The Shemwell Family

Thomas A Epps1873

Name
Thomas A Epps
Given names
Thomas A
Surname
Epps
Birth about 1873 40 33
Census 1876 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLula Belle Epps
November 24, 1877 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 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 7 years)
Census June 4, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 motherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 fatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherMarion Lafayette Epps
February 12, 1924 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 sisterMary Rosetta Epps
January 18, 1936 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Carroll Epps
February 4, 1945 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 of a sisterArtie Epps
February 13, 1946 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Azlee Epps
August 18, 1948 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac N Epps
June 16, 1949 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 brotherJoshua H Epps
June 7, 1956 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterLula Belle Epps
April 17, 1966 (Age 93 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 73 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
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Marriage: May 26, 1853Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
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3 years
elder brother
Henry Carroll Epps
Birth: about 1858 25 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1945Seattle, King, Washington, United States
4 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
4 years
himself
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

Thomas A 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)

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