G'day folks, Got this today. Anyone have anything on this chap? f so let me know and I'll pass it on. Thanks, David. I think Z.P. Estes may have come from another planet, but I know he was the father of my grandmother's father. He was the first husband of Catherine Robards, but her obituary listed his name as Tom, which baffles me. All I know is listed below. If anyone could help I sure would appreciate it. Thank you, C.A. Hocker Oklahoma City 1 Zebelum Pike Estes Birth: 4 Mar 1832 Death: 1887, Date is not certain [Spelling may be "Zeblin" as was shown on death certificate of his son, Manley T. Estes] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900 ESTES, Z P; TREADWAY, SUSAN A (MRS) RICHLAND 11/26/1878 3/ 14181 EST ES, ZEBELUM P; ROBARDS, CATHARINE E RICHLAND 01/22/1874 2/ 3 7 ---could this be the same?: 1860Indiana Census ESTES , Z. P., Gibson County, INDIANA, Patoka Township Spouse: Catherine Eliza Robards Birth: 14 Feb 1851, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Death: 6 Mar 1930, Upton, Missouri Father: Leonard Wheeler Robards (1831-1901) Mother: Margaret McFarland (1830-1851) Marr: 22 Jan 1874, Richland County, Illinois Children: Manley Thompson ("Tom") (1875-1955) Other spouses: Susan A. Treadway 1.1 Manley Thompson ("Tom") Estes Birth: 28 Feb 1875, Noble, Richland County, IL Death: 15 May 1955, GARDENA, California; living with Lennard and Nona Estes Burial: Mound Valley Cemetery, Thomas, OK Buried at Mound Valley cemetery, Thomas, OK. Block 64, lot 2, grave 2. DOB may be 1879, but cemetery record/death certificate shows 1875. Rev. Land conducted funeral on 24(?) May at Thomas, OK, Baptist Church. Spouse: Maude Muzette Moffat Birth: 24 Jun 1879, Dixon, Lee County Illinois Death: 29 May 1947, Thomas, OK, at home Father: Cyrus Moffat (1854-1934) Mother: Helen Rebecca Nichols (1845-1921) Children: Fern Mae (1907-2000) [step-daughter of Manley T. Estes] Ruby Ellen (1908-living) <===my grandmother Cyrus Lennard (1910-1980) -- I bless the day I met you and I thank God that he let you lay beside me for a moment that lives on and the good news is I'm better for the time we spent together and the bad news is you're gone. - "You're Gone", Diamond Rio DC2.D A+++! L^ Pfwl Bfl Fo R+++! Ac+ J-- S++ Fr+++! I+ H++ $ M V+++ Cag http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon mailto:dragon@triode.net.au