ESTES, Edmond Turner

1816 - 1886  (70 years)

• Name	ESTES, Edmond Turner
  Birth	1816	Tennessee, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Nov 1886	Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States   [3]
  Burial	Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Address: McDowell Cemetery
  Person ID	I8762	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	ESTES, James D.,   b. 1784, Orange County, Virginia, United States d. 27 Dec 1851, Washington County, Texas, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	WILLIAMS, Eunice,   b. 1783, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States d. Bef 27 Nov 1850, Washington County, Republic of Texas (Age < 67 years)
  Marriage	1815	Virginia or Tennessee   [4]
  Residence	1820	Missouri, United States   [5]
  	"James was in Missouri by 1820, where he worked in silver mines. After 1825 move to Texas.""
  Family ID	F232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	MCDOWELL, Margaret Jane,   b. Abt 1828, South Carolina d. Jan 1851, Washington County, Texas, United States (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1846	Washington County, Texas, United States   [6]
  Residence	27 Nov 1850	Washington County, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Mechanic
  Children	1. ESTES, James William,   b. 22 Aug 1847, Washington County, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. ESTES, Colbraith Perry,   b. 4 Apr 1850, Washington County, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. ESTES, Margaret Ann,   b. 3 Jan 1851, Washington County, Texas, United States d. 30 Apr 1937, Killeen, Bell, Texas, United States (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F2729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	MCDOWELL, Sarah Ann,   b. 7 May 1830, South Carolina d. 3 Nov 1905, Bell County, Texas, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1853	Washington County, Texas, United States
  Residence	31 Jul 1860	Belton, Bell, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as E. T. and Sarah Estes
  Residence	6 Aug 1870	Belton, Bell, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as E.T and Sarah Estes (although it could be read as Ertes).
  Residence	7 Jun 1880	Justice Precinct No. 7, Bell, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. ESTES, Robert,   b. 8 Mar 1854, Washington County, Texas, United States d. 17 Apr 1948, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States (Age 94 years)   2. ESTES, John Thomas,   b. 20 Feb 1857, Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States d. 12 Jan 1897, Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States (Age 39 years)   3. ESTES, Josephine Louvenia,   b. 11 Mar 1861, Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States d. 6 Mar 1950, Belton, Bell, Texas, United States (Age 88 years)   4. ESTES, Benjamin McCoulough,   b. 5 May 1862, Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States d. 12 Apr 1912, Bell County, Texas, United States (Age 49 years)   5. ESTES, Mary Ella,   b. 5 Feb 1867, Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States d. 6 Mar 1928, Belton, Bell, Texas, United States (Age 61 years)   6. ESTES, Amanda Monroe,   b. 30 Nov 1872, Nolan Valley, Bell, Texas, United States d. 15 Aug 1899, Bell County, Texas, United States (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F2731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Headstones

  Edmund T. Estes (1816 - 1886)

  
  

• Notes

  "Edmond T. Estes fortress home in Nolan Valley, Texas, Bell County. Born in Tennessee in 1816, Edmond T. Estes came to Texas with his father and other family members before the Texas Revolution. E.T. was a veteran in the fight for Texas independence and later, when he was twenty three years old, he enlisted in the Texas Rangers. Jane McDowell, born in Ireland in 1828, became his bride at Washington on the Brazos in 1846. They had three children. After Jane died of yellow fever ca 1852. E. T. married Jane's sister, Sarah Ann in 1853 and they had seven children. Edmond T. Estes, a farmer and stockman, received a land grant of 320 acres in Grimes county in 1855. In 1856 he purchased from his father-in-law 700 acres in Nolan Valley and constructed a wooden house for his family. After Indians burned the cabin, E. T. built a rock home in 1859, where he died in 1886. The present valley home was rebuilt in 1977-79 using the original design and limestone blocks from the first stone house. By: J Dillard See Find-a-Grave Memorial Memorial# 13035111

  
  

• Sources

  [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 7, Bell, Texas, ED 7 Page 12 Dwelling 96. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Belton, Bell, Texas, Page 90, Dwelling 384. [S54] Roger Bartlett's web site. [S102] Cer, Bodell Family Tree 229. [S102] Cer, Public Member Stories, Posted by Donald Hanson on 14 Dec 2012. [S102] Cer, NELSON/INNMON FAMILY. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Washington County, Texas, United States, Page 58 Dwelling 451. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Beat No. 5, Bell, Texas, Page 36, Dwelling 233.