Joseph Hiram Epperson (1835 - 1903)

Born 3 Jan 1835 in Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA

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Died 16 Feb 1903 at age 68 in Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas, USA

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(From the Story of the Epperson Family of Albemarle County, Virginia, by Edna Epperson Brinkman: John Hiram Epperson and Family, pages 87-91.)

John Hiram Epperson, sixth child and third son of Pedro Willis and Elizabeth Hart Epperson, was born January 3, 1835, in Montgomery County, Indiana. He was one year old when his parents moved to Knox County, Illinois. John went to the public schools. In 1862 he married Nancy Mouck. Two weeks after, he enlisted in the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served until he was compelled to retire on account of disabilities during the siege of Fort Donelson.

In 1883 John and Nancy moved to Reno County, Kansas, settling on a farm. By close application and prudence he acquired property which gave him and his family a substantial income.

( S.McCoy note: According to his grandson, John Harold Epperson, John Hiram purchased 160 acres west of Hutchinson, KS, near Whitesides station, then 160 acres more from a neighbor and planted trees, which all died. He then purchased a quarter section to the north of his own and gave it to his daughter, Edith (married Edwin Secrest and moved to Seattle,WA). This land was farmed for a time and then leased. John Hiram's son, Claude, was upset about this and got Edith's section back. John Hiram's son, Willis Clyde Epperson, Sr., bought 160 acres across the road from his father's land and 160 acres to the east, plus 160 acres for each of his four children.)

John Hiram Epperson moved from the farm home to East Sherman Street, Hutchinson, KS, where he died February 20, 1903. He was a beloved pioneer, a Christian whose life was a benediction to his friends. His wife, Nancy, lived but five years after his death. She passed away in Seattle, WA, at the home of her daughter, Edith (Mrs. Edwin Secrest), on February 20, 1908.

To John and Nancy were born five children, Arthur, Maud, Claude, Willis Clyde, and Edith. They all lived to be married. They have been true to their father's and mother's ideals and have brought nothing but honor to their family name and have become the type of citizen our country needs most.

April 18, 2004 received from Sue Epperson McCoy The following are pages 87 and 88 from a book "The Story Of The Epperson Family" by James Washington Epperson

John Hiram Epperson and Family,

6TH, 7TH, 8TH, AND 9TH GENERATIONS

JOHN HIRAM EPPERSON, sixth child and third son of Pedro Willis and Elizabeth Hart Epperson, was born January 3, 1835, in Montgomery County, Indiana. He was one year old when his parents moved to Knox County, Illinois. John went to the public schools. In 1862 he married Nancy Mouck. Two weeks after, he enlisted in the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served until he was compelled to retire on account of disabilities during the siege of Fort Donelson. In 1873 John and Nancy moved to Reno County, Kansas, settling on a farm. By close application and prudence he acquired property which gave him and his family a substantial income. He moved from the farm home to East Sherman Street, Hutchin Kansas, where he died February 20, 1903. He was a beloved pioneer, a Christian whose life was a benediction to his friends. His wife lived but five years after her husband's death. She passed away in Seattle, Washington, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Secrest, on February 20, 1908.

To John and Nancy were born five children, Arthur, Maud, Claude, Willis Clyde, and Edith. They all lived to be married. They have been true to their father's and mother's ideals and have brought nothing but honor to their family name and have become the type of citizen our country needs most. MAUD, the second child and first daughter, married Herbert E. Gulich, a prosperous farmer. They had three children, Ralph, of Meade, Kansas; Blanche, who married John Caton, of Hutchinson, Kansas; Francis, who married and lives in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Arthur Hirman Epperson, oldest son of John Hiram and "Nancy Epperson, was born in Knox County, Illinois, on April 1, 1865, and died in Hutchinson, Kansas, June 3, 1919. When he was quite young, his family left Illinois for Kansas, and settled on the farm where Arthur died several years later, the farm which his father homesteaded. This was in 1873, when the country was new, and the family grew to prosperity with it. After his schooling in the county, Arthur was graduated at the State Normal and later took a post-graduate course in law. He was Superintendent of the Yates Center schools until his health began to fail; then he sought the open air life on the farm. He was married to Olive Myers in 1903, and to them were born two boys, Alfred Harlan and James Russel.

CLAUDE, second son of John and Nancy Mouck Epperson, married Annie Seigrist. They had five children, Harry, Mary. Helen, Galen, and Raymond. All are married except Galen, and all are prosperous farmers of Hutchinson, Kansas.

WILLIS CLYDE, third son of John and Nancy, married Bessie Draper, Hutchinson, Kansas. They had four children, John H., Margaret, Earl, and Willis. Willis Clyde made a success of farm and retired early in life. Died 1938.

EDITH, fifth child of John H. and Nancy, married Edwin S. Secrist, on December 25, 1896. Edwin took his Masters Degree in Science at the University of Chicago in 1897, and moved to Seattle, Washington. He is a Presbyterian minister, serving with the Rev. M. A. Matthews, D.D., LL.D., in the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, Washington, the largest Presbyterian Church in the United States. Edith and Edwin have two children. Their daughter, Ruth, was graduated "Cum Laude" in Music, from the University of Washington and is a Phi Beta Kappa. Christian work is her chosen field. She has charge of the Young People's Missionary work in Washington and Idaho. EDWIN FRANCIS, the second child of Edith and Edwin, is a Sophomore in the Uni of Washington, preparing for the ministry. He is also tak special training in singing.

From the book "The Story Of David Epperson & His Family" published by Edna Epperson Brinkman, reprinted by - Higgingson Book Company, 148 Washington Street, Post Office Box 778, Salem, Massachusetts, Phone 978-745-7170, Fax 978, 745, 8025. Web Site WWW.higginsonbooks.com, recorded August 10, 2006.

JOHN HIRAM EPPERSON, sixth child and third son of Pedro Willis and Elizabeth Hart Epperson, was born January 3, 1835, in Montgomery County, Indiana. He was one year old when his parents moved to Knox County, Illinois. John went to the public schools. In 1862 he married Nancy Mouck. Two weeks after, he enlisted in the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served until he was compelled to retire on account of disabilities during the siege of Fort Donelson. In 1883 John and Nancy moved to Reno County, Kansas, settling on a farm. By close application and prudence he acquired property which gave him and his family a substantial income. He moved from the farm home to East Sherman Street, H utchin-son, Kansas, where he died February 20, 1903. He was a beloved pioneer, a Christian whose life was a benediction to his friends. His wife lived but five years after her husband's death. She passed away in Seattle, Washington, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Secrest, on February 2o, 1908. To John and Nancy were born five children, Arthur, Maud, Claude, Willis Clyde, and Edith. They all lived to be married. They have been true to their father's and mother's ideals and have brought nothing but honor to their family name and have become the type of citizen our country needs most. MAUD, the second child and first daughter, married Herbert E. Gulich, a prosperous farmer. They had three children, Ralph, of Meade, Kansas; Blanche, who married John Caton, of Hutchinson, Kansas; Francis, who married and lives in Hutchinson, Kansas. ARTHUR HIRAM EPPERSON, oldest son of John Hiram and Nancy Epperson, was born in Knox County, Illinois, on April 1, 1865, and died in Hutchinson, Kansas, June 3, 1919. When he was quite young, his family left Illinois for Kansas, and settled on the farm where Arthur died several years later, the farm which his father homesteaded. This was in 1873, when the country was new, and the family grew to prosperity with it. After his schooling in the county, Arthur was graduated at the State Normal and later took a post-graduate course in law. He was Superintendent of the Yates Center schools until his health began to fail; then he sought the open air life on the farm. He was married to Olive Myers in 1903, and to them were born two boys, Alfred Harlan and James Russel. CLAUDE, second son of John and Nancy Mouck Epperson, married Annie Seigrist. They had five children, Harry, Mary, Helen, Galen, and Raymond. All are married except Galen, and all are prosperous farmers of Hutchinson, Kansas. WILLIS CLYDE, third son of John and Nancy, married Bessie Draper, Hutchinson, Kansas. They had four children, John H., Margaret, Earl, and Willis. Willis Clyde made a success of farm-ing and retired early in life. EDITH, fifth child of John H. and Nancy, married Edwin S. Secrist, on December 25, 1896. Edwin took his Masters Degree in Science at the University of Chicago in 1897, and moved to Seattle, Washington. He is a Presbyterian minister, serving with the Rev. M. A. Matthews, D.D., LL.D., in the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, Washington, the largest Presbyterian Church in the United States. Edith and Edwin have two children. Their daughter, Ruth, was graduated "Cum Laude" in Music, from the University of Washington and is a Phi Beta Kappa. Christian work is her chosen field. She has charge of the Young People's Missionary work in Washington and Idaho. EDWIN FRANCIS, the second child of Edith and Edwin, is a Sophomore in the University of Washington, preparing for the ministry. He is also tak-ing special

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• SEE - Find-A-Grave Memorial for Joseph "John" Hiram Epperson