Life History

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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
  • Name: Jimmy Epperson;
• 5. Cemeteries of Texas
• 6. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
• 7. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 8. Social Security Death Index
  • Finis Epperson
• 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