The Shemwell Family

Henry Carroll EppsAge: 87 years18581945

Name
Henry Carroll Epps
Given names
Henry Carroll
Surname
Epps
Birth about 1858 25 18
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 11, 1860 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherIsaac N Epps
February 18, 1862 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” McGehee
October 18, 1862 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoshua Epps
December 20, 1864 (Age 6 years)
Note: Epps, Joshua
Birth of a brotherJoshua H Epps
April 23, 1865 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a sisterMary Rosetta Epps
August 1, 1867 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 years)

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 sisterMartha Azlee Epps
May 19, 1870 (Age 12 years)
Census June 22, 1870 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas A Epps
about 1873 (Age 15 years)
Census 1876 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterLula Belle Epps
November 24, 1877 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 sisterArtie Epps
May 1880 (Age 22 years)
Census June 4, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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
MarriageLeona WetselView this family
August 11, 1903 (Age 45 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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 6, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Death of a fatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherMarion Lafayette Epps
February 12, 1924 (Age 66 years)
Death of a wifeLeona Wetsel
October 26, 1924 (Age 66 years)
MarriageMartha Ellen “Mattie” HartView this family
December 21, 1925 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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 8, 1930 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterMary Rosetta Epps
January 18, 1936 (Age 78 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 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 February 4, 1945 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 26, 1853Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Henry Carroll Epps
Birth: about 1858 25 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1945Seattle, King, Washington, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Artie Epps
Birth: May 1880 47 41Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1946Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States
Family with Leona Wetsel - View this family
himself
Henry Carroll Epps
Birth: about 1858 25 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1945Seattle, King, Washington, United States
wife
Leona Wetsel
Birth: April 12, 1867Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 1924Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Marriage: August 11, 1903King, Washington, United States
Family with Martha Ellen “Mattie” Hart - View this family
himself
Henry Carroll Epps
Birth: about 1858 25 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1945Seattle, King, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: December 21, 1925King, Washington, United States
Michael McQuaid + Martha Ellen “Mattie” Hart - View this family
wife’s husband
Michael McQuaid
Birth: December 5, 1870Lake, Lincoln, Colorado, United States
Death: August 23, 1922El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: May 7, 1902Cooke, Texas, United States
2 years
step-son
Thomas Lee McQuaid
Birth: September 1904 33 28Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, United States
Death: June 11, 1997Bellevue, King, Washington, United States

Henry Carroll Epps has 38 first cousins recorded

Father's family (38)

Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
1Nancy Miller1849
2Daniel G Miller18511942
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
2Isabell Macom18681880
3Julia Macom18731880
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
2Thomas Daniel Epps18821967
4Lulu May Epps18861930
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
1Emma Ann Epps18721950
Parents Peter Macom + Mary Epps
1William V Macom18551897
2John Macom1858
4Artamissa Macom18611881
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
2Sarah Ann Epps18651896
9Mary Elca Epps18831883
10Martin Alva Epps18841884
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson
1Grover Eber Epps18851926
Parents Obadiah R Epps + Minerva Vandover
2Reedy Epps18641870
3Mary Louise Epps18651940
7A R Epps1875
8A E Epps1878
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
2Thomas N Vandover18681883

Mother's family (0)

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Epps - Household

Collin, Texas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Daniel Eppshead27MWFarmerMO
Elizabeth Eppswife21FWMO
Marrion Eppsson4MWMO
Caroll Eppsson2MWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Epps, Danielhead37MWFarmerMO
Epps, Elizabethwife32FWKeeping HouseMO
Epps, Marrion Lson14MWAt HomeMO
Epps, Henryson12MWAt HomeMO
Epps, Isaac Nson8MWAt HomeMO
Epps, Joseph Hson5MWAt HomeMO
Epps, Mary Rdaughter2FWAt HomeMO
Epps, Marthadaughter1mFWAt HomeMO

CensusMissouri State - Census transcript - Daniel Epps - Household

Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Epps, Joshua DheadMW21 to 45
Epps, Marion LsonMW18 to 21
Epps, Henry CsonMW10 to 18
Epps, Isaac NsonMW10 to 18
Epps, JoshuasonMW10 to 18
Epps, Thomas AsonMWto 9
Ferguson, Elizabeth JwifeFW21 to 45
Epps, Mary RdaughterFWto 9
Epps, Martha AdaughterFWto 9

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Epps - Household

Epps, Butler, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Epps, DanielWM48headMFarmerMOTNKY
Epps, Elizabeth JWF41wifeMKeeping HouseMOTNKY
Epps, Henry CWM22sonSFarmingMOMOMO
Epps, JoshuaWM15sonSTXMOMO
Epps, Mary RWF12daughterSMOMOMO
Epps, Martha AWF10daughterSMOMOMO
Epps, Thomas AWM7sonSMOMOMO
Epps, Lula BWF2daughterSMOMOMO
Epps, ArtieWF0 years 1 monthdaughterSMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Carroll Epps - Household

ED 176 Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, Henry CheadMW48M16MOMOMOEnglishCarpenterHouseWNo0YesYesOMH
Epps, LeonawifeFW43M1600TXARMOEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Carroll Epps - Household

ED 77 Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, H CheadOMMW61MNoYesYesMOMOMOYesCarpenterHouseW
Epps, LeonawifeFW52MNoYesYesTXARMOYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Carroll Epps - Household

ED 8 Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, H CheadO5500RNoMW71M45NoYesMOMOMOYesCarpenterBuildingOYes
Epps, MattiewifeFW55M50NoYesTXKYKYYesNone
McQuaid, Thomasstep-sonMW25SNoYesNMCOTXYesTellerBankWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Henry Carroll Epps - Household

Seattle, King, Washington, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Epps, Henry Cheado5000NoMW82MNoMO
Epps, Martha EXwifeFW64MNoTXRoomerOwn HomeNP520
Epps, Clarence NnephewMW31SNoTXComposition ShinglerContractorPW251414
Epps, Roscoe EnephewMW25SNoTXWaiterRestaurantPW15300
Longacres, Myrtle MlodgerFW54WdNoMICookReligionPW40450
Marshall, Wallace ElodgerMW33SYesILMusic TeacherUniversityPW16300