Mary Adeline JemisonAge: 77 years1862–1940
- Name
- Mary Adeline Jemison
- Given names
- Mary Adeline
- Surname
- Jemison
- Married name
- Mary Adeline Epps
 Birth | October 25, 1862 43 38 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Death of a father | William Zachariah Jemison about 1878 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Marion Lafayette Epps — View this family July 13, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Lee Roy Epps June 23, 1886 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Fred Robert Epps June 25, 1888 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | Johanah B “Joan” Jemison 1889 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Harry James Epps March 21, 1895 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ernest Guy Epps February 28, 1897 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 1, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Edward Leslie Epps September 26, 1903 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Julian Lester Epps May 4, 1906 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joshua Daniel Epps Sr. March 11, 1908 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Gracie Lois Epps July 10, 1909 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Herbert Stanlie Epps August 9, 1911 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Charles Elmer Epps July 8, 1913 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harry James Epps — Alena Faye Cosgrove — View this family June 13, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Marion Allen Epps April 5, 1916 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Freddie Jimmie Epps June 27, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mildred June Epps May 1, 1921 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a husband | Marion Lafayette Epps February 12, 1924 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 1930 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | May 24, 1940 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Savannah Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Zachariah Jemison Birth: about 1819 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1878 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Temperance Adaline Garrett Birth: about 1824 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
|
Marriage: about 1840 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
|
|
23 years herself |
Mary Adeline Jemison Birth: October 25, 1862 43 38 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1940 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
-6 years elder sister |
Johanah B “Joan” Jemison Birth: 1856 37 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: 1889 — Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
| Family with Marion Lafayette Epps |
| husband |
Marion Lafayette Epps Birth: January 1856 23 16 — Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1924 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mary Adeline Jemison Birth: October 25, 1862 43 38 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1940 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
Marriage: July 13, 1880 — Popular Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
|
|
6 years son |
Lee Roy Epps Birth: June 23, 1886 30 23 — Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, United States Death: November 7, 1949 — Shasta, Shasta, California, United States |
|
2 years son |
Fred Robert Epps Birth: June 25, 1888 32 25 — Colorado, United States Death: February 18, 1964 — Kern, California, United States |
|
7 years son |
Harry James Epps Birth: March 21, 1895 39 32 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Death: October 9, 1979 — Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States |
|
23 months son |
Ernest Guy Epps Birth: February 28, 1897 41 34 — Coleman, Texas, United States Death: March 18, 1973 — Taft, San Patricio, Texas, United States |
|
7 years son |
Edward Leslie Epps Birth: September 26, 1903 47 40 — Rockwood, Coleman, Texas, United States Death: January 11, 1965 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Lafayette Epps - Household
ED 22, Justice Precinct 2 Coleman, Texas, United States
Birth years for Fred and Harry are incorrect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Marion Lafayette Epps - Household
Justice Precinct 2, ED 129 Coleman, Texas, United States
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lee Roy Epps - Household
Precinct 9, ED 222 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leslie Epps - Household
ED 68 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
|