Major Samuel Robert Epperson: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. Major Samuel Robert Epperson was born on 3 Feb 1896 (son of John Ananius Epperson and Clara Jane Cox); died on 8 Jul 1964; was buried in Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

John Ananius Epperson was born on 16 Mar 1865; died on 17 Jun 1919 in Tennessee.

John married Clara Jane Cox on 16 Dec 1891 in Jackson Co, Tennessee. Clara (daughter of Captain Robert Alexander Cox, (son of who?) and Nancy Joseph Draper) was born on 4 May 1869 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 1937 in Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clara Jane Cox was born on 4 May 1869 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co, Tennessee (daughter of Captain Robert Alexander Cox, (son of who?) and Nancy Joseph Draper); died on 10 Jun 1937 in Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.

Children:

Elise Draper Epperson was born on 19 Jul 1893; died on 17 Oct 1979 in Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
1. Major Samuel Robert Epperson was born on 3 Feb 1896; died on 8 Jul 1964; was buried in Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Captain Robert Alexander Cox, (son of who?) was born on 21 Nov 1832 in Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 1892 in Jackson Co, Tennessee.

Robert married Nancy Joseph Draper in Jun 1860. Nancy (daughter of James "Squire Jimmy" Draper and Jane Moore Fitzgerald) was born on 15 Dec 1834; died on 15 May 1908; was buried in Gainesboro City Cem, Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Joseph Draper was born on 15 Dec 1834 (daughter of James "Squire Jimmy" Draper and Jane Moore Fitzgerald); died on 15 May 1908; was buried in Gainesboro City Cem, Jackson Co, Tennessee.

Children:

Captain James Nathaniel Cox was born on 9 Feb 1876 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 12 Mar 1953 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co, Tennessee; was buried in Gainesboro City Cem, Jackson Co, Tennessee.
Cora Cox
3. Clara Jane Cox was born on 4 May 1869 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 1937 in Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee; was buried in Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

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James "Squire Jimmy" Draper was born on 8 May 1790 (son of Thomas Draper, Jr. and Sally Lyles); died on 1 Feb 1873; was buried in Jarrett Fitzgerald Cem, Flynns Creek, Jackson Co, Tennessee.

James married Jane Moore Fitzgerald about 1820. Jane (daughter of John Fitzgerald and Sarah Bullard) was born on 30 Jan 1798; died in 1868; was buried in Jarrett Fitzgerald Cem, Flynns Creek, Jackson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jane Moore Fitzgerald was born on 30 Jan 1798 (daughter of John Fitzgerald and Sarah Bullard); died in 1868; was buried in Jarrett Fitzgerald Cem, Flynns Creek, Jackson Co, Tennessee.

Children:

7. Nancy Joseph Draper was born on 15 Dec 1834; died on 15 May 1908; was buried in Gainesboro City Cem, Jackson Co, Tennessee.