The Shemwell Family

Grace Ethel EppsAge: 93 years18971990

Name
Grace Ethel Epps
Given names
Grace Ethel
Surname
Epps
Married name
Grace Ethel Killian
Married name
Grace Ethel Rideout
Birth August 8, 1897 23 18
MarriageGeorge Henry RideoutView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 months)
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
Birth of a sisterRuby Belle Epps
July 21, 1899 (Age 23 months)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRachel Prue Epps
July 14, 1901 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterRachel Prue Epps
December 30, 1901 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherRaymond Almus Epps
December 8, 1903 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterLela Leota Epps
February 27, 1905 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherRaymond Almus Epps
July 16, 1905 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherArnold Wallace Epps
August 18, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherErnest Edward Epps
December 24, 1912 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn A Epps
January 2, 1913 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 brotherRalph Sanford Epps
June 26, 1917 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Arvil Killian
July 14, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAaron Francis Hodge
August 11, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 14, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clifford Leon Killian
October 23, 1923 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 10, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Lamkin
August 21, 1934 (Age 37 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Donald Eugene Killian
May 27, 1942 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Arvil Dale Killian
May 28, 1944 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 sonJames Arvil Killian
May 9, 1960 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandDilmus Watson Killian
February 13, 1964 (Age 66 years)
Death of a fatherJames Albert “Jimmie” Epps
January 15, 1970 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherErnest Edward Epps
December 7, 1970 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherRalph Sanford Epps
May 6, 1972 (Age 74 years)
Death of a motherMary Lulu Hodge
January 4, 1973 (Age 75 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Henry Rideout
April 11, 1973 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 of a sisterRuby Belle Epps
May 9, 1982 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sonClifford Leon Killian
December 16, 1987 (Age 90 years)

Death September 25, 1990 (Age 93 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 22, 1896Butler, Missouri, United States
18 months
herself
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
23 months
younger sister
Ruby Belle Epps
Birth: July 21, 1899 25 20Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 9, 1982Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Rachel Prue Epps
Birth: July 14, 1901 27 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 30, 1901Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Raymond Almus Epps
Birth: December 8, 1903 29 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 16, 1905Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months
younger sister
Lela Leota Epps
Birth: February 27, 1905 30 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 2000Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Ernest Edward Epps
Birth: December 24, 1912 38 33Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death: December 7, 1970Illinois, United States
5 years
younger brother
Ralph Sanford Epps
Birth: June 26, 1917 42 38Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 1972Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Family with Dilmus Watson Killian - View this family
husband
Dilmus Watson Killian
Birth: November 2, 1897 38 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
herself
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
son
James Arvil Killian
Birth: July 14, 1918 20 20Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 9, 1960Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Clifford Leon Killian
Birth: October 23, 1923 25 26Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1987
Family with George Henry Rideout - View this family
husband
George Henry Rideout
Birth: January 29, 1889Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1973Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
herself
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage:

Grace Ethel Epps has 9 first cousins recorded

Father's family (9)

Parents William Ryan Combs Jr + Emma Ann Epps
2James Edward Combs18911983
3Jessie Frank Combs18931976
4Lena May Combs18961905
5Jettie Sue Combs18981899
6Eunice Pearl Combs19001990
7Lois Fay Combs19021987
8William Roy Combs19051969
9Harvey Lee Combs19091909

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Albert “Jimmie” Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Epps, James AheadWMJul187323MMOMOMOFarmer
Epps, LuluwifeWFFeb187921M22MOTNKY
Epps, Grace EdaughterWFAug18972MARMOMO
Epps, RubiedaughterWFJul189910mSMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert “Jimmie” Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, James AheadMW35M114MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Epps, Mary LwifeFW31M11464MOKYKY
Epps, Grace EdaughterFW12SARMOMO
Epps, RubydaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Epps, Lela LdaughterFW5SMOMOMO
Epps, Arnold WsonMW1-8mSMOMOMO
Hall, WalterservantMW25SMOMOMOFarm LaborerGeneral Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dilmus Watson Killian - Household

Front Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Killian, Dilmus WheadMW22MMOKYMOLaborerStove Mill
Killian, Grace EwifeFW22MARMOMO
Killian, James AsonMW1-5mSILMOAR
Hodge, Sidneybrother in lawMW24MILILILLaborerStove Mill
Hodge, Laura Melder sisterFW24MMOKYMO
Hodge, Earnest AnephewMW5SMOILMO
Hodge, Estel LnephewMW2-9mSILILMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dilmus Watson Killian - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Killian, D WheadMW42MMOROwnerRetail Grocery
Killian, Grace EwifeFW42MARRHousewife?
Killian, Clifford LeonsonMW16SMORLaborerFarm ?