Wallace Josiah “Joe” EppsAge: 83 years1873–1956
- Name
- Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps
- Given names
- Wallace Josiah
- Surname
- Epps
- Nickname
- Joe
 Birth | September 1, 1873 33 31 |
 Birth of a brother | A R Epps about 1875 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a sister | A E Epps about 1878 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 4 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 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Minerva Vandover December 21, 1887 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Emma Jane Pearson — View this family about 1894 (Age 20 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ann Epps September 1894 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Katherine “Kitty” Epps February 21, 1897 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 25 years) |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ida Epps February 24, 1903 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jefferson Edward Lee Epps November 22, 1914 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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 9, 1920 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 56 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 11, 1930 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Carroll Epps April 16, 1940 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Louise Epps May 9, 1940 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Katherine “Kitty” Epps September 9, 1940 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 76 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 wife | Emma Jane Pearson August 17, 1956 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 30, 1956 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lakeview 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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
Reedy Epps Birth: about 1864 24 22 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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22 months elder 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 elder brother |
Andrew Caleb Epps Birth: about 1866 26 24 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years elder 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 himself |
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 Emma Jane Pearson |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Emma Jane Pearson Birth: March 29, 1879 — Texas, United States Death: August 17, 1956 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: about 1894 — Oklahoma, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Ann Epps Birth: September 1894 21 15 — Indian Territory, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Katherine “Kitty” Epps Birth: February 21, 1897 23 17 — Oklahoma, United States Death: September 9, 1940 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Ida Epps Birth: February 24, 1903 29 23 — Texas, United States Death: March 13, 2001 — Austin, Travis, Texas, United States |
| 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 - Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps - Household
ED 106 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps - Household
ED 119 For Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps - Household
ED 29 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Wallace Josiah “Joe” Epps - Household
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
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