The Shemwell Family

Daniel Ernest EppsAge: 73 years1905–1979

Name
Daniel Ernest Epps
Given names
Daniel Ernest
Surname
Epps
Birth August 17, 1905 40 31
Birth of a sisterEva Eunice Epps
August 18, 1908 (Age 3 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterEva Eunice Epps
December 26, 1911 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterWinnie Mae Epps
June 7, 1913 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 14 years)
MarriageCharlie Chloe Caldwell — View this family
calculated 1927 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Franze Taylor Epps
February 16, 1927 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 11, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dudley Wayne Epps
February 7, 1931 (Age 25 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Franze Taylor Epps Jr
February 16, 1955 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherGeorgia Rebecca Coonrod
November 3, 1955 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherJoshua H Epps
June 7, 1956 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Carroll Epps
June 21, 1970 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 March 23, 1979 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Joshua H Epps
Birth: April 23, 1865 32 26 — Collin, Texas, United States
Death: June 7, 1956 — Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1901 — Texas, United States
21 months
elder brother
Charles Carroll Epps
Birth: September 21, 1902 37 28 — McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1970 — Temple, Bell, Texas, United States
3 years
himself
Daniel Ernest Epps
Birth: August 17, 1905 40 31 — Fife, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: March 23, 1979 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Eva Eunice Epps
Birth: August 18, 1908 43 34 — McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: December 26, 1911 — McCulloch, Texas, United States
5 years
younger sister
Winnie Mae Epps
Birth: June 7, 1913 48 38 — Lohn, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 2000 — Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Family with Charlie Chloe Caldwell - View this family
himself
Daniel Ernest Epps
Birth: August 17, 1905 40 31 — Fife, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: March 23, 1979 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
wife
Charlie Chloe Caldwell
Birth: September 5, 1903 — Holland, Bell, Texas, United States
Death: August 26, 1982 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Marriage: calculated 1927 —
2 months
son
Franze Taylor Epps
Birth: February 16, 1927 21 23 — Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States
Death: January 8, 1993 — Harris, Texas, United States
4 years
son
Dudley Wayne Epps
Birth: February 7, 1931 25 27 — Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: October 10, 2004 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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 - Daniel Ernest Epps - Household

McCamey, Upton, Texas 608 South Burleson Ave

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, Daniel EheadMW24MTXMOTXProprietorTire Store
Epps, Chloe CwifeFW26MTXALAR
Epps, Franze TsonMW3-1mMTXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Ernest Epps - Household

1312 Vassar Houston, Harris, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Epps, Daniel EheadMW34MTXSame PlaceManagerTires & Accessories
Caldwell, ChloewifeFW36MTXSame Place
Epps, Franze TsonMW13MTX
Epps, Dudley WaynesonMW9STX
Ray, HazellodgerFW40MTXSame Place