When Ellen W Estes was born on 10 September 1838, in Newton, Missouri, United States, her father, Hiram M Estes Sr, was 41 and her mother, Lucy Richardson, was 39. She married Gideon Cooper Johnston on 5 June 1855, in McLennan, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Kendall, Texas, United States for about 20 years and Junction, Kimble, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 19 July 1918, in Boerne, Kendall, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Boerne, Kendall, Texas, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: McLennan, Texas, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English: topographic name from Middle English est ‘east’, denoting someone ‘from the east’ or someone living in the eastern part of a village or settlement. Today the name is still pronounced as two syllables, as it was in medieval times.
History: This name was brought to New England by Matthew (1645–1723) and Richard (born 1647) Estes, sons of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England. Probably unconnected is the founder of the VA and TN family of this name, Benjamin Estes (born 1736 in VA; died 1811 in TN).
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