The Shemwell Family

Reedy EppsAge: 6 years18641870

Name
Reedy Epps
Given names
Reedy
Surname
Epps
Birth about 1864 24 22
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoshua Epps
December 20, 1864
Note: Epps, Joshua
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: 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 sisterMary Louise Epps
October 21, 1865 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherAndrew Caleb Epps
about 1866 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 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 5 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 before 1870 (Age 6 years)
Note: He did not appear in 1870 Census
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father
mother
Marriage: October 20, 1859Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Reedy Epps
Birth: about 1864 24 22Missouri, United States
Death: before 1870Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
14 months
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps
Birth: September 1, 1873 33 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 30, 1956Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
A R Epps
Birth: about 1875 35 33Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
younger sister

Reedy Epps has 43 first cousins recorded

Father's family (39)

Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
1Nancy Miller1849
2Daniel G Miller18511942
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
2Isabell Macom18681880
3Julia Macom18731880
Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
2Henry Carroll Epps18581945
3Isaac N Epps18621949
4Joshua H Epps18651956
5Mary Rosetta Epps18671936
6Martha Azlee Epps18701948
8Lula Belle Epps18771966
9Artie Epps18801946
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
2Thomas Daniel Epps18821967
4Lulu May Epps18861930
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
1Emma Ann Epps18721950
Parents Peter Macom + Mary Epps
1William V Macom18551897
2John Macom1858
4Artamissa Macom18611881
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
2Sarah Ann Epps18651896
9Mary Elca Epps18831883
10Martin Alva Epps18841884
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson
1Grover Eber Epps18851926
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
2Thomas N Vandover18681883
Birth
Death
He did not appear in 1870 Census