The Shemwell Family

William Wallace EppsAge: 84 years19081992

Name
William Wallace Epps
Given names
William Wallace
Surname
Epps
Birth April 18, 1908 38 36
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherJefferson Edward Lee Epps
November 22, 1914 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 12, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 brotherEdgar Epps
December 8, 1947 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherSarah Emmaline Wainscott
November 29, 1948 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 37 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 brotherReedy Epps
April 8, 1986 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterFrankie Epps
July 5, 1990 (Age 82 years)
Death October 20, 1992 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1894Oklahoma, United States
18 months
elder brother
Edgar Epps
Birth: June 20, 1895 25 23Deerwood, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 8, 1947Tarrant, Texas, United States
6 years
elder sister
Elsie Epps
Birth: 1900 30 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 1, 1996Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Frankie Epps
Birth: September 11, 1902 32 30Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 5, 1990Texas, United States
13 months
elder brother
Reedy Epps
Birth: October 12, 1903 33 32Sparks, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 8, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
himself
William Wallace Epps
Birth: April 18, 1908 38 36Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: October 20, 1992Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Emmaline Wainscott - Household

ed 87 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, Emeline HheadR30FW58WdTXIATXYesNone
Epps, William WsonMW22STXMOTXYesSalesmanOffice SuppliesWYes
Hart, ElsiedaughterFW29M20OKMOTXYesSalesladyDry GoodsWYes
Hart, Wanda Lgrand daughterFW8STXTXOKYesNone
Hart, Paula Jgrand daughterFW4 years 4 monthsSTXTXOKYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Emmaline Wainscott - Household

Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Epps, EmlinexheadR45NoFW68WdTX00
Epps, William WsonMW32STXSalesman??PW524160
Todd, Charlessonm-in-lawMW40MTXSalesmanRetail Office SupplyE520
Todd, FrankiedaughterFW35MOKSalesladyRetail dept StorePW52600
Todd, Betty Mgrand daughterFW17STX00