Lela Leota EppsAge: 95 years1905–2000
- Name
- Lela Leota Epps
- Given names
- Lela Leota
- Surname
- Epps
- Married name
- Lela Leota Lane
 Birth | February 27, 1905 30 25 |
 Death of a brother | Raymond Almus Epps July 16, 1905 (Age 4 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Arnold Wallace Epps August 18, 1908 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ernest Edward Epps December 24, 1912 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John A Epps January 2, 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Ralph Sanford Epps June 26, 1917 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Aaron Francis Hodge August 11, 1918 (Age 13 years) |
| 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 5, 1920 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane — View this family about 1929 (Age 23 years) Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census |
| 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 14, 1930 (Age 25 years) Note: Living in his sister's, Alta E Gearheart household - no children. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Lamkin August 21, 1934 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 35 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 |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 45 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane May 2, 1966 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a father | James Albert “Jimmie” Epps January 15, 1970 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ernest Edward Epps December 7, 1970 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ralph Sanford Epps May 6, 1972 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Lulu Hodge January 4, 1973 (Age 67 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 of a sister | Ruby Belle Epps May 9, 1982 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Grace Ethel Epps September 25, 1990 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arnold Wallace Epps August 7, 1999 (Age 94 years) |
 Death | November 14, 2000 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Albert “Jimmie” Epps Birth: July 4, 1874 38 28 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1970 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Lulu Hodge Birth: February 28, 1879 32 22 — Missouri, United States Death: January 4, 1973 — Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 22, 1896 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Grace Ethel Epps Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: September 25, 1990 — Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Ruby Belle Epps Birth: July 21, 1899 25 20 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 9, 1982 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Rachel Prue Epps Birth: July 14, 1901 27 22 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 30, 1901 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Raymond Almus Epps Birth: December 8, 1903 29 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 16, 1905 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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15 months herself |
Lela Leota Epps Birth: February 27, 1905 30 25 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 14, 2000 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Arnold Wallace Epps Birth: August 18, 1908 34 29 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: August 7, 1999 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Ernest Edward Epps Birth: December 24, 1912 38 33 — Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa, United States Death: December 7, 1970 — Illinois, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Ralph Sanford Epps Birth: June 26, 1917 42 38 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 6, 1972 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane |
| husband |
Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane Birth: June 14, 1890 — Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1966 — Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Lela Leota Epps Birth: February 27, 1905 30 25 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 14, 2000 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1929 — Missouri, United States |
Lela Leota Epps has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents William Ryan Combs Jr + Emma Ann Epps
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert “Jimmie” Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Albert “Jimmie” Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Marriage | Marriage info based on 1930 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Alta E Gearheart - Household
ED 20 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | Living in his sister's, Alta E Gearheart household - no children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane - Household
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Joshua “Tom” Lane - Household
Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
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