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Joseph Avery Evitts & Belle Zara Capps

Joseph Avery Evitts.
Born: 2 Oct 1852, in Illinois or Tennessee.
Married: 23 Dec 1873, in Muhlenberg County
Died: April 10, 1929, in Powderly, Muhlenburg
Father: Zachariah Evitts
Mother: Nancy Underwood

Spouse: Belle Zara Capps
Born: May 02, 1858, in Breckinridge Co., Kentucky
Died: August 20, 1923, in Muhlenberg
Father: Achilles M. Capps
Mother: Margaret Francis Dickerson

Children of Joseph A. Evitts & Belle Z. Capps:

  1. Mary Alma Evitts, born March 11, 1876; married George Fulkerson January 8, 1893; died November 19, 1964.
    Source: Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky, Census 1880.
  2. Lou Ada Evitts, born March 29, 1878, Greenville, Muhlenberg; married 1) Perry J. Massey August 15, 1894 Greenville, Muhlenberg; married 2) Henry Newton Mansfield November 24, 1903 Muhlenberg; died April 23, 1934, in Luzerne, Muhlenberg
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1880 (Evitts) & 1900 (Massey); Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: P.J. Massey to Lou Ada Evitts; Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Henry Mansfield to Lou Ada Massey; Kentucky Death Certificate No. 10248
  3. Andrew Evitts, born 1879; died before 1900.
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1880.
  4. Ulis “Bud” Winfield Evitts, born July 24, 1881; married Ada Mae Eades September 13, 1903 Muhlenberg; died December 9, 1952 Muhlenberg
    Source: Muhlenberg 1900; Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Ulysis Evitts to Ada May Eades; “Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries,” Vol. 1, Page 116 by Marian G. Hammers; Kentucky Death Certificate Index
  5. Lucian Avery Evitts, born October 27, 1884 Greenville, Muhlenberg; married Emma Lee January 11, 1911 Muhlenberg; died May 20, 1973 Muhlenberg
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1900; Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Lucian Evitts to Emma Lee; “Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries,” Vol. 1, Page 135 by Marian G. Hammers
  6. Henry Cleavland Evitts, born April 16, 1885 Muhlenberg; married 1) Lillian Williams October 23, 1912 Muhlenberg; married 2) Ora Lee Stanley September 19, 1939 Muhlenberg; died July 28, 1965 Muhlenberg
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1900; Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Henry Evitts to Lillie Williams; Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Henry Evitts to Ora Segers; Kentucky Death Certificate Index
  7. Eli Evitts, born March 8, 1888 Muhlenberg; married 1) Lena Brown; married 2) Alma Lou Hatfield November 8, 1908 Muhlenberg; married 3) Leatha Wells September 1, 1939 Muhlenberg; died July 9, 1970, Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co., KY
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1930 (Evitts); Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Eli Evitts to Alma Hatfield; Muhlenberg Marriage Bond: Eli Evitts to Letha Wells; Kentucky Death Certificate Index.
  8. Otha Frances Evitts, born September 7, 1890; married Hugh Cornett September 20, 1911; died May 1987, in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah.
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1900 (Evitts)
  9. William Jackson Evitts, born May 26, 1895; died June 1981, in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah.
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1900; Social Security Death Index: Jack Evitts.
  10. Bertha Evitts, born 1896.
    Source: Muhlenberg Census 1900

Contributed by Roxanne Hicks

Updated July 25, 2017