Husband of Samantha Ellen Walton Bevans, father of Cora Maud Bevans, Parents of Samuel and Nancy Jane Nix. Son of James F. and Mary Bevans 101751076 101751282

William F. Bevans
Born: 1834, Highland County, Ohio. Migrated to Peoria County, Illinois in 1839 with his parents and to Marion County, Iowa in 1855. Married July 1, 1858, Marion County, Iowa to Samantha E. Walton, who was born February 6, 1839, Peoria County, Illinois, daughter of Henry & Sarah Walton.

In a few years the family removed to Des Moines County and lived for awhile in Washington County, Iowa, and then around 1879 they left for Barber County in Kansas. After living near Medicine Lodge, Kansas for about 10 years the family migrated to Skamania County, Washington, arriving in 1889. William died in 1891 and Samantha died January 2, 1916. Both are buried in the Old Bevans cemetery, east of the Stevenson I.0.0.F. Cemetery near Stevenson, Washington.

1885 Census, Kiowa Twp., Barber County, Kansas
William Bevans, 51, born Ohio - Samantha E., 45, born Ohio.
Hattie May, 17, born Iowa - William [Jr.], 13, born Iowa - Laburton, 11, born Iowa. Oscar, 9, born Iowa - Nora, 7, born Iowa - Cora, 5, born Kansas - John, 2, born Kansas.

The tombstone of William Frost Bevans records on the stone the Bevans family as "Member Evan Bevans Family, Rev. War Veteran, Buried in Bevans N. J." Research has shown that Evan Bevans (1762-1849), who lived in Sussex Co. New Jersey, and served in the Revolutionary War, was not related to the family of William Frost Bevans. The sons of Evan Bevans either died young or remained in New Jersey. The ancestor of William Frost Bevans was John Brown Bevans (1757-c1835) who was born Wales England. Came from Wales to America in 1785 with his brothers, Robert and Silas Bevans. Settled first at Maryland but later moved to Fayette Co. Pennsylvania. John Brown Bevans descendants are the ancestors of William Frost Bevans. Over several generations the direct ancestors of William Frost Bevans went west to Highland Co. Ohio, then to Peoria Co. Illinois and from there to Kansas and afterward to Skamania Co. Washington. (Information from [email protected] December 2017)