Lydia Lindsey (Gardner) Epperson (1814 - 1885)

Born 27 Oct 1814 in Ohio, United States

Wife of William Harrison Epperson — married 6 Jul 1845 in Audrain, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1885 at age 71 in Macon, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Lydia Gardner was born on October 27, 1814, in Ohio. She married William Harrison Epperson on October 4, 1845, in Audrain, Missouri. They were the parents of Simeon Gardner (1846–1899), William Demarcus Lafayette (1847–1914), Phebe E. (born 1848), Andrew (born 1848), Lydia (1850-1875), Richard Columbus (1854-1934), and Joel H. (1857-1875). She died on November 3, 1885, in Macon County, Missouri at the age of 71, and was buried in Old Chariton Cemetery in Valley Township, Missouri.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Ralls county, Ralls, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) West Dis Liberty Township, Macon, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Liberty Township, Macon, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Valley, Macon, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Burial (4 Nov 1885) Old Chariton Cemetery, Valley Township, Macon, Missouri, United States

Sources

• 1850 census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZJ-PS8 : 9 November 2014), Lydia Epperson in household of William H Epperson, Ralls county, Ralls, Missouri, United States; citing family 486, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZC-KX4 : 30 December 2015), Lydia Epperson in entry for W H Epperson, 1860.

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46L-XVX : 12 April 2016), Lydda Epperson in household of W H Epperson, Missouri, United States; citing p. 7, family 54, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,289.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XG-CY7 : 14 August 2017), Lyddia Epperson in household of William Epperson, Valley, Macon, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 137, sheet 541C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0701; FHL microfilm 1,254,701.

• Burial:"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK7-Z8R5 : 11 July 2016), Lydia Lindsey Gardner Epperson, 1885; Burial, Callao, Macon, Missouri, United States of America, Old Chariton Cemetery; citing record ID 31402372, Find A Grave: Memorial #31402372.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 December 2018, 18:23), entry for Lydia Gardner(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9QXN-T3B); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28M-TXX : 11 February 2018), William H. Epperson and Lydia Linsy, 06 Jul 1845; citing Audrain,Missouri; FHL microfilm 974,685.