The Shemwell Family

Grover Eber EppsAge: 40 years18851926

Name
Grover Eber Epps
Given names
Grover Eber
Surname
Epps
Birth November 8, 1885 46 35
Death of a fatherCarroll Estel Epps
March 22, 1889 (Age 3 years)
Death of a half-sisterSarah Ann Epps
January 23, 1896 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Henry WilsonSusannah Charlotte EmersonView this family
July 19, 1897 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 2, 1900 (Age 14 years)
MarriageMartha Elizabeth JacksonView this family
March 25, 1906 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Elsie Epps
December 8, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Hildred Lois Epps
December 18, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Death of a daughterElsie Epps
1908 (Age 22 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Gertrude A Epps
about 1911 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Muriel Ruby Epps
April 16, 1913 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Wilma Estella Epps
September 2, 1915 (Age 29 years)
Death of a half-brotherRansom Obediah “Rant” Epps
February 11, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#6
Anna Epps
1917 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherSusannah Charlotte Emerson
September 22, 1918 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/
Birth of a daughter
#7
Ruth Marie Epps
July 20, 1919 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterAnna Epps
1919 (Age 33 years)
Census January 27, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Grover Jackson Epps
April 19, 1923 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonGrover Jackson Epps
May 12, 1923 (Age 37 years)
Death July 19, 1926 (Age 40 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Creek Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 21, 1884Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year
himself
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 Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 15, 1859Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
half-brother
4 years
half-sister
3 years
half-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
half-brother
John Jefferson Epps
Birth: February 3, 1870 30 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1970Butler, Missouri, United States
21 months
half-brother
Daniel Lee Epps
Birth: October 26, 1871 31 27Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
13 months
half-brother
3 years
half-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
half-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
half-sister
Mary Elca Epps
Birth: January 14, 1883 43 38Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 1883Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
half-brother
Martin Alva Epps
Birth: March 20, 1884 44 40Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 14, 1884Butler, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with William Henry Wilson - View this family
step-father
William Henry Wilson
Birth: November 23, 1845Illinois, United States
Death: July 16, 1931Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: July 19, 1897Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Martha Elizabeth Jackson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 25, 1906Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
8 months
daughter
Elsie Epps
Birth: December 8, 1906 21 20Missouri, United States
Death: 1908Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Hildred Lois Epps
Birth: December 18, 1908 23 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 20, 1934Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Muriel Ruby Epps
Birth: April 16, 1913 27 26Missouri, United States
Death: May 3, 2002Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
daughter
Wilma Estella Epps
Birth: September 2, 1915 29 29Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 2008Goodrich, Genesee, Michigan, United States
2 years
daughter
Anna Epps
Birth: 1917 31 30Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1919Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Ruth Marie Epps
Birth: July 20, 1919 33 33Missouri, United States
Death: May 4, 1995Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
4 years
son
Grover Jackson Epps
Birth: April 19, 1923 37 36Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1923Butler, Missouri, United States

Grover Eber Epps has 36 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Wilson - Household

ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wilson, William HheadWMNov184554M3ILILILFarmerYesYesYesOMF
Wilson, Susana CwifeWFOct185049M343ILTNKYYesYesYes
Wilson, JohnsonWMSep188415MMOILKYAt School6YesYesYes
Epps, GroverstepsonWMNov188414MMOMOILAt School5YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Grover Eber Epps - Household

Ed 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, Grover EheadMW24M14MOMOILEnglishFarmerGeneralOAYesYesOFF
Epps, Martha EwifeFW23M1421MOILMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Hildred EdaughterFW1 year 2 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Grover Eber Epps - Household

ED 10 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Grover EheadOFMW34MYesYesMOUnited StatesILYesLaborerHandle FactoryW
Epps, Martha EwifeFW33MYesYesMOILMOYesNone
Epps, Hildred LdaughterFW11SYesYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Gertrude AdaughterFW9SYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Myrl RdaughterFW6SYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Wilma EdaughterFW4 years 8 monthsSMOMOMO
Epps, Ruth MdaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSMOMOMO