Notes:

This could be the William D. Evans that was naturalized on Oct. 22, 1864 in Gallia Co., Ohio.

Notes:

Owen Evan's birthdate and parentage have been in question since before my lifetime.

Here are choices for his parentage. A cemetery collection for Gallia Co. says he was from South Wales. That includes the following areas in Wales: Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire.

He was born when it was not certain that his surname in the U.S. was a surname in Wales, particularly if he was from a farming or poorer background in Wales. Royalty had adopted surnames in the 1600's, the privaledged in the 1700's and the rest took clear up to about 1837 for it to be a uniform practice.

Owen O. Evans could mean Owen was the son of and Owen and grandson of an Evan with no surname known. It could mean he was the son of an Evan with no surname known. However, the only records of baptism for an Owen in South Wales suggest that his family had adopted surnames at the point of his birth.

Here is the only possibility I have found at freereg.org.uk that is for a twenty-year range from 1790 to 1810 for an Owen Evans if he was born in South Wales. Note that he would be much older than his age was listed in the census records. He would have lived well into his 90's if this is him.

County Carmarthenshire
Place (Links to more information) Carmarthen
Church name (Links to more information) St Peter
Baptism date 25 Dec 1791
Person forename Owen
Person sex M
Father forename John
Father surname EVANS

The second possibility I have found is that he is the son of David below and born in the same county where he first married. This makes more sense to me.

County Cardiganshire
Place (Links to more information) Llansanffraid
Church name (Links to more information) St Bridget
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Baptism date 05 Aug 1804
Person forename Owen
Person sex M
Father forename David
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname EVANS
Transcribed by Glen Jenkins
File line number 94

Owen Evans was a farmer owning $400.00 of Real Estate and $200.00 in personal estate in the 1860 Jackson Co., Ohio Census records. He was not able to read or write. (CL-266) He was in the Civil War along with several of his sons. Owen enlisted on Oct. 15, 1861. In the 56th regiment, he fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg.

Owen came to this country between 1839 and 1842. This is from "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s". In it, it states, "Owen Evans Year: 1839-1842, Place: Ohio, Family Members: Wife Eleanor James; Child William; Child Jane; Child David O., Source Publication Code: 4022.20, Primary Immigrant: Evans, Owen, Annotation: Date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Place of origin in Wales and other genealogical information are also provided. This section of the book is called Appendix D, which is not paginated. The editors assigned page numbers beginning with 271 and ending with 294 for this portion. Source Bibliography: KNOWLES, ANNE KELLY. Calvinists Incorporated: Welsh Immigrants on Ohio's Industrial Frontier. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997. pp. 271-294. Page: 279."

I have not been able to locate them in the 1841 census for England which leads me to narrow their entry in the United States as from 1839-1841. We also finally have an entry for their immigration in Baltimore Passenger Lists, dated Sep 1839 where Owen (age 40), Ellinur (age 38), David (age 7), Jane (age 5) and William (age 1) are entering the U.S. He is listed as a farmer. They are listed as traveling from England to the U.S.

There were other Evans here at that point that had come separately and might possibly be his brothers: Evan Evans (-d. 1840) and Thomas Evans. (CL-361) Thomas was born about 1809 in Llanon, Cardiganshire, South Wales and came to Gallia County in 1834. He immigrated with his wife Margaret F. His children were Daniel Thomas Evans (b. 1834), David Milton Evans, John Hughbert Evans, and Margaret (Maggie) Evans. (CL-2, EL)

There is a second Evan Evans living in Ohio Twp., Gallia Co., in the 1870 census who was age 59 from Wales. His wife's name was Eliza.
The third Evan Evans, age 66 in Perry Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio, in 1870 was also from Wales. The fourth Evan was Evan D., age 55 in 1870, Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio. He was a farmer born in Wales whose wife was Elizabeth. He was living next to a Danny Evans, age 24 born in Ohio and a David Evans, age 61, b. in Wales. (CL-383)

There is a Daniel Evans who was naturalized in Gallia Co., Ohio on Sept. 6, 1860. It should be noted that Owen named a son Daniel. (CL-358)
A David D. was naturalized on Nov. 3, 1858 and a William W. Evans naturalized on Oct. 22, 1864 from Wales who are also possible brothers. This last William listed could be his son instead of his brother. (CL-358)

In Llansandffraid Parish where Owen's son David was born in 1832, the following Evans are having children about the same time and again could be his brothers: James Evans m. to Mary David; Thomas Evans m. to Catherine Evans; Evan Evans m. Katherine Jenkins; Daniel Evans m. to Margaret Morgan; John Evans m. to Jane Rees; David Evans m. to Margaret Evans; Jenkins Evans m. to Margaret Jones; John Evans m. to Anne Jones. (CL-677, 678) There are also deaths of possible relatives: Jenkin Evans, age 80, d. Jan. 11, 1834 and (Evan?) Evans d. Dec. 12, 1834, age 50. (CL-678)

A Derek Hyett from the country, New Zealand, has Evan's ancestors that could be connected to Owen Evan's lineage. He has a Jenkin and Judith Evans from Llanon, Wales who were the parents of an Owen Evans, b. abt. 1780. Owen is known to have had a daughter Mary b. abt. 1802 who married a Lewis in Lansantffraid, Wales. Our Owen could, by timing and place, be the brother to this Mary Evans and son of Owen Evans. It's just a lead at this point, and is in no way proven. (CL-422)
Our Owen's wife, Eleanor James, was a person of fine character. She was a member of the Mount Carmel Church. (CL-DOC-4)

Information about his sons is difficult to discern as Evans is a popular name in Gallia Co, Ohio. I will, therefore, list the information that I have been able to find on persons that could be sons of Owen Evans.
1. Information on David O. Evans is presented on his family group sheet.
2. A William W. Evans from Wales was naturalized in Gallia Co, Ohio on Oct. 22, 1865. (CL-163) That is the only information that has shown up about a William in Gallia Co., Ohio
3. Evan O. Evans, b. 1841, D. Aug. 13, 1935, lived in Thurman, Ohio. He enlisted in the army on Oct. 15, 1861 at Portsmouth, Ohio. (Same day as his father) and was discharged June 30, 1865. He was in Co. E., 56th Regt., O.V.I. as a private. He was with Grant at Champion Hill and other engagements in the opening of the Mississippi. He was taken prisoner for the last few months of the war. He was carried as a prisoner to Tyler Texas until the close of the war. He outlived all his other comrades of the 56th. (This information about Evan O. Evans definitely applies to Owen's son. There is a discrepancy about birth and death dates from various 2nd hand sources.) (CL-Doc-4)
4. Multiple entries for John Evans show that there are several persons by this name of a similar generation. John D. Evans, b. Jan. 19, 1844, d. Jan 19 1864, in Charleston, W. Virginia. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jackson Co., Ohio. In the Civil War, Co. K, 34th VA. Cavalry. (CL-167) John E. Evans, address Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co, OH was buried in Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Perry twp., Gallia Co, Ohio. His widow, Mary Evans, resided at Thurman, Ohio after his death. He served in the army during the Civil War. Enlisted Mar 25, 1864 and was discharged Mar. 25, 1865. Co., E, 95th Regt., PA Inf. (CL-168) A John Evans married Malinda Scruggs on Feb. 14, 1865 in Gallia Co., Ohio. (CL-169) (He was the son of William O. and grandson of Owen. A John Evans married Jane T. Davis on June 28, 1866 in Gallia Co., Ohio. (CL-169)
5. There are very few entries for a Daniel Evans which would be anywhere close to the right age of our Daniel. The entries below are only slightly possible and don't necessarily fit with family tradition. Daniel Evans married Jane Evans, Feb. 23, 1863 in Gallia Co, Ohio. (CL-169) In the 1890 census for Perry Twp., Gallia Co., Oh there is a Daniel Evans who was born in Wales in July of 1830 and emigrated in 1844. His wife's name was Mary. They had been married for 40 years. She emigrated in 1837. If anything, this is a possible younger brother to Owen Evans. (CL-255)

Owen married Eleanor JAMES on 29 Jan 1830 in St. Bridget, Llansandffraid, Cardigan, WLS. Eleanor (daughter of David JAMES and Mary UNKNOWN) was born about 1801 in , , Wales; died after 1843 in Of Jackson, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Llansantffraid Parish, Cardigan, Wales there is a James James married to an Ann Davies who is having children at the same time as Eleanor James and her husband Owen Evans who could be her brother. This is the only other James in the christening records for that Parish. James James names one child David (after his father?) and one child Mary (after his mother?) if he is the brother to Eleanor. I believe it to be highly likely.

Notes:

Its theory that Owen Evans' father is this David Evans. I say this for the following reasons.

1. Owen had children who were born or married there.
2. There is a sizeable amount of Evans living there at the time.
3. There is one Owen Evans of an age born there who is the son of David and Elizabeth. He is the only child I can find born there of this couple.

There were many David Evans living in this parish with two of them who could be him in the death dates. The one I did not choose was even older and is the following David.

County Cardiganshire
Place (Links to more information) Llansanffraid
Church name (Links to more information) St Bridget
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Burial date 25 Jul 1820
Burial person forename David
Burial person surname EVANS
Person age 58

David married Elizabeth in Bef. 1805 in of Llansanffraid, Cardiganshire, Wales. Elizabeth was born in Bef. 1790 in of Llansanffraid, Cardiganshire, Wales; died in Jul 1806 in Llansanffraid, Cardiganshire, Wales; was buried on 29 Jul 1806 in St. Bridget, Llansanffraid, Cardiganshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

I believe her death date is in 1806 as she and her husband had no more children after Owen was born. However, she could be the Elizabeth who was born about 1778 instead. If this is her below, we do not know why they did not have more children. Perhaps they had moved elsewhere and were simply buried in Lllansanffraid.

County Cardiganshire
Place (Links to more information) Llansanffraid
Church name (Links to more information) St Bridget
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Burial date 16 Apr 1833
Burial person forename Elizabeth
Burial person surname EVANS
Person age 69

Notes:

There is a David James who enlisted in the War of 1812 on Mar 3, 1814, discharged Aug 15, 1815. He attained the rank of Captain in the army under Capt. William Wilson's Co. He is possibly this David James or a son of this David and brother to our Eleanor James. He died Oct. 7, 1857 and is buried at Oldside Baptist, Pleasant Twp., Perry Co., Ohio. (CL-99) Eleanor's sister, Elizabeth, is thought to be in this family. She is listed as the daughter of a David and Mary James from L., Cardiganshire, WALES and born 5 years after Eleanor. (CL-202) There is a Mathias James who died in 1818 in Green Twp., Gallia Co., Oh and had a John James for his administrator. There is also a Henry and John James who both purchased congressional lands in Gallia Co. in 1839 who could be brothers to our Eleanor. (CL-449, 450)

As to the parentage of David James, I've found three possible leads so far. The first two are records from the I.G.I. files from the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The best records are as follows: David James, son of Morgan James, christened 20th Jan. 1753 in Pembroke Co., Llanddewi, Velfrey. (CL-182,191a); or son of Rowland James and Hannah, chr. June 23, 1753 in Carmarthen, Llandilo, Fawr. (CL-191a) The third possibility is from Russ James who had an ancestor named David James b. on April 25, 1764 in Pembrokeshire, Wales who died on May 3, 1843 in Henry Co., Tennessee. (CL-321) Back in Wales, an 1851 census that probably applies to this David James. He was born in 1761 in the same place that another source source said he was born, Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales. His wife's name was Margaret born 1796 in Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales. In 1851, they lived in Llanddewibrefi, Montgomeryshire, Wales. He was an agricultural laborer. Though his wife's name does not match, he is the only David James born in the town of his birth in the right time period. It likely means that he had a second wife named Margaret.

David married Mary UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]