William Carroll EppsAge: 78 years1862–1940
- Name
- William Carroll Epps
- Given names
- William Carroll
- Surname
- Epps
 Birth | April 3, 1862 22 20 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah “Sally” McGehee October 18, 1862 (Age 6 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Reedy Epps about 1864 (Age 20 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joshua Epps December 20, 1864 (Age 2 years) |
 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Louise Epps October 21, 1865 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Caleb Epps about 1866 (Age 3 years) |
| 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 brother | Reedy Epps before 1870 (Age 7 years) Note: He did not appear in 1870 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Jefferson Edward Lee Epps about 1870 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | June 7, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps September 1, 1873 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | A R Epps about 1875 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | A E Epps 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 |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Minerva Vandover December 21, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Moore — View this family October 22, 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Myrtle Epps April 28, 1894 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Emma Elizabeth Epps March 8, 1896 (Age 33 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 |
| Death of a father | Obadiah R Epps January 31, 1899 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage | Josephine Bessie … — View this family about 1904 (Age 41 years) Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jefferson Edward Lee Epps November 22, 1914 (Age 52 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/ |
| Census | March 8, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 25, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | April 16, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barnesville Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Obadiah R Epps Birth: November 1, 1839 31 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: January 31, 1899 — Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Minerva Vandover Birth: about 1842 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1887 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1859 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Carroll Epps Birth: April 3, 1862 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1940 — Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Reedy Epps Birth: about 1864 24 22 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Mary Louise Epps Birth: October 21, 1865 25 23 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 9, 1940 — Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Andrew Caleb Epps Birth: about 1866 26 24 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Jefferson Edward Lee Epps Birth: about 1870 30 28 — Missouri, United States Death: November 22, 1914 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps Birth: September 1, 1873 33 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 30, 1956 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
A R Epps Birth: about 1875 35 33 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
A E Epps Birth: about 1878 38 36 — Texas, United States Death: |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Moore |
| himself |
William Carroll Epps Birth: April 3, 1862 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1940 — Texas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Moore Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: October 21, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: October 22, 1892 — Cooke, Texas, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Myrtle Epps Birth: April 28, 1894 32 15 — Brock, Carter, Oklahoma, United States Death: August 17, 1957 — Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Emma Elizabeth Epps Birth: March 8, 1896 33 17 — Oklahoma, United States Death: June 21, 1950 — Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Josephine Bessie … |
| himself |
William Carroll Epps Birth: April 3, 1862 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1940 — Texas, United States |
| wife |
Josephine Bessie … Birth: about 1876 — Louisiana, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1904 — Texas, United States |
| Joseph Tharp Henry + Mary Elizabeth Moore |
| wife’s husband |
Joseph Tharp Henry Birth: November 6, 1869 51 32 — Missouri, United States Death: January 22, 1945 — Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Moore Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: October 21, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: January 21, 1900 — Oklahoma, United States |
William Carroll Epps has 43 first cousins recorded
Father's family (39)
Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
Parents Peter Macom + Mary Epps
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
Mother's family (4)
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Obadiah R Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Obadiah R Epps - Household
Precinct 1, ED 111 Cooke, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Carroll Epps - Household
ED 40, Justice Precinct 3 Walker, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Carroll Epps - Household
New Orleans Ward 13 Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Carroll Epps - Household
ED 95, Justice Precinct 1 Eastland, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Carroll Epps - Household
Ed 8 Ector, Texas, United States
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