The Shemwell Family

Martha Elizabeth JacksonAge: 71 years18861957

Name
Martha Elizabeth Jackson
Given names
Martha Elizabeth
Surname
Jackson
Married name
Martha Elizabeth Epps
Birth June 2, 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
MarriageGrover Eber EppsView this family
March 25, 1906 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Elsie Epps
December 8, 1906 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Hildred Lois Epps
December 18, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterElsie Epps
1908 (Age 21 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Gertrude A Epps
about 1911 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Muriel Ruby Epps
April 16, 1913 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Wilma Estella Epps
September 2, 1915 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 daughter
#6
Anna Epps
1917 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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
#7
Ruth Marie Epps
July 20, 1919 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterAnna Epps
1919 (Age 32 years)
Census January 27, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Grover Jackson Epps
April 19, 1923 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonGrover Jackson Epps
May 12, 1923 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandGrover Eber Epps
July 19, 1926 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 28, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Death of a daughterHildred Lois Epps
August 20, 1934 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 29, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Creek Cemetery
Family with Grover Eber Epps - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 25, 1906Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
8 months
daughter
Elsie Epps
Birth: December 8, 1906 21 20Missouri, United States
Death: 1908Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Hildred Lois Epps
Birth: December 18, 1908 23 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 20, 1934Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Muriel Ruby Epps
Birth: April 16, 1913 27 26Missouri, United States
Death: May 3, 2002Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
daughter
Wilma Estella Epps
Birth: September 2, 1915 29 29Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 2008Goodrich, Genesee, Michigan, United States
2 years
daughter
Anna Epps
Birth: 1917 31 30Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1919Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Ruth Marie Epps
Birth: July 20, 1919 33 33Missouri, United States
Death: May 4, 1995Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
4 years
son
Grover Jackson Epps
Birth: April 19, 1923 37 36Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1923Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Grover Eber Epps - Household

Ed 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, Grover EheadMW24M14MOMOILEnglishFarmerGeneralOAYesYesOFF
Epps, Martha EwifeFW23M1421MOILMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Hildred EdaughterFW1 year 2 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Grover Eber Epps - Household

ED 10 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Grover EheadOFMW34MYesYesMOUnited StatesILYesLaborerHandle FactoryW
Epps, Martha EwifeFW33MYesYesMOILMOYesNone
Epps, Hildred LdaughterFW11SYesYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Gertrude AdaughterFW9SYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Myrl RdaughterFW6SYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Wilma EdaughterFW4 years 8 monthsSMOMOMO
Epps, Ruth MdaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martha Elizabeth Jackson - Household

ED 6 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, MattieheadOUnNoFW42WdNoYesMOILMOYes
Epps, MerldaughterFW17SYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, WilmadaughterFW14SYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Ruth MdaughterFW10SYesYesMOMOMOYes