The Shemwell Family

Sarah Ann EppsAge: 30 years18651896

Name
Sarah Ann Epps
Given names
Sarah Ann
Surname
Epps
Married name
Sarah Ann Magill
Married name
Sarah Ann Porter
Birth July 4, 1865 25 21
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 17 months)
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 17 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherWilliam Joshua Epps
January 3, 1868 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 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 brotherJohn Jefferson Epps
February 3, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Census June 21, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Lee Epps
October 26, 1871 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherStephens Alonza Conner Epps
November 27, 1872 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Franklin Epps
January 1, 1876 (Age 10 years)
Census 1876 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherRansom Obediah “Rant” Epps
August 4, 1878 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 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 14 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Elca Epps
January 14, 1883 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sisterMary Elca Epps
February 28, 1883 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherMartin Alva Epps
March 20, 1884 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherMartha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
March 20, 1884 (Age 18 years)
MarriageJames Washington PorterView this family
April 5, 1884 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherMartin Alva Epps
April 14, 1884 (Age 18 years)
Marriage of a parentCarroll Estel EppsSusannah Charlotte EmersonView this family
November 21, 1884 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-brotherGrover Eber Epps
November 8, 1885 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Franklin Carroll Porter
April 15, 1887 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherCarroll Estel Epps
March 22, 1889 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
George Washington Porter
March 27, 1891 (Age 25 years)
Death January 23, 1896 (Age 30 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 15, 1859Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
elder brother
4 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
William Joshua Epps
Birth: January 3, 1868 28 23Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 13, 1943Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Jefferson Epps
Birth: February 3, 1870 30 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1970Butler, Missouri, United States
21 months
younger brother
Daniel Lee Epps
Birth: October 26, 1871 31 27Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
13 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Franklin Epps
Birth: January 1, 1876 36 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 27, 1958Overland, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps
Birth: August 4, 1878 38 34Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 11, 1916De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary Elca Epps
Birth: January 14, 1883 43 38Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 1883Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
younger brother
Martin Alva Epps
Birth: March 20, 1884 44 40Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 14, 1884Butler, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Revel Harviell - View this family
father
step-mother
Nancy Revel Harviell
Birth: January 24, 1842Bollinger, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1859Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 4, 1858Butler, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Susannah Charlotte Emerson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 21, 1884Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year
half-brother
Family with James Washington Porter - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 5, 1884Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Franklin Carroll Porter
Birth: April 15, 1887 26 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 22, 1966St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
George Washington Porter
Birth: March 27, 1891 30 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 2, 1977Illinois, United States

Sarah Ann Epps has 36 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Carrol Estel Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Epps, Carrolhead30MWFarmerMO
Epps, Marthawife26FWKeeping HouseMO
Epps, Thomasson9MWAt HomeMO
Epps, Sarahdaughter4FWAt HomeAR
Epps, Williamson2MWAt HomeMO
Epps, Johnson3mMWAt HomeMOFeb

CensusMissouri State - Census transcript - Carroll Estel Epps - Household

Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Epps, CarollheadMW37
Epps, Thomas AsonMW15
Epps, Wm JsonMW8
Epps, Stephen A CsonMW3
Epps, Benjamin FsonMW0 years 6 months
Epps, Martha JwifeFW11
Epps, Sarah AdaughterFW32

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Carrol Estel Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Epps, Carrol EWM40headMFarmerMOTNTN
Epps, Martha JWF36wifeMKeeping HouseMOMOIL
Epps, Thomas AWM19sonSWorks on FarmMOMOMO
Epps, Sarah AWF14daughterSAt HomeARMOMO
Epps, William JWM12sonSWorks on FarmMOMOMO
Epps, Stephens A CWM8sonSAt HomeMOMOMO
Epps, Benjamin FWM5sonSAt HomeMOMOMO
Epps, Ransom OWM1sonSAt HomeMOMOMO