Martha EppsAge: 42 years1842–1884
- Name
- Martha Epps
- Given names
- Martha
- Surname
- Epps
- Married name
- Martha Vandover
 Birth | February 2, 1842 33 29 Note: A researcher, who has a copy of the Epps Family Bible, documents the Feb 2,1842 birth date |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | October 28, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 15 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 15 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Micajah H “Cage” Vandover — View this family about 1861 (Age 18 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child, Sarah |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Vandover about 1862 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joshua Epps — Rebecca Ann Brown — View this family 1862 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah “Sally” McGehee October 18, 1862 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Epps 1863 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Joshua Epps December 20, 1864 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 24 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Thomas N Vandover about 1868 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 26 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 7, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | 1876 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 35 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Alice Vandover April 21, 1879 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas N Vandover January 11, 1883 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Emma Pearl Vandover April 23, 1884 (Age 42 years) |
 Death | July 28, 1884 (Age 42 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Epps Cemetery 2 |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joshua Epps Birth: October 13, 1808 — Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1864 — Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Sarah “Sally” McGehee Birth: August 28, 1812 41 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1862 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1830 — Missouri, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Lucinda Epps Birth: May 25, 1831 22 18 — Cane Creek, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: after 1900 — Cane Creek, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Joshua Daniel Epps Birth: September 4, 1832 23 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 14, 1920 — McCulloch, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Epps Birth: 1834 25 21 — Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
John A Epps Birth: November 24, 1835 27 23 — Missouri, United States Death: January 2, 1913 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Epps Birth: 1837 28 24 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: 1863 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Thomas A Epps Birth: January 30, 1838 29 25 — Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1909 — Texas, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| elder brother |
Obadiah R Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: January 31, 1899 — Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years herself |
Martha Epps Birth: February 2, 1842 33 29 — Missouri, United States Death: July 28, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Rebecca Ann Brown |
| father |
Joshua Epps Birth: October 13, 1808 — Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1864 — Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| step-mother |
Rebecca Ann Brown Birth: 1821 — Anna, Union, Illinois, United States Death: November 16, 1879 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1862 — Missouri, United States |
| Family with Micajah H “Cage” Vandover |
| husband |
Micajah H “Cage” Vandover Birth: 1838 23 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 17, 1887 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Martha Epps Birth: February 2, 1842 33 29 — Missouri, United States Death: July 28, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1861 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Vandover Birth: about 1862 24 19 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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7 years son |
Thomas N Vandover Birth: about 1868 30 25 — Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1883 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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11 years daughter |
Mary Alice Vandover Birth: April 21, 1879 41 37 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 28, 1964 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Emma Pearl Vandover Birth: April 23, 1884 46 42 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 24, 1969 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
Martha Epps has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (49)
Parents John Hood Sr + Anna McGehee
Parents William H Johnson + Anna McGehee
Parents John McGehee + … …
Parents John McGehee + Milly …
Parents Moses Knighton + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Parents Joseph C Allen + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
Parents George Washington Daugherty + Francis “Fanny” McGehee
| Birth | A researcher, who has a copy of the Epps Family Bible, documents the Feb 2,1842 birth date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Epps - Household
Butler, Missouri
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| Marriage | Marriage info based on the birth of their first child, Sarah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Micajah H “Cage” Vandover - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | Missouri - Census transcript - Micajah H “Cage” Vandover - Household
Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Micajah H “Cage” Vandover - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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