| Name |
Clara Jane Cox |
| Born |
4 May 1869 |
Gainesboro, Jackson Co, Tennessee  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
10 Jun 1937 |
Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee |
- Cookeville's Clara Cox Epperson, Poet Laureate of Tennessee, has died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W.A. Howard in Cookeville Thursday night June 10th after a long illness.
Mrs. Epperson was born and reared in Gainesboro. A daughter of the alte Capt. Robert Cox and Mrs.Nancy Draper.
Mrs. Epperson attended school in Gainesboro and received her_____.
She was married to John A. Epperson in 1891.
Mr. Eperson died in 1919 and since his death she had made her home with her daughter Mrs. W. A. Howard in Cookeville.
Mrs. Epperson was president of the Tennessee Press and ____for several years. She was a member of the League of American For Women and had served as bort state and national chairman of dram for the Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was organizing regent of the Old Walton Road Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She also was president of the Cookeville Book Lovers Club. For several years she was editor of the poetry page of the Tennessee Club Women.
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| Buried |
Cookeville City Cem, Cookeville, Putnam Co, Tennessee |
| Notes |
- Clara Jane (Cox) Epperson was a Church of Christ member, DAR member, Poet Laureate of TN, 1934, club woman and author. Her parents were pioneers of Jackson Co., TN. Her brother was Col. James N. Cox and her sister was Mrs. Cora (Cox) Lucas. Clara was a descendant of David Cox who gave the land which was used to lay off the town of Gainesboro, TN.
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| Person ID |
I75102 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
19 Feb 2015 |
1869 - 1937 (68 years)
