Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 4th ed., 1887,
Madison County.

G. W. EVANS, M.D., was born February 5, 1843, in Clark County, Ky., and is
a son of Dr. Peter and Lettie (Quisenbury) Evans, to whom three sons and
one daughter were born: James E., Peter E., Mary and G. W.  Dr. Peter Evans
was born in Clark County in October 1808; his wife in September 1814, in
the same county.  The Doctor practiced his profession over fifty-five
years, perhaps longer than any man ever practiced in the State and died in
1884.  He was a son of Peter Evans, who was born in Culpeper County, Va.;
came to Kentucky about 1785, and became a wealthy farmer and owner of a
large family of slaves.  He married a Mrs. Baker, whose maiden name was
Combs.  She had given birth to two children by her first husband, and had
five sons and one daughter by her second.  Mr. Evans died in 1845, and was
in turn a son of Peter Evans, who was born in Scotland, and who came to
America before the war for independence, in which he took part as captain.
The family still have possession of his equipage.  He settled in Culpeper
County, Va., and became a prosperous planter.  The Evans family were all
stanch Whigs up to 1860.  They held to the Methodist Episcopal faith, but
Dr. Peter Evans became a Baptist.  Mrs. Lettie (Quisenbury) Evans was a
daughter of Rev. James Quisenbury, who was a Baptist minister, and who had
married two women, each giving him birth to twelve children, making him
the father of twenty-four children.  He was of French descent and was an
early settler in Clark County.  Dr. G. W. Evans was raised on a farm, and
received but a common-school education.  At nineteen he began the study
of medicine with his father, and in 1865 graduated from Jefferson Medical
College, Penn.  He served in the United States service at Fortress Monroe
for five months, and then came to Madison County and located at White
Hall, where he established a large and lucrative practice.  In 1881 he
located in Richmond and continued his practice.  The Doctor is a member
of the State and county medical associations, and is also president of
the board of examiners for the United States Pension Department.  He was
united in marriage, May 30, 1867, to Nannie Chenault, of Madison County,
daughter of Waller and Talitha (Harris) Chenault.  To this union nine
children were born: Waller (deceased); George; Lettie (deceased); Peter
(deceased); Miller (deceased); Leslie; Joseph; Overton and Mary.  The
Doctor and wife are members of the Baptist Church; and he is a member of
the F. & A. M.  His first presidential vote was for Seymour.

Evans Quisenbury Baker Combs Chenault Harris
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Clark-KY Culpeper-VA PA Scotland

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