The Shemwell Family

Edgar EppsAge: 52 years18951947

Name
Edgar Epps
Given names
Edgar
Surname
Epps
Birth June 20, 1895 25 23
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 paternal grandfatherObadiah R Epps
January 31, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterElsie Epps
1900 (Age 4 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterFrankie Epps
September 11, 1902 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherReedy Epps
October 12, 1903 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Wallace Epps
April 18, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherJefferson Edward Lee Epps
November 22, 1914 (Age 19 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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 24 years)
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
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
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 December 8, 1947 (Age 52 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1894Oklahoma, United States
18 months
himself
Edgar Epps
Birth: June 20, 1895 25 23Deerwood, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 8, 1947Tarrant, Texas, United States
6 years
younger sister
Elsie Epps
Birth: 1900 30 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 1, 1996Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Frankie Epps
Birth: September 11, 1902 32 30Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 5, 1990Texas, United States
13 months
younger brother
Reedy Epps
Birth: October 12, 1903 33 32Sparks, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 8, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
younger brother
William Wallace Epps
Birth: April 18, 1908 38 36Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: October 20, 1992Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Edward Lee Epps - Household

ED 145 Mannsville, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Epps, LeeheadWMOct186930M6MOMOMOFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Epps, EmmawifeWFSep186728M642TXIAYesYesYes
Epps, EdgarsonWMJun18954SIndian TerritoryMOTX
Epps, ElsiedaughterWFNov18990 years 6 monthsSIndian TerritoryMOTX

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Edward Lee Epps - Household

ED 102 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Epper, J LeeheadMW40M15MOMOMOEnglishBartenderSaloonWNo0YesYesNoRH
Epper, E SarahwifeFW38M1575TXIATXEnglishYesYesNo
Epper, EdgarsonMW14SOKMOTXEnglishYesYesYes
Epper, ElsiedaughterFW10SOKMOTXEnglishYesYesYes
Epper, FrankiedaughterFW7SOKMOTXEnglishYesYesYes
Epper, ReddysonMW6SOKMOTXEnglishNoNoNo
Epper, J WilliamsonMW3STXMOTXEnglishNoNoNo
Wainscot, F Cfather-in-lawMW63M140IAEnglishNoNoNo
Wainscot, C Trisamother-in-lawFW59M140109TXEnglishNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Emmaline Wainscott - Household

ED 114 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Epps, Mrs LeeheadRFW48WdNoYesYesTXMOTXYesNone
Epps, EdgarsonMW24SNoYesYesOKTXTXYesMechanicPullman CoW
Epps, ElsiedaughterFW20SNoYesYesOKTXTXYesTee OperatorW
Epps, FrankiedaughterFW17SNoYesYesOKTXTXYesTee OperatorWebster CoW
Epps, ReedysonMW16SYesYesYesOKTXTXYesChofferW
Epps, WmsonMW12SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone