| Name |
William Henry “Uncle Bill” EPPERSON [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Birth |
1839/Mar 1842/abt 1840 |
Carswell County, North Carolina  [4, 5, 7, 8] |
| Gender |
Male |
| HIST |
residence- 126 E. Liberty Street, South Carolina 124 E. Liberty Street, Sumter, South Carolina Not in 1917 Sumter City Directory
The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 09, 1916, Image 5
From The Dally Item, dept. ?. William H. Epperson, a former sheriff of Sumter county and former alderman of the city or Sumter, died at the home of his son, J. A. Epper? son, 14 LeVi street at 8:06 o'clock last night, aftOr an illness of about three years.' He had been In a se? rious condition for about two months i and Buhoay evening M0 suddenly took ? 0 turn for th* Worse and Was uncon- t sclooO from then up to the time of his I death. Me wae a veteran of tho war i ' is states and wee in hi* l :' .'^wmU'"J Mr. Epperson was a native of Dan- I Vllle, Va.. but hibved to Sumter as a voting man before the War Between 1 the States. Just prior to the War he 1 was married to Misi Susan Brunson I of Summerton, by whom two children survive, Messrs. J. A. Epperson of t Sumter and Willie J. Epperson, whoso 1 present residence is unknown. After- c wards Mr. Epperson married Mrs. ( Mary Brennan. who predeceased him 1 by little more than a year. By thN 1 marriage three children are surviving, John P. Epperson, ot Sumter; Mrs. i Gertrude Boae of Philadelphia, nnd < Mrs. Nell Gillmore of Unlontown, Pa. I Mr. Epperson joined a Clarendon ] county company at the beginning of 1 the war and served throughout, be Ing a brave and faithful soldier. He|< has been engaged In various business enterprises in Sumter. He served as | < an alderman of the city of Sumter from Ward 4 for five terms and was | ] elected sheriff in 1904, which office hs held for eight years. Upon his re? tirement in 1?12, he made his home with his children and recently ha* been living) with his son, J. A. Ep person, at whose residence he was staying when Ms final Illness 9, 10, 11, 12] |
| MILI |
Private in Company I, 23rd S.C.V. - Captain H. H. Lesesne’s Company I, 23rd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, Army of Confederate States, 30 Apr 1862 [13] |
| Occupation |
he was sheriff of Sumter County, South Carolina, in 1905-1913 - According to a plaque in the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, his dates as Sheriff are 1901-1909 [1, 9, 11, 14] |
| _UID |
C256C020643D4DC7B45359CBF5D4E20F92AF |
| Death |
Aft 31 Jul 1913 [15] |
| Person ID |
I174827 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Mary A. “Mamie” DOWLING, b. 9 Aug 1846, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 31 Jul 1913, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 66 years) |
| _UID |
78B73FD26A5F48EBAC3C6F713B7116BB816E |
| _UID |
78B73FD26A5F48EBAC3C6F713B7116BB816E |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F118943 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Mar 2026 |
1840 - Aft 1913 (> 73 years)