Son of Lynda Evans & Unknown father. He was raised by his maternal grandparents in Greeneville, SC.
E.Thomas told his family that Confederate Renegades had killed his family in SC, while he hid. He made his way to Knoxville to join the Union Army at age 16.
His description of his family's murders resembled the killings of the Swanger sons & their Dad in the book & movie, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. (written decades after E. Thomas had told his 2nd family about them.) The book is based on true stories of events in that area during the Civil War.
May 18, 1864: Enlisted in Union Army Michigan 10th Volunteer Cavalry Co B. in Knox County, TN. Residence given at enlistment is Transylvannia, NC.
Among the battles he rode in was the 3rd & last battle for Saltville, VA, which the Union won.
An Edward Thomas Evans married a Martha E. Swanger in Knox County TN 14 May 1865. We aren't sure if this is our E.Thomas or not. If so, Martha died or the marriage was dissolved.
Discharged 22 Aug 1865 Sweetwater, TN.
He married Barbara Baughard Trobaugh 17 Oct 1866 in Greene County, TN: She had 3 children prior by her 1st husband Henry Trobaugh:
Mary Jane Trobaugh
Susanne Trobaugh
Richard Trobaugh.
These step-children & some of their children sometimes went by the Evans last name.
E. Thomas Evans & Barbara had 5 children in Cosby, Cocke County, TN:
Margaret Evans 1868
Thomas Asbury Evans 1869-1949
Charles Houston Evans 1871-1946
Vina L Evans 1874
Minnie Evans 1877.
E. Thomas left this family in Cosby, Cocke County, TN around 1877 to sell a wagon load of chestnuts in Knoxville. (chestnuts probably covered moonshine.)
Per application for Civil War Pension, he lived in Lee County, VA 1877.
He was convicted in Abingdon VA Federal Court & sent to Albany NY Federal Prison in 1879 for making moonshine, & never returned to this family in Cocke County TN. He's in Albany Federal Prison in 1880 census. He served 11 months of his 1 yr sentence there.
Wife Barbara B.T. Evans died around 1885 & their 3 daughters Margaret, Vina, & Minnie died before 1895. (Unknown causes & graves have not been found.)
He married 2nd wife Rosa Bell Gibson (from VA) 30 yrs younger than E.Thomas, in 1893 in Hancock County, TN. They had at least 8 children:
Lizzie V. Evans (Cody) 1893-1970
John M. Evans(whooping cough)1895-1899
Mary M. Evans (Gilmore)1898-1986
Allie L. Evans (Harless)1899-1994
Robert 1903
Viola Evans (Goins) 1905-1992)
Velvie B. Evans(Tignor)1907-1985
Willie W. Evans 1908-1995
Oni Evans (Davenport)1913-2001(a daughter per Melody Martin.)
1900-1910 he delivered mail on horseback & lived in Hancock County.
1920: Age 73, E. Thomas is a Weaver in the cotton mill in Spartanburg, SC. His 19 yr old son Robert is also a Weaver. Daughters working as Spinners are 15 yr old Velva, 17 yr old Viola, and 21 yr old Ellie. A 16 yr old boarder in his home, Maude Lane, is also a Spinner
Oct 1927: He stayed 3 mos in Veterans Hospital Johnson City, TN at age 80, Oct 12, 1927 to Jan 19, 1928.
He died over 3 years later at age 83 years & 10 months.
Funeral at Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church on Poor Valley Rd, Rogersville, TN.
E.Thomas told his family that Confederate Renegades had killed his family in SC, while he hid. He made his way to Knoxville to join the Union Army at age 16.
His description of his family's murders resembled the killings of the Swanger sons & their Dad in the book & movie, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. (written decades after E. Thomas had told his 2nd family about them.) The book is based on true stories of events in that area during the Civil War.
May 18, 1864: Enlisted in Union Army Michigan 10th Volunteer Cavalry Co B. in Knox County, TN. Residence given at enlistment is Transylvannia, NC.
Among the battles he rode in was the 3rd & last battle for Saltville, VA, which the Union won.
An Edward Thomas Evans married a Martha E. Swanger in Knox County TN 14 May 1865. We aren't sure if this is our E.Thomas or not. If so, Martha died or the marriage was dissolved.
Discharged 22 Aug 1865 Sweetwater, TN.
He married Barbara Baughard Trobaugh 17 Oct 1866 in Greene County, TN: She had 3 children prior by her 1st husband Henry Trobaugh:
Mary Jane Trobaugh
Susanne Trobaugh
Richard Trobaugh.
These step-children & some of their children sometimes went by the Evans last name.
E. Thomas Evans & Barbara had 5 children in Cosby, Cocke County, TN:
Margaret Evans 1868
Thomas Asbury Evans 1869-1949
Charles Houston Evans 1871-1946
Vina L Evans 1874
Minnie Evans 1877.
E. Thomas left this family in Cosby, Cocke County, TN around 1877 to sell a wagon load of chestnuts in Knoxville. (chestnuts probably covered moonshine.)
Per application for Civil War Pension, he lived in Lee County, VA 1877.
He was convicted in Abingdon VA Federal Court & sent to Albany NY Federal Prison in 1879 for making moonshine, & never returned to this family in Cocke County TN. He's in Albany Federal Prison in 1880 census. He served 11 months of his 1 yr sentence there.
Wife Barbara B.T. Evans died around 1885 & their 3 daughters Margaret, Vina, & Minnie died before 1895. (Unknown causes & graves have not been found.)
He married 2nd wife Rosa Bell Gibson (from VA) 30 yrs younger than E.Thomas, in 1893 in Hancock County, TN. They had at least 8 children:
Lizzie V. Evans (Cody) 1893-1970
John M. Evans(whooping cough)1895-1899
Mary M. Evans (Gilmore)1898-1986
Allie L. Evans (Harless)1899-1994
Robert 1903
Viola Evans (Goins) 1905-1992)
Velvie B. Evans(Tignor)1907-1985
Willie W. Evans 1908-1995
Oni Evans (Davenport)1913-2001(a daughter per Melody Martin.)
1900-1910 he delivered mail on horseback & lived in Hancock County.
1920: Age 73, E. Thomas is a Weaver in the cotton mill in Spartanburg, SC. His 19 yr old son Robert is also a Weaver. Daughters working as Spinners are 15 yr old Velva, 17 yr old Viola, and 21 yr old Ellie. A 16 yr old boarder in his home, Maude Lane, is also a Spinner
Oct 1927: He stayed 3 mos in Veterans Hospital Johnson City, TN at age 80, Oct 12, 1927 to Jan 19, 1928.
He died over 3 years later at age 83 years & 10 months.
Funeral at Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church on Poor Valley Rd, Rogersville, TN.
Son of Lynda Evans & Unknown father. He was raised by his maternal grandparents in Greeneville, SC.
E.Thomas told his family that Confederate Renegades had killed his family in SC, while he hid. He made his way to Knoxville to join the Union Army at age 16.
His description of his family's murders resembled the killings of the Swanger sons & their Dad in the book & movie, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. (written decades after E. Thomas had told his 2nd family about them.) The book is based on true stories of events in that area during the Civil War.
May 18, 1864: Enlisted in Union Army Michigan 10th Volunteer Cavalry Co B. in Knox County, TN. Residence given at enlistment is Transylvannia, NC.
Among the battles he rode in was the 3rd & last battle for Saltville, VA, which the Union won.
An Edward Thomas Evans married a Martha E. Swanger in Knox County TN 14 May 1865. We aren't sure if this is our E.Thomas or not. If so, Martha died or the marriage was dissolved.
Discharged 22 Aug 1865 Sweetwater, TN.
He married Barbara Baughard Trobaugh 17 Oct 1866 in Greene County, TN: She had 3 children prior by her 1st husband Henry Trobaugh:
Mary Jane Trobaugh
Susanne Trobaugh
Richard Trobaugh.
These step-children & some of their children sometimes went by the Evans last name.
E. Thomas Evans & Barbara had 5 children in Cosby, Cocke County, TN:
Margaret Evans 1868
Thomas Asbury Evans 1869-1949
Charles Houston Evans 1871-1946
Vina L Evans 1874
Minnie Evans 1877.
E. Thomas left this family in Cosby, Cocke County, TN around 1877 to sell a wagon load of chestnuts in Knoxville. (chestnuts probably covered moonshine.)
Per application for Civil War Pension, he lived in Lee County, VA 1877.
He was convicted in Abingdon VA Federal Court & sent to Albany NY Federal Prison in 1879 for making moonshine, & never returned to this family in Cocke County TN. He's in Albany Federal Prison in 1880 census. He served 11 months of his 1 yr sentence there.
Wife Barbara B.T. Evans died around 1885 & their 3 daughters Margaret, Vina, & Minnie died before 1895. (Unknown causes & graves have not been found.)
He married 2nd wife Rosa Bell Gibson (from VA) 30 yrs younger than E.Thomas, in 1893 in Hancock County, TN. They had at least 8 children:
Lizzie V. Evans (Cody) 1893-1970
John M. Evans(whooping cough)1895-1899
Mary M. Evans (Gilmore)1898-1986
Allie L. Evans (Harless)1899-1994
Robert 1903
Viola Evans (Goins) 1905-1992)
Velvie B. Evans(Tignor)1907-1985
Willie W. Evans 1908-1995
Oni Evans (Davenport)1913-2001(a daughter per Melody Martin.)
1900-1910 he delivered mail on horseback & lived in Hancock County.
1920: Age 73, E. Thomas is a Weaver in the cotton mill in Spartanburg, SC. His 19 yr old son Robert is also a Weaver. Daughters working as Spinners are 15 yr old Velva, 17 yr old Viola, and 21 yr old Ellie. A 16 yr old boarder in his home, Maude Lane, is also a Spinner
Oct 1927: He stayed 3 mos in Veterans Hospital Johnson City, TN at age 80, Oct 12, 1927 to Jan 19, 1928.
He died over 3 years later at age 83 years & 10 months.
Funeral at Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church on Poor Valley Rd, Rogersville, TN.
E.Thomas told his family that Confederate Renegades had killed his family in SC, while he hid. He made his way to Knoxville to join the Union Army at age 16.
His description of his family's murders resembled the killings of the Swanger sons & their Dad in the book & movie, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. (written decades after E. Thomas had told his 2nd family about them.) The book is based on true stories of events in that area during the Civil War.
May 18, 1864: Enlisted in Union Army Michigan 10th Volunteer Cavalry Co B. in Knox County, TN. Residence given at enlistment is Transylvannia, NC.
Among the battles he rode in was the 3rd & last battle for Saltville, VA, which the Union won.
An Edward Thomas Evans married a Martha E. Swanger in Knox County TN 14 May 1865. We aren't sure if this is our E.Thomas or not. If so, Martha died or the marriage was dissolved.
Discharged 22 Aug 1865 Sweetwater, TN.
He married Barbara Baughard Trobaugh 17 Oct 1866 in Greene County, TN: She had 3 children prior by her 1st husband Henry Trobaugh:
Mary Jane Trobaugh
Susanne Trobaugh
Richard Trobaugh.
These step-children & some of their children sometimes went by the Evans last name.
E. Thomas Evans & Barbara had 5 children in Cosby, Cocke County, TN:
Margaret Evans 1868
Thomas Asbury Evans 1869-1949
Charles Houston Evans 1871-1946
Vina L Evans 1874
Minnie Evans 1877.
E. Thomas left this family in Cosby, Cocke County, TN around 1877 to sell a wagon load of chestnuts in Knoxville. (chestnuts probably covered moonshine.)
Per application for Civil War Pension, he lived in Lee County, VA 1877.
He was convicted in Abingdon VA Federal Court & sent to Albany NY Federal Prison in 1879 for making moonshine, & never returned to this family in Cocke County TN. He's in Albany Federal Prison in 1880 census. He served 11 months of his 1 yr sentence there.
Wife Barbara B.T. Evans died around 1885 & their 3 daughters Margaret, Vina, & Minnie died before 1895. (Unknown causes & graves have not been found.)
He married 2nd wife Rosa Bell Gibson (from VA) 30 yrs younger than E.Thomas, in 1893 in Hancock County, TN. They had at least 8 children:
Lizzie V. Evans (Cody) 1893-1970
John M. Evans(whooping cough)1895-1899
Mary M. Evans (Gilmore)1898-1986
Allie L. Evans (Harless)1899-1994
Robert 1903
Viola Evans (Goins) 1905-1992)
Velvie B. Evans(Tignor)1907-1985
Willie W. Evans 1908-1995
Oni Evans (Davenport)1913-2001(a daughter per Melody Martin.)
1900-1910 he delivered mail on horseback & lived in Hancock County.
1920: Age 73, E. Thomas is a Weaver in the cotton mill in Spartanburg, SC. His 19 yr old son Robert is also a Weaver. Daughters working as Spinners are 15 yr old Velva, 17 yr old Viola, and 21 yr old Ellie. A 16 yr old boarder in his home, Maude Lane, is also a Spinner
Oct 1927: He stayed 3 mos in Veterans Hospital Johnson City, TN at age 80, Oct 12, 1927 to Jan 19, 1928.
He died over 3 years later at age 83 years & 10 months.
Funeral at Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church on Poor Valley Rd, Rogersville, TN.
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Edward T. Evans
Co B 10 Mich.Cav.
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