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John Minor Estes 1868–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1868

Birth Location: Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 30 Mar 1940

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Martin Estes

Mother: Mary Sharp

Spouse(s): Sarah Hoyt

Children(s): Sarah Carr, Myrtice Cunningham, Coribel Mason, Lucy Estes, Leila Clark, Mary Roland, John Jr

John Minor Estes was born in 1868 in Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA, the child of Martin Van Buren Estes And Mary Louise Sharp. In 1870, John Minor Estes resided in Homer, Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA. John Minor Estes married Sarah Lucy Hoyt, and had children including Coribel Mason, John Minor Estes Jr, Leila Claude Clark, Lucy Boyce Estes, Mary Louise Roland, Myrtice Cunningham, Sarah Carr. John Minor Estes passed away in 1940 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Minor Estes was born in 1868 in Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA, the child of Martin Van Buren Estes And Mary Louise Sharp.
  • In 1870, John Minor Estes resided in Homer, Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA.
  • John Minor Estes married Sarah Lucy Hoyt, and had children including Coribel Mason, John Minor Estes Jr, Leila Claude Clark, Lucy Boyce Estes, Mary Louise Roland, Myrtice Cunningham, Sarah Carr.
  • John Minor Estes passed away in 1940 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Estes's Ancestors

Self
John Estes
1868–1940
Birth Place: Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
Parents
Martin Van Buren Estes
1843–1907
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Louise) Sharp
1848–1897
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Micajah (Estes) MD
1804–1883
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Nancy Owen
1802–1853
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Estes
1777–1841
Nancy Estes
1771–1856
Obediah Owen
1781–1821
Martha Ford
1783–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr
1757–1829
Mary Smith
1757–1829

John Estes's Descendants

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John (Minor) Estes (1 Jun 1868–30 Mar 1940) m. Sarah (Lucy) Hoyt (27 August 1870–15 March 1966)
  1. 1. Sarah Carr 1913–1968
  2. 2. Myrtice Cunningham 1899–1963
  3. 3. Coribel Mason 1891–1970
  4. 4. Lucy (Boyce) Estes 1897–1982 m. John (Walden Crenshaw) Sr 1887–1967
    1. 1. Albert (Dabney) Crenshaw 1921–1993
    2. 2. John (Walden) Crenshaw 1923–2004 m. Ruby (Nell) Phillips 1925–2006
    3. 3. Minor (Estes) Crenshaw 1924–1986 m. Katherine (Strickland) Barfield 1926–2007
  5. 5. Leila (Claude) Clark 1888–1981
  6. 6. Mary (Louise) Roland 1903–2000
  7. 7. John (Minor Estes) Jr 1894–1962

John Estes's Timeline

3 Records

1868
1 Jun 1868
Birth of John Minor Estes in Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
John Minor Estes resided here in Homer, Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
Homer, Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
1940
30 Mar 1940
Age 72
Death of John Minor Estes in Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Homer, Homer, Banks, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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