Descendants of James J. Epperson

Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES J.¹ EPPERSON was born September 1825 in VA¹, and died Unknown.  He married SALLIE BROWN ABT  1858¹.  She was born May 19, 1837 in VA¹, and died July 13, 1906 in Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN.

Notes for SALLIE BROWN:

    Sallie Epperson gave birth to 10 children, 9 of which were still living in 1900, according to the 1900 census for Hamblen County, p. 39b.

More About SALLIE BROWN:

    Burial: Liberty Hill Methodist Church Cem., Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN

Children of JAMES EPPERSON and SALLIE BROWN are:

                   i.       WILLIAM² EPPERSON, b. 1866, VA.

                  ii.       AMERICA EPPERSON, b. 1868, Claiborne, Co., TN.

                 iii.       MARTHA EPPERSON, b. 1870, Claiborne, Co., TN.

                 iv.       JOSEPH EPPERSON, b. 1874, Claiborne, Co., TN.

                  v.       MAUD EPPERSON, b. 1876, Claiborne, Co., TN.

2.              vi.       WILEY F. EPPERSON, b. December 8, 1878, Claiborne, Co., TN; d. November 15, 1950.

Generation No. 2

2.  WILEY F.² EPPERSON (JAMES J.¹) was born December 8, 1878 in Claiborne, Co., TN², and died November 15, 1950.  He married NELLIE PURKEY Unknown, daughter of DAVID PURKEY and MARY "Johnnie" JACKSON.  She was born December 14, 1882 in Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN, and died May 20, 1971.

For more information about the Purkey family, see the Christian Purkeypile Genealogy Report.

For more information about the Jackson family, see the John Coward Genealogy Report.

More About WILEY F. EPPERSON:

    Burial: Liberty Hill Methodist Church Cem., Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN

More About NELLIE PURKEY:

    Burial: Liberty Hill Methodist Church Cem., Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN

Children of WILEY EPPERSON and NELLIE PURKEY are:

                   i.       JAMES J.³ EPPERSON, b. ABT  1908; m. (1) ADDIE WATTS; b. September 8, 1917; d. January 4, 1950, Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN; m. (2) ORA MAE QUINN, Aft. 1950; b. Unknown; d. Aft. 2003.

More About ADDIE WATTS:

    Burial: Liberty Hill Methodist Church Cem., Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN

    Notes for ORA MAE QUINN:

    In 2003, was living in Florida.

                  ii.       MARY LOU EPPERSON, b. ABT  1913.

Notes for MARY LOU EPPERSON:

    Mary Lou Epperson never married.

Endnotes

1.  1900 census Hamblen Co TN.

2.  1930 census for Hamblen Co, TN, District 4 p. 239a

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