William Joshua EppsAge: 75 years1868–1943
- Name
- William Joshua Epps
- Given names
- William Joshua
- Surname
- Epps
 Birth | January 3, 1868 28 23 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 months)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 2 years) |
 Census | June 21, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Lee Epps October 26, 1871 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps November 27, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Franklin Epps January 1, 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps August 4, 1878 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elca Epps January 14, 1883 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elca Epps February 28, 1883 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Martin Alva Epps March 20, 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley March 20, 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Martin Alva Epps April 14, 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Carroll Estel Epps — Susannah Charlotte Emerson — View this family November 21, 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Grover Eber Epps November 8, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | Carroll Estel Epps March 22, 1889 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Frances Elizabeth Helm — View this family December 26, 1889 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Cloyd Rose Epps December 19, 1894 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Epps January 23, 1896 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 |
| Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Claude Helm March 15, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps February 11, 1916 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Grover Eber Epps July 19, 1926 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 23, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps November 28, 1938 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Anderson Epps November 2, 1942 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 | June 13, 1943 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Creek 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 Frances Elizabeth Helm |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Frances Elizabeth Helm Birth: March 11, 1872 27 28 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 21, 1951 |
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Marriage: December 26, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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5 years son |
Cloyd Rose Epps Birth: December 19, 1894 26 22 — Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1982 — Columbia, Wisconsin, United States |
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11 years son |
Claude Helm Birth: March 15, 1906 — Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1984 — Indiana, United States |
| 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 - William Joshua Epps - Household
Ed 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Joshua Epps - Household
ED 13 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Joshua Epps - Household
ED 10 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frances Elizabeth Helm - Household
ED 19 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Joshua Epps - Household
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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