The Shemwell Family

Martha Belle “Mattie” EppsAge: 93 years18841977

Name
Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps
Given names
Martha Belle
Surname
Epps
Nickname
Mattie
Married name
Martha Belle Wilson
Birth March 2, 1884 48 39
Birth of a sisterLulu May Epps
April 14, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 16 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary Jane Thomas
July 28, 1903 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherParthenia E Moore
March 2, 1907 (Age 23 years)
MarriageThomas WilsonView this family
March 6, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Parthenia Wilson
December 6, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Will
John A Epps - Will
September 1, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherJohn A Epps
January 2, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 2, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 5, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterLulu May Epps
June 1, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-sisterClara Bertha Hill
September 2, 1942 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Wilson
May 10, 1944 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 26, 1950 (Age 66 years)
Death of a half-sisterEmma Ann Epps
October 13, 1950 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 75 years)
Death of a daughterDorothy Parthenia Wilson
May 23, 1964 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps
April 15, 1967 (Age 83 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Daniel Epps
September 1967 (Age 83 years)
Death of a half-brotherJames Albert “Jimmie” Epps
January 15, 1970 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 October 2, 1977 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kinsey 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
elder brother
2 years
herself
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 Thomas Wilson - View this family
husband
Thomas Wilson
Birth: November 29, 1859St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 1944Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
herself
Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps
Birth: March 2, 1884 48 39Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1977Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: March 6, 1909Butler, Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
Dorothy Parthenia Wilson
Birth: December 6, 1909 50 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1964Butler, Missouri, United States

Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps has 41 first cousins recorded

Father's family (41)

Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
1Nancy Miller1849
2Daniel G Miller18511942
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
2Isabell Macom18681880
3Julia Macom18731880
Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
2Henry Carroll Epps18581945
3Isaac N Epps18621949
4Joshua H Epps18651956
5Mary Rosetta Epps18671936
6Martha Azlee Epps18701948
8Lula Belle Epps18771966
9Artie Epps18801946
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)

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 - Thomas Wilson - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wilson, ThomasheadMW50M1MOMOMOFarmerRented Farm
Wilson, Mattie BwifeFW26M111MOMOMO
Wilson, Dorota PdaughterFW4mSMOMOMO
Epps, Johnfather in lawMW74WdMOTNTNFarmerOwn Farm
Leader, MinervanieceFW4SMOOHMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wilson, ThomasheadMW60MMOTNTNFarm LaborHome Farm
Wilson, Mattie BwifeFW35MMOMOMO
Wilson, Dorothy PdaughterFW10SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Missouri State Hwy 67 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wilson, ThomasheadMW70M49MOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Wilson, Martha BwifeFW46M25MOMOMO
Wilson, Dorothy PdaughterFW20SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Wilson - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wilson, ThomasxheadMW80MNoMO
Wilson, Martha BellewifeFW56MNoMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Wilson, Martha BheadFW66WdMOH