Minerva VandoverAge: 45 years1842–1887
- Name
- Minerva Vandover
- Given names
- Minerva
- Surname
- Vandover
- Married name
- Minerva Epps
 Birth | about 1842 27 24 |
 Birth of a brother | John Vandover about 1842 |
| Birth of a brother | Layfayette Vandover about 1846 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elvira Vandover about 1847 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of parents | William Vandover — Patsy N Harris — View this family about 1847 (Age 5 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 2, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy V Vandover about 1852 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Martin F Vandover January 23, 1853 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Albert Vandover about 1855 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Caroline Vandover about 1857 (Age 15 years) |
 Religious marriage | Obadiah R Epps — View this family October 20, 1859 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 17, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Carroll Epps April 3, 1862 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Reedy Epps about 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Louise Epps October 21, 1865 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Andrew Caleb Epps about 1866 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 |
| Death of a son | Reedy Epps before 1870 (Age 28 years) Note: He did not appear in 1870 Census |
| Birth of a son #5 | Jefferson Edward Lee Epps about 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | June 7, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps September 1, 1873 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | A R Epps about 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | A E Epps about 1878 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jefferson Davis Thompson — Mary Louise Epps — View this family August 5, 1886 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Arthur Clarence Thompson February 4, 1887 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Micajah H “Cage” Vandover March 17, 1887 (Age 45 years) |
 Death | December 21, 1887 (Age 45 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Thackerville Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Vandover Birth: about 1815 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Patsy N Harris Birth: about 1818 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1847 — |
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-8 years elder brother |
Micajah H “Cage” Vandover Birth: 1838 23 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 17, 1887 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Martha Ann Vandover Birth: August 28, 1839 24 21 — St. James, Phelps, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
Minerva Vandover Birth: about 1842 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1887 — Oklahoma, United States |
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1 year twin brother |
John Vandover Birth: about 1842 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Layfayette Vandover Birth: about 1846 31 28 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Elvira Vandover Birth: about 1847 32 29 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Nancy V Vandover Birth: about 1852 37 34 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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13 months younger brother |
Martin F Vandover Birth: January 23, 1853 38 35 — Missouri, United States Death: April 1, 1935 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Albert Vandover Birth: about 1855 40 37 — Missouri, United States Death: March 10, 1935 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Caroline Vandover Birth: about 1857 42 39 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Obadiah R Epps |
| husband |
Obadiah R Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: January 31, 1899 — Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Minerva Vandover Birth: about 1842 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1887 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1859 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Carroll Epps Birth: April 3, 1862 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1940 — Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Reedy Epps Birth: about 1864 24 22 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mary Louise Epps Birth: October 21, 1865 25 23 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 9, 1940 — Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States |
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14 months son |
Andrew Caleb Epps Birth: about 1866 26 24 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Jefferson Edward Lee Epps Birth: about 1870 30 28 — Missouri, United States Death: November 22, 1914 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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4 years son |
Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps Birth: September 1, 1873 33 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 30, 1956 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
A R Epps Birth: about 1875 35 33 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
A E Epps Birth: about 1878 38 36 — Texas, United States Death: |
Minerva Vandover has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Vandover - Household
Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Obadiah R Epps - Household
District 1 Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Obadiah R Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Obadiah R Epps - Household
Precinct 1, ED 111 Cooke, Texas, United States
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