Elyzabeth Virginia Bedwell

Brief Life History of Elyzabeth Virginia

Elyzabeth Virginia Bedwell was born on 31 January 1859, in Grayson, Virginia, United States as the daughter of Talitha Bedwell. She married William Stephen Evans on 28 February 1880, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 11 daughters. She lived in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 2 May 1909, in Grayson, Virginia, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Independence Cemetery, Independence, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Stephen Evans
1859–1914
Elyzabeth Virginia Bedwell
1859–1909
Marriage: 28 February 1880
Almerta or Allice M Evans
1879–1884
Verna Ursula Evans
1881–1967
Florence Virginia Evans
1883–1975
Emma Jean Evans
1885–
Joseph Daniel Evans
1886–1972
Eddie Alma Evans
1888–1894
Lelia Rector Evans Whitaker
1891–1961
Beulah Collins Evans
1893–1979
Eunice Hazel Evans
1896–1986
Ruth Juanita Evans
1898–1984
Herschel Elizabeth Evans
1900–1982
Immogene Evans
1905–

Sources (53)

  • Elizabeth V Evans in household of Stuphen Evans, "United States Census, 1900"
  • E V, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Elizabeth Bedwell, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bidwell .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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