Biography written by Nathan Vaughan Marks; please cite if borrowing.
Son of Joseph Eversole and Lucy Huff/Bolin. His father dying when he was a young boy, he grew up in Perry County, Kentucky with his Bolin and Eversole kin. In 1870 he is found in a holler/village called "Bolins"; he and his sister are residing with his mother's first cousin, William "Blue Head Willie" Bolin at this time. John's mother was a daughter of Hannah Bowling, daughter of Reverend Jesse Bowling. Blue Head Willie was the son of Reverend Jesse's son Justice.
He, his mother, and siblings are absent from the 1880 Census and appear to be in rural Arkansas by that time. Apparently before leaving, John wed his first cousin, Margaret Smith, daughter of Preston Smith and Margaret Eversole; Margaret was the sister of John's father, Joseph.
Despite numerous online genealogies, especially on Ancestry.com, claiming that John Eversole, son of Joseph and Lucy, moved to Rowan County, Kentucky and married Rachel Adams, that is a different John Eversole. This is proven in John's sister Sally's pension records, where she refers to her brother and his wife "Margaret Smith" multiple times. The pension proves John was deceased before her marriage to Jesse Radford in 1887. Further, Sally openly states that she has no living siblings in October, 1923, proving her brother John cannot be the John that is still living in Rowan County, Kentucky at this time.
Further, John's widow Margaret remarries to Aaron Roberts on 22 Feb 1885, definitively proving John is deceased before that date. The couple had only one known child: Robert Anderson Eversole, born 5 Jun 1881 in Newton County.
The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is believed to be John's final resting place, along with his mother's. The two were closely tied to their Bolin kin both in Kentucky and Arkansas. John's mother Lucy's first cousin, George W. Bolin, is buried here along with other relatives. Further, Sally's pension states that she and her mother lived and worked on the Jim Bailey place for several years before Sally lived with John until he died.
John's homestead has not been located, but his brother Robert's and Jim Bailey's have. The closest cemetery to both homesteads is this cemetery. The next two closest to the Jim Bailey homestead east of Fallsville down Highway 21 are the Case and Curtis cemeteries. But neither are particularly close to Bob Eversole's or Jim Bailey's patents, and neither have close family relatives buried there like the Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery has. The Eversole and Bolin folk are very clannish people, and liked to move, live among, and be buried with close kin. The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is the only cemetery in the immediate vicinity that fits that bill.
There are apparently numerous fieldstones and unmarked graves here; given the Eversoles' low socio-economic status, it is unlikely the family could afford proper headstones for John or Lucy, and they are likely among these unknown burials.
Son of Joseph Eversole and Lucy Huff/Bolin. His father dying when he was a young boy, he grew up in Perry County, Kentucky with his Bolin and Eversole kin. In 1870 he is found in a holler/village called "Bolins"; he and his sister are residing with his mother's first cousin, William "Blue Head Willie" Bolin at this time. John's mother was a daughter of Hannah Bowling, daughter of Reverend Jesse Bowling. Blue Head Willie was the son of Reverend Jesse's son Justice.
He, his mother, and siblings are absent from the 1880 Census and appear to be in rural Arkansas by that time. Apparently before leaving, John wed his first cousin, Margaret Smith, daughter of Preston Smith and Margaret Eversole; Margaret was the sister of John's father, Joseph.
Despite numerous online genealogies, especially on Ancestry.com, claiming that John Eversole, son of Joseph and Lucy, moved to Rowan County, Kentucky and married Rachel Adams, that is a different John Eversole. This is proven in John's sister Sally's pension records, where she refers to her brother and his wife "Margaret Smith" multiple times. The pension proves John was deceased before her marriage to Jesse Radford in 1887. Further, Sally openly states that she has no living siblings in October, 1923, proving her brother John cannot be the John that is still living in Rowan County, Kentucky at this time.
Further, John's widow Margaret remarries to Aaron Roberts on 22 Feb 1885, definitively proving John is deceased before that date. The couple had only one known child: Robert Anderson Eversole, born 5 Jun 1881 in Newton County.
The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is believed to be John's final resting place, along with his mother's. The two were closely tied to their Bolin kin both in Kentucky and Arkansas. John's mother Lucy's first cousin, George W. Bolin, is buried here along with other relatives. Further, Sally's pension states that she and her mother lived and worked on the Jim Bailey place for several years before Sally lived with John until he died.
John's homestead has not been located, but his brother Robert's and Jim Bailey's have. The closest cemetery to both homesteads is this cemetery. The next two closest to the Jim Bailey homestead east of Fallsville down Highway 21 are the Case and Curtis cemeteries. But neither are particularly close to Bob Eversole's or Jim Bailey's patents, and neither have close family relatives buried there like the Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery has. The Eversole and Bolin folk are very clannish people, and liked to move, live among, and be buried with close kin. The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is the only cemetery in the immediate vicinity that fits that bill.
There are apparently numerous fieldstones and unmarked graves here; given the Eversoles' low socio-economic status, it is unlikely the family could afford proper headstones for John or Lucy, and they are likely among these unknown burials.
Biography written by Nathan Vaughan Marks; please cite if borrowing.
Son of Joseph Eversole and Lucy Huff/Bolin. His father dying when he was a young boy, he grew up in Perry County, Kentucky with his Bolin and Eversole kin. In 1870 he is found in a holler/village called "Bolins"; he and his sister are residing with his mother's first cousin, William "Blue Head Willie" Bolin at this time. John's mother was a daughter of Hannah Bowling, daughter of Reverend Jesse Bowling. Blue Head Willie was the son of Reverend Jesse's son Justice.
He, his mother, and siblings are absent from the 1880 Census and appear to be in rural Arkansas by that time. Apparently before leaving, John wed his first cousin, Margaret Smith, daughter of Preston Smith and Margaret Eversole; Margaret was the sister of John's father, Joseph.
Despite numerous online genealogies, especially on Ancestry.com, claiming that John Eversole, son of Joseph and Lucy, moved to Rowan County, Kentucky and married Rachel Adams, that is a different John Eversole. This is proven in John's sister Sally's pension records, where she refers to her brother and his wife "Margaret Smith" multiple times. The pension proves John was deceased before her marriage to Jesse Radford in 1887. Further, Sally openly states that she has no living siblings in October, 1923, proving her brother John cannot be the John that is still living in Rowan County, Kentucky at this time.
Further, John's widow Margaret remarries to Aaron Roberts on 22 Feb 1885, definitively proving John is deceased before that date. The couple had only one known child: Robert Anderson Eversole, born 5 Jun 1881 in Newton County.
The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is believed to be John's final resting place, along with his mother's. The two were closely tied to their Bolin kin both in Kentucky and Arkansas. John's mother Lucy's first cousin, George W. Bolin, is buried here along with other relatives. Further, Sally's pension states that she and her mother lived and worked on the Jim Bailey place for several years before Sally lived with John until he died.
John's homestead has not been located, but his brother Robert's and Jim Bailey's have. The closest cemetery to both homesteads is this cemetery. The next two closest to the Jim Bailey homestead east of Fallsville down Highway 21 are the Case and Curtis cemeteries. But neither are particularly close to Bob Eversole's or Jim Bailey's patents, and neither have close family relatives buried there like the Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery has. The Eversole and Bolin folk are very clannish people, and liked to move, live among, and be buried with close kin. The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is the only cemetery in the immediate vicinity that fits that bill.
There are apparently numerous fieldstones and unmarked graves here; given the Eversoles' low socio-economic status, it is unlikely the family could afford proper headstones for John or Lucy, and they are likely among these unknown burials.
Son of Joseph Eversole and Lucy Huff/Bolin. His father dying when he was a young boy, he grew up in Perry County, Kentucky with his Bolin and Eversole kin. In 1870 he is found in a holler/village called "Bolins"; he and his sister are residing with his mother's first cousin, William "Blue Head Willie" Bolin at this time. John's mother was a daughter of Hannah Bowling, daughter of Reverend Jesse Bowling. Blue Head Willie was the son of Reverend Jesse's son Justice.
He, his mother, and siblings are absent from the 1880 Census and appear to be in rural Arkansas by that time. Apparently before leaving, John wed his first cousin, Margaret Smith, daughter of Preston Smith and Margaret Eversole; Margaret was the sister of John's father, Joseph.
Despite numerous online genealogies, especially on Ancestry.com, claiming that John Eversole, son of Joseph and Lucy, moved to Rowan County, Kentucky and married Rachel Adams, that is a different John Eversole. This is proven in John's sister Sally's pension records, where she refers to her brother and his wife "Margaret Smith" multiple times. The pension proves John was deceased before her marriage to Jesse Radford in 1887. Further, Sally openly states that she has no living siblings in October, 1923, proving her brother John cannot be the John that is still living in Rowan County, Kentucky at this time.
Further, John's widow Margaret remarries to Aaron Roberts on 22 Feb 1885, definitively proving John is deceased before that date. The couple had only one known child: Robert Anderson Eversole, born 5 Jun 1881 in Newton County.
The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is believed to be John's final resting place, along with his mother's. The two were closely tied to their Bolin kin both in Kentucky and Arkansas. John's mother Lucy's first cousin, George W. Bolin, is buried here along with other relatives. Further, Sally's pension states that she and her mother lived and worked on the Jim Bailey place for several years before Sally lived with John until he died.
John's homestead has not been located, but his brother Robert's and Jim Bailey's have. The closest cemetery to both homesteads is this cemetery. The next two closest to the Jim Bailey homestead east of Fallsville down Highway 21 are the Case and Curtis cemeteries. But neither are particularly close to Bob Eversole's or Jim Bailey's patents, and neither have close family relatives buried there like the Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery has. The Eversole and Bolin folk are very clannish people, and liked to move, live among, and be buried with close kin. The Sutherland-Bolin Cemetery is the only cemetery in the immediate vicinity that fits that bill.
There are apparently numerous fieldstones and unmarked graves here; given the Eversoles' low socio-economic status, it is unlikely the family could afford proper headstones for John or Lucy, and they are likely among these unknown burials.
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