John and Evoline (Smith) Eivins

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Gen 1: James Evans >> Gen 2: John Eivins

John Frederick Eivins  (1833-1916)

John F. Eivins was born in Estill County, Kentucky on December 20, 1833.  The 1850 US Census shows that he was living with James Evans, age 57, Hannah, age 46, Louisa, age 19, John F, age 16, Elizabeth, age, 13, and Delina, age 9.  John also had at least one older brother, James, that was no longer living with the family in 1850.

Gen 1: Stephen Thomas >> Gen 2: John Thomas, Sr >> Gen 3: Isaac Thomas >> Gen 4: Solomon Thomas >> Gen 5: Sophronia Thomas >> Gen 6: Evoline Smith

Evoline (Smith) Eivins (1841-1924)

Evoline Smith was born on 18 August 1841in Grant County, Indiana to Richard and Sophronia (Thomas) Smith according to the death certificate and obituary.  However, Sophronia's marriage record indicates that the groom was Parker Smith.  I suspect his name was  perhaps Richard Parker Smith.   Evoline's father presumably died sometime between 1845-1850.  In 1850 Sophronia and her son, Mannon age 5, were living with Sophronia's parents, Solomon and Anna Thomas, in Grant County, Indiana while Evoline (age 9) was living in in Madison County, Indiana with the William Chamness family.

Between 1850 and 1859 both John Eivins and Evoline Smith relocated to Schuyler County, Missouri.  The couple presumably met there. The couple eloped “with one horse which both rode, they made their way to Lancaster Mo. were they were married” [16] on 9 January 1859.  The first child of 12, James Mannon Eivins, was born on 23 November 1859.   In February 1861 the Civil War broke out. The second child, Lucinda "Carrie" Caroline Eivins, was born on 15 July 1861.    The verbal family lore, at this point, is that John's brothers living in Schuyler County, Missouri were for the South while John was for the North.  This caused a division in the family.  One brother informed John that the Confederates were planning to burn down John and Evoline's house that night.  In response, John and Evoline, with a 2 year old child and 2 day old infant, packed up what belongings they could and immediately moved to Clarke, County, Iowa.

It is noted that the surname was Evans but became Eivins at the time of John and Evoline's relocation to Iowa.  There are two proposed reasons for the change in spelling: 1)  John and Evoline were unable to read or write and the name was written down incorrectly on a scrap of paper.  2)  The name was intentionally changed as a sign of a break from the brothers. 

Between 1885 and 1895 John and Evoline and their children moved to a farm in Grandriver Township in Madison County, Iowa where they lived out the rest of their lives. 

Marriage Record [15]

“State of Missouri

County of Schuyler: I Willis H. Watkins a justice of the peace in Chariton Township is Schuyler County Missouri do certify that I solemnized the rights of matrimony between John F. Evans & Eveline Smith on the 9th day of January A.D. 1859 given under my hand this 4th day of April A. D. 1859. Willis H. Watkins, J.D.

Filed by record April 4th 1959. J.B. Alverson, Clerk”

The scan of the original marriage record can be found at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9989-34TW?i=88&cc=2060668 page 89

Family Tree

Children:

  1. James Mannon Eivins:  Born on 23 November 1859 in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Married Hannah Jane Shaw on 1 January 1882 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Died on 20 July 1941 in Salem, South Dakota.

  2. Lucinda "Carrie" Caroline Eivins:  Born on 15 July 1861 in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Died on 7 April 1939 in Macksburg, Madison County, Iowa.

  3. John Henry Eivins:  Born on 17 February 1863 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Died on 9 October 1945 in Madison County, Iowa.

  4. Benjamin "Ben" Grant Eivins:  Born on 1 February 1865 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Married Mary Hanna on 24 March 1889.  Died on 19 May 1941 in Mullen, Nebraska.

  5. Sophronia "Fronia" Frances Eivins:  Born on 2 February 1867 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Married Frank Carson Bates on 23 December 1891 in Union County, Iowa.  Died on 29 May 1956 in Madison County, Iowa.

  6. Richard "Doc" Smith Eivins:  Born on 4 January 1869 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Married Rose May Clark Hucke.  Died 29 September 1938 in Union County, Iowa.

  7. Isaac "Ike" Newton Eivins:  Born on 17 December 1872.  Married Ida Victoria Bates on 6 June 1898 in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa.  Died on 31 October 1948.

  8. William "Will" Oscar Eivins:  Born on 20 March 1874 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Died on 6 March 1933 in Madison County, Iowa.

  9. Martha "Allie" Alice Eivins:  Born on 1 April 1876 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Died on 27 September 1946 in Macksburg, Madison County, Iowa.

  10. Bessie "Bertie" Elberta Eivins: Born on 23 February 1878 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Died on 2 February 1929 in Madison County, Iowa.

  11. Elmer Clarence Eivins:  Born on 26 April 1880 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Married Permelia "Alice" Schultz on 27 November 1901 in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa.  Died 15 April 1967 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

  12. Wesley Jefferson Eivins:  Born on 13 May 1882 in Clarke County, Iowa.  Married Edith "Maude" Finney on 24 February 1903 in Madison County, Iowa.  Died on 15 April 1973.

Census

1850 Federal Census: Kentucky, Estill County [8]

1850 Census_Ky_Estill Co_Header_Evans.png
Evans family: James (age 57), Hannah (age 46), Louisa (age 19), John F. (age 16), Elizabeth (age 13), and Delina (age 9)

Evans: James (age 47), Hannah (age 46), Louisa (age 19), John F. (age 16), Elizabeth (age 13) and Delina (age 9)

1850 Census: Indiana, Madison County, Monroe Township [9]

1850 Census_IN_Madison Co_header.png
1850 Census_IN_Madison Co_Chamness_Will.png
1850 Census_IN_Madison Co_Smith Evoline.png

Evoline Smith (age 9) living in the home of the William Chamness family.

1860 Federal Census: Missouri, Schuyler County, Chariton Township [10]

1860 Census_Missouri_Schuyler Co_Header_Evans.png
1860 Evans_John and James_Schuyler Co_Missouri.png

Evans: John (age 24), Evoline (age 19) and James (age 7 months) living next door to James Evans and family, presumably John’s brother.

1870 Federal Census, Clarke County, Iowa [5]

1870 Census_Knox Twnsh_Clarke Co_Iowa_Header.png
Ivins family: John F, Evaline, James, Lucinda, John , Benjamin, Sophronia and Richard

Ivins family: John F, Evaline, James, Lucinda, John , Benjamin, Sophronia and Richard

1880 Federal Census, Ward County, Clarke County, Iowa [4]

1880 Eveans census.png

Evean: John (age 46), Evoline (age 38), Lucinda (age 18), John F. (age 17), Benjamin (age 15), Sophronia (age 13), Richard (age 11), Isaac (age 7), William (age 6), Alice (age 4), Alberta (age 2) and an infant (age 1 month)

1885 Iowa Census: Iowa, Clarke County, Troy Township [14]

1895 Iowa Census: Iowa, Madison County [13]

There are other columns in the 1895 census but they were not completed by the enumerator. A scan of the original census can be found at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DC47-24J?i=626&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AVTSN-VBH

1900 Federal Census, Madison County, Iowa [6 ]

1900 Census_Webster Twnshp_Madison Co_Header.png
Eivins family: John, Eveline, Lucinda, Alice, Elberta and Wesley

1910 Federal Census: Iowa, Madison County, Grand River Township [7]

1910 Census_Iowa_Madison Co_GrandRIver_Header_Eivins_Archive.png
1910 Census_Iowa_Madison Co_GrandRIver_Eivins_John_Archive.png
Alberta was living in the same household with John, Evoline and Lucinda but appeared on the following page.

1915 Iowa State Census [12]

1920 Federal Census: Iowa, Madison County, Grand River Township [11]

1920 Census Madison Co header_Eivins Evoline.png
1920 Census Madison Co_Eivins Evoline.png

Gallery [3]

Fred and Evoline Eivins and family.jpg
John and Evoline Eivins.jpg
John and Evaline (Smith) Eivins

John and Evaline (Smith) Eivins

Family of Fred and Evoline Eivins .jpg

Obituaries

The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, January 12, 1916, Vol LIX, No 18. [1]

The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, January 12, 1916, Vol LIX, No 18. [1]

Winterset Reporter, Winterset, Iowa, February 2, 1916, Page 5 [2]

Winterset Reporter, Winterset, Iowa, February 2, 1916, Page 5 [2]

The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, February 21, 1924, Page 2 [2}

The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, February 21, 1924, Page 2 [2}

 
One of the first burials at Moon Cemetery, Macksburg, Iowa. Evoline was buried along side John 8 years after his death. [1]

One of the first burials at Moon Cemetery, Macksburg, Iowa. Evoline was buried along side John 8 years after his death. [1]

Citations

  1. Private Collection

  2. http://winterset.advantage-preservation.com

  3. Photos compiled by Jean (Peckham)Eivins for inclusion in “Down the Eivins Trail”

  4. 1880 Federal Population Census Schedules, Iowa, Clarke County, Ward Township. Reel 0332, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Enumeration District No. 41, Supervisor District 3, Page No. 25, Archive.org

  5. 1870 Federal Population Census Schedules, Iowa, Clarke County, Knox Township, Reel 382, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Page No. 14, Archive.org

  6. 1900 Federal Population Census Schedules, Iowa, Madison County, Webster Township, Reel 446, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Enumeration District No. 37, Supervisor District 7, Page 1, Archive.org

  7. 1910 Federal Population Census Schedules, Iowa, Madison County, Grand River Township, Reel 412, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Enumeration District No. 26, Supervisor District 7, Page 2, Archive.org

  8. 1850 Federal Population Census Schedules, Kentucky, Estill County, Reel 198, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Page 53, Archive.org

  9. 1850 Federal Population Census Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Reel 158, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Page 13, Archive.org

  10. 1860 Federal Population Census Schedules, Missouri, Schuyler County, Chariton Township, Reel 446, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Page 162, Archive.org

  11. 1920 Federal Population Census Schedules, Iowa, Madison County, Grand River Township, Macksburg, Enumeration District No. 27, Supervisor District 7, Reel 499, Page 414, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, Archive.org

  12. "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-LWZJ : 20 February 2021), Eviline Eivins, 1915; citing Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, United States, card no. 169, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,611.

  13. “Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTSN-VB7 : 20 February 2021), John F Eivins in household of Frank C Bates, Madison, Iowa, United States; citing p. 699, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,202.

  14. Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.

  15. "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DX-JK5 : 18 January 2020), John F. Evans, 1859.

  16. Bethany Republican-Clipper, Bethany, Missouri, 07 Aug 1957, Wed, Page 4 (Newspapers.com)

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