EVANS marriages found after 50 year search !!

The marriages of my great grandfather and my great great grandfather on my EVANS line have been found. Joe in Denver, the birddog of genealogy, sniffed them out after we found a newspaper article reporting on the marriage of Uriah Evans, brother of my great grandfather. Uriah R. Evans's marriage took place in Cobb County, GA in Marietta. That led us, for the first time, to look at the marriage books there. The marriage record also confirmed that James Evans was indeed James Harrison Evans, as he married as James H. Evans. The cousins in Oklahoma, who descend from another son of his, James Sylvester Evans, assumed that since their direct ancestor was named James also, that the father would have "Sylvester' as his middle name. Not so. Great Aunt Sallie, in her bible, wrote that her grandfather was named James Harrison Evans, which we believe to be correct. 1. James Harrison Evans married Jane Emily Hardin in Cass County ( now renamed Bartow) Georgia on 18 December 1861. The marriage is recorded there in the courthouse. He marries as James Evans and she marries as Miss Jane E. Hardin. The license was obtained on the 14th of December and took place on the 15th of December, although as you look at the original below, the marriage could be the 18th. It was not recorded in the book until 12 July 1862 ( typical ).

2. James and Janie separate and James then marries Adeline Boswell in Cobb County, Georgia. This marriage took place on 7 May 1871 and is recorded in Book A page 315.

3. My great aunt Lizzie Evans Flanagan said her grandfather had a girlfriend they called Elsie. He was supposed to have had twins by her who died young, Annie and Fannie. I may have the story wrong, but I found this third marriage for a James Evans that may be his. The bride is Elzira ( which would be Elsie as a nickname). She is also a Padgett. James's sister married Ira Padgett and James' parents Uriah and Margaret lived with the Padgetts when they were elderly ( They are on the census in his household). Thus, I think this would be a third marriage for him. She is about 40 at the time. He is about 65.

Joe also found, after my 50 year search, in the same county, the marriage of my great grandfather John Lemon Evans to wife Janie Whitmire. The marriage is in Book C page 300. John Evans to Janie Myers. ( Whitmire/Myers) It took place November 7th, 1886. Here it is:

Jane Emily Hardin Evans wife of James Harrison Evans. Below is Jane's sister Martha Ann Hardin Whitner.