Edwin epps slave owner history

EdwinEpps

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Mary Melvina (Roberts) Epps — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Robert Elee Epps

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Biography

Depicted in the book "Twelve Years a Slave" by Solomon Northup

Edwin served in the 71st Regiment, Virginia Milita during the War of ^[1]

He died in and was interred at Fogleman Cemetery.^[2]

Slaves

In , Edwin Epps held eight enslaved persons in Avoyelles, Louisiana

• Male 40
• Female 37
• Male 35
• Male 34
• Male 20
• Female 19
• Male 17
• Male 11

In , Edwin Epps held 12 enslaved persons in Avoyelles, Louisiana^[3]

• Male 65
• Female 60
• Male 50
• Male 45
• Female 40
• Male 40
• Female 34
• Male 30
• Male 29
• Male 20
• Female 18
• Male 15

Sources

1. ↑ United States War of Index to Service Records, , database with images, FamilySearch (://Q29K-3QB2 : 8 March ), Edwin Epps, ; citing NARA microfilm publication M (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 67; FHL microfilm ,
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 16 February ), memorial page for Edwin Epps (–3 Mar ), Find A Grave: Memorial #, citing Fogleman Cemetery, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ronnie (contributor ).
3. ↑Slave Schedule: " U.S.

   Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States ; Series Number: M; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record # (accessed 29 November )
   Edwin Epps, slave owner of 12 enslaved people, in in Avoyelles, Louisiana, USA.

• Census: " United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M; Residence Date: ; Home in Avoyelles, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: b; Line Number: 21
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record # (accessed 29 November )
  Edwin Epps (42), Farmer, in Avoyelles, Louisiana, USA.

  Born in North Carolina.

  Edwin epps slave owner biography wikipedia Other articles where Edwin Epps is discussed: Solomon Northup: by Ford and Tibaut to Edwin Epps, under whose ownership he remained for the next decade. Epps used Northup both as an artisan slave and as a field hand, occasionally leasing him out to sugar planters and processors. Throughout this time, Northup was often a “driver” in charge of other.

• Census: " United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M; Residence Date: ; Home in Avoyelles, Louisiana; Roll: M_; Page: ; Family History Library Film:
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record # (accessed 29 November )
  Edwin Epps (52), Farmer, in Avoyelles, Louisiana.

  Born in North Carolina.

• Edwin Epps M 52 Farmer North Carolina
• Mary Epps F 36 None Louisiana
• Edwin Epps M 13 Louisiana
• Robert Epps M 11 Louisiana
• Virginia Epps F 9 Louisiana
• Mary Epps F 7 Louisiana
• Wilburr Epps M 5 Louisiana
• Massa Epps M 2 Louisiana

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Edwin epps slave owner biography Edwin Epps ( – March 3, ) was an enslaver on a cotton plantation in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Epps was the third and longest enslaver of Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in and forced into slavery. On January 3, , Northup left Epps's property and returned to his family in New York. [1] [2].

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