The Shemwell Family

Ernest Guy EppsAge: 76 years18971973

Name
Ernest Guy Epps
Given names
Ernest Guy
Surname
Epps
Birth February 28, 1897 41 34
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 months)
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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward Leslie Epps
September 26, 1903 (Age 6 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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/
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherMarion Lafayette Epps
February 12, 1924 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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
Death of a motherMary Adeline Jemison
May 24, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Death of a brotherLee Roy Epps
November 7, 1949 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 brotherFred Robert Epps
February 18, 1964 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Leslie Epps
January 11, 1965 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 March 18, 1973 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamar Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: July 13, 1880Popular Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
6 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Fred Robert Epps
Birth: June 25, 1888 32 25Colorado, United States
Death: February 18, 1964Kern, California, United States
7 years
elder brother
Harry James Epps
Birth: March 21, 1895 39 32Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 1979Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States
23 months
himself
Ernest Guy Epps
Birth: February 28, 1897 41 34Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: March 18, 1973Taft, San Patricio, Texas, United States
7 years
younger brother
Edward Leslie Epps
Birth: September 26, 1903 47 40Rockwood, Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: January 11, 1965San Bernardino, California, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Lafayette Epps - Household

ED 22, Justice Precinct 2 Coleman, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Epps, Marion LheadWMJan185644M20MOMOMOBlacksmith0YesYesYesRH
Epps, Mary AwifeWFOct186237M2054ARNCNCYesYesYes
Epps, LeroysonWMJun187623SKSMOARFarm Laborer6YesYesYes
Epps, FredsonWMJun187811SCOMOARFarm Laborer7YesYesYes
Epps, Harry JsonWMMar18955SOKMOAR
Epps, GuysonWMFeb18973STXMOAR

Birth years for Fred and Harry are incorrect

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Marion Lafayette Epps - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 129 Coleman, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, M LheadMW53M130MOMOMOEnglishRetail MerchantGen MerchandiseEmpNo0YesYesOMH
Epps, MarywifeFW47M13065MONCSCEnglishYesYes
Epps, HarrysonMW15SOKMOMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Epps, GuysonMW12STXMOMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Epps, EddysonMW6STXMOMONone