1850 Census of Coffee Co TN

Name Age
David Epley 28
Delila Epley 21
Sarah Epley 1
Malinda Epley 0

1860 Census of Bradyville, Cannon Co TN

Name Age
David Epley 38
Delila Epley 30
Sarah Epley 12
James Epley 7
John Epley 5
Mary Epley 1
J A Sagely 24
Richd Holt 22
L Ewell 40

1870 Census of Burnet Co TX

Name Age
David Epley 45
Delila Epley 41
James Epley 14
John Epley 12
Mary Epley 10
Nancy Epley 8
Fannie Epley 6
Josephene Epley 4
William Epley 1

1880 Census of Burnet Co TX

Name Age
David Epley 54 head
Elizabeth Epley 45 wife
Ely Epley 15 son*
Charles Epley 13 son*
James Epley 11 son*
Maud Joy 2 granddaughter
Josephine Epley 14 daughter
William Epley 9 son

*These are sons of Elizabeth by her first husband, James Alexander Joy. He died shortly after James (Alexander) was born in 1868 and it appears that Elizabeth married David Epley and the children were enumerated with the surname Epley in the 1880 census.