[2] Jane was born on April 7, 1820, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, likely at Oak Grove, Myrtle Green, or Smithville.

In 1775, David Evans met with several other Cumberland County, North Carolina, residents to sign the Liberty Point Resolves in response to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The couple had several children together: Mary Eliza, Jennie, Henry, George, Emily (Emmie), Jonothan (Jonnie), and Katie.

"[1] She helped other ladies in the Cape Fear River Valley make uniforms and knit socks for volunteers in the 51st North Carolina Infantry Regiment and other Confederate units.

Although Jane's husband was too old for military service during the war and her children too young, many of her close relatives joined the Confederate Army.

Jane's brothers served during the war, and one spent four months in a Union POW camp at Johnson's Island.

Jane's daughter, Mary Eliza, plucked a plume from her hat to give to Sandie before he left for war.

During Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's march to Fayetteville, Federal troops raided Jane's home at Ellerslie.

[2] Jane Evans Elliot's diary is an important historical reference that highlights the dichotomy of many southern women who staunchly supported the Confederacy while secretly disliking slavery.