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- 1931-1986 (Creation)
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David G. Epp (1897-1986) was born in Eigenheim near Rosthern, as the fifth child of Gerhard and Katharina Epp. He married Justina Rempel (1900-1986) on October 3, 1926. Upon the death of his father (Gerhard Epp) in 1919, he was asked by his mother to take over the family farm which he then ran for 60 years. David G. and Justina Epp were blessed with eight children. In 1983 he and his wife moved from their farm to the home for the elderly in Rosthern. David G. Epp was the fourth generation to keep a diary in the Epp family.
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Volume 4636
1 Original David G. Epp diary. - Feb 8 1931 - Apr. 6 1932 .
2 Translation of the David G. Epp diary. - Feb. 8 1931 - Apr. 6 1932 .
3 Original David G. Epp diary. - Apr. 7 1932 - Jan. 20 1933 .
4 Translation of the David G. Epp diary. - Apr. 7 1932 - Jan. 20 1933 .
5 Original David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 21 1933 - Feb. 6 1934 .
6 Original David G. Epp diary. Feb. 8 1934 - Dec. 31 1934 ; Jan. 1 1940 - Nov. 4 1941 . (The Feb. 8 1934 - Dec. 31 1934 diary is followed by the five year diary, Jan. 1 1935 - Dec. 31 1939 diary in Volume 4636: 8).
7 Translation of the David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 21 1933 - Feb. 6 1934 ; Feb. 8 1934 - Dec. 31 1934 .
8 Original David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 1 1935 - Dec. 31 1939 .
9 Translation of the David G. Epp diary. Jan. 1 1935 - Dec. 31 1939 . NOTE: The David G. Epp diary from Jan. 1 1940 - Nov. 4 1941 is found in Volume: 4636: 6.
10 Original David G. Epp diary. - Nov. 6 1941 - July 13 1947 .
11 Original David G. Epp diaries. - Dec. 31 1952 - Dec. 31 1964 . (These diaries are in 12 envelopes).
12 Original David G. Epp diary. -- 1948-1952.
Volume 4637
1 Original David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 1 1965 - Dec. 31 1969 .
2 Original David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 1 1970 - Dec. 31 1974 .
3 Original David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 1 1975 - Dec. 31 1979 .
4 Original David G. Epp diary. - Jan. 1 1975 - Dec. 31 1985 , Jan. 22, 1986 .
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David G. Epp diary from January 1, 1948 - December 31, 1952 was being held by the family for photocopying and to be submitted later (2012). -- AHR.