Gurley Lee Milliken

Brief Life History of Gurley Lee

When Gurley Lee Milliken was born on 30 September 1901, in Dew, Freestone, Texas, United States, her father, Robert Harris Milliken, was 38 and her mother, Francis Isabelle Ham, was 30. She married Robert Joshua Epps on 27 October 1929. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 2, Gray, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 14 February 1981, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Navarro, Texas, United States.

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Robert Joshua Epps
1891–1964
Gurley Lee Milliken
1901–1981
Marriage: 27 October 1929
Robert Lee Epps
1932–2018

Sources (11)

  • Gurley L Epps in household of Robert J Epps, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Gurley Lee Millikens, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Gurley Lee Epps, "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Milligan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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