Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Life of Kate: Mary Catherine Evans Allison


So in about 18 months of searching this is what we know of the life of Kate: 

Mary Catherine Evans Allison timeline

Born 1856 most likely in Arkansas 
1860 Age 4 living with parents and 4 brothers and sisters: Julia 10, Benjamin 8, William 6, Mary 4, Thea 2.  in Moss, Columbia, Arkansas.  Palestine Post Office. 
1870 Age 14 or 16 living with parents and 6 brothers and sisters in Wood Co, TX w/Quitman Post Office. JJ 18, BF 16, Wm 14, Cathrine 13, FJ 17, FM 9, Amy 5
 1880 Age 24 living with husband John R Allison and Annie B age 2 in Precinct 5, Wood Co, Texas. No marriage record yet found. 
1882 Age 26 son Harry Craig born 
1884 Age 28 son Samuel Evans 
1887 Age 31 son Ralph Stannard 
1891 Age 35 daughter  Katie W born
          1892 at about age 36 Kate dies.

          1900 her four youngest kids are living in Wise Texas with Kate's Sisters Amy and Jane.                                 
We think we found her siblings.  We still don't know where she was buried. Or why she died at such a young age. We do know that her sisters Babe and Jane took her younger children to live with them in Wise County Texas where Amy was a photographer.   Why, is a mystery. We check records. The big question is who were Kate's parents.  Where were they from?

So many Evans..... so little time. But this is the way of family finding. Close the door on one mystery and a door to another opens up.  

The Search Sisters could get discouraged, but they are not. A secret weapon has been dropped in their lap. A DNA match.  NEW COUSINS!  A pair of close cousins are also looking for Evans. They have info. We have info. The Search Sisters: Evans Team just doubled it size. 
There is power in numbers.  
Hopes are high. 




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