James H. Evans

1838 - 1863  (25 years)

• Name	James H. Evans
  Birth	cir 1838	Wales   [1]
  Baptism	16 Feb 1838	Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales "LLANBADARN - TRÊVEGLWYS (LLAN - BADARN-TRÊV-EGLWYS), a parish in the lower division of the hundred of ILAR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 12 miles (S. by W.) from Aberystwith, containing 982 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the river Arth, formerly constituted one of the prebends in the collegiate church of Llandewy-Brevi, and was rated in the king's books at £12. The living is a discharged vicarage, with that of Kilkennin annexed, in the archdeaconry of Cardigan, and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £6, endowed with one-third of the tithes, and with £1200 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Padarn, or Paternus. There is a place of worship for Calvinistic Methodists. The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor is £ 170.2." [From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833]
  Gender	Male
  Military service	James H. Evans was mustered into service in Company E, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Portsmouth, Ohio, on 28 November 1861. He was killed in action during the United States Civil War near Port Gibson, Mississippi, on 1 May 1863.  [2]
  Death	1 May 1863	Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  Burial	Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. John Evans,   b. 1816, Wales   2. Evan D. Evans,   b. 1818, Wales   3. David Evans,   b. 1821, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales   4. Mary Evans,   b. 1823   d. 30 Aug 1892  (Age 69 years) ▻ Evan Davis   5. Hannah Evans,   b. 1826, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales d. 1827  (Age 1 year)   6. Ann Evans,   b. 1827, Wales ▻ Unknown Edwards   7. Hannah Evans,   b. cir 1830   d. 1830  (Age 0 years)   8. Hannah Evans,   b. 2 Jul 1834, Wales d. 10 Jul 1891, Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, USA  (Age 57 years) ▻ David D. Lewis,  m. 29 Jun 1858   9. James H. Evans,   b. cir 1838, Wales d. 1 May 1863, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 25 years)
  Person ID	I29456	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	David Evans,   b. cir 1790   d. 10 Sep 1852, Gallia County, Ohio, USA (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Hannah D. Jones   d. 18 Oct 1865, Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Marriage	25 Dec 1814	Wales
  Family ID	F11192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - cir 1838 - Wales Death - 1 May 1863 - Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S683] 1860 Census, 24 Mar 2025 (Reliability: 2). 1860 Census, Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA. Ancestry.com, accessed 24 March 2025. The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: M653_966; Page: 219; Family History Library Film: 803966 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [S774] Pension Application of Hannah D. Evans, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), 28 Mar 2025 (Reliability: 3). See https://bryan-martin.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=4923.