Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Deposing of Witnesses in James C. Epps vs Hugh M. Epps & others

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Buck

The following deposition was taken at the office of the Clerk & Mater of the Chancery Court at Fayetteville upon notice on this the 29th day of Aril 1871 to be used as evidence in taking a stating the account … Continue reading →

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Continuation 6 Days Later of Depositions Started 29 April 1871

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Buck

Note: Lawrence Epps the first witness below lived at this time near Christiana in Rutherford County Tennessee. He is the brother of John Norris Epps and the transcriber of these court documents Lawrence Ward Epps’ great grandfather. The taking of … Continue reading →

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Depositions Friday 19th day of May 1871

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Buck

D. W. Clark Clk The taking of Depositions in the cause resumed according to adjournment this 19th day of May 1871 James Armstrong being sworn according to law deposing says— I was at Lawrence Epps house a short time before … Continue reading →

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Deposition of J. C. Epps Regarding His Right To Get Compensation For Acting As Administrator and Executor of His Father’s Estate

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Buck

J. C. Epps Adm & ex vs Hugh M Epps & others The following Depositions were taken the 1st June 1871 by consent in the above cause to be used in stating the Account ordered the same being taken at … Continue reading →

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Sale of Lawrence Epps Deceased Personal Property

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Buck

                                          Larry Epps Deceased –Account of Sale                                          A List of Sale October 17th & 18th 1861       Name                                               Articles                              Amount James N. Epps                      Colter? Plow & axe & c                   2.20 Larra Epps                             Plow & Sundries                                  .10 … Continue reading →

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How Many Grandparents Did You Say I Have?

Posted on January 24, 2010 by chris

Pyramid Theory of Doubling Ancestors SELF 2 PARENTS 4 GRANDPARENTS 8 GREAT-GRANDPARENTS 16 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS 32 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS 64 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS 128 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS 256 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENT 512 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS 1024 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS In this theory the number of ancestors double each generation. I can’t represent the … Continue reading →

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TRIAL OF JAMES CRATON EPPS JR ACCUSED OF KILLING REVENUE COLLECTERS ON 7 OCTOBER 1892

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Buck

The most important event in James Craton Jrs. life was his imprisonment in Nashville for the charge of helping kill some government police when they tried to shut down a whiskey still in Lincoln Co. near a place called the … Continue reading →

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John Norris Epps Land Records

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Buck

Summary of John Norris Epps Land Records There are three sources for the following information. First is data on file in the Tennessee State Library and Archives relative to his application for a pension due to severely wounded Civil War … Continue reading →

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Unity Cemetery James Craton Epps Jr. 1836 -1919

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Buck
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1922 Interview with Civil War Vet John Norris Epps

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Buck

State of Tennessee Interview with John Norris Epps 1841 – 1929 The following is an interview with John Norris Epps in 1922 at age 81 about his civil war memories. The interview was part of a Tennessee state project to … Continue reading →

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