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Virgil Ray Estep 1897 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1897

Birth Location: Allen, Kansas, United States

Death Date: 13 Mar 1972

Death Location: Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

Father: George Estep

Mother: Cora Joiner

Spouse(s): Nina Wells

Children(s): Evelyn Estep, Victor Estep, Dorthea Estep, Dorthea Estep, Dorothy Estep, Betty Estep

In 1897, Virgil Ray Estep entered the world in Allen, Kansas, United States, born to George Estep and Cora Evelina Joiner. In 1900, Virgil Ray Estep resided in Geneva, Allen, Kansas. In 1905, Virgil Ray Estep resided in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas. Virgil Ray Estep married Nina Alice ESTEP Wells, and had children including Evelyn Elizabeth Estep, Victor Ray Estep, Dorthea E SAMFORD Estep, Dorthea E Estep, Dorothy E Estep, Betty Arlene HOWLAND Estep. Virgil Ray Estep passed away in 1972 in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Virgil Ray Estep entered the world in Allen, Kansas, United States, born to George Estep and Cora Evelina Joiner.
  • In 1900, Virgil Ray Estep resided in Geneva, Allen, Kansas.
  • In 1905, Virgil Ray Estep resided in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas.
  • Virgil Ray Estep married Nina Alice ESTEP Wells, and had children including Evelyn Elizabeth Estep, Victor Ray Estep, Dorthea E SAMFORD Estep, Dorthea E Estep, Dorothy E Estep, Betty Arlene HOWLAND Estep.
  • Virgil Ray Estep passed away in 1972 in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Estep
1853 – 1939
Birth Location: Freetown, Jackson Co., Indiana, United States
GE
Cora Joiner
1872 – 1957
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
CJ

Spouses(s)

Nina Wells
1899 – 1981
Birth Location: Isabella, Major, Oklahoma, United States
NW

Children(s)

Evelyn Estep
1920 – 1920
Birth Location: Geneva, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America
EE
Victor Estep
1922 – 1995
Birth Location: Iola Allen, Kansas, USA
VE
Dorthea Estep
1924 – 2019
Birth Location: Allen County, Kansas, United States of America
DE
Dorthea Estep
1925 –
Birth Location: Kansas
DE
Dorothy Estep
1925 –
Birth Location: Kansas
DE
Betty Estep
1928 – 2008
Birth Location: Kansas
BE

Virgil Estep's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Estep
1897 – 1972
Birth Place: Allen, Kansas, United States
Parents
George Estep
1853 – 1939
Freetown, Jackson Co., Indiana, United States
Cora (Evelina) Joiner
1872 – 1957
Plymouth, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgil Estep's Descendants

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Virgil (Ray) Estep (24 May 1897 – 13 Mar 1972) m. Nina (Alice ESTEP) Wells (7 Apr 1899 – 21 Jan 1981)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Estep (December 1920 – December 1920)
  2. 2. Victor (Ray) Estep (2 May 1922 – 9 Jul 1995) m. Jean E.
  3. 3. Dorthea (E SAMFORD) Estep (25 September 1924 – 15 January 2019)
  4. 4. Dorthea (E) Estep (abt 1925 – )
  5. 5. Dorothy (E) Estep (abt 1925 – )
  6. 6. Betty (Arlene HOWLAND) Estep (18 Feb 1928 – 10 May 2008) m. Lewis (Rivers) Howland (15 Dec 1923 – 3 Apr 2007)

Virgil Estep's Timeline

15 Records

1897
24 May 1897
Birth of Virgil Ray Estep in Allen, Kansas, United States
Allen, Kansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 3
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas
Geneva, Allen, Kansas
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 8
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas
Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas
1910
1910
Age 13
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Sherman, Grant, Kansas
Sherman, Grant, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 23
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas
Geneva, Allen, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 23
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 28
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas
Geneva, Allen, Kansas
1925
1925
Age 28
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas
Geneva, Allen, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 33
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas
Geneva, Allen, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 33
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas
Geneva, Allen, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas, United States
Geneva, Allen, Kansas, United States
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas, United States
Geneva, Allen, Kansas, United States
1950
1950
Age 53
Virgil Ray Estep resided here in Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
1972
13 Mar 1972
Age 75
Death of Virgil Ray Estep in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1897
    Event Place: Allen, Kansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T627_1218; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1-9.
    [6] Social Security Death Index, Number: 515-36-4030; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: 1955.
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T625_522; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: .
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [9] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Allen County, Kansas; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T623_31077_4120132; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240469.
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Grant, Kansas; Roll: T624_440; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0216; Image: 637; FHL microfilm: 1374453.
    [12] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
    [13] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Iola Register; Publication Date: 13/ Mar/ 1972; Publication Place: Iola, Kansas, United States of America; ,0.50769395,0.5001377,0.7534093&xid=23
    [14] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Geneva, Allen, Kansa
    [15] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T623_31077_4120132; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240469.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sherman, Grant, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Grant, Kansas; Roll: T624_440; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0216; Image: 637; FHL microfilm: 1374453.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T625_522; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T625_522; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T627_1218; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1-9.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T627_1218; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1-9.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T627_1218; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1-9.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Geneva, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Geneva, Allen, Kansa

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1972
    Event Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Iola Register - 13 Mar 1972 - Page 3, Obituary for Virgil R. Estep (Aged 74) 13 Mar 1972

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allen, Alen, Oeepon
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Geneva, Allen, Kansa

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allen, Kansas
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Allen County, Kansas; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Route 2, Iola, Kansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Iola Register; Publication Date: 13/ Mar/ 1972; Publication Place: Iola, Kansas, United States of America; ,0.50769395,0.5001377,0.7534093&xid=23

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1972
    Event Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 515-36-4030; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: 1955.
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Iola Register; Publication Date: 13/ Mar/ 1972; Publication Place: Iola, Kansas, United States of America; ,0.50769395,0.5001377,0.7534093&xid=23
    [4] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iola, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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