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Reuben Thornton Epperson
1820 - 1888 |
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Born |
Birth Location |
Death |
Death Location |
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Jan 7, 1820 (1819?) |
Georgia |
Mar 18, 18888 |
Buried Ramah Church
Cemetery, Barbour County, AL9 |
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George Washington Epperson |
March 29, 1790 |
Virginia |
May 7, 1858 |
Tallapoosa Co., AL |
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Mary E. "Polly"
Brawner |
Feb 8, 1799 |
Georgia |
1871 |
Russell Co., AL |
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See Marriages and Children of
Reuben Thornton Epperson 1820 - 1888 |
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Chronology of Reuben Thornton
Epperson by Michael Vaughn Sims
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document
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1820 |
Born - January
7, 1820, GA; son of George Washington Epperson and Mary Brawner |
1840
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1840 U. S. Census, Talladega County,
Alabama |
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Males |
Females |
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Name |
5 & under 10 |
10 & under 15 |
15 & under 20 |
50 & under 60 |
40
& under 50 |
| G.W.
Epperson |
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1843 |
Married Mrs.
Elizabeth “Betty” Mainard Ward (b. ca. 18201,
/ 1825, NC2;
widow of Robert Ward3)
- April 15, 1843, Tallapoosa County, AL |
1850
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1850 U. S. Census, Tallapoosa County,
AL; Township 24 -
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Name |
Age |
Gender |
Occupation |
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Birth Place |
| Robert T.
Epperson |
30 |
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Farmer |
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GA |
| Elizabeth |
30 |
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NC |
| Robert |
8 |
M |
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AL |
| Jane |
6 |
F |
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AL |
| George |
4 |
M |
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AL |
| Nancy |
1 |
F |
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AL |
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1858 |
Reuben S.
Epperson received patent to 80 acres of Tallapoosa County: S ½ SE ¼,
Sec. 20, T23N, R23E - March 1, 18584 |
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Reuben S.
Epperson received patent to 40 acres of Tallapoosa County: NE ¼ SE ¼,
Sec. 20, T23N, R23E - March 1, 18585
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1860
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U. S. Census, Tallapoosa County, AL;
Beat 4, Dadeville P. O. |
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Name |
Age |
Gender |
Occupation |
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Birth Place |
| R. T.
Epperson |
40 |
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Overseer |
100 |
GA |
| Elizabeth |
42 |
F |
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NC |
| Nancy
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11 |
F |
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AL |
| Jesse |
9 |
M |
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AL |
| James |
6 |
M |
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AL |
| John |
3 |
M |
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1870
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1870 U. S. Census, Russell County, AL;
Beat 4, Silvir Run (?)
See Census Record -
pt1 and
pt2 |
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Name |
Age |
Gender |
Occupation |
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Birth Place |
| R. T.
Epperson |
40 |
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Overseer |
100 |
GA |
| Elizabeth |
42 |
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NC |
| Nancy
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11 |
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AL |
| Jesse |
9 |
M |
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| James |
6 |
M |
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| John |
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M |
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1880
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U. S. Census, Russell County, AL; Beat
5, Hurtville
See Census Record
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Race |
Gender |
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Relation |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
Birth Place
Father |
Birth Place
Mother |
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R. T. |
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60 |
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Farmer |
GA |
NC |
NC |
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W |
F |
55 |
wife |
Housekeeper |
NC |
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Jesse |
W |
M |
26 |
son |
Farmer |
AL |
NC |
NC |
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Jom [sic] |
W |
M |
22 |
son |
Farmer |
AL |
NC |
NC |
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1885 |
Death of
wife Elizabeth Mainard Epperson - May 20, 18856;
buried Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL7 |
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1888 |
Died -
March 18, 1888;8
buried Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL9
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Grave marker of
Elizabeth Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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1880 U. S.
Census, Russell County, AL; Beat 5, Hurtville. |
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Robert Ward - d.
May 22, 1841, CSA; m. Elizabeth Mainard - June 30, 1834, by Thomas D.
Berry (J. P. Johnson and J. Hooper, bondsmen) |
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Eastern States
General Land Office Records. |
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Eastern States
General Land Office Records. |
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George
Washington Epperson Bible. |
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Grave marker of
Elizabeth Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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George
Washington Epperson Bible. |
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Grave marker of
Reuben Thorton Epperson; Ramah Church Cemetery, Barbour County, AL. |
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