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Ernest Estep 1917–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 AUG 1917

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 OCT 1992

Death Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Father: Robert Estep

Mother: Cornelia Bailey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ernest Jr.

Ernest Estep was born in 1917 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, the child of Robert Silas Estep And Cornelia Bailey. In 1920, Ernest Estep resided in Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United Sta. In 1930, Ernest Estep resided in District 06, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. Ernest Estep married Helen Ralston, and had children including Ernest Estep Jr. Ernest Estep passed away in 1992 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Ernest Estep was born in 1917 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, the child of Robert Silas Estep And Cornelia Bailey.
  • In 1920, Ernest Estep resided in Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United Sta.
  • In 1930, Ernest Estep resided in District 06, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.
  • Ernest Estep married Helen Ralston, and had children including Ernest Estep Jr.
  • Ernest Estep passed away in 1992 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Estep's Ancestors

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Ernest Estep
1917–1992
Birth Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Robert Silas Estep
1877–1961
, Lee, VA
Cornelia Bailey
1883–1993
Lee, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jacob (Nathan) Estep
1848–1926
Rose Hill, Lee, Virginia
Mourn Daniels
1847–1904
, Lee, Virginia
Parks Bailey
1846–1940
Lee, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Arista) Ball
1857–1889
Lee, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Estep
1820–1866
Betty Eastridge
1818–1902
Callam Bailey
1825–1860
Mary Smith
1820–1874
John Ball
1817–1892
Rachel Locke
1826–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Estep
1792–1869
Nancy Moore
1795–1885
Nathan Eastridge
1775–1876
Elizabeth Floyd
1785–1850

Ernest Estep's Descendants

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Ernest Estep (29 AUG 1917–29 OCT 1992)
  1. 1. Ernest (Estep) Jr. 1949–2003

Ernest Estep's Timeline

4 Records

1917
29 AUG 1917
Birth of Ernest Estep in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1920
1920
Age 3
Ernest Estep resided here in Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1930
1930
Age 13
Ernest Estep resided here in District 06, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
District 06, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1992
29 OCT 1992
Age 75
Death of Ernest Estep in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1917
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 August 2022), Ernest Earl Estep, ; Burial, Oak Grove, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States of America, Oak Grove Church Cemetery; citing record ID 190762520, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [2] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Ernest E Estep, 29 Aug 1917; citing Birth, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [3] United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 25 January 2023), Ernest E Estep in household of Siles Estep, District 06, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 19A, line 26, family 374, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2237; FHL microfilm 2,341,971.
    [4] United States Census, 1920, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 February 2021), Earnest Estep in entry for Silas Estep, 1920.
    [5] FamilySearch FamilyTree, MEMORIAL ID190762520
    [6] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Citing this Record"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 16 March 2018), Ernest Estep, Civil District 12, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-24, sheet 10B, line 78, family 170, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3878.
    [7] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Citing this Record"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 29 October 2018), Bertha Estep in household of Silas Estep, Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 29, sheet 5A, line 17, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1732; FHL microfilm 1,821,732.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 August 2022), Ernest Earl Estep, ; Burial, Oak Grove, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States of America, Oak Grove Church Cemetery; citing record ID 190762520, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, MEMORIAL ID190762520

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 06, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1992
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 August 2022), Ernest Earl Estep, ; Burial, Oak Grove, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States of America, Oak Grove Church Cemetery; citing record ID 190762520, <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, MEMORIAL ID190762520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

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