Thomas Anderson EppsAge: 81 years1861–1942
- Name
- Thomas Anderson Epps
- Given names
- Thomas Anderson
- Surname
- Epps
 Birth | January 30, 1861 21 16 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah “Sally” McGehee October 18, 1862 (Age 20 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joshua Epps December 20, 1864 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 months)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 sister | Sarah Ann Epps July 4, 1865 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | William Joshua Epps January 3, 1868 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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 |
| Birth of a brother | John Jefferson Epps February 3, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | June 21, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Lee Epps October 26, 1871 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps November 27, 1872 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Franklin Epps January 1, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps August 4, 1878 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 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 15, 1880 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Louise Miller — View this family August 26, 1882 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elca Epps January 14, 1883 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elca Epps February 28, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Martin Alva Epps March 20, 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley March 20, 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Martin Alva Epps April 14, 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Carroll Estel Epps — Susannah Charlotte Emerson — View this family November 21, 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Grover Eber Epps November 8, 1885 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Infant Epps before 1886 (Age 24 years) Note: The Missouri Birth Record for Acy Epps (born on Feb 23, 1886) states that he was the 2nd child of Thomas and Mary Epps. I have not been able to find "Infant Epps" birth record; but, we can assume the child was born before 1886. |
| Birth of a son #2 | Acy Carroll Epps February 23, 1886 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Frederic Austin Epps August 18, 1888 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Carroll Estel Epps March 22, 1889 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Lawrence Mack Epps September 1, 1891 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Claude Virgil Epps December 7, 1891 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Rufus Ray Epps January 13, 1895 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Epps January 23, 1896 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a son | Infant Epps before 1900 (Age 38 years) Note: The 1900 Census states that Mary Epps had born 6 children; but, only 4 of those children were still living in 1900. Assuming that both "Infant Epps" and "Acy Epps" died before the 1900 census. |
| Death of a son | Acy Carroll Epps before 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Walter Neal Epps September 6, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Miller Epps November 21, 1907 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps February 11, 1916 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-brother | Grover Eber Epps July 19, 1926 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Louise Miller January 3, 1935 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps November 28, 1938 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | November 2, 1942 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley Birth: March 12, 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 15, 1859 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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14 months himself |
Thomas Anderson Epps Birth: January 30, 1861 21 16 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1942 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Sarah Ann Epps Birth: July 4, 1865 25 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 23, 1896 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Joshua Epps Birth: January 3, 1868 28 23 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 13, 1943 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Jefferson Epps Birth: February 3, 1870 30 25 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1970 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Daniel Lee Epps Birth: October 26, 1871 31 27 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: |
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13 months younger brother |
Stephens Alonza Conner Epps Birth: November 27, 1872 33 28 — Missouri, United States Death: November 28, 1938 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Benjamin Franklin Epps Birth: January 1, 1876 36 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1958 — Overland, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps Birth: August 4, 1878 38 34 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 11, 1916 — De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Elca Epps Birth: January 14, 1883 43 38 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 28, 1883 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Martin Alva Epps Birth: March 20, 1884 44 40 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 14, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Revel Harviell |
| father |
Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Revel Harviell Birth: January 24, 1842 — Bollinger, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 1859 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 4, 1858 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Susannah Charlotte Emerson |
| father |
Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Susannah Charlotte Emerson Birth: October 31, 1850 — Illinois, United States Death: September 22, 1918 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
Grover Eber Epps Birth: November 8, 1885 46 35 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 19, 1926 — Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary Louise Miller |
| himself |
Thomas Anderson Epps Birth: January 30, 1861 21 16 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1942 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Louise Miller Birth: April 8, 1867 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: January 3, 1935 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 26, 1882 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Infant Epps Birth: before 1886 24 18 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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2 months son |
Acy Carroll Epps Birth: February 23, 1886 25 18 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Frederic Austin Epps Birth: August 18, 1888 27 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1967 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Lawrence Mack Epps Birth: September 1, 1891 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: August 23, 1978 — Missouri, United States |
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3 months son |
Claude Virgil Epps Birth: December 7, 1891 30 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 29, 1953 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Rufus Ray Epps Birth: January 13, 1895 33 27 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 26, 1962 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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6 years son |
Walter Neal Epps Birth: September 6, 1900 39 33 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1976 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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7 years son |
John Miller Epps Birth: November 21, 1907 46 40 — Missouri, United States Death: December 4, 1974 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
Thomas Anderson Epps has 36 first cousins recorded
Father's family (36)
Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
Parents Peter Macom + Mary Epps
Parents Obadiah R Epps + Minerva Vandover
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Carrol Estel Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | Missouri State - Census transcript - Carroll Estel Epps - Household
Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Carrol Estel Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household
ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household
ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household
ED 19 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Mack Epps - Household
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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