My Family Tree is Full of Nuts

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During my years of research I made it a habit to write down everything I saw with the name that I was researching whether I needed it or not. I have found over the years either I came to need it or someone else did.  I am going to share my many finds on this site. Hopefully you can use it.

Records of Zion Church of Little Neck at Douglaston, Queens County, New York

Baptism 1830

Frederica, Daughter of James T. and Maria Van Zandt. Born 9 July

Theodosia, Daughter of Washington and Cornelia Van Zandt. Born 2 September

Charles Collins, Son of Edward and Lydia B. Van Zandt. Born 10 August

Maria, Wife of James T. Van Zandt

Albert Gallatin, aged 2 years, 6 months son of Thomas and Louisa I. van Zandt

Celestine Angela, aged 7 months, daughter of Thomas and Louisa I. Van Zandt

1832

January

Rosina Clarkson, born 19 July 1831 daughter of Robert B. and Mary Van Zandt.

March

Hobart, born 13 September 1831 son of Washington and Cornelia Van Zandt.

April

Estelle Emma, born 30 October 1831, daughter of James T. and Maria Van Zandt.

May

Eliza Cunningham born 27 December 1831, daughter of Charles A. and Eliza Van Zandt.

1833

July

Charles Lawrence, born 1 Feb son of Robert B. and Mary Van Zandt

August

Cornelia Sophia, born 7 June, Daughter of James T. and Margaret E. Van Zandt

1838

May

Adeline Louisa, born 18 September 1837, daughter of James T. and Margaret E. Vanzandt.

Zion Church of Little Neck FUNERALS

1830

12 September  Theodosia Van Zandt, infant, Zion Church Yard

1831

6 November Wynant Van Zandt, Esq. in 64th year, Vault under Zion Church

1832

17 January, Rosina C. Van Zandt, 6 months, Vault.

18 January, Elouisa Van Zandt , Vault

2 May Estelle Emma Van Zandt, 6 months, Vault.

1935

7 June  Catherine Van Zandt, N.Y 16, Vault

1837

No date… Eliza B. Vunningham, wife of Charles Van Zandt, 28, Zion Church Vault.

I belive the above records were taken from Vanzandt ancestors. Microfiched of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

George Rice Vanzant

Born 22 Jan 1834 Upper Darby, Delaware Co. PA

Married September 7, 1856 in Delaware County Pa to Hannah Slater.

Died 9 January 1918 in the Old Soldiers Home

His father was Abraham W. Vanzandt and Mary Ann Verlended

His second wife was Ann Crowther Kay

Hannah Slater info

She died in childbirth giving birth to their last child William who also died.

The children of George Rice and Hannah Slater Vanzant or Vanzandt were”

George Albert Vanzant who Married Mary Alice Moore

George was born 7 December 1857 in Upland, Delaware, PA

Married 5 November 1884 in Upland, Delaware, PA

Died October 13, 1911 in Upland, Pennsylvania

Daughter Annetta

Born 13 January 1859 in Upland, Delaware, PA

Died October 21 1931 in Upland, PA and is buried in Chester Rural Cemetery.

Son Abraham Williams

Born 1 Jan 1862 in Upland, Delaware County, PA

Died 31 March 1863 Buried in Chester Rural Cemetery, PA

Harry M. who married Sarah Carroll. He was born 20 Ocytober 1866 in Upland, Delaware County, PA and died 28 Janaury 1937

William who died along with his mother was born 30 April 1867 and died 30 APril 1867

George Rice Vanzandt

Born 22 January 1834  Upper Darby Delaware County Pennsylvania

Married 15 October 1868 Upland, Pennsylvania

Died 9 January 1918 Virginia  Old Soldiers Home

Buried in Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester , Pennsylvania.  

His father was Abraham Vanzandt and Mary Ann Verlended. 

George was married to (1) Hannah Slater and  (2)Ann Crowther Kay.

Ann Crowther Kay . Kay was her married name.. She was married to Edward Kay.

Ann was born 8 December 1834 in Oldham England

She died 30 November 1897 in Chester, PA

She is buried in Chester Rural Cemetery.

I have in my possession her bible that she received on the eve of her trip to America. The sad thing is that they did not write the date in it.. Just who gave it to her when she left for her journey to America.

Children:

Elisibeth Hannah Kay, daughter of Ann Crowther Kay and Edward Kay

Elisibeth was born Dec 1858 and she died 22 August 1860.

Son of George Rice Vanzant and Ann Crowther Kay

Willia Kay Vanzant who Married Margaret Jane Cowan. This is my Great Grandfather and Grandmother.

Willis was born 10 Octoer 1869 in Upland, Pa

They were married about 1892

Willis died 21 January 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia

Daughter  Hannah Vanzant.  First Hannah was married to a Mr. Carroll and then to Frederick H. Cowan.

Hannah was born 25 July 1871 in Upland, PA

She was married to Mr. Carroll 20 Jun 1899 and then married to Frederick A. Cowan 18 January 1906 in Chester, Delaware County, PA

She died November 2, 1955 in Detroit Michigan.

http://www.oldchesterpa.com   You can go here and see the names of the Vanzant / Vanzandt family members that are buried here.

Lot 18 Section G

Abraham W. Vanzant, Vanzandt born Feb 18, 1810   Died Jan 10, 1888

Mary Ann Verlenden his wife born March 1, 1811   Died February 27, 1894

I spent a while putting it on Excel transferring it to Word to put here and guess what..It took up the whole page.. I tried to delete it before it hopped over to Facebook so those who see a link on Facebook to come here to see the census.. Well you are in for a surprise.. Well maybe not..  I am going to try to add a short version here later on.  Stayed tuned for the census of 1850 Lincoln County! Wonder how much they paid the people to take the census..50 Cents a day .. I am guessing. But that is something to find out.

When I first started doing research on my family over 20 years ago, the first thing I was told was to document where you got everything somewhere on the paper incase you had to go back to that for a reference. I thought pretty good idea. I did not do it always but it made a lot of sense in case you had to prove something.

Then I took upon myself if I were in a particular area I would copy everything from that area with the name I was researching whether I needed it or not. I have found over the years that YES I NEEDED IT to put the puzzle together or someone else did.  I am glad I did that.

Also another point  of interest I was told. Back long time ago the first male child was named after the Father’s father and the first female child was usually named after the Mother’s mother. That has helped me alot in my research.  Sometimes this has proved true and sometimes not. But this

These are just some tidbits from me. I don’t know if these still hold true today but this is how I work.

In possession of Dorothy Epps Brown, Fayetteville, Tennessee

This certifies that Edwin Roscoe Epps of Fayetteville, Tennessee and Annie Elizabeth Malone of Huntsville, Alabama were united in matrimony according to the ordinance of God and the laws of Tennessee on the 3rd day of September in the year of our Lord 1910.

OTHER MARRIAGES:

John L. Epps married to Georgia Lee Groce August 18, 1934.

James Lawrence Epps married to Pauline Bartlette April 16, 1938.

Edith Ray Epps married to Johnnie Clayton Jones, October 6, 1934.

Dorothy Elizabeth Epps married Buford Terral Brown August 27, 1949.

Edwin Roscoe Epps, Jr. married Dorothy Dollar October 1854… this is a typo. I believe it should be 1954.

Edwin Roscoe Epps was born February 28, 1890 in Lincoln County, tennessee

Annie Elizabeth Malone born Dec 19, 1892 in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Children’s names  Births

John L. Epps  Born August 1, 1911.

James Lawrence Epps born June 27, 1915.

Edith Ray Epps born July 20, 1918.

Dorothy Elizabeth Epps born July 28, 1932.

Edwin Roscoe Epps, Jr. born June 18, 1934.

Deaths:

(Annie Elizabeth) Bessie Malone Epps died August 9, 1938.

Edwin Roscoe Epps, Sr. died January 25, 1964.

Grandchildren:

1.  John L.   (Has no children)

2. Edith Ray Jones Children are:

Barbara Ethel Jones born July 5, 1935

Johnnie Houston Jones born August 21, 1938

Portia Elizabeth Jones born_____

Larry Clayton Jones born September 10, 1945

3.  James Lawrence Epps child:

Peggy Jane Epps born May 25, 1939

4.  Dorothy Elizabeth Epps Brown has 3 children:

Patricia Ann Brown born January 24, 1952

Edith Lorry Brown born November 24, 1957

Nancy Annette Brown born June 16, 1964

5.  Edwin Roscoe Epps, Jr. has 2 children:

Sandra Lynn born April 1957

Donna Jean born March 1959

Newspaper clippings found in the bible.

Thanks to friends in the late illness and passing away of our husband and father John Norris Epps   signed by Mrs. John N. Epps, Mrs S.E. Newcome, Mrs. Joe Forrester, Joe M. Epps and Edwin Roscoe Epps.   John Norris Epps was born March 27, 1841 and died August 25, 1929.

From the Thin Gray Line..

With the death of J.N. Epps, Confederate veteran who served four years with the Eighth Tennessee regiment, two weeks ago, there remains only 14 veterans in Lincoln County, Tennessee. The youngest of these, Eld. T.C. Little is 82 years of age. He enlisted while only 15 years old and served with Forrest during the last year of the war. The oldest is Capt. Hence P. George of Belleville, 93 who served with the Mulberry company.

Those still living are Eld. T.C. Little, George Pickett, Van Forrester, Jesse Broadaway, Wiley Daniel, J.C. Shofner, Alex McEwen, W. Gunter, Billy Griffis, C.B. Bagley, Capt. Durham, R.S. Hereford, W. Templeton, and Capt H.P. George.

Obituary:

Mrs. Florence Cole Epps, 88 widow of John N. Epps, Confederate Beteran, died early Saturday morning at her home at Belleville, following an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Epps, active in church and social circes, was a member of the Baptist Church of Bellville, where funeral services were conducted Sunday morning by the Rev. J. Vernon Rich, pastor, and the Rev. H.J. Burroughs. Burial was in Old Unity Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. E.D. Newcombe, Ft Worth, Texas and Mrs. Kate L. Foster, (Forrester) Belleville, two sons, Roscoe Epps, Bellville and Joe Epps, Dallas TX. Two half-sisters, Mrs. Ella Kennedy, Wheaton, MO and Mrs. Sallie Gerrin, Miami, Oklahome, Two half brothers, SteveCole of Miami Oklahoma and Mell Cole of Fairland, Oakland and several grandchildren.

Another obit:

Mrs. Florence Cole Epps, widow of Conf. Soldier John N. Epps, died of heart failure at Bellville, February 5, 1938. For 53 years she was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Florence Cole was born November 1, 1849 to Frank Cole and his wife Mary Armstrong.

J.N.Epps and Florence Cole were married in Lincoln County Tennessee by William Buntley, JP November 2, 1876

Children were:

John S. Born September 1, 1882 died March 6, 1914.

Myrtle married Elliot Newcome

Kate married Jode Forrester

Joe married Lonnie______

Roscoe married Bessie Malone

Parents of John Norris Epps were James Creighton/Craton and Nancy Norris Epps . James born Ca 1810 Nancy A. Norris was born September 16, 1808 and died May 6, 1884.

Children were:

Elizabeth, James, John Norris, Larrey, Frances A. who married Dan Moore and Joseph.

Obituary:

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Malone Epps 45, who died Tuesday at her home near Bellville, were conducted at the Bellville Missionary Baptist Church, of which she was a member, by the Rev. J. Vernon Rich, pastor. Burial was in the Wiley Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Roscoe Epps, two daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Jones, Eagleville and Miss Dorothy Epps. Three sons, John L. , James and Roscoe Epps, Jr.  Her father John Allen Malone, four brothers Jake Malone of Lawrenceburg, John Wilson Malone of Lincoln County, and Charles Malone of Calumet City, Illinois. Four sisters, Mrs. Mary Bledsoe, Mrs Joe Boyd of Huntsville, AL Miss Mahala Malone, Chattanooga, TN and L.C. Taylor, Kelso and a grandchild.

Here is a comment Buck wrote.. Since a lot of people do not read the comments I thought it would be a good idea to post it.

J D Epps husband of Lois Kent is Joseph Daniel Epps son of James Craton Epps Jr. He was born 30 Nov. 1891. His mother was Adlade Fox Epps also called Addie. She was the second wife of James Craton Epps Jr.   Dovie is Hepsey Jane Epps daughter of James Craton Epps Jr. and Hepsey Prosser.  Bettie is Elizabeth Epps another daughter of James Craton Epps Jr. and his first wife Hepsey Prosser. 
The W. C. Epps is a son of Hugh M Epps named William C Epps. The C probably is either Cole his mothers maiden name or Craton his grandmothers maiden name.  Mary J Epps in the Simms – Land Cemetery above is the first wife of Lawrence Franklin Epps who is the son of Hugh M Epps. Mary Jane’s maiden name was Mason. She died before before Dec 1876 and is the daughter of Solomon Mason. Lawrence F Epps later married Luticia Francis Cotner.