Prepared by Michael Vaughn Sims Jesse Thornton Epperson (1870-1909), page 1
September 21, 2006
Jesse Thornton Epperson (1870-1909)
1870 Born - February 25, 1870, near Uchee, RussellCounty, AL;[1] son of Jesse Thompson Epperson and Mary Ann Womack
1870 U. S. Census, RussellCounty, AL; Uchee
AppersonJessey45 M WFarmer50001200GA
Margaret (Maryant?)28 F WKeep houseAL
Mary17 F WKeep houseAL
William15 M WAt schoolALx
Francis12 F WAt schoolALx
Caroline10 F WAt schoolALx
Augustus 8 M WAt schoolALx
Lenard 6 M WAt schoolALx
John 3 M WAL
Jessey6/12 M WALDec.
1880 U. S. Census, RussellCounty, AL; Uchee
Epperson J. T.W M 55farmerGAGAGA
CarrieW F 44 [24]daughterhouse keeperALGAGA
LeonardW M 18sonfarm laborerALGAGA
JohnW M 13 sonat homeALGAGA
JesseW M 11sonat homeALGAGA
VirgilW M 9sonat homeALGAGA
SarahW F 7daughterALGAGA
Joel FW M 3sonALGAGA
SlatonTomB M 80farm laborerGAVAVA
1890 Cora Vaughn received by experience into fellowship at RamahChurch, Barbour County, AL - August 9, 1890[2]
1896 Married Cora Vaughn (b. Sept. 20, 1877,[3] near Comer, Barbour Co., AL; dau. of William Webster Vaughn and Sarah Elizabeth Kennedy) - November 12, 1896, Midway, AL, at home of William Webster Vaughn by H. R. Schram[4]
1909 Died - January 8, 1909, New Orleans, LA; buried RamahChurchCemetery, Barbour County, AL[5]
1910 U. S. Census, Barbour County, AL; Spring Hill
VaughnWilliam W.headM W 67 M2 41GANCGAEnglishFarmerGeneral farm
Sarah L.wifeF W 67 M1 4176ALNCNCEnglishnone
EppersonCoradaughterF W 32 Wd.33ALGAALEnglishnone
Howardg-sonM W 4 SALALALnone
Cora L.g-dau.F W 3 SALALALnone
Jessie T.g-sonM W 1 SALALALnone
WoodKatie Mayg-dau.F W 9 SALALALnone
1920 U. S. Census, Barbour County, AL; Belcher
Vaughn William W.headM W 77MALALALFarmer General Farm
BettiewifeF W 77MALALALnone
Epperson CoradaughterF W 40WdALALALTeacherPublic School
HowardgrandsonM W 14SALALALnone
ElmagranddaughterF W 12SALALALnone
JessiegranddaughterF W 10SALALALnone
WoodsKate MaegranddaughterF W 18SALALALnone
For a time in the late 1920s or early 1930s, Cora Vaughn Epperson taught school for (Creek?) Indian children at Calvert, Washington County, AL; she would commute to Prichard, AL on the weekends where she would stay with her niece Lizzie Mae Harris[6]
1930 U. S. Census, Barbour County, AL; Spring Hill Precinct 2
VaughnWilliam WbstrHeadM W 87Wd 34GASCGA
EppersonCoradaughterF W 52Wd 27ALGAAL
HowardgrandsonM W 24SALALAL
1955 Death of widow Cora Vaughn Epperson - March 6, 1955, Union Springs, AL; buried RamahChurchCemetery, Barbour County, AL[7]
Children of Jesse Thornton Epperson and Cora Vaughn:
Henry Howard Epperson - b. Aug. 21, 1905,Flomaton, Escambia Co., AL;[8] d. May 6, 1976; m. Emma Ruth Willingham - Jan. 26, 1934,[9] Baptist parsonage, Midway, AL, by T. W. Swearinger[10]
Cora Elma “Sister” Epperson - b. April 23, 1907, Flomaton, Escambia Co., AL;[11] d. June 22, 1964, Union Springs, AL; bur. Union Springs Perpetual Care; m. George Harold Adams (b. June 25, 1897, Midway, AL; d. May 13, 1978, Union Springs, AL; bur. Union Springs Perpetual Care; son of Alfred Alexander Adams and Frances Lewis) - Sept. 3, 1933,[12] Baptist parsonage, Midway, AL, by T. W. Swearinger[13]
Jessie Tommie Epperson - b. Feb. 5, 1909, Grand Bay, Mobile Co., AL;[14] d. May 12, 1985; m. Leonard Cobb - March 3, 1949,[15] Millbrook, AL / at home of Cora Elma Epperson Adams, Union Springs, AL, by Rev. Ray Bell
Children of George Harold Adams and Cora Elma Epperson:
Joe Harold Adams - b. April 29, 1938, Midway, AL;[16] m. Mary Claire Blue[17]
George Thomas Adams - b. June 14, 1939, Midway, AL;[18] m. Margaret Ann Hubbard[19]
John Epperson Adams - b. Nov. 4, 1941, Montgomery, AL;[20] m. Betty Ward Paulk[21]
Elma Elaine Adams - b. July 4, 1944, Montgomery, AL;[22] m. Jerry Bragg Lawrence[23]
[1] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[2] Ramah Church Book; cited by Jessie Epperson Cobb; Ramah Baptist Church.
[3] Vaughn family Bible.
[4] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[5] Grave marker of J. T. Epperson; RamahChurchCemetery, Barbour County, AL.
[6] John Earl Sims; 2005.
[7] Grave marker of Cora Vaughn Epperson; RamahChurchCemetery, Barbour County, AL.
[8] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[9] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[10] Jesse Thornton Epperson family Bible.
[11] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[12] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[13] Jesse Thornton Epperson family Bible.
[14] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[15] Jesse Thornton Epperson / Cora Vaughn Epperson Bible.
[16] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[17] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[18] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[19] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[20] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[21] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[22] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.
[23] Elma Elaine Adams Lawrence.