T. N. Epperson was born August 5, 1834, in Polk County, Tennessee. He was a frail child and yet by temperate living his health improved, so that in early manhood he had physical strength and moral purpose sufficient to become a volunteer soldier. It was easy, for the most part, for young men in the early sixties to enlist either in the north or south where sentiment strongly set in one way; but it required principle and courage to go against the current of public opinion. This he did, and at personal sacrifice, enlisted, in the company A, Fifth regiment, Tennessee United States Volunteers.

After the civil war he remained in the south until 1879, when he moved to Idaho, hoping for improved health. In this he was not disappointed for, engaging in business  that kept him much outdoors, he grew stronger until six years since a severe attack of spotted fever was succeeded by creeping paralysis, which terminated in his death at his home in this city July 1, 1906.

For 52 years Mr. Epperson had been a professing Christian and those who best knew him give testimony that his religion was not a mere profession, but a life. When he united with the Baptist church of Boise it had but 17 members, few of whom are now here.

He was a member of the Masonic order and also of the G. A. R., so that in his death both the church and these societies lost an honored and honorable member.

Mr. Epperson was married to Miss Linda C. Calloway December 8, 1868, who survives him, together with three children, T. C. Epperson of Mountain home, C. C. Epperson of Boise, and Mrs. C. F. Wiseman of New York City.

Funeral services were held in the Baptist church July 2, at  2:30 p.m., at which the attendance and the quantity of beautiful flowers donated bore witness of esteem for the departed and sympathy with the family in their sorrow.

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