EPPS is a family surname. My grandmother was Jessie Epps Cass. Her family was from McMinn County TN and someone in her family married an EPPS so she got the name. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: icarney [mailto:icarney@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:01 PM To: SCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCOTT] Another John Scott! Found in a list of Graves of Deceased Soldiers Marked by GA D. A. R. SCOTT, John Epps,.......Sparta, Georgia Does anyone know of this John SCOTT and his family, Sparta is in Hancock County, GA. Hancock was a part of Washington County, GA befor 1800. Also does anyone know what Epps stand for or is it a part of his name. Thank you, Inez ==== SCOTT Mailing List ==== Here's a couple web pages about Sir Walter Scott's work and Life: http://synergy.arts.gla.ac.uk/www/english/comet/starn/prose/wscott/life/cont ents.htm Sir Walter's birthday is August 15th. Let's party! http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/walter.html