Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameNancy EVANS 26
Birth Date?
Birth PlaceKentucky
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 1792
Birth PlaceVirginia or Kentucky
FatherWilliam YOWELL (~1761-)
MotherLucy SHIPP (1764-)
Family ID3878
Marr Date2 Sep 1811
Marr PlaceWashington, Mason County, Kentucky
ChildrenWilliam (~1812-)
 John (1815-1897)
Notes for Nancy EVANS
(1) Jun 2002: Ltr from Wanda Thomas, Box 625, Mooreland, Oklahoma 73852-0625
Notes for John (Spouse 1)
(1) Jun 2002: Ltr from Wanda Thomas, Box 625, Mooreland, Oklahoma 73852-0625 John is her husband's 3g-gfather. 1850 Census indicates birth date as 1787 and birth place as Kentucky. A book by Ann Yowell Cook has birth date as 1792 in Virginia. Other sources listed were: Betty Baldwin & Vittotoe Cemetery. Occupation: Innkeeper

(2) Jun 2002: Excerpt from book by Ann Yowell Cook. John YOWELL, son of William and Lucy (Shipp) YOWELL, was born about 1792 and married 1) Nancy Evans on 3 September 1811 in Washington County, Kentucky; 2) Sallie Vaughan, daughter of Prudence Vaughan, on 21 September 1815 in Washington County, Kentucky and 3) Sallie Coppage. By 1850 John and Sallie (Coppage) YOWELL were owners of an inn in 2 by * Or County, Kentucky (4#P-lot-D). This record is on page 14 of the Washington County Court Records.

Know all men by these presents that we, John Yowell and Leroy Yowell are held and firmly bound unto the common-wealth of Kentucky in the sum of Fifty pounds current money to the payment of which will and truly to be made to the said Commonwealth we bind ourselves, our heirs and jointly and severally fir?ny by these present sealed with our seals and dated this 19th day of April 1815. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly inteneded between the above bound John Yowell and Sally Vaughan for which a license has issued if there be no lawful course to obstruct said maarriage then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue in law. Witness: Signed: John Yowell, John Hughes, Leroy Yowell Surety: Leroy Yowell, consent of William Yowell, father of the groom on 9-17-1815. Testes: Leroy Yowell & Wm. Yowell, married Sept. 21, 1815 by Felix Redding. Consent of Prudance Vaughan, mother of the bride, 9-19-1815. Testes John Watkins and Leroy Yowell.
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