Ellen W Estes

Brief Life History of Ellen W

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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Family Time Line

Gideon Cooper Johnston
1812–1870
Ellen W Estes
1838–1918
Marriage: 5 June 1855
Christopher Columbus Johnston
1856–1927
Helen Johnston
1856–1900
Mary Frances Johnston
1858–1912
Virginia Elizabeth Johnston
1861–1882
William Kirkling Johnson
1866–1945

Sources (20)

  • E W Johnson in household of G C Johnson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ellen Johnson, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Ellen Estes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: McLennan, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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