Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 4th ed., 1887, Garrard County. G. W. EVANS was born June 7, 1827, and is a son of Joseph and Nancy (Hite) Evans, the former a native of Virginia, who came to Kentucky when young. His marriage with Miss Hite resulted in the birth of ten sons and three daughters. With Mrs. Evans, he was a member of the Christian Church and in politics a Democrat. He has been a farmer all his life and died at the age of sixty-five years. George W. Evans was born in Garrard County, where he owns, resides upon and cultivates a farm of 145 acres. He is a member of the Christian Church, is a Democrat in politics, and is yet unmarried. Evans Hite = VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/garrard/evans.gw.txt