Marriage 1 Hiram M. ESTES b: 1797 in Virginia

Married: 15 APR 1819 in Franklin Co., Missouri

Children:

Aaron R. ESTES b: 1820 in Franklin Co., Missouri

Missouri ESTES b: 4 JUN 1825 in Missouri

Mary Polly Ann (Unisa ?) ESTES b: 1828 in Missouri

George H. ESTES b: 1831 in Missouri

Margaret H. ESTES b: 1834 in Missouri

Ellen W. ESTES b: 1836 in Newton Co., Missouri

Lucinda ESTES b: 1838 in Missouri

Theresa (Thursie) Sebasta ESTES b: 1842 in Newton Co., Missouri

Edward Burleson ESTES b: 1845 in Texas (McLennan Co. ?)

Hiram M. ESTES b: 1818 in Franklin Co., Missouri

Thomas L. ESTES b: 1827 in Missouri

Serena ESTES b: 1840 in Newton Co., Missouri

Frances (Fannie) E. ESTES b: 13 FEB 1821 in Franklin Co., Missouri

Aury (Annie Jora) G. ESTES b: 1823 in Franklin Co., Missouri

Lucy Anna [nee RICHARDSON] ESTES;

Birth: 1799 in Madison, Kentucky

Death: 17 Jul 1845 in Bowie, Texas

Married Hiram ESTES 15 April 1819 in Franklin County, Missouri

Arrived Republic of Texas before 1845 with husband, Hiram ESTES, and family.

Son Edward B. ESTES was born on 08 Mar 1845 Bowie County, Republic of Texas and Lucy died on 17 July 1945

HER HUSBAND:

Hiram M. ESTES

Birth: 1797

Death: 15 NOV 1854 in Navarro Co., Texas

Burial: Mt. Antioch Cem.

Father: Hiram M. ESTES b: ABT. 1765

Hiram ESTES; 1797 - Nov 1854; Virginia - Texas

arrived the Republic of Texas in / before 1845

NOT reported in the Republic of Texas Poll List, Bowie or Navarro County.

This is perplexing. Hiram ESTES and his two oldest sons, Hiram S. Estes and Aaron R. Estes, should have been assess the poll tax and, thus, should have been recorded on the poll tax list.

a. One plausible explanation is that the family was in transit from Bowie to Navarro County.

b. Alternatively, the family may have purposely avoided paying the tax to avoid the expense.

c. Lastly, the poll tax record is stated to be partial; some entries were not transcribed due to the poor condition of the original documents. This explanation is weakened by the fact that there should have been three separate entries.

Regardless, the birth of the family's 14th and last child, Edward Burleson Estes, on 08 March 1845 at Ellison's Mill or Elliott's Landing, Bowie County, Republic of Texas, is the validating event.

Edward B. ESTES' birthplace is consistently reported as the Republic of Texas in numerous census, in the family Bible, in his Confederate pension application, and on his death certificate.

registered his brand April 1847 in Navarro County, Texas

died about Nov 1854 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas