According to her death certificate her full name was Mary Ann Epperson, a white female, a widow, a housewife, aged 75 years, 4 months and 12 days. Her residence was Jackson Springs, Moore County, North Carolina. She was born January 20, 1879 in Patrick County, Virginia, and died June 1, 1954 at 8:20 a.m. in the Moore County Hospital, in Pinehurst, Mineral Springs Township, Moore County, North Carolina. Cause of death was Hyostatic pneumonia, that she had for 1 week, due to Cerebral vascular accident, which she had for 2 months, and to Arteri-sclerotic sardie-vascular disease. Her parents were listed as, Billy & Fannie (Gunter) Culler. Burial was listed as being in the King Family Cemetery in Ararat, Virginia. The informant was Rufus Epperson of Ararat, Virginia.

In the 1920 federal census, Haze and his family were living in Dan River Township, Patrick County, Virginia. He was listed as Hays Epperson, a section hand on the railroad, age 36, born in Virginia, and his wife, Mary Epperson, age 27, born in North Carolina, and their children listed were: Luther, age 6, Lois M., age 4, and Wilda, age 1, all listed born in Virginia.

In the 1920 federal census, Haze and his family were still living in Dan River Township, Patrick County, Virginia. He was listed as Hays Epperson, a farm laborer work outside the home, he was renting, age 45, born in Virginia, and his wife, Mary Ann Epperson, age 38, born in Virginia, and their children listed were: Luther, age 17, Lois, age 14, Wilda, age 10, Rufus R.B., age 6, Susy J., age 4, and William R., age 1, all listed born in Virginia.

In the 1930 federal census, Haze and his family were still living in Dan River Township, Patrick County, Virginia. He was listed as R. Haze Epperson, a farm laborer, he was still renting, age 54, born in Virginia, and his wife, Mary A. Epperson, age 52, born in Virginia, and their children listed were: Jane S., age 15, Roosevelt, age 12, Hardin, age 9, and Margie M., age 6, all listed born in Virginia.