The Shemwell Family

Joshua Daniel Epps Sr.Age: 68 years19081976

Name
Joshua Daniel Epps Sr.
Given names
Joshua Daniel
Surname
Epps
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth March 11, 1908 21 23
Birth of a sisterGracie Lois Epps
July 10, 1909 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherHerbert Stanlie Epps
August 9, 1911 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Elmer Epps
July 8, 1913 (Age 5 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
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 21, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMarion Lafayette Epps
February 12, 1924 (Age 15 years)
MarriageFlorrine Belle DudleyView this family
about 1925 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Lillian Mae Epps
April 20, 1926 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joshua Daniel Epps Jr
November 2, 1927 (Age 19 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
#3
Wilma Belle Epps
April 22, 1930 (Age 22 years)
MarriageDorothy Louise BuhlerView this family
February 7, 1936 (Age 27 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Adeline Jemison
May 24, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Trudie Ann Hearn
December 11, 1944 (Age 36 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
Marriage of a childRobert Hans SorensenWilma Belle EppsView this family
May 7, 1948 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherLee Roy Epps
November 7, 1949 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJoshua Daniel Epps JrBetty Jo NeedlesView this family
June 16, 1951 (Age 43 years)
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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Mark Sievers Sorensen
February 18, 1960 (Age 51 years)
Death of a wifeFlorrine Belle Dudley
February 28, 1964 (Age 55 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 December 13, 1976 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Julian Lester Epps
Birth: May 4, 1906 19 21Texas, United States
Death: March 13, 1996San Marcos, San Diego, California, United States
22 months
himself
16 months
younger sister
Gracie Lois Epps
Birth: July 10, 1909 23 24Rockwall, Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: December 16, 1988Napa, Napa, California, United States
2 years
younger brother
Herbert Stanlie Epps
Birth: August 9, 1911 25 26New Mexico, United States
Death: April 1, 2002Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
23 months
younger brother
Charles Elmer Epps
Birth: July 8, 1913 27 28Texas, United States
Death: February 5, 1997Orange, California, United States
brother
Private
Family with Dorothy Louise Buhler - View this family
himself
wife
Dorothy Louise Buhler
Birth: June 29, 1916Missouri, United States
Death: December 18, 2007Mission Viejo, Orange, California, United States
Marriage: February 7, 1936Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Family with Florrine Belle Dudley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1925
16 months
daughter
Lillian Mae Epps
Birth: April 20, 1926 18 15Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 2008Kansas, United States
18 months
son
Joshua Daniel Epps Jr
Birth: November 2, 1927 19 16Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: August 15, 1986Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Wilma Belle Epps
Birth: April 22, 1930 22 19Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: November 5, 2014Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lee Roy Epps - Household

Precinct 9, ED 222 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Lee RoyheadOMMW33MYesYesKSMOMOYesCarpenterHouseW
Epps, LillianwifeFW34MYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Epps, WilliamsonMW13SYesYesYesTXKSTXYesNone
Epps, Jasanay DsonMW11SYesYesYesTXKSTXYesNone
Epps, Gracie LdaughterFW10SYesYesYesTXKSTXYesNone
Epps, Herbert SsonMW8SYesNMKSTXNone
Epps, Charles EsonMW6SYesTXKSTXNone
Epps, Marion LfatherMW64MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Epps, Mary AmotherFW57MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Epps, Harry JbrotherMW25MYesYesOKMOMOYesBookeeperWholesale Dry GoodsW
Epps, Alena Fsister-in-lawFW22MYesYesTXARARYesNone
Epps, Marion AnephewMW3 years 8 monthsSTXOKTXNone
Epps, Freddie JnieceFW0 years 6 monthsSOKOKTXNone
Epps, Edward LbrotherMW16SYesYesYesTXMOMOYesStenographerWholesale GroceryW

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Daniel Epps Sr. - Household

2817 Bales Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Epps, Dan JheadMW31MTXSame PlaceSheet Metal WorkerRefrigeration
Epps, LouisewifeFW24MMOSame PlaceClerkPacking House