John EPLEY, FARMER

Birth:
30 Jul 1807
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Death:
4 Sep 1852
Hickory County, Missouri
Burial:
Hickory County, Missouri
Marriage:
3 Nov 1832
Warren County, Tennessee
Notes:
                   BIRTH DATE-PLACE-WIFE-CHILDREN:
            1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563.
BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE:
            Records of Jeannie Marchello.
            Also records of John Epley of Indiana who wrote the book "Epley"
CHILDREN-SPOUSE-PARENTS-SIBLINGS:
            Bible records; copies in possession of Deborah Lloyd from Epley CD
BIBLE LEGEND:
           Oliver Webb (descendant of Mary Epley sister to Sarah) writes:"John (brother to Sarah, died 1852) also had an Epley bible among his household possessions when he died.  It was included in the estate sale after his death and was purchased by a brother-in-law, Andrew Moore who was married to John's sister, Sarah.  Andrew and wife Sarah probably had the bible in their possession until about 1857 and entered the names of their children and their wedding date.  The bible subsequently came into the possession of Eliabeth Caroline (the barefoot daughter mentioned below) who passed it on to her duaghter."   "About 1855/56 Elizabeth Caroline and her siter Louisa Ann were under the guardianship and custody of Andrew and Sarah.  Apparently they were unhappy, and have reported that they were "badly treated".  Others have said they didn't feel welcome with Andrew and sarah.  When a wagon train left for Texas, in the winter, about 1856/1857, William L. Williams (Billy son of John Williams and Anne Epley) first.  They took  the bible with them.  No doubt it was very precious to them, as it recorded their families records, including their parents' and Epley grandparents' deaths.  In Texas they lived for a time with John and Anne before establishing their own homes.  Elizabeth Caroline married John Dan Chesser."
Mary SPANGLER
Birth:
Abt 1808
Montgomery Co., Virginia
Death:
2 Oct 1852
Hickory County, Missouri
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                   BIRTH DATE-PLACE:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
MARRIAGE:  Records of Jeannie Marchello; Topeka, Kansas.
PARENTS: Daniel Spangler and Elizabeth Sawers.
DEATH DATE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Bible records of John Epley and Mary Spangler.
Children
Marriage
1
Tennessee EPLEY
Birth:
1833
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
2 Nov 1852
Hickory County, Missouri
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH DATE-PLACE:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
PARENTS:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee;  FHL #0024563
PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 1852 probated records of John Epley, in Hickory County,
            Missouri.
BIRTH-DEATH:  Familey Bible records.
2
Mansan Peyton EPLEY
Birth:
7 May 1836
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
3 Sep 1857
Hickory County, Missouri
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH DATE-PLACE:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
PARENTS:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
BIRTH-DEATH DATES:  Family Bible Records.
3
John Clayton EPLEY
Birth:
Dec 1837
of Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH DATE-PLACE:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
PARENTS:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
4
William Henry EPLEY
Birth:
24 Jun 1840
Alabama
Death:
28 Aug 1933
Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona
Martha Brown BECK 
Marr:
25 Sep 1861
Hickory County, Missouri 
Notes:
                   BIRTH-PARENTS: 1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee;  FHL #0024563
BIRTH DATE:  Family Bible records.
SPOUSE-CHILDREN: 1870 & 1880 Census; Brown County, Tennessee; FHL Film 553076
MARRIAGE: Martha Brown Beck, married 25 September 1861, Hickory County,
            Missouri.
MILITARY:  Application for Texas Conderated Pensions, FHL film #968,863.
            William Henry Epley--application # 40610.
5
Elizabeth Caroline EPLEY
Birth:
3 Sep 1842
Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
20 Apr 1924
Brown County, Texas
John Daniel CHESSER 
Marr:
20 Dec 1861
Burnet County, Texas 
Notes:
                   BIRTH PLACE-PARENTS:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
DEATH-BURIAL-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Williams Ranch Cemetery; Rural Cemetery
          Inscriptions of Brown County, Texas; compiled by Hazel Ellis Wetzel.
          Children: Infant (daughter) Chesser, born & died 11 Dec. 1889;
                    William P. Chesser, born 10 Jan. 1862, died 10 May 1871.
BIRTH-DEATH: Family Bible records.
MARRIAGE: John Daniel Chesser, married December 20, 1860, Burnet County,              Texas.
HISTORY: Mills County Memories; Mills County, Texas Historical Commission.
           It was a freezing cold night in Cannon County, Tennessee when the             two young orphan Epley sisters (Elizabeth Caroline & Louisa Ann)              slipped through a window of thier anunt's home and rode horseback             with a trusted friend, Tobe Avery, to a rendevous with the girls              cousin, William Lyon "Bill" Williams, a young man in his twenties             and leader of the Williams Wagon Train to Brown/Mills County, Texas           in 1856.  Elizabeth Caroline, age fourteen, and Louisa Ann, age               eight, (daughter of John and Mary Spangler Epley) had been unhappy            residents in the home of their aunt, Sarah Epley Moore, since the             death of their parents in Hickory County, Missouri, in 1852.
           William L. "Bill" Williams started the wagon train on its way to
           Williams Ranch, Texas, then he waited for the Epley girls to arrive           at the pre-arranged meeting place. Their arrival had been delayed an          hour or two, so Bill and girls-all on one horse-rode as swiftly as            possible through the bitterly cold night to catch the wagon train in          time for breakfast.  The girls' feet were frost bitten and caused             much discomfort for several years.  It is said they did not have              shoes that night, only the clothes they wore.  At Williams Ranch,             Elizabeth Caroline and Louisa Ann Epley lived a few years with                another aunt, Annie Epley Williams (John), in Burnet County, who had
           established Williams Ranch in 1855.   Elizabeth married John Dan              Chesser in 1860.  They established a homestead in Chesser Valley              (six miles from Williams Ranch), built a log cabin and reared eleven          children.  Louisa married John Parks in 1867.  They moved to
           Arizona in 1879.   submitted by Stella B. Jaynes
6
George Martin EPLEY
Birth:
6 Oct 1846
Cannon County, Tennessee
Death:
29 Oct 1846
Cannon County, Tennessee
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH DATE-PLACE-DEATH:  IGI, Family Records of Jeannie Marchello.
BIRTH-DEATH DATES:  Family Bible Records of parents John & Mary Epley
7
Louisa Ann EPLEY
Birth:
23 Sep 1848
Tennessee
Death:
John PARKS 
Marr:
1867
Brown County, Texas 
Notes:
                   BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS:  1850 Census; Cannon County, Tennessee; FHL #0024563
RELATIVES:  1860 Census of Burnet County, Texas.  Living with aunt and uncle;
                 John and Anna Williams.
BIRTH:  Family Bible Records of parents John & Mary Epley.
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John Epley, Farmer - Mary Spangler

John Epley, Farmer was born at Lincoln County, North Carolina 30 Jul 1807. His parents were Daniel Epley and Katherine Keebler.

He married Mary Spangler 3 Nov 1832 at Warren County, Tennessee . Mary Spangler was born at Montgomery Co., Virginia Abt 1808 .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Tennessee Epley born 1833.
Mansan Peyton Epley born 7 May 1836.
John Clayton Epley born Dec 1837.
William Henry Epley born 24 Jun 1840.
Elizabeth Caroline Epley born 3 Sep 1842.
George Martin Epley born 6 Oct 1846.
Louisa Ann Epley born 23 Sep 1848.

John Epley, Farmer died 4 Sep 1852 at Hickory County, Missouri .

Mary Spangler died 2 Oct 1852 at Hickory County, Missouri .