The Shemwell Family

Herbert Stanlie EppsAge: 90 years19112002

Name
Herbert Stanlie Epps
Given names
Herbert Stanlie
Surname
Epps
Birth August 9, 1911 25 26
Birth of a brotherCharles Elmer Epps
July 8, 1913 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMarion Lafayette Epps
February 12, 1924 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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
MarriageRuth ParryView this family
February 1, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Adeline Jemison
May 24, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 fatherLee Roy Epps
November 7, 1949 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 of a brotherJoshua Daniel Epps Sr.
December 13, 1976 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherMary Lillian Louisa Owen
June 17, 1978 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterGracie Lois Epps
December 16, 1988 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherJulian Lester Epps
March 13, 1996 (Age 84 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Elmer Epps
February 5, 1997 (Age 85 years)
Death April 1, 2002 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Julian Lester Epps
Birth: May 4, 1906 19 21Texas, United States
Death: March 13, 1996San Marcos, San Diego, California, United States
22 months
elder brother
16 months
elder sister
Gracie Lois Epps
Birth: July 10, 1909 23 24Rockwall, Coleman, Texas, United States
Death: December 16, 1988Napa, Napa, California, United States
2 years
himself
Herbert Stanlie Epps
Birth: August 9, 1911 25 26New Mexico, United States
Death: April 1, 2002Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
23 months
younger brother
Charles Elmer Epps
Birth: July 8, 1913 27 28Texas, United States
Death: February 5, 1997Orange, California, United States
brother
Private
Family with Ruth Parry - View this family
himself
Herbert Stanlie Epps
Birth: August 9, 1911 25 26New Mexico, United States
Death: April 1, 2002Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
wife
Marriage: February 1, 1930Jackson, Missouri, United States

Herbert Stanlie Epps has 3 first cousins recorded

Father's family (3)

Parents Harry James Epps + Alena Faye Cosgrove
1Marion Allen Epps19161985
3Mildred June Epps19211997

Mother's family (0)

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