Rufus Ray EppsAge: 67 years1895–1962
- Name
- Rufus Ray Epps
- Given names
- Rufus Ray
- Surname
- Epps
 Birth | January 13, 1895 33 27 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 brother | Infant Epps before 1900 (Age 4 years) Note: The 1900 Census states that Mary Epps had born 6 children; but, only 4 of those children were still living in 1900. Assuming that both "Infant Epps" and "Acy Epps" died before the 1900 census. |
| Death of a brother | Acy Carroll Epps before 1900 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Neal Epps September 6, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Miller Epps November 21, 1907 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 mother | Mary Louise Miller January 3, 1935 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Anderson Epps November 2, 1942 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 brother | Claude Virgil Epps April 29, 1953 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 50 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 | July 26, 1962 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Edgewood Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Anderson Epps Birth: January 30, 1861 21 16 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1942 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Louise Miller Birth: April 8, 1867 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: January 3, 1935 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 26, 1882 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Infant Epps Birth: before 1886 24 18 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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2 months elder brother |
Acy Carroll Epps Birth: February 23, 1886 25 18 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Frederic Austin Epps Birth: August 18, 1888 27 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1967 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lawrence Mack Epps Birth: September 1, 1891 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: August 23, 1978 — Missouri, United States |
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3 months elder brother |
Claude Virgil Epps Birth: December 7, 1891 30 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 29, 1953 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years himself |
Rufus Ray Epps Birth: January 13, 1895 33 27 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 26, 1962 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Walter Neal Epps Birth: September 6, 1900 39 33 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1976 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
John Miller Epps Birth: November 21, 1907 46 40 — Missouri, United States Death: December 4, 1974 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household
ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household
ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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