Finding the Parents of (James) Steven Evans: Part 3

One of the exciting things about trying to take your tree up another generation is that in addition to extending your tree backwards, you also have the opportunity to expand your tree outwards. That is to say, when you’re looking for parents, you’ll likely also find siblings. And that was absolutely the case in my search for the parents of my paternal 2x-great-grandfather (James) Steven Evans.

(Are you all caught up on this series? If not, start here and then work your way forward. Ready? Let’s go!)

Finding the Parents of (James) Steven Evans: Part 2

If you’ve read my two last posts, you know that I’ve been trying to nail down the parents of my paternal 2x-great-grandfather, (James) Steven Evans. 

I’ve got two, maybe three, good leads: Daniel Evans and Jennette (surname unknown) or Anna Jane Tolliver(?). That question mark is because, as of where we are in the story, I had only found 1 reference to Anna Jane’s maiden name. Perhaps it was correct, perhaps it wasn’t! Take a minute to read the previous posts – Mystery Monday and Part 1 of my research report – if you’re not caught up. Ready? Away we go!