ML Evans Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Marcus Legrand Evans

~1831 - October 19, 1862

Born in AR around 1831.
Resided in Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX.

Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Elected Captain.
Suffered from spinal infection and kidney problems during autumn 1861.
Identified by Frank Batchelor as the man who killed the Union soldier who killed Colonel Terry on December 17, 1861.
Furloughed after April 8, 1862 due to illness, likely to return to TX.
Returned from furlough by June 1862.
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel by October 1862.
Received mortal wound, a gunshot to the head, at Perryville, KY on October 8, 1862.
Died in Union hospital at Harrodsburg, KY on October 19, 1862.

Also Identified As:
	Mark Evans
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Lewis Evans son of Jesse Evans and Eunice Reynolds. b. December 7, 1799 in NC m. Eliza Palmer on December 18, 1827 in Vineyard, Washington County, AK. first Sheriff of Washington County, AR (October 1828). first postmaster of Vineyard, Washington County, AR (February 21, 1829 - December 28, 1835). Vineyard Township, AK renamed Evansville, AK in his honor on December 27, 1835. postmaster of Evansville, Washington County, AR (December 27, 1838 - December 31, 1849). d. December 20, 1879 in Gonzales County, TX. Gonzales Inquirer, Gonzales, TX - Obituary 3 JAN 1880 Elizabeth Palmer daughter of John Bowlby Palmer and Sarah Rich. b. December 28, 1808 in Rowan County, NC. m. Lewis Evans on December 18, 1827 in Vineyard, Washington County, AK. d.February 1, 1888 in Gonzales County, TX.
Siblings:
	Albert Evans b. ~1833 in AR. Dewit Evans b. ~1835 in AR. Mary G. Evans b. January 5, 1841 in Evansville, Washington County, AR. m. Rufus A. Weddington on October 18, 1871 in Gonzales County, TX. d. November 21, 1925 in Ardmore, Carter County, OK. Henry Clay Evans b. October 15, 1844 member of Terry's Rangers, Co. C. d. March 4, 1907 Lewis Clay Evans b. ~1847 in AR.
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Masonic Lot, Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, KY Marcus L. Evans Capt. C. 8 Tex Cav Oct. 19, 1862

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - AR, Washington County, Vineyard, Page 424B, Dwelling 64, Family 64, (185/215)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Lewis Evans	51	M		Trader		NC
	Eliza Evans	41	F				NC
	Mark Evans	19	M		Student		AR
	Albert Evans	17	M				AR	Y
	DeWit Evans	15	M				AR	Y
	Mary Evans	9	F				AR	Y
	Henry Evans	7	M				AR	Y
	Lewis Evans	3	M				AR

1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, Page 128, Dwelling 803, Family 750, (9/20)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	M. L. Evans	29	M		Lawyer	$3,000	$200	AR
	E. Maria	19	F					TN
	Walter	3	M					TX

Related Links:
	B. F. Batchelor Letter, December 19, 1861 W. H. Shannon Letter, September 26, 1861 B. F. Batchelor Letter, January 2, 1862 B. F. Batchelor Letter, January 5, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862. "Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 B. F. Batchelor Letter, October 29, 1862 R. F. Bunting Letter, November 25, 1862 ORs: (CS) Orders for General Wheeler - November 27, 1862 G. Q. Turner Letter Fragment, November 1862 B. F. Batchelor Letter, December 1, 1862 The Southern Bivouac, Nov. 1882: "Terry's Texas Rangers." T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "The Famous Terry Rangers," November 25, 1909. "Gonzales Ranger Fell at Elk River," Dallas Morning News, May 10, 1962. Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 "Terry's Texas Rangers: Monument to that Gallant Cavalry Regiment," Confederate Veteran, November 1907, p. 498 (offsite) Wes Evans' "Wes Evans Genealogy File" gedcom (offsite) Joshua Laymon's "Laymon Family History" gedcom (offsite) Bonnie Mize's "Ritter Family" gedcom (offsite) Descendants of Jesse Evans
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. Ingmire, Frances & Carolyn Ericson, Confederate P. O. W.'s; Soldiers & Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North. Ingmire Publications, St. Louis, 1984.
Research Links:
	(offsite) Evans, M.L., Lawyer, Adv., Gonzales Inq., February 9, 1861 P1 (offsite) Probation Book B - Gonzales County: EVANS, M. L. 632 (offsite) Evansville Arkansas - US Postal Week (offsite) Cherokee Trail Home Page (offsite) Grace Bagwell's Bagwell gedcom (offsite) Jerry Casey's Tree Branches & Roots of Jerry Casey gedcom (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Evans) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Evans) (offsite) ARGenWeb Project (Washington County, AR) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Washington County, AR) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Washington County, AR) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Gonzales County, TX)

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