The Shemwell Family

Death of a son

Harry Epps
December 24, 1899 (Age 23 years)

Census

June 8, 1900 (Age 24 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

Birth of a daughter
#2

Hazel Helen Epps
July 15, 1901 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#3

Earle Leo Epps Sr
January 11, 1905 (Age 29 years)

Census

May 16, 1910 (Age 34 years)

De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

Death of a brother

Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps
February 11, 1916 (Age 40 years)

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 16, 1920 (Age 44 years)

Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

Death of a half-brother

Grover Eber Epps
July 19, 1926 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 53 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 3, 1930 (Age 54 years)

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

Death of a brother

Stephens Alonza Conner Epps
November 28, 1938 (Age 62 years)

Census

April 23, 1940 (Age 64 years)

Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

Death of a wife

Mary Jane Miller
November 11, 1940 (Age 64 years)

Death of a brother

Thomas Anderson Epps
November 2, 1942 (Age 66 years)

Death of a brother

William Joshua Epps
June 13, 1943 (Age 67 years)

Marriage

Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg — View this family
September 4, 1943 (Age 67 years)

Historical Event

World War II

between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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

Census

April 12, 1950 (Age 74 years)

Overland, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1950 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

Historical Event

Korean War

between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 years)

South Korea

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

Historical Event

Vietnam War

between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 years)

Vietnam

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

April 27, 1958 (Age 82 years)

Death

Earle Leo Epps Sr
September 25, 1974 (Age 98 years)

Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States

Burial

Tilden Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph, Illinois, United States

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tilden Cemetery

Date differences

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Revel Harviell Family with spouse Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley Thomas Anderson Epps Sarah Ann Epps William Joshua Epps John Jefferson Epps Daniel Lee Epps Stephens Alonza Conner Epps Benjamin Franklin Epps Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps Mary Elca Epps Martin Alva Epps Family with spouse Susannah Charlotte Emerson Grover Eber Epps Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carroll Estel Epps Thomas Anderson Epps Sarah Ann Epps William Joshua Epps John Jefferson Epps Daniel Lee Epps Stephens Alonza Conner Epps Benjamin Franklin Epps Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps Mary Elca Epps Martin Alva Epps Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley Birth: March 12, 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: December 15, 1859 — Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Louise Miller Infant Epps Acy Carroll Epps Frederic Austin Epps Lawrence Mack Epps Claude Virgil Epps Rufus Ray Epps Walter Neal Epps John Miller Epps Thomas Anderson Epps Birth: January 30, 1861 21 16 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1942 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Washington Porter Franklin Carroll Porter George Washington Porter Sarah Ann Epps Birth: July 4, 1865 25 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 23, 1896 — Missouri, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Frances Elizabeth Helm Cloyd Rose Epps Claude Helm 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
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Jefferson Epps Birth: February 3, 1870 30 25 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 2, 1970 — Butler, Missouri, United States
21 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Daniel Lee Epps Birth: October 26, 1871 31 27 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death:
13 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosa Ella Helm Asa Arthur Epps William Byrd Epps Chlorus Marion Epps Freddie Epps Lawrence Carroll Epps Wallas Morgan Epps Rosa Grace Epps Stephens Alonza Conner Epps Birth: November 27, 1872 33 28 — Missouri, United States Death: November 28, 1938 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Miller Harry Epps Hazel Helen Epps Earle Leo Epps Sr Family with spouse Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg 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
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida Villmer 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
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Elca Epps Birth: January 14, 1883 43 38 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 28, 1883 — Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree 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 - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Revel Harviell Family with spouse Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley Thomas Anderson Epps Sarah Ann Epps William Joshua Epps John Jefferson Epps Daniel Lee Epps Stephens Alonza Conner Epps Benjamin Franklin Epps Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps Mary Elca Epps Martin Alva Epps Family with spouse Susannah Charlotte Emerson Grover Eber Epps Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carroll Estel Epps Nancy Revel Harviell Birth: January 24, 1842 — Bollinger, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 1859 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: November 4, 1858 — Butler, Missouri, United States

Father’s family with Susannah Charlotte Emerson - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Revel Harviell Family with spouse Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley Thomas Anderson Epps Sarah Ann Epps William Joshua Epps John Jefferson Epps Daniel Lee Epps Stephens Alonza Conner Epps Benjamin Franklin Epps Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps Mary Elca Epps Martin Alva Epps Family with spouse Susannah Charlotte Emerson Grover Eber Epps Carroll Estel Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 22, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carroll Estel Epps Grover Eber Epps Family with spouse William Henry Wilson Susannah Charlotte Emerson Birth: October 31, 1850 — Illinois, United States Death: September 22, 1918 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: November 21, 1884 — Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Elizabeth Jackson Elsie Epps Hildred Lois Epps Gertrude A Epps Muriel Ruby Epps Wilma Estella Epps Anna Epps Ruth Marie Epps Grover Jackson Epps 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 Jane Miller - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Miller Harry Epps Hazel Helen Epps Earle Leo Epps Sr Family with spouse Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg 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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin Franklin Epps Harry Epps Hazel Helen Epps Earle Leo Epps Sr Mary Jane Miller Birth: June 2, 1876 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: November 11, 1940 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: October 15, 1898 — Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Harry Epps Birth: December 3, 1899 23 23 — Missouri, United States Death: December 24, 1899 — Missouri, United States
19 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hazel Helen Epps Birth: July 15, 1901 25 25 — Missouri, United States Death: August 28, 1969 — Missouri, United States
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Earle Leo Epps Sr Birth: January 11, 1905 29 28 — Missouri, United States Death: September 25, 1974 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States

Family with Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane Miller Harry Epps Hazel Helen Epps Earle Leo Epps Sr Family with spouse Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg 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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Benjamin Franklin Epps Gertrude Elizabeth Gregg Birth: April 2, 1888 — Creighton, Cass, Missouri, United States Death: April 25, 1989 — Swansea, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: September 4, 1943 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Benjamin Franklin Epps has 36 first cousins recorded

Father's family (36)

Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps

1Nancy Miller1849–

2Daniel G Miller1851–1942

Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps

1Azelia Vernetta Macom1867–1947

2Isabell Macom1868–1880

3Julia Macom1873–1880

Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson

1Marion Lafayette Epps1856–1924

2Henry Carroll Epps1858–1945

3Isaac N Epps1862–1949

4Joshua H Epps1865–1956

5Mary Rosetta Epps1867–1936

6Martha Azlee Epps1870–1948

7Thomas A Epps1873–

8Lula Belle Epps1877–1966

9Artie Epps1880–1946

2Reedy Epps1864–1870

3Mary Louise Epps1865–1940

4Andrew Caleb Epps1866–

5Jefferson Edward Lee Epps1870–1914

6Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps1873–1956

7A R Epps1875–

8A E Epps1878–

Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps

1Sarah Vandover1862–

2Thomas N Vandover1868–1883

3Mary Alice Vandover1879–1964

4Emma Pearl Vandover1884–1969

Mother's family (0)

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Census

Missouri State - Census transcript - Carroll Estel Epps - Household

Butler, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age
Epps, Caroll	head	M	W	37
Epps, Thomas A	son	M	W	15
Epps, Wm J	son	M	W	8
Epps, Stephen A C	son	M	W	3
Epps, Benjamin F	son	M	W	0 years 6 months
Epps, Martha J	wife	F	W	11
Epps, Sarah A	daughter	F	W	32

Census

1880 United States - Census transcript - Carrol Estel Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

Name	Color	Sex	Age	Relation	Cond	Occupation	BP	FBP	MBP
Epps, Carrol E	W	M	40	head	M	Farmer	MO	TN	TN
Epps, Martha J	W	F	36	wife	M	Keeping House	MO	MO	IL
Epps, Thomas A	W	M	19	son	S	Works on Farm	MO	MO	MO
Epps, Sarah A	W	F	14	daughter	S	At Home	AR	MO	MO
Epps, William J	W	M	12	son	S	Works on Farm	MO	MO	MO
Epps, Stephens A C	W	M	8	son	S	At Home	MO	MO	MO
Epps, Benjamin F	W	M	5	son	S	At Home	MO	MO	MO
Epps, Ransom O	W	M	1	son	S	At Home	MO	MO	MO

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

ED 18 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Unemp	Read	Write	Eng	Home	Farm
Epps, Benjamin F	head	W	M	Jan	1876	24	M	2			MO	MO	MO	Factory Laborer	2	Yes	Yes	Yes	R	H
Epps, Mary J	wife	W	F	Jun	1876	23	M	2	1	0	MO	TN	MO			Yes	Yes	Yes
Spradling, Oscar	nephew	W	M	Mar	1892	8	S				MO	MO	MO

Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

ED 10 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Nat	Occupation	Ind	Emp	Unemp	Unemp	R	W	Sch	Home	Mort	Farm
Epps, Benjamin F	head	M	W	33	M1	11			MO	United States	United States	English	Butcher		W	No	0	Yes	Yes		O	M	H
Epps, Mary	wife	F	W	33	M1	11	3	2	MO	United States	United States	English	None					Yes	Yes
Epps, Hazel	daughter	F	W	8	S				MO	MO	MO	English	None							Yes
Epps, Earl	son	M	W	5	S				MO	MO	MO		None							No
Williamson, Ernest	boarder	M	W	23	S				MO	United States	United States		Laborer	Railroad	W	No	0	Yes	Yes

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

ED 138 St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Home	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	School	R	W	BP	FBP	MBP	Eng	Occupation	Ind	Emp
Epps, Ben	head	R	M	W	44	M		Yes	Yes	MO	MO	MO	Yes	Mch Operator	Soap Factory	W
Epps, Mary	wife		F	W	43	M		Yes	Yes	MO	MO	MO	Yes	Mch Operator	Hat Factory	W
Epps, Hazel	daughter		F	W	18	S	No	Yes	Yes	MO	MO	MO	Yes	Operator	Telephone Co	S
Epps, Earle	son		M	W	15	S	Yes	Yes	Yes	MO	MO	MO	Yes

Census

1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

ED 399 St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Home	V/R	Farm	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	AM	BP	FBP	MBP	Eng	Occupation	Industry	Emp	Work
Epps, Benjamin F	head	R	16	No	M	W	53	M	21	MO	MO	MO	Yes	Operator	Electric Co	W	Yes
Epps, Mary J	wife				F	W	52	M	21	MO	MO	MO	Yes	None
Rielly, Hazel	daughter				F	W	28	M	24	MO	MO	MO	Yes	Operator	Telephone Co	W	No

Census

1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Epps - Household

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Name	Info	Relation	Home	V/R	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	School	BP	Occupation	Industry	Emp	Work	Wages
Epps, Benjamin		head	R	11	M	W	64	M	No	MO	Scrap Iron Worker	Electric Factory	PW	52	1100
Epps, Mary Jane	x	wife			F	W	63	M	No	MO				0	0
Epps, Hazel Helen		daughter			F	W	38	D	No	MO	Housekeeper	Private Family	PW	52	300

Census