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Thomas B. Evans – Cavalryman – Died at Williamstown, 1907
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on January 14, 2019
On 13 November 1907, Thomas B. Evans, a widower and a Civil War veteran, died of a stroke of paralysis at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His death certificate indicates his occupation as blacksmith and his father as Jacob Evans, and his mother as Priscilla [Clase] Evans. Thomas B. Evans was born in Pennsylvania on 13 December 1831.
On 12 September 1862, Thomas B. Evans, enrolled at St. Clair, Schuylkill County in the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry Militia (Emergency of 1862). At the time he gave his age as 30, his occupation as blacksmith, and his residence as St. Clair. He stood 5 foot 7 inches tall, had black hair, a dark complexion and dark eyes. At the end of the emergency on 27 September 1862, he was discharged.
On 23 February 1864, at Pottsville, Thomas B. Evans enrolled in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry and on the same day and at the same place he was mustered into service in Company F, as a Private. Regimental records indicate that on a date unknown, he was promoted to Blacksmith. At the time of enrollment, he was 32 years old, stood about 5 foot 7 inches tall, had dark hair, dark complexion and hazel eyes. He was a blacksmith from St. Clair, Schuylkill County, but indicated that he had been born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. On 23 August 1865, he was honorably discharged.
When Thomas B. Evans applied for an invalid pension on 20 August 1890, he only indicated his service in the cavalry. He received the pension and collected it until his death, which as previously noted, occurred on 13 November 1907.
In the 1890 Census, Thomas B. Evans was living in Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In 1900, he was working as a blacksmith and living with his son Harry Evans, a coal miner, in Williamstown.
Research into Thomas B. Evans is ongoing. Still not located is an obituary. Moe information is also sought about his military record, his pension application, and his family. Comments are welcome and can be added to this post or sent via e-mail.
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Death certificate from Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Cards are from the Pennsylvania Archives. Pension Index Card is from
Ancestry.com.
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