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Matthew Estep 1877–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 DEC 1877

Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 MAY 1964

Death Location: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Father: William Estep

Mother: Mary Dotson

Spouse(s): Cosby May

Children(s): Lassie Estep

Matthew Estep was born in 1877 in Buchanan, Virginia, United States, the child of William Riley Estep And Mary Dotson. In 1880, Matthew Estep resided in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States. In 1880, Matthew Estep resided in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. Matthew Estep married Cosby May, and had children including Lassie Estep. Matthew Estep passed away in 1964 in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Estep was born in 1877 in Buchanan, Virginia, United States, the child of William Riley Estep And Mary Dotson.
  • In 1880, Matthew Estep resided in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1880, Matthew Estep resided in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • Matthew Estep married Cosby May, and had children including Lassie Estep.
  • Matthew Estep passed away in 1964 in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Estep
1842–1884
Birth Location: (of Tazewell Co.), VA
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Mary Dotson
1848–1918
Birth Location: Ira, Buchanan, VA
MD

Spouses(s)

Cosby May
1886–1962
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Lassie Estep
1912–1999
Birth Location: Ira, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
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Matthew Estep's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Estep
1877–1964
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Riley Estep
1842–1884
(of Tazewell Co.), VA
Mary Dotson
1848–1918
Ira, Buchanan, VA
Grandparents
Shadrach Estep
1814–1880
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Ruth Wilson
1810–1882
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
William (Riley Arnold) Dotson
1801–1875
"Bull Dog", Ashe, North Carolina
Elizabeth Baumgardner
1817–
Ashe County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Estep
1767–1852
Sarah Frazier
1796–1870
Elijah Wilson
1778–1858
Nancy Paschall
1790–1854
Reuben Dotson
1775–1869
Sarah Estep
1775–1805
John Baumgardner
1797–1830
Malinda Bumgardner
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrick Estep
1745–1801
Ruth Duggan
1748–1801
John Frazier
1751–1814
Hannah Graham
1770–1827
Henry Wilson
1750–1812
Mary Paschall
–1805
John Paschal
1756–1816
Mary Robertson
1762–1836
Charles Dotson
1745–1789
Elizabeth Elmore
1744–
Shadrick Estep
1745–1801
Ruth Duggan
1748–1801

Matthew Estep's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Estep (19 DEC 1877–20 MAY 1964) m. Cosby May (18 OCT 1886–12 SEP 1962)
  1. 1. Lassie Estep 1912–1999 m. John Allen 1904– m. Floyd Estep 1911–1998

Matthew Estep's Timeline

8 Records

1877
19 DEC 1877
Birth of Matthew Estep in Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Buchanan, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
Matthew Estep resided here in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
Matthew Estep resided here in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Matthew Estep resided here in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Matthew Estep resided here in Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Matthew Estep resided here in Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 63
Matthew Estep resided here in Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1964
20 MAY 1964
Age 87
Death of Matthew Estep in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1877
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 January 2019, 21:58), entry for Mathew Estep(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID M4TL-WLV
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 July 2017), Mathew Estep in household of William Estep, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 357B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1357; FHL microfilm 1,255,357.
    [4] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 28 January 2019, 21:58), entry for Mathew Estep(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID M4TL-WLV
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1964
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Knox, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knox, Buchanan, Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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