Ben Epley^{[1, 2]}

1896 - 1939  (43 years)

• Name	Ben Epley
  Born	10 Jan 1896	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	10 Mar 1939	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	12 Mar 1939	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I120345	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Willis "Bud" Epley,   b. 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jul 1937, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hance,   b. 25 Dec 1865, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jan 1944, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F99401	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Vernie Trentham,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1982, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1916	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Dora Jane Epley,   b. 11 Jul 1920,   d. 8 Jan 2007, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)   2. Oliver Lincoln "Doc" Epley,   b. 3 Mar 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 1998, Washington County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)   3. Ben Epley, Jr.,   b. 15 Jan 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Sep 1992, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years) + 4. Mary Elizabeth Epley,   b. 7 Oct 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Sep 2004, Baptist Convalescent Center  (Age 80 years) + 5. Wilburn "Bill Jack" Epley,   b. 18 Sep 1927, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Jul 2010  (Age 82 years) + 6. Emily Pauline Epley,   b. 21 Sep 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 2016  (Age 86 years)   7. Lilly Mae Epley + 8. Eve Jeanne Epley,   b. Abt 1932,   d. 11 Oct 2011  (Age ~ 79 years) + 9. Janelle Ann Epley,   b. 15 Jan 1937,   d. 26 Jul 2008, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F44057	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jan 1896 - Tennessee Census - 1910 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 30 Jan 1916 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 10 Mar 1939 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Mar 1939 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Aug 1978. Oneta Belle Campbell obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 29 Sep 2004. Mary Epley Jenkins obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Benjiman Epley Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 281 Page Number: 14 Household Gender Age Parent Willis Epley M 45y Parent Elizabeth Epley F 45y Bessie Epley F 20y Rhoda Epley F 18y Benjiman Epley M 16y Cora Epley F 13y Pink Epley M 11y May Epley F 7y Ordway Epley M y 3m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ben Epley Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 04, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 38 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1892 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0009 Family Number: 239 Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Line Number: 30 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00189 Household Gender Age Ben Epley M 38 Spouse Epley F 33 Child Dora Jane Epley F 9 Child Oliver Epley M 8 Child Mary Epley F 7 Child Ben Epley M 6 Child William Epley M 3 Child Pauline Epley F 0 [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Ben Eply Event: Death Event Date: 10 Mar 1939 Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 10 Jan 1886 Birthplace: Tenn. Spouse: Vernie Eply Father: Bud Eply Father's Birthplace: Tenn. Mother: Elizabeth Honel Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Occupation: Shoe Cobbler Street Address: Residence: Newport, Tenn. Cemetery: Union Burial Place: Newport, Tenn. Burial Date: 12 Mar 1939 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4183668 Image Number: 2273 Film Number: 1876872 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 4521 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Ben Epley Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Verne Trouthan Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 30 Jan 1916 Marriage Place: Cocke, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03651-9 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1928644 Reference Number: pg 227