EPPS FAMILY GRAVES, Hughey Rd, LINCOLN COUNTY TENNESSEE
 

Census of Epps in Lincoln County 1840-1900 analyzed 14 Feb 2013

1840 Lincoln County, Tennessee
Epps, Francis, 1 male under 5
1 male 5 and under 10
1 male 30 and under 40
1 male 40 and under 50
2 female 5 and 10
2 females 10 and under 15
1 female 30 and 40

1850 Lincoln County, Tennessee (Subdivision 2, Lincoln Co. Tn, 26 Aug 1850)
Epps, Francis 51 farmer, 150 Va
Epps, Elizabeth 50 N.C.
Epps, Sarah 19 Tenn
Epps, Malinda 17 Tenn
Epps, James 14 Tenn
Epps, Francis 12 Tenn male

1860 Lincoln Co, Tenn, P.O. Cane Creek, Dist 11, 22 Aug 1860,
Epps, F.D., 22 Tenn l; this is the Francis who was 12 in 1850).
Epps, Frances 19, Tenn, (this is Sarah Frances Moon) they married Nov 11, 1858
Epps, Frances 1/12
Epps, Permelia Moon, 45 Tenn (Frances's mother)

1860 Lincoln Co, Tenn po box Cane Creek/Boonshill, 9 Aug 1860 (Dist 11 or 14) All other families from pages 1-7 are in Boonshill Dist 14
Epps, Francis 60 Va
Epps, Elizabeth 60 N.C.
Epps, Martha 22 Tenn

1870 Lincoln Co, Tenn (Dist. 11, P.O. box, Petersburg 11 Aug, 1870)
Epps, E., 34, Tenn (male) this has to be Francis Dewitt
Epps, Sarah, 32 ''
Epps, Francis, 11 (female).
Epps, D.E. 9 '' male
Epps, James, 5
Epps, Wm, 4
Epps, Jon, 3
Epps, Manerva, 9/12
Epps, Francis, 71 Va (Father)

1880 Lincoln Co, Tenn (civil Dist 11, 10 Jun 1880)
Epps, F. D., 43 Tenn Va N.C.
Epps, Sarah 42 Tenn, Tenn
Epps, D.F. 19
Epps, James 17
Epps, Willie 15
Epps, John 13
Epps, Laura 9 dau
Epps, Nathaniel 6
Epps, Walter 4
Epps, Franklin 85 father Va
Epps, Sallie 30 sister
Epps, Malinda 40

1900 Lincoln Co, Tenn
Epps, Sarah, June 1834
Epps, Malinda march 1838 sister

So the  1900 Census we see that in addition to Francis & Elizabeth Epps death we know the others moved (Okl) and left the two old maids sisters Sarah & Malinda with the old homestead.


Gay Nix edited and revised by C Wayne Austin