Calvin Calloway Estes

Brief Life History of Calvin Calloway

When Calvin Calloway Estes was born in 1872, in Clayton, Georgia, United States, his father, Allen Toney Estes, was 22 and his mother, Charlotte Elizabeth Hudgins, was 21. He married Polly Ann Kile on 31 December 1896, in Clayton, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States in 1910 and Walkers Chapel, DeKalb, Alabama, United States in 1920. He died from 1920 to 1925, in Alabama, United States.

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Calvin Calloway Estes
1872–1925
Polly Ann Kile
1883–1976
Marriage: 31 December 1896
Ruth Odessa Estes
1897–1983
Ossie C Estes
1901–1929
Betha Viola Estes
1903–1978
Leah Bell Estes
1906–2002
Freida Vaudine Estes
1910–1951
Ollie Oleta Estes
1914–1993

Sources (15)

  • Calvin C Estes, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Calvin C. Estes, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Calvin C Estes in entry for Unknown, "Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

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1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed

A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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