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- Benjamin H. Epperson1824 - 1878
Facts and Events
| Name |
Benjamin H. Epperson |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
3 Nov 1824 |
Amite, Mississippi |
| Other? |
1840 |
Red River County, TexasMigration (came with his father) |
| Marriage |
1 Jun 1848 |
Red River County, Texasto Harriet Amanda Shields |
| Other[2] |
Sep 1848 |
Paris, Lamar County, TexasPolitical |
| Census[3] |
1850 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Other? |
1851 |
TexasPolitical |
| Census[4] |
1860 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Other[5] |
1860 |
TexasPolitical |
| Other[6] |
Apr 1860 |
Tyler, TexasPolitical |
| Other[7] |
1866 |
Red River County, TexasPolitical |
| Other[8] |
1866 |
Red River County, TexasTax List |
| Census[9] |
1870 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Death[1] |
8 Sep 1878 |
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas |
| Burial[1] |
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Oakwood Cemetery, Marion County, Texas |
In Sept 1848, he called a meeting in Paris of Whigs and Democrats to discuss the issues of the day. Participants included B. H. Mark (Paris), T. D. Kennedy (Lamar County), T. G. Wright (Red River County), C. K. Holman (Paris), H. D. Woodworth, and Col. W. C. Young.S2
Red River County, Texas, 1850 census:S3
- Eperson, B. H. 26 yrs Attorney (real estate = $500) b. Mississippi
- Harriet 16 yrs b. Tennessee
- Cora 4/12 yr b. Texas
In 1851, he ran for governor, but came in 4th (10.5% of the vote) in a 5-man race.
Red River County, Texas, 1860 census:S4
- Epperson, B. H. 35 yrs Attorney (real estate = $60,000; personal estate = $40,000) b. Mississippi
- Amanda 25 yrs b. Tennessee
- Shields 8 yrs b. Texas
- Eugenia 5 yrs b. Texas
- Robert 3 yrs b. Texas
- Montgomery, John 90 yrs (real estate = $_____; personal estate = $5,500) b. Pennsylvania
- Grizel 45 yrs (real estate = $1,000; personal estate = $200) b. Tennessee
- Wilkins, Thos. 14 yrs (real estate = $_____; personal estate = $8,000) b. Texas
- Epperson, Jennie 16 yrs (real estate = $_____; personal estate = $8,000) b. Tennessee
Red River County, Texas, 1870 census:S9
- Epperson, B. H. 46 yrs Attorney at Law b. Mississippi
- A. H. 36 yrs Keeping house b. Tennessee
- Philias 18 yrs At school b. Texas
- Eugenie 15 yrs At school b. Texas
- Robert 13 yrs At school b. Texas
- William 17 yrs At school b. Texas
- George [BLACK] 47 yrs Domestic servant b. Tennessee
- Sains, Major 12 yrs b. Texas
Shortly after the 1870 census, he moved to Jefferson, where he built a large home called "House of the Seasons," which is now a Bed & Breakfast and museum.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave marker, Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States.
- ↑ Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States. Northern Standard (Clarksville, Texas)
23 September 1848.
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 221, house/family 356/356.
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 101, house/family 563/563.
- ↑ Wortham, Louis J. A history of Texas: from wilderness to commonwealth. (Fort Worth: Wortham-Molyneaux Co., 1924)
Vol. 4, p. 339.
As a Whig state representative, he opposed the Ordinance of Secession.
- ↑ Lubbock, Francis R. Six Decades in Texas: or, Memoirs of Francis Richard Lubbock, Governor of Texas in War Time, 1861-63. A Personal Experience in Business, War, and Politics. (Austin: B. C. Jones & Co., 1900)
p. 194.
As a delegate to the state convention of the new Constitutional Union Party, he was selected as a state delegate to the National Convention in Baltimore.
- ↑ Wortham, Louis J. A history of Texas: from wilderness to commonwealth. (Fort Worth: Wortham-Molyneaux Co., 1924)
Vol. 5, p. 17.
Having opposed secession before the War, he was elected one of the four members of Congress in the first stage of Reconstruction. He refused to align himself with the Radical Republicans, however, and was replaced.
- ↑ U.S. Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918.
Epperson, B. H.
Lawyer
Rate = $10.00
Total = $9.17
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 8, house/family 86/86.
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