The Shemwell Family

Lawrence Carroll EppsAge: 55 years19011956

Name
Lawrence Carroll Epps
Given names
Lawrence Carroll
Surname
Epps
Birth February 5, 1901 28 34
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Jane Emerson
June 7, 1903 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWallas Morgan Epps
January 3, 1908 (Age 6 years)
Census April 24, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterRosa Grace Epps
June 8, 1911 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 28, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherAsa Arthur Epps
November 6, 1922 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherChlorus Marion Epps
September 21, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherWallas Morgan Epps
June 13, 1925 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 maternal grandfatherMarion Wilson Helm
July 16, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherRosa Ella Helm
September 30, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherStephens Alonza Conner Epps
November 28, 1938 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 September 12, 1956 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1890Butler, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder brother
Asa Arthur Epps
Birth: October 2, 1891 18 24Missouri, United States
Death: November 6, 1922Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Byrd Epps
Birth: February 4, 1894 21 27Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 1, 1978Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Chlorus Marion Epps
Birth: October 31, 1896 23 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1923Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Freddie Epps
Birth: about 1898 25 31Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
Lawrence Carroll Epps
Birth: February 5, 1901 28 34Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 12, 1956Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
younger brother
Wallas Morgan Epps
Birth: January 3, 1908 35 41Missouri, United States
Death: June 13, 1925Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Rosa Grace Epps
Birth: June 8, 1911 38 44Missouri, United States
Death: January 14, 1995Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Stephens Alonza Conner Epps - Household

ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epps, Connor LheadMW37M119MOMOMOEnglishFarmerEmpYesYesOMF
Epps, Rosa EwifeFW43M11975ILTNILEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, William BsonMW16SMOMOILEnglishWorking on home farmWNo0YesYesYes
Epps, Chlourus MsonMW13SMOMOILEnglishWorking on home farmWNo0YesYesYes
Epps, Lawrence CsonMW9SMOMOILNoneYes
Epps, Wallace MsonMW2SMOMONone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Stephens Alonza Conner Epps - Household

ED 10 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Conrad SheadOMMW47MYesYesMOMOMOYesHelperStore HouseW
Epps, Rosa EwifeFW53MYesYesILTNILYesNone
Epps, Chlorus MsonMW23SYesYesMOMOILYesLaborer
Epps, Lawrence CsonMW18SYesYesYesMOMOILYesLaborerHandle MillW
Epps, Wallace MsonMW12SYesYesYesMOMOILYesHandle MillW
Epps, Grace FdaughterFW8SYesMOMOILYes