The Shemwell Family

Mary Louise MillerAge: 67 years18671935

Name
Mary Louise Miller
Given names
Mary Louise
Surname
Miller
Married name
Mary Louise Epps
Birth April 8, 1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 months)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageThomas Anderson EppsView this family
August 26, 1882 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Infant Epps
before 1886 (Age 18 years)
Note: The Missouri Birth Record for Acy Epps (born on Feb 23, 1886) states that he was the 2nd child of Thomas and Mary Epps. I have not been able to find "Infant Epps" birth record; but, we can assume the child was born before 1886.
Birth of a son
#2
Acy Carroll Epps
February 23, 1886 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Frederic Austin Epps
August 18, 1888 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Lawrence Mack Epps
September 1, 1891 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Claude Virgil Epps
December 7, 1891 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Rufus Ray Epps
January 13, 1895 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 sonInfant Epps
before 1900 (Age 32 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 sonAcy Carroll Epps
before 1900 (Age 32 years)
Note: He did not appear in the 1900 Census with his parents/family. he would have been just 14 yrs and wou…
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Walter Neal Epps
September 6, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#8
John Miller Epps
November 21, 1907 (Age 40 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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 62 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 63 years)
Death January 3, 1935 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with Thomas Anderson Epps - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 26, 1882Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Infant Epps
Birth: before 1886 24 18Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900Missouri, United States
2 months
son
Acy Carroll Epps
Birth: February 23, 1886 25 18Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Frederic Austin Epps
Birth: August 18, 1888 27 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 21, 1967Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Lawrence Mack Epps
Birth: September 1, 1891 30 24Missouri, United States
Death: August 23, 1978Missouri, United States
3 months
son
Claude Virgil Epps
Birth: December 7, 1891 30 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 29, 1953Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
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
son
Walter Neal Epps
Birth: September 6, 1900 39 33Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1976Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
son
John Miller Epps
Birth: November 21, 1907 46 40Missouri, United States
Death: December 4, 1974Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household

ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Epps, Thomas AheadWMJan186139M18MOMOMOFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Epps, Mary LwifeWFAug186732M1864MOMOMOYesYesYes
Epps, Fred AsonWMAug188811SMOMOMOAt School5YesYesYes
Epps, Claude VsonWMDec18909SMOMOMO
Epps, Lawrence MsonWMSep18927SMOMOMO
Epps, Rufus RsonWMJan18955SMOMOMO

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Anderson Epps - Household

ED 19 Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Epps, ThomasheadMW69M22NoYesMOMOMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Epps, MarywifeFW62M15NoYesMOMOMOYesNone