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Ellis Eugene “Bud” EppsAge: 77 years19312009

Name
Ellis Eugene “Bud” Epps
Given names
Ellis Eugene
Surname
Epps
Nickname
Bud
Birth October 8, 1931 23 20
Birth of a sisterMary Alice Epps
December 21, 1932 (Age 14 months)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 18 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 paternal grandfatherJames Albert “Jimmie” Epps
January 15, 1970 (Age 38 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Lulu Hodge
January 4, 1973 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 sisterMary Alice Epps
July 19, 1982 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterGladys Marie Epps
July 1992 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Angus “Lizzie” Greeson
March 19, 1996 (Age 64 years)
Death of a fatherArnold Wallace Epps
August 7, 1999 (Age 67 years)
Death March 21, 2009 (Age 77 years)
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mother
elder sister
Gladys Marie Epps
Birth: March 11, 1930 21 19Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 1992Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
himself
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
younger sister
Mary Alice Epps
Birth: December 21, 1932 24 21Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 19, 1982Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Ellis Eugene “Bud” Epps has 8 first cousins recorded

Father's family (8)

Parents Dilmus Watson Killian + Grace Ethel Epps
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Parents Ernest Edward Epps + Lela Viola Ward
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Parents Ralph Sanford Epps + Mabel Kate Boyers
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