It just keeps getting better!

Nancy Pope has joined the ranks of the blog authors. Another representative of the Charles Gray side of the family, Nancy is my second cousin because we share a common Evans greatgrandparents and my third cousin because we share common Grymes gggreadparents, fun huh? She has already started making contributions here and I know she has been doing some work prior finding the blog. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her contributions. Welcome aboard Nancy.

Charles and Julia (Pryor) Evans

Special Schedule 1890 census

Surviving Soldiers, Sailors and Marines and Widows etc.

who survived the war of the rebellion.

Our Charles Evans  is third on the list.

Charles Evans II was born in 1842. The first timeI found him was in the 1850 census. This was the first census that they identfied every member of the family. Before that, they named the head of the house and listed every  other person by sex and age group and race or free or slave status. I believe in 1850 they started using a separate form for slaves. The next time I see him is in the 1860 census, still with his parents.
I could not find him or his father in the 1870 census, I will have to try ivins or ivings I have found them listed like that before if I remember correctly. I did find Julia Pryor. Julia is listed with a few children so I m not sure if Pryor is a married or maiden name so we have to find some more answers before we can be sure of her status.
 In 1880 I find Charles and Julia with their childen. The 1890 census was destroyed but luckily the 1890 schedule of civil war vets was not and I found that our Charles Evans served for 1 year 1863 - 1864 in the Union Navy abord a vessel called the Wallkill.

Charles Evans	1844
Julia (Pryor) Evans	1842
Elizabeth  Evans	1862
Thomas  Evans	1871
Nancy Jane Evans	1872
Agnes Ann  Evans	1873 may
Mary Jane Evans	1875
Stansbury Evans	1877 mar
Lola Evans	1883 jan
Henry Evans	1887 oct
Albert  Evans	1888 dec

Above is a list of the family that is composed of the 1880 census which goes to Stansbury and the rest I must have found on the 1900 census which I can't seem to find now.

Charles and Julia Evans 1910
living near their daughter Agnes and her  husband Robert Jackson

Wallkill.rtf  click here to see the article reffered to in the comments.

Nancy Jane Evans Gray

Nancy Jane Evans Gray

Nancy is the daughter of Charles Evans II  and Julia Pryor ( I'm lucky I just found Julia in the 1870 census before she married Charles Evans)

                                                                                        

Here is a clipping of the 1980 census Nancy 7 years old, is living on a farm with her parents Charles and Julia Evans along with step-sister Elizabeth and siblings Thomas, Agnes, Mary and Stansbury. And look who is on the neighboring farm ***            Click on the census clipping if it's too small for you to see.
This is the last time I have found Nancy living with Charles and Julia the 1890 census was damaged and by 1900 she is married to Peyton Gray and raising her own family.