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Sylvia Estep 1924–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1924

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: DEC 2001

Death Location: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States

Father: Charles Estep

Mother: Minnie Brooks

Spouse(s): Shelby Wolfenbarger

Children(s): Shelby Wolfenbarger, Beverly Wolfenbarger

Sylvia Estep was born in 1924 in Tennessee, the child of Charles Logan Estep And Minnie Jane Brooks. In 1930, Sylvia Estep resided in District 05, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. In 1935, Sylvia Estep resided in Same House. Sylvia Estep married Shelby Howard Wolfenbarger, and had children including Beverly Ann Wolfenbarger, Shelby Ronald Wolfenbarger. Sylvia Estep passed away in 2001 in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Estep was born in 1924 in Tennessee, the child of Charles Logan Estep And Minnie Jane Brooks.
  • In 1930, Sylvia Estep resided in District 05, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1935, Sylvia Estep resided in Same House.
  • Sylvia Estep married Shelby Howard Wolfenbarger, and had children including Beverly Ann Wolfenbarger, Shelby Ronald Wolfenbarger.
  • Sylvia Estep passed away in 2001 in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Estep
1885–1946
Birth Location: Big Spring Union, Harrogate, Claiborne, TN
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Minnie Brooks
1888–1940
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Shelby Wolfenbarger
1922–1993
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Shelby Wolfenbarger
1948–2017
Birth Location: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States
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Beverly Wolfenbarger
1946–2003
Birth Location: Bell, Kentucky, United States
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Sylvia Estep's Ancestors

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Sylvia Estep
1924–2001
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Charles Logan Estep
1885–1946
Big Spring Union, Harrogate, Claiborne, TN
Minnie (Jane) Brooks
1888–1940
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Burrell (Harrison) Estep
1840–1933
Brushy Mountain Community, Wilkes Co., NC
Surrilda (Jane) Busic
1852–1919
, Hancock, Tennessee
John (Hezekiah) Brooks
1826–1895
Tennessee, United States
Sarah Campbell
1841–1931
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Estep
1820–1866
Betty Eastridge
1818–1902
Alexander Busic
1827–1863
Eveline Martin
1830–1905
Hezekiah Brooks
1792–1836
Elizabeth Rowlett
1796–1879
James Campbell
1808–1848
Martha Nevils
1809–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Estep
1792–1869
Nancy Moore
1795–1885
Nathan Eastridge
1775–1876
Elizabeth Floyd
1785–1850
Anson Martin
1810–1848
Margaret Bolton
1812–1880

Sylvia Estep's Descendants

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Sylvia Estep (1924–DEC 2001) m. Shelby (Howard) Wolfenbarger (25 MAY 1922–21 OCT 1993)
  1. 1. Shelby (Ronald) Wolfenbarger 1948–2017
  2. 2. Beverly (Ann) Wolfenbarger 1946–2003

Sylvia Estep's Timeline

7 Records

1924
1924
Birth of Sylvia Estep in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 6
Sylvia Estep resided here in District 05, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
District 05, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1935
1935
Age 11
Sylvia Estep resided here in Same House
Same House
1935
1935
Age 11
Sylvia Estep resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 16
Sylvia Estep resided here in Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1940
1940
Age 16
Sylvia Estep resided here in Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
2001
DEC 2001
Age 77
Death of Sylvia Estep in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States
Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 July 2021), Shelby Wolfenbarger and Sylvia Estep, 2 Feb 1946; citing Marriage, Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,944,343.
    [2] United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 January 2021), Sylvia Estep in household of Charlie Estep, Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-11, sheet 10A, line 38, family 162, 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 3880.
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 05, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 2001
    Event Place: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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