Emma Victoria HOLLOMAN1,2,3,4,7
4th Mar 18661,2,3,4 - 8th Aug 19296,4
Life History
4th Mar 1866 |
Born in Arkansas.1,2,3,4 |
1st Jan 1906 |
Birth of son Finis Jerome EPPERSON in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.2,8,9,3,10,7 |
8th Aug 1929 |
Died in Brown County, Texas.6,4 |
after 8th Aug 1929 |
Buried in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.5,4 |
Notes
- Reeves is Emma's first married name. I have found no information on Emma's first husband. Her maiden name is reported to be Hollomon. See the Notes on the family under Matthew Bradley Epperson.
In the 1900 census Emma is a widow, head of household with 5 children.
1900 Federal Census, Howard County, Arkansas, 18 June, Mineral Springs Township, District 65, page 15A, Hse #250, Fam #254
Reeves, Emma V Head 34 Widowed Borne 6 children, 5 living AR GA GA [No occupation reported] Rents Farm
Reeves, Claude A Son W M 13 AR Connecticut AR
Reeves, Walter Son W M 11 AR Connecticut AR
Reeves, Grover Son W M 6 AR Connecticut AR
Reeves, Earl Son W M 4 AR Connecticut AR
Reeves, Myrtle Daughter W F 1 AR Connecticut AR
In 1910, Emma has married widower Rev Matthew Bradley Epperson.
1910 Federal Census, Bandera County, Texas, 20 April, Justice Precinct 6, District 13, page ?, Hse #43, Fam #45
Epperson, M B Head M W 42 2nd Marriage (# of years not stated) AR TN AL Farm[er] Rents
Epperson, Emma V Wife F W 44 2nd Marriage, married 25 years Borne 8 children, 6 living AR GA GA
Epperson, Troy Son M W 20 AR AR AR Farm Laborer
Epperson, Mitchel Son M W 14 AR AR AR Farm Laborer
Epperson, Opal Son M W 11 AR AR AR
Epperson, Finis Son M W 4 AR AR AR
Reeves, Walter [Step]son M W 21 AR AR AR Farm[er]
Reeves, Grover [Step]son M W 17 AR AR AR Farm Laborer
Reeves, Myrtle [Step]daughter F W 11 AR AR AR
I notice that in this census, her son Earl, who should be 14, is not listed. Neither is Claude, who at 23 is probably already marred and in his own household. This census reports that Emma has borne two more children since 1900, but to of her children have died. No new children are reported. In 1900 she was reported as having borne 6 children, with 5 still living. This seems to indicate that after she married Matthew she had had another child before Finis who died. Walter, Grover and Myrtle match the report of 1900.
No genealogies reporting on this family have any information about that. Jimmy Epperson's Genealogy reports the date of death for Emma as 2 August 1929, while the Texas Death Index reports 8 August 1929. The Death Index reports that she died in Brown County, Texas. Her residence at the time of death was Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.
Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Certificate 38910
Mrs Emma Victoria Epperson
Death 8 Aug 1929 Brown County
Sources
- 1. 1900 Federal Census, Howard County, Arkansas
- 18 June, Mineral Springs Township, District 65, page 15A, Hse #250, Fam #254
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Bandera County, Texas
- 20 April, Justice Precinct 6, District 13, page ?, Hse #43, Fam #45
- 3. 1920 Federal Census, Gonzales County, Texas
- 2 January, Justice Precinct 5, District 94, page 1A, Wrightsboro St, Hse/Fam #1
- 4. Epperson Genealogy
- 5. Cemeteries of Texas
- 6. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
- 7. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 8. Social Security Death Index
- 9. Epperson Genealogy
- Name: Jimmy Epperson;
- Finis Jerome Epperson, Jessie Elizabeth Downs, http://epperson.eppygen.org/FamilyTree/F289.htm
- 10. 1930 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas
- 24 April, Justice Precinct 1, District 4, page 15B, Grand Avenue, Hse #232, Fam #244
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