Let me begin with Ike Evans, my uncle who was born about 1898 in Abbeville, S.C. He lived throughout his years in Honeapath, Anderson County,N.C. along with his wife and a daughter he adopted. He died in 1996. He, along with his brother John Evans (1896-1962)and a sister Jessie (1900-?) were the first set of children born toJoe Evans and Mary Vance also of Abbeville, S.C.
According to a research, Joe Evans was married three times: one to another Mary where he had four children, and to a Laura. Joe died in 1914. Joe was the son of a painter named William Evans, as seen in the 1880 census of Abbeville, S.C.
Mary Vance was the daughter of Frank Vance of Abbeville, S.C. To make a long story short: John Evans was my father; Joe and Mary were my grandparents; William, father of Joe, and Frank Vance and Sophie, mother of Mary, were my greatgrandparents. So there you are.
Joseph