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Ray Don Estes 1931–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1931

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 8 September 2000

Death Location: Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Estes

Mother: Hester Sullivan

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Ray Don Estes was born in 1931 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Albert Estes And Hester Kate Sullivan. Ray Don Estes passed away in 2000 in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ray Don Estes was born in 1931 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Albert Estes And Hester Kate Sullivan.
  • Ray Don Estes passed away in 2000 in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Ray Estes's Ancestors

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Ray Estes
1931–2000
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Albert Estes
1892–1970
Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
Hester (Kate) Sullivan
1901–1986
Liberty, De Kalb County, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Fletcher) Sullivan
1863–1926
Warren County, Tennessee, United States
Susan (Nettie) Bass
1868–1951
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Clement Sullivan
1827–1880
Mary Neal
1831–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sullivan
1784–1861
Elizabeth Stembridge
1788–1860

Ray Estes's Timeline

2 Records

1931
18 June 1931
Birth of Ray Don Estes in Tennessee
Tennessee
2000
8 September 2000
Age 69
Death of Ray Don Estes
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1931
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 2000
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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