The Shemwell Family

Walter Neal EppsAge: 75 years19001976

Name
Walter Neal Epps
Given names
Walter Neal
Surname
Epps
Birth September 6, 1900 39 33
Birth of a brotherJohn Miller Epps
November 21, 1907 (Age 7 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 29 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 Louise Miller
January 3, 1935 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Anderson Epps
November 2, 1942 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 brotherClaude Virgil Epps
April 29, 1953 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 brotherRufus Ray Epps
July 26, 1962 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherFrederic Austin Epps
December 21, 1967 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Miller Epps
December 4, 1974 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 1976 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 26, 1882Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder brother
Infant Epps
Birth: before 1886 24 18Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900Missouri, United States
2 months
elder brother
Acy Carroll Epps
Birth: February 23, 1886 25 18Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Frederic Austin Epps
Birth: August 18, 1888 27 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 21, 1967Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Lawrence Mack Epps
Birth: September 1, 1891 30 24Missouri, United States
Death: August 23, 1978Missouri, United States
3 months
elder brother
Claude Virgil Epps
Birth: December 7, 1891 30 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 29, 1953Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Rufus Ray Epps
Birth: January 13, 1895 33 27Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 26, 1962Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
6 years
himself
Walter Neal Epps
Birth: September 6, 1900 39 33Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1976Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
younger brother
John Miller Epps
Birth: November 21, 1907 46 40Missouri, United States
Death: December 4, 1974Los Angeles, California, United States

Walter Neal Epps has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household

ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, Thomas AheadMW49M27MOMOMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Epps, Mary LwifeFW42M2796MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Claude CsonMW19SMOMOMOEnglishWorking on House FarmWNo0YesYesNo
Epps, Rufus RsonMW15SMOMOMOEnglishFarm LaborerWorking at HomeWNo0YesYesNo
Epps, Walter NealsonMW9SMOMOMONoneYes
Epps, John MsonMW2SMOMOMONone