Richard D Evans1847–
- Name
- Richard D Evans
- Given names
- Richard D
- Surname
- Evans
 Birth | about 1847 59 36 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a brother | Hugh Montgomery Evans about 1849 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Grace Evans April 29, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a half-sister | Ann Vincent Evans September 13, 1861 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a father | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hugh Montgomery Evans November 23, 1873 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Evans October 10, 1877 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Virginia Grace Evans June 10, 1879 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans estimated January 25, 1884 (Age 37 years) Note: Her death date is unknown, it was believed to be 25 Jan 1884 but her will was dated in 1889. |
| Death of a mother | Martha J Luck August 28, 1888 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 70 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 71 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Mittie May Evans March 16, 1926 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 82 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 94 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 103 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 99 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hugh Evans Birth: about 1788 35 25 — England Death: before 1870 |
| mother |
Martha J Luck Birth: about 1811 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1888 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 21, 1842 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Mittie May Evans Birth: July 7, 1843 55 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 1926 — Fairview, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years himself |
Richard D Evans Birth: about 1847 59 36 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Hugh Montgomery Evans Birth: about 1849 61 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1873 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Virginia Grace Evans Birth: April 29, 1850 62 39 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1879 — Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with … … |
| father |
Hugh Evans Birth: about 1788 35 25 — England Death: before 1870 |
| step-mother |
… … Birth: England Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-sister |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans Birth: October 9, 1811 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: estimated January 25, 1884 |
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11 months half-sister |
Sarah Evans Birth: September 18, 1812 24 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1877 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Ann Vincent Evans Birth: October 22, 1818 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1861 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Dunnavan |
| step-father |
… Dunnavan Death: |
| mother |
Martha J Luck Birth: about 1811 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1888 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |