Francis5 Wayles Eppes/Epps^{[1, 2]}

1801 - 1881  (79 years)

• Name	Francis5 Wayles Eppes/Epps
  	Francis Wayles Eppes is the Grandson of President Thomas Jefferson.
  Born	20 Sep 1801	Charlottesville, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 May 1881	Orlando, Orange County, Florida
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Orange County, Florida
  Person ID	I547451393	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Deacon John Wayles Eppes,   b. 19 Apr 1773, Chester County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Sep 1823, His estate Millbrook, Buckingham County, Virginia  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Mary "Maria" Jefferson,   b. 1778, Monticello, Virginia ,   d. 27 Apr 1804, at her childhood home  (Age 26 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1797	at Monticello, Virginia
  Family ID	F518495486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph,   b. 16 Jan 1801, Goochland, Virginia Colony ,   d. 15 Apr 1835, Tallahassee, Leon Co., Florida  (Age 34 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1822	Virginia
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F2195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susan Margaret Ware,   b. 14 Feb 1815, Georgia ,   d. 1 Sep 1887, Orlando, Orange Co., FL  (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Susan Frances "Fannie" Eppes/Epps,   b. 15 Mar 1839, Leon County, Florida ,   d. 21 Jan 1908, Tallahassee, Florida  (Age 68 years)   2. Marie Jefferson Eppes/Epps,   b. 12 Apr 1840,   d. 8 Sep 1896, New York  (Age 56 years)   3. Nicholas Ware Eppes/Epps,   b. 1 Nov 1843, Tallahassee, Forida ,   d. 3 Sep 1904, Tallahassee, Florida  (Age 60 years)   4. Martha Virginia Eppes/Epps,   b. 14 Nov 1847,   d. 9 Sep 1920  (Age 72 years)   5. Robert Francis Eppes/Epps,   b. 19 May 1851, Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL ,   d. 12 Feb 1894, Orlando, Orange Co., FL  (Age 42 years)   6. Caroline Matilda Eppes/Epps,   b. 1859,   d. 22 Jan 1940, Miami, Florida  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F2199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Francis Wayles Eppes francis wayles epps.jpg
  		Photo Francis Wayles Epps [Eppes] francis w. epps.jpg
  		Statue of Francis w. Eppes francis.jpg

  
  

  Documents		Francis Wayles Eppes-Obit The Times-Picayune Jun 15, 1881
  		Susan Ware Eppes-Death Notice The Times-Picayune Sep 12, 1887

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Eppes Headstone
  		Francis W. Eppes Headstone francis epps-headstone.jpg
  		Headstone of Francis Eppes 547451393FrancisEppes.jpg

  
  

  Histories		Francis Wayles Eppes- The Kansas Chief Jul 7, 1881
  		Eppes Crest and EppesLine-TheBaltimoreSun-Jun3,1906.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Children: Nicholas Ware Eppes (1843 - 1904)* Martha Virginia Eppes Shine Greetham (1847 - 1920)* Robert Francis Eppes (1851 - 1894)*

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51855537. Francis Wayles Eppes Birth: Sep. 20, 1801, Albermarle Co., Va. Death: May 30, 1881, Orlando,Orange Co., Florida He was the son of President Thomas Jefferson's daughter, Maria Jefferson Eppes, and John Wayles Eppes, former Senator from Virginia and member of Virginia House of Representatives. Francis moved his family to Tallahassee, Florida after his grandfather died. He was a planter and served several terms as intendant, {an administrative official, as a governor} (mayor) of Tallahassee, Florida. He was very active in the Episcopal Church holding meetings at his home before a church was built. He was instrumental in creating FSU [Forida State University] in Tallahassee, and there is a bronze statue of him on the grounds. Additionally, there is a scholarship named for him. On March 15, 1837 Francis remarried, a widow, Mrs. Susan Margaret Ware Crouch. He had 13 children with two wives, and is buried with his second wife in Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, Florida. There is an Eppes-Shine plot in that cemetery. After the Civil War he moved his family to Orange County, Florida near Orlando, and went into citrus farming, and was still active in the Episcopal church, and died there. He was known as Francis Wayles Eppes VII not Senior. All the Francis Eppes before him have a number, and they go way back to I. Parents: John Wayles Eppes (1773 - 1823) Mary Jefferson Eppes (1778 - 1804) Spouses: Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph Eppes (1801-1835) Susan Margaret Ware Crouch Eppes (1815 - 1887) Children: Marie Jefferson Eppes Shine (1840 - 1896) Nicholas Ware Eppes (1843 - 1904) Martha Virginia Eppes Shine Greetham (1847-1920) Robert Francis Eppes (1851 - 1894) Sibling: Francis Wayles Eppes (1801 - 1881) Maria Eppes (1804 - 1807 Burial: Greenwood Ceme., Orlando, Orange Co., FA Plot: Buried in the Eppes-Shine Plot. F/N & O-1 Find A Grave Memorial# 51855537 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10179870. Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph, w/o Francis Wayles Eppes: Birth: Jan. 16, 1801, Goochland County Virginia Death: Apr. 15, 1835, Tallahassee, Leon Co., FA Wife of Francis Wayles Eppes (married Nov 18, 1822); d/o Thomas Eston Randolph and Jane Cary. Parents: Thomas Eston Randolph (1767 - 1842) Jane Cary Randolph Randolph (1776 - 1832) Spouse: Francis Wayles Eppes (1801 - 1881) Siblings: Mary Elizabeth Cleland Randolph Eppes (1801 - 1835) Harriet Tucker Randolph Willis (1805 - 1832) Lucy Beverley Randolph Parkhill (1805 - 1884) James Henry Randolph (1809 - 1892) Mary Page Randolph (1811 - 1889) Arthur Moray Randolph (1815 - 1867) Burial: Saint Johns Episcopal Chur., Cem., Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida Find A Grave Memorial# 10179870 [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66665930. He married Martha Rebecca Whitehead on November 15, 1881 at Pine Hill Plantation, the home of his parents in Orange County, near Orlando, Florida. They had three children that died young and four who survived. He helped his father plant orange groves and a vegetable garden The family was planning to move back to Tallahassee when he died from typhoid fever. His wife, Martha Rebecca, and the children did move back to Tallahassee after his death. Funeral services were held at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church.