Brief Life History of Emma Jane
When Emma Jane Epperson was born on 22 June 1854, in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, United States, her father, Gilbert John Epperson, was 34 and her mother, Catharine Ticcle Bailey, was 31. She married Richard Garrett Palmateer about 1870. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Cascade Election Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon, United States in 1940 and Estacada, Clackamas, Oregon, United States in 1941. She died on 19 April 1941, in Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Clackamas, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.
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- Emma J Palmateer in household of Richard G Palmateer, "United States Census, 1930"
- Emma J Epperson Palmateer, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- Emma, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French D'Épernon: topographic name shortened from the title duc d'Epernon, which refers to Épernon, a place in Eure-et-Loir, France. Compare Apperson 2 and Efferson .
Possibly also Scottish, Irish, or English: variant of Apperson 1. This form of the surname is virtually non-existing in Britain.
History: The majority of the American bearers of the surname Epperson trace their origin to John Epperson, who arrived in North America together with his wife Elizabeth and namesake son from England in 1675, and settled in New Kent County, VA. He was reportedly a son of the French nobleman Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette, duc d'Epernon, born in 1638 on his father's way into political exile in England. In England he adopted an altered form of his father's title, Epperson, as a surname. John Epperson married twice: first Sara Rémon in 1656, in Jersey (Channel Islands); second, Elizabeth Beard, in 1671, in England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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