The Shemwell Family

Georgia Rebecca CoonrodAge: 81 years18741955

Name
Georgia Rebecca Coonrod
Given names
Georgia Rebecca
Surname
Coonrod
Married name
Georgia Rebecca Epps
Birth August 3, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
MarriageJoshua H EppsView this family
about 1901 (Age 26 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Carroll Epps
September 21, 1902 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Daniel Ernest Epps
August 17, 1905 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Eva Eunice Epps
August 18, 1908 (Age 34 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterEva Eunice Epps
December 26, 1911 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Winnie Mae Epps
June 7, 1913 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 12, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Howard Warren Epps
December 9, 1924 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Franze Taylor Epps
February 16, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Ernest EppsCharlie Chloe CaldwellView this family
calculated 1927 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 2, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Dudley Wayne Epps
February 7, 1931 (Age 56 years)
Census March 1, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 13, 1950 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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
Death November 3, 1955 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lohn Cemetery
Family with Joshua H Epps - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1901Texas, United States
21 months
son
Charles Carroll Epps
Birth: September 21, 1902 37 28McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1970Temple, Bell, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Daniel Ernest Epps
Birth: August 17, 1905 40 31Fife, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: March 23, 1979Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Eva Eunice Epps
Birth: August 18, 1908 43 34McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: December 26, 1911McCulloch, Texas, United States
5 years
daughter
Winnie Mae Epps
Birth: June 7, 1913 48 38Lohn, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 2000Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Epps - Household

McCulloch, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, JoshuaheadMW45M19TXMOMOFarmingGeneral Farm
Epps, GeorgiawifeFW36M1933TXTXMO
Epps, Charles CsonMW7STXTXTX
Epps, Daniel EsonMW4MTXTXTX
Epps, Eva EdaughterFW1STXTXTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Epps - Household

McCulloch, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, JoshuaheadMW54MTXMOMOFarmerFarm
Epps, Georgia RwifeFW45MTXILMO
Epps, Charles CsonMW17STXTXTXFarmerFarm
Epps, Daniel EsonMW14STXTXTXFarmerFarm
Epps, Winnie MdaughterFW6STXTXTX
Epps, DanielfatherMW87WdMOTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joshua H Epps - Household

Precinct 4, ED 7 McCulloch, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, JoshuaheadO1750RNoMW64M36NoYesTXMOMOYesSalesmanFilling StaEYes
Epps, Georgia EwifeFW55M27NoYesTXILMOYesNone
Epps, Winnie MdaughterFW16SYesYesTXTXTXYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joshua H Epps - Household

Justice Precinct 4 Lohn, McCulloch, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Epps, JoshuaxheadO800NoMW74MNoTX00
Epps, GeorgiawifeFW65MNoTX00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Joshua H Epps - Household

McCulloch, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Epps, JoshuaheadMW84MarTXU
Epps, Georgia RwifeFW75MarTXH