John Jefferson EppsAge: 100 years1870–1970
- Name
- John Jefferson Epps
- Given names
- John Jefferson
- Surname
- Epps
 Birth | February 3, 1870 30 25 |
 Census | June 21, 1870 (Age 4 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Daniel Lee Epps October 26, 1871 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps November 27, 1872 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Franklin Epps January 1, 1876 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps August 4, 1878 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 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 sister | Mary Elca Epps January 14, 1883 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elca Epps February 28, 1883 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Martin Alva Epps March 20, 1884 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley March 20, 1884 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Martin Alva Epps April 14, 1884 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Carroll Estel Epps — Susannah Charlotte Emerson — View this family November 21, 1884 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Grover Eber Epps November 8, 1885 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | Carroll Estel Epps March 22, 1889 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann Epps January 23, 1896 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 brother | Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps February 11, 1916 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 |
| Death of a brother | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps November 28, 1938 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Anderson Epps November 2, 1942 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Joshua Epps June 13, 1943 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Franklin Epps April 27, 1958 (Age 88 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 75 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 2, 1970 (Age 100 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Epps 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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
John Jefferson 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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