Harry James EppsAge: 84 years1895–1979
- Name
- Harry James Epps
- Given names
- Harry James
- Surname
- Epps
 Birth | March 21, 1895 39 32 |
 Birth of a brother | Ernest Guy Epps February 28, 1897 (Age 23 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward Leslie Epps September 26, 1903 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth J Ferguson September 28, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Alena Faye Cosgrove — View this family June 13, 1915 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Marion Allen Epps April 5, 1916 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 daughter #2 | Freddie Jimmie Epps June 27, 1919 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joshua Daniel Epps February 14, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mildred June Epps May 1, 1921 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Marion Lafayette Epps February 12, 1924 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Adeline Jemison May 24, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 |
| Death of a brother | Lee Roy Epps November 7, 1949 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 brother | Fred Robert Epps February 18, 1964 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Leslie Epps January 11, 1965 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a wife | Alena Faye Cosgrove December 28, 1970 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ernest Guy Epps March 18, 1973 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | October 9, 1979 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marion Lafayette Epps Birth: January 1856 23 16 — Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1924 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Adeline Jemison Birth: October 25, 1862 43 38 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1940 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: July 13, 1880 — Popular Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
Lee Roy Epps Birth: June 23, 1886 30 23 — Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, United States Death: November 7, 1949 — Shasta, Shasta, California, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Fred Robert Epps Birth: June 25, 1888 32 25 — Colorado, United States Death: February 18, 1964 — Kern, California, United States |
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7 years himself |
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 |
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23 months younger brother |
Ernest Guy Epps Birth: February 28, 1897 41 34 — Coleman, Texas, United States Death: March 18, 1973 — Taft, San Patricio, Texas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Edward Leslie Epps Birth: September 26, 1903 47 40 — Rockwood, Coleman, Texas, United States Death: January 11, 1965 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Family with Alena Faye Cosgrove |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Alena Faye Cosgrove Birth: April 27, 1897 — Alvarado, Johnson, Texas, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: June 13, 1915 — Brown, Texas, United States |
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10 months son |
Marion Allen Epps Birth: April 5, 1916 21 18 — Texas, United States Death: February 25, 1985 — Nueces, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Freddie Jimmie Epps Birth: June 27, 1919 24 22 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Death: May 11, 1987 — Nueces, Texas, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mildred June Epps Birth: May 1, 1921 26 24 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 23, 1997 — Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States |
Harry James Epps has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (26)
Parents Isaac N Epps + Lillian M “Lillie” Allen
Parents Joshua H Epps + Georgia Rebecca Coonrod
Parents Martin Louis Bays + Mary Rosetta Epps
Parents Robert Asa Gilmore + Martha Azlee Epps
Parents Edward Toliver Damron + Lula Belle Epps
Mother's family (4)
Parents Daniel G Miller + Johanah B “Joan” Jemison
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Lafayette Epps - Household
ED 22, Justice Precinct 2 Coleman, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Marion Lafayette Epps - Household
Justice Precinct 2, ED 129 Coleman, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lee Roy Epps - Household
Precinct 9, ED 222 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States
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