23
Henry 8/12;

!NAMED-EQUITY ROLL # 116 Marion Dist., SC 8 May 1854 William Haselden
Stephen G. Godbold and wife Elizabeth vs William Haseldeon et all. Bill for partition and relief ...
On 5 Dec 1811 William Haseldeon exec his Will and soon died leaving widow Mary who afterwards married John Fore, whom she also survived and the following children:
John Haselden (see below)
Anna Brown afterwards Anna Bacot wife of Cyrus Bacot who survived her
James Haselden died prior to his mother
William B Haselden
Mary Cox wife of William Cox. (Mary died leaving dau Sarah wife of Asa Godbold.)
and the oratrix Elizabeth Godbold
...
Mary died Feb 1584
John d. 1834 intest. leaving widow Elizabeth and children Jane now wife of C. D. Evans, Hugh G. haselden, Cyrus B. Haselden a minor.
Widow Elizabeth married David Monroe and died leaving husband and two other children (minors) James and Franklin Monroe.
Ann wife of Cyrus Bacot of Darlington died about 185- without issue.
William B. Haselden died about 184- int leaving widow Sarah and children John, James, Caroline Elizabeth who has married J. F. Killen, William Edward a minor, Stephen a minor, Mary who married P. P. Wheeler and who died before her mother leaving husband and an infant child Mary, and Sarah who married A. L. Gregg and died leaving infant child July surviving.;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 125-135.

Chesly D. Evans graduated at the South Carolina College, I think, in 1839, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841 ; went into practice, and was elected Commissioner in Equity, which position he held for years ; he was a delegate to the Secession Convention in 1860, was quite a scholarly man and a good lawyer, though not much of an advocate ; he married, in 1850 or 1851, Miss Jane Haselden, and reared a family of seven sons and one daughter. The sons were Junius H., Chesly D., Walker, Samuel, Frank, Leon, Nathan and David (called Tris Magistas) ; and a daughter, Bettie. Of these, Junius is a practicing lawyer at Marion ; married Miss Florence Durant, and has three or four children. Chesly D. married a Miss Wells ; he is dead, and left three children. Samuel Married an English lady, and is dead; he left two children. Walker married a Miss McDougal, in upper Marion, and is farming and doing well. Frank is in Spartanburg at the head of a graded school, and is highly esteemed. Where the other two, Nathan and David, are unknown, having left Marion. Leon died when a youth. Chesly died in May, 1897, at the advanced age of eighty years, being born 10th January, 1817. ;


!NAMED-EQUITY ROLL # 116 Marion Dist., SC 8 May 1854 William Haselden
Stephen G. Godbold and wife Elizabeth vs William Haseldeon et all. Bill for partition and relief ...
On 5 Dec 1811 William Haseldeon exec his Will and soon died leaving widow Mary who afterwards married John Fore, whom she also survived and the following children:
John Haselden (see below)
Anna Brown afterwards Anna Bacot wife of Cyrus Bacot who survived her
James Haselden died prior to his mother
William B Haselden
Mary Cox wife of William Cox. (Mary died leaving dau Sarah wife of Asa Godbold.)
and the oratrix Elizabeth Godbold
...
Mary died Feb 1584
John d. 1834 intest. leaving widow Elizabeth and children Jane now wife of C. D. Evans, Hugh G. haselden, Cyrus B. Haselden a minor.
Widow Elizabeth married David Monroe and died leaving husband and two other children (minors) James and Franklin Monroe.
Ann wife of Cyrus Bacot of Darlington died about 185- without issue.
William B. Haselden died about 184- int leaving widow Sarah and children John, James, Caroline Elizabeth who has married J. F. Killen, William Edward a minor, Stephen a minor, Mary who married P. P. Wheeler and who died before her mother leaving husband and an infant child Mary, and Sarah who married A. L. Gregg and died leaving infant child July surviving.;


!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 1031 Marion Dist., SC Hugh Godbold
F. A. Miles, Exec. Will dated 11 Jul 1859 ...
wife Rhoda
to Stephen G. Godbold
heirs of Ann Miles wife fo F. A. Miles
my sister Sarah Ann Evans wife of Gen. N. Evans
sister M. Jane Haselden
to Sarah Evans wife of C. D. Evans, Hugh G. Haselden, Cyrus B. Haselden, James Monroe, and Franklin Monroe children of my decd sister Elizabeth Monroe.
my brother John M. Godbold and his son James.
to Sarah Conner (NRS)
... $2000 to be applied for building of Pretestant Episcopal Church at Marion Court House ...
... more in file ...;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 12/12
Chesley D. Evans 33 Lawyer $2200 Marion
Sarah 23
Henry 8/12;