Marty and Karla Grant

!REFERENCE:From: 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.

- His son, Nathan, was the only one to perpetuate the name. The writer thinks he married twice (the second Nathan). His first wife was a Godbold, by whom he had a son, the late Thomas Evans, and two daughters, Mrs. R. J. Gregg and Mrs. Colonel Levi Legette, there may have been other children of the first marriage. Nathan Evans' second wife was a Miss Rogers (first name not known), a daughter of old Lot Rogers, of upper Marion. By his second wife he had three sons and a daughter. The sons were the late General William Evans, Nathan Evans and Gamewell Evans; the daughter, Elizabeth A., married Alexander Murdock, of Marlborough County. ;
...
The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day—Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life— I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married. 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 electedl Commissioner in Equity, which position he held for years ; he was a delegate to the Secession Convention in i860, 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 diaughter, 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. L,eon died when a youth. Chesly died in May, 1897, at the advanced age of eighty years, being born loth January, 1817. Thomas Evans, second son of Thomas Evans (senior), grew up, studied law, practiced for several years, and was appointed (I think, by President Pierce,) United States District Attorney for South Carolina, which position he filled for four years with credit to himself and satisfaction to the public. He married late in life (don't rememiber whom), settled down in Britton's Neck at a place called' Oakton, and soon thereafter removed West and died there. Nathan G. Evanfe, and third son of Thomas Evans (senior), was educated at West Point and went into the regular army of the United States, and when the war between the States broke out, loyal to his section, he threw himself on the sidfe of the South and was soon appointed by President Davis a Brigadier General, and won distinction on many fields, and especially at the battle of L,eesburg or Ball's Bluff, where he pursued the Federals to the river, completely routed them, and besides killing many, others sprang off the bluff into the river and were either drowned or killed in the water. (Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, i vol., 437.) General N. George Evans (called Shanks at home), married about the close of the war a Miss Gary, of Edgefield, or Abbeville, and by her had sons and daughters, the number and names unknown, think three sons; one of whom, John Gary Evans, is now an ex-Governor of the State ; he removed to Edgefield after his marriage, and died there several years ago. A true South Carolinian and a gallant soldier, his face was ever to the front. James E. Evans, another son of Thomas Evans (senior), was a doctor, and did service in the war as a surgeon; married a Virginia lady, and after the war returned to South Carolina, located as a physician at Little Rock, in his native county, and remained there doing a good practice for several years ; then removed to Florence, and continued his practice there till the present time. He is eminent in his profession, is Secretary to the State Board of Health, and President of the State Board of Medical Examiners for the examination of applicants to practice in the State, as required by law — quite a distinguished position; he is a man of high character and of excellent morals; has a- family, children grown, the number and names unknown; has a daughter married to Hon. F. B. Gary, present Speaker of the House of Representatives of the South Carolina Legislature, and at present a candidate for Governor of the State. Another son of Thomas Evans (senior), William, who was in the navy under Admiral Semmes on the Alabama, during the war, and an officer of what rank is now unknown, and was perhaps a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. ; he was a brave Carolinian, and a staunch supporter of the Confederacy he never married, and died some years ago and was buried in his native town. Two other sons of Thomas Evans (senior), Jackson and Beverly, left this country years ago and went West; they were unmarried when they left Marion; don't know what has become of them. Another son. Captain A. L. Evans, now Deputy Clerk of the Court, of Thomas Evans (senior), volunteered early in the war, and remained in it to the last, a gallant soldier, contending for the rights of his section ; he was Adjutant in his brother's, N. G. Evans, brigade, and went through all the battles in which it was engaged during the war, from Virginia to Mississippi, always at his post and did his full duty; he married a daughter of the late Horatio McClenaghan, and by her has had five children, two sons and three daughters; one daughter married. Two other sons of Thomas Evans (senior), were Alfred and Woodson. Soon after the war, Alfred, a young man, went West; I have lost sight of him, and cannot say what has become of him. Woodson, the youngest son, just as he was entering into manhood, sickened and died. That family of Evans did much for the "lost cause ;" their whole soul was in it and went down with it, not whipped, but simply overcome by the number and resources of the enemy. ;


!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 245 Nathan Evans Marion Co., SC
Will dated -- --- 1810
son Thomas Evans
daus Edey and Zilphey
wife Elizabeth Evans
brother Thomas Evans
sons John Gamewell Evans, William Evans and Nathan Evans
dau Elizabeth Ann Evans
... Inventory 21 Jul 1810
...;

!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist., SC pg 58
Thomas Evens age 26-44 (1775/94)
101140-10200-0
slaves=2200-0110;

!NAMED-EQUITY ROLL # 74 Marion Dist., SC Thomas Godbold
David Godbold et al vs. Thomas Evans et al, Partition ... 21 Feb 1824 (document in bad shape)
... Thomas Godbold died ca 1821 leaving widow Martha and orator and oratrix ---- and Nancy Brown, David Godbold, Thomas Godbold ... Samuel Foxworth his grandchildren and heirs at law.
... Martha Godbold widow of Thomas died 1822 .... Thomas's dau Martha Foxworth mother of Samuel Foxworth and his sons David and Thomas ....
... on 21 Feb 1824 Stephen Godbold, Thomas Godbold, Edward Brown and wife Nancy filed a bill against said David Godbold as entitled to share in estate, and Thomas Evans and Thomas Godbold as adms and also heirs ...
7 Nov 1837 David Godbold, Cade Godbold, Ann Brown --- Foxworth --- Foxworth --- Foxworth, grandchildren of of thetestator that Thomas Godbbold died leaving sons Stephen Godbold, Thomas Godbold the orator David Godbold, his daughter Ann Brown wife of Edward Brown, his grandson Thomas Evans being the son of ---.
... Thomas Godbold the younger has died and his widow is adm of his estate.
... Elly Godbold step-son of David Godbold testifies concerning Sarah Godbold's mental capacity.
... 1871 Ann, widow of Edward Brown. Children of Thomas Godbold the elder: Mary, Stephen, Nancy Eady, Thomas and David. Cade Godbold son of David.;

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist., SC pg 17
Thomas Evans age 30-39 (1790/1800)
321111-00001101;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day—Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life— I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.;


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Thomas Evans, second son of Thomas Evans (senior), grew up, studied law, practiced for several years, and was appointed (I think, by President Pierce,) United States District Attorney for South Carolina, which position he filled for four years with credit to himself and satisfaction to the public. He married late in life (don't rememiber whom), settled down in Britton's Neck at a place called' Oakton, and soon thereafter removed West and died there.

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Two other sons of Thomas Evans (senior), Jackson and Beverly, left this country years ago and went West; they were unmarried when they left Marion; don't know what has become of them. ;


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Two other sons of Thomas Evans (senior), were Alfred and Woodson. Soon after the war, Alfred, a young man, went West; I have lost sight of him, and cannot say what has become of him. Woodson, the youngest son, just as he was entering into manhood, sickened and died.;


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
James E. Evans, another son of Thomas Evans (senior), was a doctor, and did service in the war as a surgeon; married a Virginia lady, and after the war returned to South Carolina, located as a physician at Little Rock, in his native county, and remained there doing a good practice for several years ; then removed to Florence, and continued his practice there till the present time. He is eminent in his profession, is Secretary to the State Board of Health, and President of the State Board of Medical Examiners for the examination of applicants to practice in the State, as required by law — quite a distinguished position; he is a man of high character and of excellent morals; has a- family, children grown, the number and names unknown; has a daughter married to Hon. F. B. Gary, present Speaker of the House of Representatives of the South Carolina Legislature, and at present a candidate for Governor of the State.


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Another son. Captain A. L. Evans, now Deputy Clerk of the Court, of Thomas Evans (senior), volunteered early in the war, and remained in it to the last, a gallant soldier, contending for the rights of his section ; he was Adjutant in his brother's, N. G. Evans, brigade, and went through all the battles in which it was engaged during the war, from Virginia to Mississippi, always at his post and did his full duty; he married a daughter of the late Horatio McClenaghan, and by her has had five children, two sons and three daughters; one daughter married. ;


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Another son of Thomas Evans (senior), William, who was in the navy under Admiral Semmes on the Alabama, during the war, and an officer of what rank is now unknown, and was perhaps a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. ; he was a brave Carolinian, and a staunch supporter of the Confederacy he never married, and died some years ago and was buried in his native town.


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Two other sons of Thomas Evans (senior), were Alfred and Woodson. Soon after the war, Alfred, a young man, went West; I have lost sight of him, and cannot say what has become of him. Woodson, the youngest son, just as he was entering into manhood, sickened and died.;


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC Marion Village # 1812/1819 Boarding House
Jane B. Evans 54 ~ $8000 NC
Thomas 28 Lawyer Marion
Andrew 22 School Teacher
Alfred 20 Farming
James 18
Asa 16 Printing
William 14
Sarah 10
Woodson 8
Cunnigham McClenneghan 21 Law Student Canada
Joseph R. N. Tenchet 28 Printer Charleston
John C. Sutherland 35 School Teacher NC
Archibald Q. McDuffie 35 Lawyer SC
John McRae 32 Rail R. Clerk NC
William McDuffie 16 Printer SC
Alexander Fryar 18 Printer SC;

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Nathan G. Evans, and third son of Thomas Evans (senior), was educated at West Point and went into the regular army of the United States, and when the war between the States broke out, loyal to his section, he threw himself on the side of the South and was soon appointed by President Davis a Brigadier General, and won distinction on many fields, and especially at the battle of Leesburg or Ball's Bluff, where he pursued the Federals to the river, completely routed them, and besides killing many, others sprang off the bluff into the river and were either drowned or killed in the water. (Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, i vol., 437.) General N. George Evans (called Shanks at home), married about the close of the war a Miss Gary, of Edgefield, or Abbeville, and by her had sons and daughters, the number and names unknown, think three sons; one of whom, John Gary Evans, is now an ex-Governor of the State ; he removed to Edgefield after his marriage, and died there several years ago. A true South Carolinian and a gallant soldier, his face was ever to the front.

!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.
- The late Thomas Evans married a Miss Daniel, a Virginia lady, a most excellent woman, and a woman of more than ordinary culture for her day and time ; the fruits of this marriage were ten sons and one daughter. The father, Thomas Evans, was quite a prominent man in his day-Representative and Senator from his county in the State Legislature, Commissioner in Equity, and a useful man generally ; he died in middle life- I think, in 1845 ; the names of his sons, as remembered, were Chesly D., Thomas, Nathan G., James, Beverly, Jackson, William, Asa, Alfred and Woodson ; the daughter, Sarah, who married R. L. Singletary, on the west side of Great Pee Dee, who has children grown and married.
...
Two other sons of Thomas Evans (senior), Jackson and Beverly, left this country years ago and went West; they were unmarried when they left Marion; don't know what has become of them. ;