Biographical Sketch of Thomas J. Epperson, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentleman is the son of Joseph and Jane (Walker) Epperson, and was born in Hawkins county, Tenn., February 13, 1808. His father died when he was but six years of age, and at the age of thirteen he went to Ken- tucky and engaged in driving cattle. He remained in that State about nine years, and in November, 1837, came to Greene county, Missouri, and settled about fourteen miles south of Springfield, where he lived for some time and then removed to within four miles of Springfield, where he lived until 1875, when he moved into the city and has lived there ever since. Mr. Epperson was married in 1829, in Hawkins county, Tenn- essee, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Wolf. Mr. Epperson began life without a dollar, and now has a sufficient competency to live upon without being actively engaged in business. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================