Individual Details
Green F. Evans
(10 Jan 1828 - 21 Apr 1891)
Green F. went to the southwest country and died there.
Green's wife, Elizabeth, and their child were killed by Indians in Texas. After that he became a renowned Indian fighter.
On one occasion, Green Evans, son of William George Evans Senior, who built the first courthouse in Palo Pinto County, Texas, rode his mule into Palo Pinto, Texas. He was in a celebrating mood and wished to forget some recent Indian fights in which he had taken a leading part. He was known far and wide as a great Indian scout and fighter. After a drink or two at the bar, his spirits rose by leaps and bounds and after relating his recent conquests rather colorfully to his audience in the saloon, he rode his mule into the courthouse for their benefit and urged it to jump out the window. The animal, however, seemed to be the soberest of the lot and refused to budge. In disgust, the cowboy rode him back into the street and tied him to the hitching post. He then went to a store and bought a bolt of calico as gay as a prairie daisy and tied it to the tail of his mule. The mule galloped out of town with the bolt unraveling behind him in the dusty road.
According to family legend, Green was a heavy drinker until one day he got off his mule to get a drink of water out of the creek. On seeing himself in the water, he vowed never to drink again and it is said that he kept that promise.
1860 census, Cherokee County, Texas, showed Green F, age 30, living with Josiah Washington and Cynthia Evans. Josiah was one of Green's brothers.
Green served in the Civil War as a First Sergeant in 34th Texas Calvary, Company F, Conferate States of America. He was one of 11 boys of William George Evans, Senior and his wife, Susan James Owens, and they all served as confederate soldiers and all survived the war.
Parker County, Texas Deed Book 24, p. 373: Know all men by these present that I, Green F. Evans of the Co. of Denton, State of TX have for and in consideration of the sum of $65.00 to me in hand ... sold Town lot #4 Block #32. Signed 22 Feb 1871.
He moved to Arizona where two of his brothers Camlin and Columbus G. Evans lived.
Green's wife, Elizabeth, and their child were killed by Indians in Texas. After that he became a renowned Indian fighter.
On one occasion, Green Evans, son of William George Evans Senior, who built the first courthouse in Palo Pinto County, Texas, rode his mule into Palo Pinto, Texas. He was in a celebrating mood and wished to forget some recent Indian fights in which he had taken a leading part. He was known far and wide as a great Indian scout and fighter. After a drink or two at the bar, his spirits rose by leaps and bounds and after relating his recent conquests rather colorfully to his audience in the saloon, he rode his mule into the courthouse for their benefit and urged it to jump out the window. The animal, however, seemed to be the soberest of the lot and refused to budge. In disgust, the cowboy rode him back into the street and tied him to the hitching post. He then went to a store and bought a bolt of calico as gay as a prairie daisy and tied it to the tail of his mule. The mule galloped out of town with the bolt unraveling behind him in the dusty road.
According to family legend, Green was a heavy drinker until one day he got off his mule to get a drink of water out of the creek. On seeing himself in the water, he vowed never to drink again and it is said that he kept that promise.
1860 census, Cherokee County, Texas, showed Green F, age 30, living with Josiah Washington and Cynthia Evans. Josiah was one of Green's brothers.
Green served in the Civil War as a First Sergeant in 34th Texas Calvary, Company F, Conferate States of America. He was one of 11 boys of William George Evans, Senior and his wife, Susan James Owens, and they all served as confederate soldiers and all survived the war.
Parker County, Texas Deed Book 24, p. 373: Know all men by these present that I, Green F. Evans of the Co. of Denton, State of TX have for and in consideration of the sum of $65.00 to me in hand ... sold Town lot #4 Block #32. Signed 22 Feb 1871.
He moved to Arizona where two of his brothers Camlin and Columbus G. Evans lived.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jan 1828 | Newton County, Georgia | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 31 Oct 1850 | (William George Evans Sr. and Susan James Owens) Smith County, Texas |  |  | |
| Death | 21 Apr 1891 | Maricopa County, Arizona | | ||
| Burial | Porter Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | | |
Families
| Father | William George Evans Sr. (1804 - 1878) |
| Mother | Susan James Owens (1809 - 1895) |
| Sibling | John B. A. "Jack" Evans (1829 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Jehu Owen Evans (1830 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Clarissa Jane Evans (1832 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Childs Evans (1833 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Josiah Washington Evans (1835 - 1901) |
| Sibling | William George Evans Jr. (1836 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Francis Marion Evans (1838 - 1907) |
| Sibling | James Rufus Evans (1839 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Henry A. Evans (1841 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Louisa Sarepta Evans (1842 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Lee Andrew Evans (1845 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Christopher Columbus Evans (1847 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Camlin C. Evans (1848 - 1913) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
William G Evans M 46 Georgia - FarmerSusan J Evans F 41 Georgia
Green F Evans M 22 Georgia - Farmer
Jehu O Evans M 19 Georgia - Farmer
Elizabeth C Evans F 16 Georgia
Josiah W Evans M 14 Georgia
William G Evans M 13 Georgia
Frances M Evans M 11 Georgia
Rufus Evans M 10 Georgia
Henry Evans M 8 Georgia
Louisa Evans F 7 Georgia
Leander Evans M 5 Georgia
Columbus Evans M 4 Louisiana
Camblin Evans M 2 Texas
Death
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PLOT B40 LHEndnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-85V : 12 April 2016), Susan J Evans in household of William G Evans, Smith county, part of, Smith, Texas, United States; citing family 333, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..
2. Find A Grave Memorial 32490621.