The Shemwell Family

Thomas Daniel EppsAge: 85 years18821967

Name
Thomas Daniel Epps
Given names
Thomas Daniel
Surname
Epps
Birth March 10, 1882 46 37
Birth of a sisterMartha Belle “Mattie” Epps
March 2, 1884 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterLulu May Epps
April 14, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 13, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary Jane Thomas
July 28, 1903 (Age 21 years)
Death of a motherParthenia E Moore
March 2, 1907 (Age 24 years)
Census April 24, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Will
John A Epps - Will
September 1, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherJohn A Epps
January 2, 1913 (Age 30 years)
MarriageJulia Anna ArmstrongView this family
April 24, 1915 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bernice Evelyn Epps
February 8, 1916 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 son
#2
John Richard Epps
July 5, 1917 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer Rosco Epps
November 10, 1918 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 34 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 35 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 5, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonElmer Rosco Epps
August 21, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Neil Clifford Epps
April 25, 1921 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Raymond Lewis Epps
May 4, 1922 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Grady Carroll Epps
August 22, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 14, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterLulu May Epps
June 1, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Jeanice Epps
June 1932 (Age 50 years)
Death of a daughterJeanice Epps
February 7, 1933 (Age 50 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterClara Bertha Hill
September 2, 1942 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 28, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeJulia Anna Armstrong
August 13, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Death of a half-sisterEmma Ann Epps
October 13, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 half-brotherDavid W Hill Jr
March 18, 1959 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps
April 15, 1967 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 September 1967 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 10, 1876Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps
Birth: October 14, 1879 43 35Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 1967Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps
Birth: March 2, 1884 48 39Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1977Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lulu May Epps
Birth: April 14, 1886 50 42Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1930Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
Father’s family with Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: before 1871
15 months
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Mother’s family with David W Hill - View this family
step-father
David W Hill
Birth: 1836Washington, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 26, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: April 15, 1866Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-sister
Clara Bertha Hill
Birth: April 12, 1868 32 24Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 2, 1942Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
half-brother
David W Hill Jr
Birth: February 25, 1871 35 26Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1959Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with James C Thomas - View this family
step-father
James C Thomas
Birth: April 1823North Carolina, United States
Death: August 9, 1873Clinton, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: November 29, 1860Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year
half-sister
Mary Jane Thomas
Birth: November 29, 1861 38 17Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1903Missouri, United States
Family with Julia Anna Armstrong - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 24, 1915Butler, Missouri, United States
10 months
daughter
Bernice Evelyn Epps
Birth: February 8, 1916 33 22Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1995St. Louis, Missouri, United States
17 months
son
John Richard Epps
Birth: July 5, 1917 35 23Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 11, 1986Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
16 months
son
Elmer Rosco Epps
Birth: November 10, 1918 36 25Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 21, 1920Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Neil Clifford Epps
Birth: April 25, 1921 39 27Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 30, 1997Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1 year
son
Raymond Lewis Epps
Birth: May 4, 1922 40 28Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 2, 1985Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Grady Carroll Epps
Birth: August 22, 1927 45 34Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1990Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
Jeanice Epps
Birth: June 1932 50 38Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 7, 1933Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Epps, JohnheadWMNov183564M24MOMOTNFarmer
Epps, Parthenia EwifeWFApr184456M24147MOTNMO
Epps, Maggie CdaughterWFOct187920SMOMOMOTeacher in School
Epps, Thomas DsonWMMar188218SMOMOMOFarm Laborer
Epps, Mallie BdaughterWFMar188416SMOMOMO
Epps, Lulu MdaughterWFApr188614SMOMOMOAt School
Stevens, NancyauntWFAug182574WdMONCTN
Vandover, Pearl EnieceWFApr188416SMOMOMOAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Brannum - Household

ED 4 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Brannum, ClarenceheadMW24M1MOMOMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Brannum, Harriet GwifeFW20M1MOGATNEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Thomas Dbrother-in-lawMW28SMOMOMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Daniel Epps - Household

ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Thomas DheadOFMW37MYesYesMOMOMOYesFarm LaborerHome FarmOA
Epps, Julia AnnwifeFW25MYesYesMOKYKY
Epps, BernicedaughterFW3SMOMOMO
Epps, John RsonMW2SMOMOMO
Epps, Elmer RsonMW1SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Daniel Epps - Household

ED 5 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, Thomas DheadORMW48M33NoYesMOMOMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Epps, Julia AwifeFW36M21NoYesMOKYKYYes
Epps, Bernice EdaughterFW14SYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, John RsonMW12SYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Neil CsonMW8SYesMOMOMO
Epps, Raymond LsonMW7SYesMOMOMO
Epps, Grady CsonMW2 years 6 monthsSNoARMOMO

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

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Epps, Thomas DxheadO500YesMW58MNoMOFarmerFarmingOA35400
Epps, AnniewifeFW46MNoMO
Epps, John RsonMW22SNoMO
Epps, Grady JsonMW12SYesAR
Epps, NealsonMW18SNoMOCCCCamp26210

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Daniel Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Epps, Thomas DheadMW68MarMOWK48FarmerFarmO
Epps, Julia AwifeFW56MarMO
Epps, Grady CsonMW22NevAROT40RefineryConstructionP