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Marriage 1 |
Birth |
Death |
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John Lemuel Epperson
(1866-1932) |
John Lemuel Epperson |
September 28, 1866,1Uchee / Uca2
/ Hurtsboro, Russell County, AL |
Aug 14, 1932; Saint Elmo6
/ Grand Bay, Mobile County, AL;7
buried Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, AL |
Married (son of
Jesse Thompson Epperson and
Mary Ann Womack) - Oct. 17, 1893, at
home of father W. W. Vaughn, by M. P. Reynolds |
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Children |
Birth |
Death |
Notes |
| Cora L. Epperson |
Aug / Apr 24, 18949 |
Sep 19, 1895; bur. Ramah
Church Cem., Barbour Co., AL10 |
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| Infant son |
stillborn
Oct 6, 1896 |
bur. Ramah Church Cem.,
Barbour Co., AL11 |
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Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie Mae”
Epperson |
Sep 5, 1897
Comer, Barbour Co., AL |
April 11, 1984, at home of
dau. Pearl Sims Stephenson, Chickasaw, Mobile Co., AL; bur. Bay Minette
Cem., Baldwin Co., AL |
- m. (1)
George Washington
Sims (b. March 31, 1892, Georgiana, Bulter Co., AL; d. Oct. 6, 1931
[morphine overdose], Georgiana, Butler Co., AL;12
bur. Bay Minette Cem., Baldwin Co., AL; son of Robert Sims and Martha
Coleman) - Dec. 18, 1924
- m. (2) James Kelly Harris (d. Nov. 10, 1959 [heart attack], 252 Clark
Street, Prichard, AL) - Nov. 30, 1946, Lucedale, MS, by Rev. F. J.
Eubanks |
| Roy Lemuel Epperson |
Nov 28, 1900, Theodore,
Mobile Co., AL |
Jan 24, 1962, Spring Hill,
AL; bur. Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL |
m. Helen Corine Krebs (b.
Aug. 16, 1902, Pascagoula, MS; d. April 10, 1985, home of dau. Yvonne E.
Spencer; Mobile, AL; dau. of J. J. Krebs and Lamar Corine Poitevin) -
June 30, 1921, Mobile, AL13 |
| Maida Grace Epperson |
Nov 20, 1903 |
Nov 20, 1973, at home,
Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; bur. Greenwood Memorial Cem., Montgomery, AL |
m. Charles Otis Hayslett (d.
Dec. 21, 1957, Montgomery, AL; bur. Greenwood Memorial Cem., Montgomery,
AL) - Sept. 1, 1938, Montgomery / Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jennie Kate Epperson |
Jan 19, 1909 |
Mar 19, 1984
Alan Memorial Nursing Home, Mobile, AL; bur. Memorial Gardens, Mobile,
Mobile Co., AL |
m. Raymond Bertram Green (b.
Sept. 9, 1901; d. Feb. 27, 1963; bur. Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile
Co., AL; son of Joseph Franklin Green and Felicia Hyman Berdine) - July
16, 193116 |
| Joel Vaughn “Boots” Epperson |
Mar 1, 1911 Grand Bay,
Mobile Co., AL |
Dec 18, 2005
at home, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; bur. Pine Crest Cem., Mobile, Mobile
Co., AL |
m. Etta Deakle (b. Dec. 3,
1911, Grand Bay, Mobile Co., AL; d. Dec. 28, 2002, Mobile, Mobile Co.,
AL; bur. Pine Crest Cem., Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; dau. of Benjamin
Deakle and Molly Clark) - Aug. 28, 1940, Saint Elmo, Mobile Co., AL17 |
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Chronology of John Lemuel Epperson
(1866 - 1932) by Michael Vaughn Sims
Download
this chronology as a Word document
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1866 |
Born - September
28, 18661,
Uchee / Uca2 /
Hurtsboro, Russell County, AL; son of
Jesse Thompson Epperson and
Mary
Ann Womack |
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1893 |
Married Jane
“Jennie” Lamar Vaughn (b. Dec. 27, 1870, Comer, Barbour Co., AL; dau. of
William Webster Vaughn and Sarah Elizabeth Kennedy) - October 17, 1893,
at home of father W. W. Vaughn, by M. P. Reynolds 4 |
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1894 |
Birth of daughter Cora L. Epperson - April
24, 1894 |
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1896 |
Stillborn son - October 6, 1896 |
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1897 |
Birth of daughter
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie
Mae” Epperson - September 5, 1897, Comer, Barbour County, AL, at home of
William Webster Vaughn; named “Mary” in honor of
Mary
Ann Womack and
“Elizabeth” in honor of Sarah Elizabeth Kennedy5 |
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Worked as section foreman for the L & N Railroad at Saint
Elmo, Mobile County, AL |
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1900 |
Birth of son Roy Lemuel Epperson - November 28, 1900,
Theodore, Mobile County, AL |
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1903 |
Birth of
daughter Maida Grace Epperson - November 20, 1903, Mobile, Mobile
County, AL |
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1906 |
Birth of
daughter Alma Kate Epperson - July 11, 1906 |
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1909 |
Birth of daughter Jennie Kate
Epperson - January 19, 1909 |
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Death of daughter Alma Kate
Epperson - February 2, 1909, pneumonia; buried Ramah Church Cemetery,
Barbour County, AL |
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1910
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1910 U. S. Census, Precinct 15,
Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama |
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Name |
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Rel. |
Race |
Gen |
Age |
Yrs
Marr |
#
Child
Born |
#
Child
Living |
Occup. |
Lang.
Spoke |
Birth Place |
Birth Place Fath |
Birth Place Moth |
| Epperson |
John L |
Head |
W |
M |
43 |
M1 16 |
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Section
Foreman / Rail Road |
English |
AL |
US |
US |
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Jennie L |
Wife |
W |
F |
39 |
M1 61 [16] |
7 |
4 |
None |
English |
AL |
GA |
AL |
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Lizzie May |
Dau |
W |
F |
12 |
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None |
English |
AL |
AL |
AL |
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Roy |
Son |
W |
M |
9 |
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AL |
AL |
AL |
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Grace |
Dau |
W |
F |
6 |
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AL |
AL |
AL |
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Kate |
Dau |
W |
F |
1 11/12 |
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AL |
AL |
AL |
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1911 |
Birth of son
Joel Vaughn Epperson - March 1, 1911, Grand Bay, Mobile County, AL |
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From Joel Vaughn Epperson; Treasures
From the Heart; 1994: |
About this time I was getting to be pretty
good size where I could follow my daddy. He was a big hunter, and
had two bird dogs. He always had plenty of land to hunt on. People
would tell him, “Oh John, you can hunt on my land anytime.” He
always let them know when he was there. I followed him all day. He’d
shoot partridges. I carried them for him. I didn’t have to, but I
wanted to. We’d come by the pond in the evening and he’d say let’s
get us a couple of doves and give them to Mama. He would have those
two dogs so well trained. They’d circle around him about 25 feet
from him, and he’d talk to them, “Spot, Hey, Brown. Spot, Hey,
Brown.” They would just keep circling until they came up on the
covey of birds. Then they would freeze with their foot up and their
tail straight out, pointing at where the birds were. That was just
about the prettiest sight you could see was those two dogs posed
perfectly still not making a move. My daddy would say, “Be careful
Spot, Careful Brown. Careful.” What he was telling them was to be
slow to keep those birds from flushing at one time. After a while
two or three would fly up. He’d get one on that side, and one on the
other side. Before you knew it he’d have two or three partridges
with one shot. I think one reason I wanted to go so much was to see
those dogs. . . .
My dad worked on the railroad. He was what you called a
section foreman. He kept up the railroad for a section of about 6
miles. He had a crew of about 6 men who all knew me real well and
worked for my daddy quite a while. Well, I was getting up on into
high school at this time. He had a rail car that you pumped. I know
that you’ve seen them on cartoons where two men, one on each side
would get on and pump this car along the tracks. They gave Papa a
car that had a motor, like a motorcycle, you know – putt, putt,
putt. This kind of fascinated me. So, I’d ask Papa if I could go
along with him. He’d tell me to come along with him, so I’d get on
and ride with him on his little motorized car and watched them work,
line track, drive spikes, and tap tires and so forth.
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1920
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1920 U. S. Census, Grand Bay,
Mobile County, Alabama |
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Name |
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Rel |
Race |
Gen |
Age |
Marital Status |
Occup. |
Birth Place |
Birth Place Father |
Birth Place Mother |
| Epperson |
John |
head |
W |
M |
53 |
M |
Section
foreman |
AL |
AL |
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Virginia |
wife |
W |
F |
44 |
M |
none |
AL |
GA |
AL |
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Elizabeth |
dau |
W |
F |
22 |
S |
telephone
operator |
AL |
AL |
AL |
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Roy |
son |
W |
M |
19 |
S |
ship
carpenter |
AL |
AL |
AL |
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Grace |
dau |
W |
F |
16 |
S |
none |
AL |
AL |
AL |
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Kate |
dau |
W |
F |
10 |
S |
none |
AL |
AL |
AL |
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Vaughn |
son |
W |
M |
9 |
S |
none |
AL |
AL |
AL |
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Look for 1930 Census |
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1932 |
Died - August
14, 1932, Saint Elmo6
/ Grand Bay, Mobile County, AL;7
buried Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, AL. |
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Widow Jane Lamar
Vaughn Epperson cared for as a invalid at home of daughter Mary
Elizabeth Epperson Sims. |
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1947 |
Death of widow
Jane Vaughn Epperson - April 13, 1947, at nursing home, Mobile, Mobile
County, AL;8
buried Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, AL |
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Children of John Lemuel Epperson and Jane Lamar
Vaughn |
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Cora L.
Epperson - b. Aug. / April 24, 1894;9
d. Sept. 19, 1895; bur. Ramah Church Cem., Barbour Co., AL10 |
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Infant son
- stillborn Oct. 6, 1896; bur. Ramah Church Cem., Barbour Co., AL11 |
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Mary
Elizabeth “Lizzie Mae” Epperson - b. Sept. 5, 1897, Comer, Barbour
Co., AL; d. April 11, 1984, at home of dau. Pearl Sims Stephenson,
Chickasaw, Mobile Co., AL; bur. Bay Minette Cem., Baldwin Co., AL; m.
(1)
George Washington
Sims (b. March 31, 1892, Georgiana, Bulter Co.,
AL; d. Oct. 6, 1931 [morphine overdose], Georgiana, Butler Co., AL;12
bur. Bay Minette Cem., Baldwin Co., AL; son of Robert Sims and Martha
Coleman) - Dec. 18, 1924; m. (2) James Kelly Harris (d. Nov. 10, 1959
[heart attack], 252 Clark Street, Prichard, AL) - Nov. 30, 1946,
Lucedale, MS, by Rev. F. J. Eubanks |
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Photograph of (l-r)
Katie Mae Wood Taylor, Mary Frances "Fannie" Braswell Epperson,
and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie Mae" Epperson Sims Harris.
Select the image to see a larger
version
Photo provided by Michael Vaughn Sims |
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Roy Lemuel
Epperson - b. Nov. 28, 1900, Theodore, Mobile Co., AL; d. Jan. 24,
1962, Spring Hill, AL; bur. Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; m.
Helen Corine Krebs (b. Aug. 16, 1902, Pascagoula, MS; d. April 10, 1985,
home of dau. Yvonne E. Spencer; Mobile, AL; dau. of J. J. Krebs and
Lamar Corine Poitevin) - June 30, 1921, Mobile, AL13 |
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Maida Grace
Epperson - b. Nov. 20, 1903; d. Nov. 20, 1973, at home, Mobile,
Mobile Co., AL; bur. Greenwood Memorial Cem., Montgomery, AL; m. Charles
Otis Hayslett (d. Dec. 21, 1957, Montgomery, AL; bur. Greenwood Memorial
Cem., Montgomery, AL) - Sept. 1, 1938, Montgomery / Tuscaloosa, AL |
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Alma Kate
Epperson - b. July 11, 1906;14
d. Feb. 2, 1909, pneumonia; bur. Ramah Church Cem., Barbour Co., AL15 |
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Jennie Kate
Epperson - b. Jan. 19, 1909; d. March 19, 1984, Alan Memorial
Nursing Home, Mobile, AL; bur. Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL;
m. Raymond Bertram Green (b. Sept. 9, 1901; d. Feb. 27, 1963; bur.
Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; son of Joseph Franklin Green
and Felicia Hyman Berdine) - July 16, 193116 |
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Joel Vaughn
“Boots” Epperson - b. March 1, 1911, Grand Bay, Mobile Co., AL; d.
Dec. 18, 2005, at home, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; bur. Pine Crest Cem.,
Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; m. Etta Deakle (b. Dec. 3, 1911, Grand Bay,
Mobile Co., AL; d. Dec. 28, 2002, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; bur. Pine
Crest Cem., Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; dau. of Benjamin Deakle and Molly
Clark) - Aug. 28, 1940, Saint Elmo, Mobile Co., AL17 |
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1 |
George
Washington Epperson Bible. |
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2 |
Jennie Kate
Epperson Green |
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3 |
Ramah Church
Book; cited by Jessie Epperson Cobb; Ramah Baptist Church. |
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4 |
Maida Grace
Epperson Hayslett. |
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Lizzie Mae
(Epperson) Sims Harris |
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6 |
Joel Vaughn
Epperson |
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7 |
Etta Pearl Sims
Stephenson |
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8 |
Etta Pearl Sims
Stephenson |
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9 |
Grave marker of
Cora L. Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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Grave marker of
Cora L. Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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Grave marker of
infant Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL |
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12 |
Maida Grace
Epperson Hayslett. |
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Helen Krebs
Epperson |
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Grave marker of
Alma Kate Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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Grave marker of
Alma Kate Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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Kate Epperson
Green |
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Etta Deakle
Epperson |
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