George H. Evens
2nd Regiment Michigan Infantry Co. B
2nd Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps. Co. 77
18th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps. Co. H
George Evens and two brothers (that we are aware of ) served in the Civil War. John and Selah died while in service. His brother, Clinton, who married Mary Deuel, sister of Harriet Deuel, died prior to the war.
GEORGE H. EVENS
Son of Elijah Evens and Mary Trumbull
Born: July 20, 1839, Ulster County, NY
Died: June 2, 1926, Chicago, IL.
Married:
#1 Sarah J. Nichols (Bonsteel), August 6, 1856
Died: February 5, 1884, Des Moines, Iowa
#2 Hortense Marie Keller, August 6, 1887, married in private house.
Previously married to Frank A. Hall, 1875-1881. (Divorced)
Lived in Waverly, Iowa
All records lost in Cyclone May 1896.
Died: Nov. 1922
Children:
Elizabeth Evens, died 1865
Thurlow Evens, born Apr. 28, 1888, died Nov. 1922
Frederick C. Evens, born Oct. 10, 1878 (possibly Step-son)
Service Record:
Enlisted: April 26th, 1861, Hudson, Lenewee Co., MI @ age 21.
Complextion: Light Eyes: Blue Hair: Auburn
Occupation: Mechanic
Honorably reduced from 1st Sgt. to Sgt. May 1863
Wounded: May 5, 1862, Williamsburg. VA while participating in the battle received a gun shot wound to the abdomen. Sent to Gen Hospital in Hastington.
Hospitalized: Treated at U.S. General Hospital at Philadelphia, May 1862
Furloughed: May 27-31, 1862, July 27, 1862
Apr. 22, 1863, Wound in right arm.
Transferred to Volunteer Reserve Corps, Camp Holt IN, Oct. 1863 to April 1864.
Also injured in the first battle of Bull Run.
Discharged: April 25, 1864. Louisville, KY
Pension Application: No. 374427
Pension Certificate: No. 220842
Additional Information:
1896: May, house destroyed by cyclone.
1914: Employed as salesman by Diebold Safe & Lock Co. Chicago. Honorably discharged after 25 years due to old age.
1925: All brothers and sisters of George Evens were deceased.
Addresses:
Des Moine Iowa
May 31, 1880: 46 Locust Street, Kalamazoo, MI,
Occupation - Sewing Machine Agent
Feb. 6, 1920: 6229 Norwood Park Ave. Chicago, Cook Co. IL
Jan 19, 1925: same as above
Siblings:
John Evens served 141th NY Co. E , born Ulster Co. NY, died June 13, 1864, from Typhoid Fever at Ackworth, GA.
Selah Evens served in the 86th NY, Co. F, died Oct. 17, 1862, buried in the Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, DC.
Clinton Evens married Mary Deuel
Names of others are not know.
Family Information:
Great Grand Nephew, Lt. Col. Charles E. Bartley, of Chicago, served in the World War in Washington, D.C. and Paris, France from Sept. 30,1918-Sept. 6, 1919.
1925 address: 5045 Drexel Blvd, Chicago, IL Mary Bartley of same address also signed as witness to a document as well as Laura A. Udell of Phoenix, AZ.
Sources:
Civil War Pension Files & Census Records, National Archives, Washington, DC.
Links:
2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Leelanau Co. Michgan USGen Web Home Page
Leelanau Co. Michgan 1860-1870 Census Index
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