William Denson Evans, born in Jasper County Mississippi on December 25, 1838 died on June 1, 1934 at the age of 95 years, 5 months, and six days.
William D. Evans was a Confederate soldier and a member of Co. A 7th Mississippi Regiment, where he served under General Price at the battle of Shiloh. While at Shiloh, Evans was wounded in the hip. Evanas served till the close of the war. He also was in the siege of Vicksburg serving under General Pemberton. In addition to being at the siege of Vicksburg, he was at Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C., when President Lincoln was assassinated.
After the Civil War, Evans lived in Leake County most of the time until 1931 when he moved to Hillsboro in Scott County where he lived with his son.
Evans wrote many poems.
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER
Do you wish the World were better?
Let me tell you what to do,
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives,
Let your thought be clean and high,
You can make a little Eden,
Of the sphere you occupy.
Do you wish the world were wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start,
By accumulating wisdom,
In the scrapbook of your heart.
Do not waste one page on folly,
Live to learn and learn to live,
If you want to give men knowledge,
You must get it before you give.
Do you wish the world were happy?
Then remember day by day,
Just to scatter seeds of kindness,
As you pass along the way.
For the pleasures of the many,
May be oftimes truced to one;
As the hand that plants an acorn,
Shelters armies from the sun.
Oh Lord! You know
I have no friend like you,
If heaven is not my home,
Oh Lord! What shall I do?
My loved ones are beckoning me,
From Heaven's open door.
And I can't feel at home,
in this world any more.
----A Friend
William D. Evans was a Confederate soldier and a member of Co. A 7th Mississippi Regiment, where he served under General Price at the battle of Shiloh. While at Shiloh, Evans was wounded in the hip. Evanas served till the close of the war. He also was in the siege of Vicksburg serving under General Pemberton. In addition to being at the siege of Vicksburg, he was at Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C., when President Lincoln was assassinated.
After the Civil War, Evans lived in Leake County most of the time until 1931 when he moved to Hillsboro in Scott County where he lived with his son.
Evans wrote many poems.
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER
Do you wish the World were better?
Let me tell you what to do,
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives,
Let your thought be clean and high,
You can make a little Eden,
Of the sphere you occupy.
Do you wish the world were wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start,
By accumulating wisdom,
In the scrapbook of your heart.
Do not waste one page on folly,
Live to learn and learn to live,
If you want to give men knowledge,
You must get it before you give.
Do you wish the world were happy?
Then remember day by day,
Just to scatter seeds of kindness,
As you pass along the way.
For the pleasures of the many,
May be oftimes truced to one;
As the hand that plants an acorn,
Shelters armies from the sun.
Oh Lord! You know
I have no friend like you,
If heaven is not my home,
Oh Lord! What shall I do?
My loved ones are beckoning me,
From Heaven's open door.
And I can't feel at home,
in this world any more.
----A Friend
William Denson Evans, born in Jasper County Mississippi on December 25, 1838 died on June 1, 1934 at the age of 95 years, 5 months, and six days.
William D. Evans was a Confederate soldier and a member of Co. A 7th Mississippi Regiment, where he served under General Price at the battle of Shiloh. While at Shiloh, Evans was wounded in the hip. Evanas served till the close of the war. He also was in the siege of Vicksburg serving under General Pemberton. In addition to being at the siege of Vicksburg, he was at Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C., when President Lincoln was assassinated.
After the Civil War, Evans lived in Leake County most of the time until 1931 when he moved to Hillsboro in Scott County where he lived with his son.
Evans wrote many poems.
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER
Do you wish the World were better?
Let me tell you what to do,
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives,
Let your thought be clean and high,
You can make a little Eden,
Of the sphere you occupy.
Do you wish the world were wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start,
By accumulating wisdom,
In the scrapbook of your heart.
Do not waste one page on folly,
Live to learn and learn to live,
If you want to give men knowledge,
You must get it before you give.
Do you wish the world were happy?
Then remember day by day,
Just to scatter seeds of kindness,
As you pass along the way.
For the pleasures of the many,
May be oftimes truced to one;
As the hand that plants an acorn,
Shelters armies from the sun.
Oh Lord! You know
I have no friend like you,
If heaven is not my home,
Oh Lord! What shall I do?
My loved ones are beckoning me,
From Heaven's open door.
And I can't feel at home,
in this world any more.
----A Friend
William D. Evans was a Confederate soldier and a member of Co. A 7th Mississippi Regiment, where he served under General Price at the battle of Shiloh. While at Shiloh, Evans was wounded in the hip. Evanas served till the close of the war. He also was in the siege of Vicksburg serving under General Pemberton. In addition to being at the siege of Vicksburg, he was at Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C., when President Lincoln was assassinated.
After the Civil War, Evans lived in Leake County most of the time until 1931 when he moved to Hillsboro in Scott County where he lived with his son.
Evans wrote many poems.
MAKING THE WORLD BETTER
Do you wish the World were better?
Let me tell you what to do,
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives,
Let your thought be clean and high,
You can make a little Eden,
Of the sphere you occupy.
Do you wish the world were wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start,
By accumulating wisdom,
In the scrapbook of your heart.
Do not waste one page on folly,
Live to learn and learn to live,
If you want to give men knowledge,
You must get it before you give.
Do you wish the world were happy?
Then remember day by day,
Just to scatter seeds of kindness,
As you pass along the way.
For the pleasures of the many,
May be oftimes truced to one;
As the hand that plants an acorn,
Shelters armies from the sun.
Oh Lord! You know
I have no friend like you,
If heaven is not my home,
Oh Lord! What shall I do?
My loved ones are beckoning me,
From Heaven's open door.
And I can't feel at home,
in this world any more.
----A Friend
Family Members
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
