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    1. [ESTES-L] Re: Abe's Line
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    3. The dates from Abe's line, along with other information from various obit pages from the Maury County Tennessee newspapers: James Daniel Estes, born 1848 (no specific date given), died June 20, 1907, at age 58. Survived by wife Frances Alexander Estes, married daughter Mrs. Robert Jennings of Franklin (Tenn.), daughters Mary and Nolie, and sons J. Russell and Wilburn, all of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. One word about J. Russell: Although he went by his middle name, I believe his full name was James Russell; the only evidence I have to back me up on his first name is family anecdotal - my brother was named after him, and in the mid-1970s, JR's widow bequeathed my brother with a trunk full of old clothes, militaria, and letters to/from the front in World War I. Tragically, no one seems to know what's become of this trunk or its contents. Mary Alexander Estes was married to William Knox Dunnanvant (unsure about spelling...) of St. Louis, MO. Not sure of the date, but it was probably after her father's death, as her brother Russell gave her away - no mention of JD at all. J. Russell died of a heart attack at the age of 44; I'm still trying to track down a date for that. His obit stated he was a veteran ofWWI, and had previous military duty in the Philippines as an officer in the regular army. My grandfather gave me a tiny coin from Panama that he said his uncle Russell had given him from his days working on the Panama Canal; the so-called "Panama pill," as it's known to coin collectors. Russell was survived by Lelia Mai Nichols, and lived in Mt. Pleasant where he was active in the Legion. Mrs. Nolie Estes Hill of Mt. Pleasant died young on April 3, 1924; no age was given. She was survived by her husband Harry and three young children (no names given). Her brother Russell was mentioned as still being alive, and the Dunnanvants were living in San Francisco, California. Wilburn Estes died August 17 (no year listed) at the age of 50 in Mt. Pleasant; he had lived in Mt.Pleasant all his life, except for the last 7 years, in which he lived in Toledo Ohio. He was survived by his wife Bessie Chappell Estes and son James Richard Estes. (A daughter, Mary, died very young during the swine influenza epidemic in the early 1900s - family anecdotal information, not listed in the obit). Again, I'll try to track down some more dates; the ones I wanted to get posted were the James Daniel ones. Hopefully someone else will be able to provide a tidbit as well to definitively tie this James Daniel into the Abraham line. Thanks for everyone's help and support! Michael Estes

    03/18/2000 12:55:26