The Shemwell Family

Edward Leslie EppsAge: 61 years19031965

Name
Edward Leslie Epps
Given names
Edward Leslie
Surname
Epps
Birth September 26, 1903 47 40
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 21, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherMarion Lafayette Epps
February 12, 1924 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 1930 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherMary Adeline Jemison
May 24, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 January 11, 1965 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Memorial Park
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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
elder brother
Ernest Guy Epps
Birth: February 28, 1897 41 34Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: March 18, 1973Taft, San Patricio, Texas, United States
7 years
himself
Edward Leslie Epps
Birth: September 26, 1903 47 40Rockwood, Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: January 11, 1965San Bernardino, California, United States

Edward Leslie Epps has 30 first cousins recorded

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lee Roy Epps - Household

Precinct 9, ED 222 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Lee RoyheadOMMW33MYesYesKSMOMOYesCarpenterHouseW
Epps, LillianwifeFW34MYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Epps, WilliamsonMW13SYesYesYesTXKSTXYesNone
Epps, Jasanay DsonMW11SYesYesYesTXKSTXYesNone
Epps, Gracie LdaughterFW10SYesYesYesTXKSTXYesNone
Epps, Herbert SsonMW8SYesNMKSTXNone
Epps, Charles EsonMW6SYesTXKSTXNone
Epps, Marion LfatherMW64MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Epps, Mary AmotherFW57MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Epps, Harry JbrotherMW25MYesYesOKMOMOYesBookeeperWholesale Dry GoodsW
Epps, Alena Fsister-in-lawFW22MYesYesTXARARYesNone
Epps, Marion AnephewMW3 years 8 monthsSTXOKTXNone
Epps, Freddie JnieceFW0 years 6 monthsSOKOKTXNone
Epps, Edward LbrotherMW16SYesYesYesTXMOMOYesStenographerWholesale GroceryW

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leslie Epps - Household

ED 68 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, LeslieheadRUnNoMW26SNoYesTXMOMOYesPresserLaundryWYes
Epps, MarymotherFW68WdNoYesMOTXMOYesNone