The Shemwell Family

Bernice Evelyn EppsAge: 79 years19161995

Name
Bernice Evelyn Epps
Given names
Bernice Evelyn
Surname
Epps
Birth February 8, 1916 33 22
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherJohn Richard Epps
July 5, 1917 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherElmer Rosco Epps
November 10, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 months)

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 22 months)

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 5, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherElmer Rosco Epps
August 21, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherNeil Clifford Epps
April 25, 1921 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRaymond Lewis Epps
May 4, 1922 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherGrady Carroll Epps
August 22, 1927 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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 14, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterJeanice Epps
June 1932 (Age 16 years)
Death of a sisterJeanice Epps
February 7, 1933 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 motherJulia Anna Armstrong
August 13, 1950 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 fatherThomas Daniel Epps
September 1967 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 brotherRaymond Lewis Epps
April 2, 1985 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Richard Epps
March 11, 1986 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherGrady Carroll Epps
February 1990 (Age 73 years)
Death December 1, 1995 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Note: ARMY NURSE CORPS CAPT WORLD WAR II, KOREA
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father
mother
Marriage: April 24, 1915Butler, Missouri, United States
10 months
herself
Bernice Evelyn Epps
Birth: February 8, 1916 33 22Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1995St. Louis, Missouri, United States
17 months
younger brother
John Richard Epps
Birth: July 5, 1917 35 23Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 11, 1986Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
16 months
younger brother
Elmer Rosco Epps
Birth: November 10, 1918 36 25Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 21, 1920Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Neil Clifford Epps
Birth: April 25, 1921 39 27Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 30, 1997Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1 year
younger brother
Raymond Lewis Epps
Birth: May 4, 1922 40 28Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 2, 1985Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother
Grady Carroll Epps
Birth: August 22, 1927 45 34Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1990Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
Jeanice Epps
Birth: June 1932 50 38Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 7, 1933Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Daniel Epps - Household

ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Thomas DheadOFMW37MYesYesMOMOMOYesFarm LaborerHome FarmOA
Epps, Julia AnnwifeFW25MYesYesMOKYKY
Epps, BernicedaughterFW3SMOMOMO
Epps, John RsonMW2SMOMOMO
Epps, Elmer RsonMW1SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Daniel Epps - Household

ED 5 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, Thomas DheadORMW48M33NoYesMOMOMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Epps, Julia AwifeFW36M21NoYesMOKYKYYes
Epps, Bernice EdaughterFW14SYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, John RsonMW12SYesYesMOMOMOYes
Epps, Neil CsonMW8SYesMOMOMO
Epps, Raymond LsonMW7SYesMOMOMO
Epps, Grady CsonMW2 years 6 monthsSNoARMOMO

Burial
ARMY NURSE CORPS CAPT WORLD WAR II, KOREA