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Ransom Obediah “Rant” EppsAge: 37 years18781916

Name
Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps
Given names
Ransom Obediah
Surname
Epps
Nickname
Rant
Birth August 4, 1878 38 34
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Elca Epps
January 14, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterMary Elca Epps
February 28, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMartin Alva Epps
March 20, 1884 (Age 5 years)
Text:
Name: Martin A Epps Sex: Male Birth Date: 20 Mar 1884 Birthplace: Butler, Missouri, United States Father's Name: Carroll Epps Father's Sex: Male Father's Age: 44 Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1840 Father's Birthplace: Butler Mother's Name: Martha Jane Langley Epps Mother's Sex: Female Mother's Age: 40 Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1844 Mother's Birthplace: Butler Event Type: Birth
Death of a motherMartha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
March 20, 1884 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherMartin Alva Epps
April 14, 1884 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentCarroll Estel EppsSusannah Charlotte EmersonView this family
November 21, 1884 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherGrover Eber Epps
November 8, 1885 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherCarroll Estel Epps
March 22, 1889 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Ann Epps
January 23, 1896 (Age 17 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 21 years)
MarriageIda VillmerView this family
July 30, 1903 (Age 24 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Death February 11, 1916 (Age 37 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 15, 1859Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder 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
elder brother
John Jefferson Epps
Birth: February 3, 1870 30 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1970Butler, Missouri, United States
21 months
elder brother
Daniel Lee Epps
Birth: October 26, 1871 31 27Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder 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
himself
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 Ida Villmer - View this family
himself
Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps
Birth: August 4, 1878 38 34Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 11, 1916De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: July 30, 1903Butler, Missouri, United States

Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps has 36 first cousins recorded

DeathMissouri State Board of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics
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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps - Household

ED 18 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Livingston, WilliamheadWMMay185248M13ILILILTeamster0YesYesYesRH
Livingston, Emma EwifeWFAug185247M1344ILILOHYesYesYes
Epps, RansomboarderWMAug187722SMOMOMOFactory Laborer2YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ransom Obediah “Rant” Epps - Household

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Vilmer, RosaheadFW50WdMOMOMOEnglishNoneNoNoR
Vilmer, AbbsonMW28SMOMOMOEnglishLaborerCooper ShopW2YesYes
Epps, Rantson-in-lawMW33M18MOMOMOEnglishCooperCooper ShopW0YesYes
Epps, IdadaughterFW30M1800MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes