Joseph Oliver Evans

1841–1875 · Male · died at 33

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Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Howland1804–1862Mother Elisha Evans1804–1879Father

Joseph Oliver Evans1841–1875Elizabeth Place Evans1845–1874Wife

Etta Mae Evans Batchelder1865–1943Daughter Susan Estelle Evans Spinney1870–1948Daughter Elizabeth "Lizzie" B. Evans Ames (Oak)1874–1936Daughter Clara E Evans1868–bef. 1910Daughter

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Service

Civil War · Army · 1861–1862 Confirmed

Private, Co. I, 3rd Maine Infantry, enlisted June 4, 1861; discharged for disability December 26, 1862 (Maine Adjutant General's report for 1863, p. 151). According to his great-grandson Ivan Oak, he was severely wounded at Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), Virginia, on June 1, 1862, was first listed as a deserter because he could not answer roll call, later corrected, and was carried by hospital ship to New York. A Maine state agent's October 1862 list places "J. Evans," 3rd Regiment, of Somerville, at the Bedloe's Island hospital, New York Harbor, "Wounded in Shoulder." Buried in the Evans-Place lot, Somerville.

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Parents

Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Howland 1804–1862
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Father: Elisha Evans 1804–1879
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Wife: Elizabeth Place Evans 1845–1874
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Daughter: Etta Mae Evans Batchelder 1865–1943
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Daughter: Susan Estelle Evans Spinney 1870–1948
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Daughter: Elizabeth "Lizzie" B. Evans Ames (Oak) 1874–1936
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Daughter: Clara E Evans 1868–bef. 1910
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Life events

Born	18 JUN 1841, Somerville, Lincoln, Maine, USA Likely evidence: show why Why: An index of Maine births gives 18 June 1841 at Somerville, son of Elisha and Betsey Evans, and the 1850 Somerville census lists him at 9. The original town record has not been seen; one user tree places the birth at Thomaston, where an Elisha and Betsey Evans had children from 1826 to 1841. Records: FamilySearch, Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900: Joseph O. Evans, born 18 Jun 1841, Somerville, Lincoln Co.; father Elisha Evans, mother Betsey Evans (view at research) Review: assessed 10-28-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. What the labels mean
Died	1 Jun 1875, Somerville, Lincoln, Maine, USA Likely evidence: show why Why: An index of Maine deaths gives 1 June 1875 at Somerville, naming his parents Elisha and Betsey, and his soldier's marker stands in the Evans-Place family lot at Somerville. He was living at Palermo in 1870, but no record seen places his death there. Records: FamilySearch, Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910: Joseph O. Evans, died 1 Jun 1875, Somerville, Lincoln Co.; father Elisha Evans, mother Betsey Evans (view at research) Find a Grave memorial 315175147, J. O. Evans, Co. I, 3rd Maine Infantry, Evans-Place lot, Turner Ridge Road, Somerville (marker recorded by Nathan Hale, May 1972; no dates) (view at research) Review: assessed 10-28-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. What the labels mean (the family tree records 1 JUN 1875, Palermo, Waldo, Maine, USA)
Military service	Private in Company I, 3rd Maine Infantry, mustered in 4 June 1861; discharged for disability, 26 December 1862, BET 4 JUN 1861 AND 26 DEC 1862, Maine, USA
Military service	Private in Company I, 3rd Maine Infantry, mustered in 4 June 1861; discharged for disability, 26 December 1862, 4 Jun 1861 - 26 Dec 1862, Maine Confirmed evidence: show why Why: The Maine Adjutant General's report for 1863 lists 'Evans Joseph O', aged 20, of Somerville, in Company I of the 3rd Maine Infantry, mustered into U.S. service on 4 June 1861, with the remark 'Disc. for disability Dec. 26, 62'. The remarks column is printed half a row above the name it belongs to, so the Gettysburg death printed beside his row belongs to the next man, George L. Fellows (Maine at Gettysburg does not list Evans, and the tree gives Evans children from 1865). Only one Joseph O. Evans appears in the Maine rolls, and the tree has him born at Somerville in 1841. Records: Appendix D, p. 151, 3rd Regiment Infantry, Co. I (mustered into U.S. service June 4 1861): 'Evans Joseph O \| 20 \| Somerville' with the remark 'Disc. for disability Dec. 26, '62' (the remark column prints half a row above the name it belongs to; 'Killed July 2 at Gettysburg' belongs to the next man, Fellows). Appendix D, p. 825, 30th Regiment Infantry, Co. B: 'York Joseph M \| 45 \| St Albans \| M', mustered 18 Dec 1863. Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. What the labels mean
Military hospital	20 OCT 1862, Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor
Death record	1 JUN 1875, Somerville, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Burial	Evans-Place lot, Turner Ridge Road, Somerville, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Occupation	Cooper (6 ft, dark complexion, gray eyes, black hair)

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Appendix D, p. 151, 3rd Regiment Infantry, Co. I (mustered into U.S. service June 4 1861): 'Evans Joseph O | 20 | Somerville' with the remark 'Disc. for disability Dec. 26, '62' (the remark column prints half a row above the name it belongs to; Appendix D, p. 825, 30th Regiment Infantry, Co. B: 'York Joseph M | 45 | St Albans | M' Other documents Citation only Military service
Eastern Maine and the Rebellion Other documents Citation only Event
Maine State Archives hospital report, Digital Maine 332495, image 9
Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 Burials and memorials Citation only Event
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Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 Burials and memorials Citation only Occupation
Maine Civil War card index, ark:/61903/1:1:246N-JPN
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Burials and memorials Citation only Burial
memorial 315175147 (MOCA record 1972)

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