The Shemwell Family

Arnold Wallace EppsAge: 90 years19081999

Name
Arnold Wallace Epps
Given names
Arnold Wallace
Surname
Epps
Birth August 18, 1908 34 29
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherErnest Edward Epps
December 24, 1912 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn A Epps
January 2, 1913 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAaron Francis Hodge
August 11, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gladys Marie Epps
March 11, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Census April 24, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ellis Eugene “Bud” Epps
October 8, 1931 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Alice Epps
December 21, 1932 (Age 24 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Lamkin
August 21, 1934 (Age 26 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 fatherJames Albert “Jimmie” Epps
January 15, 1970 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherErnest Edward Epps
December 7, 1970 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherRalph Sanford Epps
May 6, 1972 (Age 63 years)
Death of a motherMary Lulu Hodge
January 4, 1973 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 73 years)
Death of a daughterMary Alice Epps
July 19, 1982 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Ethel Epps
September 25, 1990 (Age 82 years)
Death of a daughterGladys Marie Epps
July 1992 (Age 83 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth Angus “Lizzie” Greeson
March 19, 1996 (Age 87 years)
Death August 7, 1999 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: February 22, 1896Butler, Missouri, United States
18 months
elder sister
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
elder 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
elder sister
Rachel Prue Epps
Birth: July 14, 1901 27 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 30, 1901Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Raymond Almus Epps
Birth: December 8, 1903 29 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 16, 1905Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months
elder 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
himself
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 Elizabeth Angus “Lizzie” Greeson - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Gladys Marie Epps
Birth: March 11, 1930 21 19Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 1992Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
son
Ellis Eugene “Bud” Epps
Birth: October 8, 1931 23 20Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 21, 2009Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas, United States
14 months
daughter
Mary Alice Epps
Birth: December 21, 1932 24 21Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 19, 1982Burlington, Ontario, Canada
daughter
Private

Arnold Wallace 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)

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 - James Albert “Jimmie” Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, James AlbertheadMW45MMOMOMOFarmerHome Farm
Epps, Mary LwifeFW40MMOTNKY
Epps, Lela LdaughterFW14SMOMOMO
Epps, Arnold WsonMW11SMOMOMO
Epps, Ernest EsonMW7SIAMOMO
Epps, Ralph SsonMW2-6mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Arnold Wallace Epps - Household

Osmun Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, Arnold WheadMW21M19MOMOMOPolisherAuto Factory
Epps, Elizabeth AwifeFW19M18MOMOMO
Epps, Gladys MdaughterFW1mSMOMOMO