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This website belongs to Sharlee Birge Farrell
Descendants of Silas Risley
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Generation No. 1
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1. SILAS RISLEY was born Abt. 1780 in VA, and died Abt. 1840 in Theodosia, Ozark County, Missouri. He married CATHERINE ADAMS. She was born Abt. 1787.
Children of SILAS RISLEY and CATHERINE ADAMS are:
2. i. BENJAMIN RISLEY, b. 1811, Knox Indiana; d. Bef. 1856, MO.
3. ii. BURTON RISLEY, b. 1822.
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Generation No. 2
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2. BENJAMIN2 RISLEY (SILAS1) was born 1811 in Knox Indiana, and died Bef. 1856 in MO. He married SARAH "SALLY" MILLER Abt. 1843. She was born Abt. 1815 in MO.
Notes for BENJAMIN RISLEY:
Also shown living with Benjamin Risley and his family on the Sept 12 1850 census;
Friend, Susan age 26 born MO.
Note, Benjamin's brother Burton and his family are shown on the same page 21 of the Sept 12 1850 Census.
More About BENJAMIN RISLEY:
Burial: New Friend Cemetery, Ozark County, Missouri
Census: 12 September 1850, 141 page 21 Dist 45 Ozark Co MO; Risley, Bemjamin white male age 39 born IN
Source: http://longislandgenealogy.com/titmus/grpf08114.html
Notes for SARAH "SALLY" MILLER:
It would appear that Sarah and Benjamins children would go by the name of Anderson on the 1860 census, just as my Birge family went by Adams. Sharlee
Just hope I was able to correctly put all children with each of Sarah's husbands..... Sharlee
More About SARAH "SALLY" MILLER:
Census 1: 12 September 1850, 141 page 21 Dist 45 Ozark Co MO; Risley, Sarah wife age 35 born MO
Census 2: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Sarah wife age 40 born AR
Census 3: 21 July 1870, 27-27 Post Office Yellville page 4 Sugarloaf Twp Marion Co AR; Anderson, Sarah wife age 55 born TN
Children of BENJAMIN RISLEY and SARAH MILLER are:
i. CATHARINE RISLEY, b. Abt. 1844, Mo.
More About CATHARINE RISLEY:
Census 1: 12 September 1850, 141 page 21 Dist 45 Ozark Co MO; Risley, Catharine daughter age 6 born MO
Census 2: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Catharine daughter age 18 single born MO
Census 3: 21 July 1870, 28-28 Post Office Yellville page 4 Sugarloaf Twp Marion Co AR; Bisby, Cathern white female age 27 keeping house born MO
ii. LOURANNA RISLEY, b. 12 August 1846, Ozark MO; d. 04 August 1921, Peel Marion Co AR; m. JAMES WHEELER; b. 16 December 1847; d. 07 April 1916, Peel Marion Co AR.
More About LOURANNA RISLEY:
Census 1: 12 September 1850, 141 page 21 Dist 45 Ozark Co MO; Risley, Lorsanna daughter age 4 born MO
Census 2: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Luvina daughter age 14 born MO
iii. ELIZABETH RISLEY, b. 27 January 1847, Ozark MO; m. JOSIAH TRIMBLE; b. Abt. 1842, AR.
More About ELIZABETH RISLEY:
Census 1: 12 September 1850, 141 page 21 Dist 45 Ozark Co MO; Risley, Elizabeth daughter age 2 born MO
Census 2: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Elizabeth daughter age 12 born MO
Notes for JOSIAH TRIMBLE:
Census: 1850, Arkansas, Marion County, Page 318b, ##132-133
4. iv. MARINDA RISLEY, b. Abt. 1850, Ozark Co MO; d. Abt. 1935.
v. OLIVER L. RISLEY, b. April 1851, Ozark MO; d. 1930; m. NANCY ELIZABETH LEDBETTER; b. 1854, Texas Co MO; d. 1933.
Notes for OLIVER L. RISLEY:
Census: 1880, Arkansas, Marion County, Franklin Township, Page 10a, ##159-159
Burial: 1930, Peel Cemetery, Marion County, Arkansas
Census 1: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Oliver son age 7 born MO
Census 2: 21 July 1870, 28-28 Post Office Yellville page 4 Sugarloaf Twp Marion Co AR; Bisbey, Oliver white male age 17 single born MO
Notes for NANCY ELIZABETH LEDBETTER:
Census: 1880, Arkansas, Marion County, Franklin Township, Page 10a, ##159-159
Burial: 1933, Peel Cemetery, Marion County, Arkansas
vi. RICHARD RISLEY, b. Abt. 1856, MO.
More About RICHARD RISLEY:
Census 1: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Richard son age 4 born MO
Census 2: 21 July 1870, 28-28 Post Office Yellville page 4 Sugarloaf Twp Marion Co AR; Bisbey, Richard white male age 14 born MO
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3. BURTON RISLEY (SILAS1) was born 1822. He married JANE SINKLER.
Notes for BURTON RISLEY:
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/turnbo/V10/ST331.html
WOLVES AND OTHER FOREST SCENES
By S. C. Turnbo
The Risley boys, Silas and Mich, sons of Bert and Jane (Sinkler) Risley, were born near Theadocia, Ozark County, Mo., the former in 1847 and the latter in 1852. Their grandfather, Silas Risley, located in Ozark County when their father was only 2 years old. He emigrated from North Carolina here. Among some of their hunting experiences they tell the following.
"I have heard of deer running some distance after being shot through the heart. I had an experience of that sort myself once," said Uncle Silas. "It was a 5 pointed buck and after I had shot it, the deer ran about 500 yards and I found it dead. While I was dressing it I found the ball had passed through the body of the heart. I never saw but one pair of bucks locked by the horns. This was on Lower Turkey Creek in 1865. Both deer were dead and in an advanced state of decomposition. One had 5 points and the other 6 points on the beams of their horns. I recollect while hunting on this same stream one day in 1866 I killed two deer at one shot at the Mud Springs. They were a buck and doe and were standing 15 feet apart on a line from where I shot. One deer fell on its tracks, the other ran 100 yards before it fell.
"The prettiest sight I ever saw of the wild beast kind was 100 deer in the Peter Cave hollow that mouths into Little North Fork from the west side. Though they were not bunched close together but were near enough together for me to have a fine view of them. Out of that whole bunch I only saved one of them. The others soon ran out of my sight.
"I saw a black deer once on Little North Fork, not exactly a coal black, but rather inclined to a brown color. There was snow on the ground and I followed the animal all day trying to get a shot at it but it would not allow me to get close enough to it. This deer must have been traveling or others would probably have seen it too. It was a nice looking deer and I wanted to capture it very bad but good luck was against me.
"Many years ago when wild turkeys were numerous, hunters would build pens in the fields and bait with corn; hundreds of wild turkey have been captured this way. I remember constructing a pen once on our old farm near where Theadocia is now and in a few days I caught 11 grown turkeys in it at one time. I crawled into the pen by way of the trench and with a stout stick I enjoyed much fun breaking their necks with the sticks. You talk about a mess of wild turkey—we ate turkey until we were tired of it. This catch was the largest one on Little North Fork as far as I know."
The following is given by Mich Risley. "At a certain place two large bucks were known to feed. They were shy and no one so far had shot at either one. One day I went to their feeding grounds to hunt for them. After arriving in the locality where they were usually seen I saw a buck lying down on a low ledge of rocks. He was in the edge of a thick growth of Shawnee haw bushes. The buck was apparently asleep. After creeping up in close rifle range I took steady aim at him and thought, "You are mine, old fellow!" But I was mistaken for at the report of the gun he flounced up and was gone out of my eight in less time than I can tell it. I walked to the ledge where he had been lying to hunt for blood stains on the rocks and was astonished at another big buck which sprang up out of the thicket of Shawnee bushes in two feet of where the other buck had lay. As it rose up it struck its hip against me. No doubt the animal was in a deep sleep and the report of my gun did not awaken it. The buck did some fast running getting away from there and I felt just like a little boy does when he lets a pretty bird go.
"One day while I was hunting in the John Morris hollow that runs into Big Creek I saw a deer running back and forth and leaping on something. Just before it would make its spring it would halt a moment and close its feet together. After alighting it would spring about 10 feet away. At first I supposed it was killing a fawn and I imagined why it wanted to do so. After awhile it quit and walked away a few yards and stopped. I shot at it, but as the animal ran off I guessed I missed it. When I approached the spot where it had been acting so queer a dead rattlesnake lay on the ground instead of a dead fawn. It was nearly 3 ½ feet long and the deer had out it almost to pieces with its hoofs.
"I saw a rattlesnake charm a small bird on Pond Fork. The little bird was in great trouble and hopped from limb to limb on a bush and chirped in sharp notes. This was at a spring about ¾ of a mile above the mouth of the creek. The serpent lay in a half coil with its head elevated 3 or 4 inches high. I was interested enough to watch the bird and snake’s actions. The little bird kept getting closer to the reptile’s mouth until it was near enough for the snake to catch it in its mouth and the bird ceased its noise. I now snatched up a stick and struck the rattler to save the bird, but too late, the little songster was dead. The snake measured 2 ½ feet in length.
"I killed a buck once that weighed 146 lbs. after it was dressed. We called it the John Brown deer because it had been seen on a few occasions in Brown’s field. Others had tried to kill it but failed. I killed it ½ mile west of the mouth of Pond Fork.
"One evening when I was a little fellow my parents sent me out to drive the milk cows home. I found them ½ mile from the house. While I was behind them driving them along toward the house I saw a bunch of wild animals which I took to be wolves and I hid behind a tree. But perceiving that they were not trying to catch me I looked from behind the tree and saw they were deer and my scare disappeared. I knew how to count one hundred and I had heard hunters tell about counting the number of deer that they had met in the woods and I counted these and found there were 42 of them. Then I hallooed at the deer and away the entire bunch went running out of my view. While we lived on Little North Fork near Theadocia mother sent me to the spring one day for water. Our water vessels and washtubs were made of cedar by the resident Coopers. We called our water vessels pails or piggins. Mothers those days did not tell their children 40 times to get them to obey or go along and do what they had told the child to do. One bidding was enough. So when mother said, "Mich, go to the spring and bring a pail of water," I went and I was not all day about it either. So on that occasion when mother started me to the spring I called a spotted fice we called Drum and I was soon at the spring. Before dipping my pail into the water the little dog acted strange. It would catch hold of my pant legs and growl. I first thought It had suddenly gone mad but my mind was changed on looking below the spring where I saw a panther coming slowly toward me. At sight of it I was terrified but I thought it beat not to run. It continued to advance until it was near the spring, then it stopped and drew its long tail under its body and sat down like a dog and raised its upper lip and showed its ugly teeth. I was now overcome with fear and my body and limbs shook like a leaf. My teeth chattered like I had an attack of ague. But the little dog was brave for about the moment I had given up for lost, the fice rushed forward barking furiously. This frightened the panther and it darted away, leaping several feet at each bound. The fice pursued and it and the panther soon passed from view over a glade. This broke the charm as far as I was concerned, but in my hurry to get back to the house I forgot to take a pail of water."
We will now return to Uncle Silas and let him relate a wolf story. "If you remember," said he, "there is a small stream that flows into Little North Fork from the west side known as Lower Turkey Creek. This one and Upper Turkey Creek take their names from the many flocks of wild turkeys found here by the early hunters. Lower Turkey Creek was my main hunting ground. This small valley is thickly settled, especially where the Protem and Lutie road crossed, where we find several small but well cultivated farms. Late one day in 1866 when wild beasts were the only inhabitants here I came upon a dead deer. The sun was just setting. The deer had recently been killed by wild beasts and part of it had been devoured. While I was examining the carcass of the deer I heard something growl nearby. On looking up I was almost frozen with terror at seeing a dozen wolves standing in the grass a few yards away. They certainly had been lying down when I approached the dead deer or I would have seen them. Though bad scared, but I managed to keep my presence of mind. I was afraid to try to climb a tree for fear they might catch me before I could get out of their reach. Leveling the rifle at one I pulled the trigger but all the effect of the shot I could discern was that the entire pack went to howling without moving off their tracks. After reloading the rifle I fired a second shot with no better result. I repeated the shots until I had sent 7 balls at them. This exhausted my supply of bullets. I was attacked with something worse than buck ague and no doubt every ball I fired at the wolves went wide of the mark. Though the wolves were standing near me and howled all the time I was shooting at them but they had not made an attempt to approach me until now when they commenced to threaten me. My position was grave for I expected them to dart at me any moment. Though I had shot away all my bullets but I thought of a substitute for a bullet and after pouring a big charge of powder into my gun I pushed the gunstick down on the powder and let it remain in the gun and aimed at a large gray wolf that appeared more bold than the others. At the report of the gun the wolf leaped several feet high and after alighting it jumped around and round as if suffering with pain. I knew I had hit it and rejoiced that I had hurt it enough to frighten it as bad as it and its companions had scared me. But the wounded wolf seemed to irritate the others and their attitudes were more threatening. Then all at once I was inspired with the thought of getting away from there and I put my thoughts into action and how I did run. It was now growing dusky but I was able to see objects some distance off. When I ran about 50 yards I imagined that the wolves were following at my heels; I stopped and wheeled about to defend myself but the space behind me that I thought was filled by wolves was blank. Looking back where I had left the wolves I saw them all. They were not pursuing me. This gave me hope and I put about 2 miles between me and the dead deer before I stopped. When I arrived home that night and lay down I dreamed of wolves until daybreak. I did not venture back until after 4 days and discovered the gray wolf lying dead in 200 yards of where it stood when I shot at it. The gun stick had passed through its body. The scene of this is at the head of this valley at the foot of Washington Bald Hill which divides the source of Lower Turkey Creek and some of the prongs of Pond Fork and Big Creek."
Here is a story about a night attack from wolves that Silas Risley and his brother Mich both tell and each one vouches for the truth of the narrative. But we will let Uncle Silas’s way of relating do for both. "John Bias had felled a bee tree in Peter Cave hollow and after taking the honey out he saved the swarms of bees in a gum which he had carried there for the purpose. The gum was placed on a flat rock. In the latter part of the summer me and Mich bought the gum from Bias and one night we went into the hollow to bring it home. We took one horse along which was a gray one I had bought from Newt Turnbo. The horse had never been known to carry double and one of us had to walk. It was dark when we arrived at the gum and we waited longer until we believed all the bees had returned into the gum from their busy day’s work. Then after wrapping the gum with a cloth to prevent the bees from escaping I mounted the horse and Mich lifted up the gum and I took it and placed it before me. But I found we had got ready to start too early for at this juncture I heard newly arrived bees buzzing around the horse and before I could rein him forward out of the way of the bees one stung him and the horse went to bucking and I dropped the gum on the stones and it burst open. Oh my, what buzzing of bees followed. I spurred the horse out of the way of the mad swarm in a rush. When at a safe distance the horse quieted down and I dismounted and hitched him and after waiting awhile for the bees to settle I and Mich went back to the gum and ate part of the honey. It was so dark that we could only feel for the honey and we got our hands stung by the bees. While we were in the midst of the beast and enjoying ourselves in the dark we were interrupted by wolves that had approached in 30 yards of us on the opposite side from where the horse was hitched. We both rose to our feet at once and ran to the horse. I reached him first and without taking time to untie the halter I cut it in twain with my knife and sprang into the saddle. I had no thought of leaving Mich to be eaten up but close contact with danger spurred me with the idea that I would run out and Mich could climb a tree. But before I had time to start Mich reached me and to my utter dismay he sprang up on the horse behind me. The wolves divided. We heard part of them cutting all sorts of didoes at the gum and part of them ran to us and surrounded the horse which was kicking and plunging to rid himself of Mich. I expected him to throw both of us off right among the wolves. Mich yelled, "Let us stay with the horse," and we stayed. The animal after bucking hard for two minutes or more and finding he was compelled to carry double started on a fast run toward home. It was a miracle how we escaped from being knocked off him by the limbs of trees. The horse did not slacken his speed until he reached the yard fence. After sunrise next morning we went back to see after the bees but they were gone. The wolves had devoured what honey we had left the night previous. Mich said he never could understand how he managed to leap up on the horse behind me and managed to stay there. That night’s adventure among the wolves broke that horse to carry double, and he never refused to carry two at a time afterward."
More About BURTON RISLEY:
Census: 1850, Ozark Co MO Dist 45 Burton Risley and family on same page as brother Benjamin
Child of BURTON RISLEY and JANE SINKLER is:
i. SILOUS RISLEY, b. 02 February 1851, MO; d. 28 November 1908, Dugginsville, MO; m. MATILDA BIAS, 29 May 1866, Ozark, MO; b. 24 November 1849, MO; d. 05 July 1924, Dugginsville MO.
Notes for MATILDA BIAS:
http://www.geocities.com/bias1.geo/matilda.html
MATILDA BIAS AND SILAS RICHARD RISLEY
MATILDA'S PARENTS: Hiram Bias and Nancy Jane TABOR
MARRIED: Silas RISLEY 5-29-1866 in Ozark Co., MO .
COPY OFTHEIR MARRIAGELICENSE HERE
They were married in a double wedding with Jefferson Bias and Louisa Risley. HOWEVER, the name on Jefferson and Louisa's marriage license is shown as John marrying Louisa. We think this mistake is because they had the double wedding at the HOME OF JOHN. Eleanor Bias has intervied lots of people in this line on both sides and they verify this. Also, I am in contact with Polly Hayes, Jefferson's gg-grandaughter who also verifies the marriage of Jefferson and Louisa. I hope this clears up that confusion.
Per bible record of Nancy Jane BIAS, Silas was born 2-2-1851.
Several of Matilda and Silas's branch of the family moved to Washington state....around Yakima Washington.
Silas was in the Civil War, Union, 46th Regiment MO Infantry, CO. E and G (looks like on records)
Silas's parents may have been Burton RISLEY, b. 1822 and Jane SINKLER. Silas was born 1847 or 1851. He had brothers Burton Mitch b. 1852, married Celia TABOR and Martin b. ____. All children were born near Theodosia.
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4. MARINDA RISLEY (BENJAMIN2, SILAS1) was born Abt. 1850 in Ozark Co MO, and died Abt. 1935.
She married EPHRAIM LEWIS ESTES, son of EDWARD ESTES and MARY PARKER. He was born Abt. 1854 in Lead Hill Arkansas, and died 1904 in Nowata Nowata Co OK.
Notes for MARINDA RISLEY:
Re: William M Estes and wife Alta 1930 Seminole OK Census & Kenneth and wife Maude Estes
Author: richard Abel Date: 16 Oct 2005 10:30 PM GMT Classification: Query
In Reply to: William M Estes and wife Alta 1930 Seminole OK Census & Kenneth and wife Maude Estes by: Sharlee Birge-MacNeil
I can help with some information about Kenneth Estes. His parents are Ephraim Estes and Luvina Marinda Risley. We have some fairly extensive information on the Estes side of the family but have virtually no information ont he Risley side. Kenneth had a sister Sarah (my husbands Great Grandmother) and it is said that there was one other brother, Todd, and another sister, Lavinia but we have yet to prove the last two. If you are interested I can send you our Estes information.
Thanks - pam
Re: Jeremiah Risley III
Author: richard Abel Date: 10 Oct 2005 8:15 PM GMT
Surnames: Risley, Estes Classification: Query
In Reply to: Jeremiah Risley III by: Ronald Risley
We are searching for a Luvina Marinda Risley. born aorund 1850? We know she married Ephraim Estes sometime around or before 1880 in Marion Arkansas. We have been unable to find where she came from or where she went after 1890. We know they had at least one daughter Sarah Elizabeth Estes Tate and at least one son, Kenneth Estes, but are told of two others, Luvinia and Todd.
She is listed with Ephraim as owning land and on census as Marindy. She is listed on death records for Sarah and Kenneth as Luvina. we assume she was at some time here in Oklahoma.
Any information you might have about who her family might be would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time - Pam
Re: Ben Risley & Family Ozark Co MO
Author: richard Abel Date: 21 Sep 2005 7:30 PM GMT
Surnames: Estes, Risley Classification: Query
In Reply to: Ben Risley & Family Ozark Co MO by: Sharlee
My husband Richard is the great great grandson of Ephraim Estes and " Marindy Rislely". We are searching for information on her before and after she was with Ephraim.
We know that they owned land in Marion co. Arkansas until 1900. We know that they had at least 2 children and are told that there are 2 more. Any information you can give would be greatly appreciated and of course you are welcome to all that we have.
Thanks for your time and hope to hear from you!
Pam Abel
Ben Risley & Family Ozark Co MO
Author: Sharlee Date: 4 Aug 2004 11:42 PM GMT Classification: Query
Hello, I have trying to find out information on Benjamin Risley and his family. All that I have to go by is the 1850 Ozark Co MO census. I believe Ben and family members might be buried in the Lize Friend Grave Yard on Little North Fork, as told IN Turnbo's.
The 1850 census shows that Ben & Sarah Miller Brown Risley had a daughter named Marinda that was 9/12 old.
I have a Marindy Risley marrying Ephraim Estes. Hope some one can help.
More About MARINDA RISLEY:
Census 1: 12 September 1850, 141 page 21 Dist 45 Ozark Co MO; Risley, Marinda daughter age 3/12 born MO
Census 2: 21 June 1860, 296-296 Post Office Falling Springs page 45 Ozark co MO; Anderson, Lucinda daughter age 8 born MO (is this Marinda??)
Census 3: 21 July 1870, 28-28 Post Office Yellville page 4 Sugarloaf Twp Marion Co AR; Bisby, Marinda white female age 19 born MO
Census 4: 06 June 1880, 84-88 Dist 108 page 8 Union Twp Marion Co AR; Estes, Marindy white female wife age 27 born TN parents born TN (no children listed yet)
Notes for EPHRAIM LEWIS ESTES:
Nowata Cemetery was canvassed by Elsie Berg and Jeannie Inman and is copyright protected
Submitted for online use with permission by Jo Crabtree 10/1/2003
Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery (Part 3)
Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma
ESTES, Ben 1861 9 Mar 1946
ESTES, E "Tob" 1 May 1879 14 May 1899 BR FH brane fever* ord by Ben Estes* resid 5mi E Nwt
ESTES, Edmon L 1846 1913 BR FH canser of stomack* Roberts & Son FH
ESTES, Ephram nd 1854 17 May 1904 BR ord Louis Cooker* Roberts & Son FH
ESTES, John G 2 May 1850 20 Feb 1900 BR FH measles* ord by Ben Estes* res 5mi E Nwt
ESTES, Lewis 27 Jun 1890 3 Dec 1881 V BR PFC US ARMY WW I
ESTES, Lorena 1866 1934
ESTES, Naomi 4 Oct 1932 4 Oct 1932 N
Mt. Washington Cemetery is located on top of a hill one mile west of Lenapah, Nowata Co. Oklahoma. This Beautiful cemetery was canvase by Jeannie Inman and Elsie Berg This work is copyrighted.
ESTES Clyde C 25 Aug 1908 6 Oct 1976
ESTES Glenn Arthur 2 Dec 1909 6 Oct 1971 OK F1 USNR WW II
ESTES Glenn Dodd 1939 1939
ESTES Helen M 12 May 1912 17 Oct 1993
ESTES Nora V 23 Apr 1919
More About EPHRAIM LEWIS ESTES:
Aka (Facts Pg): Lewis Ephraim Estes
Burial: 1904, Relocated portion of Memorial Cemetery Nowata, Nowata Co OK
Census 1: 21 September 1860, 1481-1453 Pg 223 Bear Creek Twp Dubugre Post Office Carroll Co AR; Estes, Lewis E. son age 5 born AR
Census 2: 29 June 1870, 796-805 Springfield Campbell Twp Springfield P. O. Green Co MO; Estes, Lewis son age 15 born AR
Census 3: 06 June 1880, 84-88 Dist 108 page 8 Union Twp Marion Co AR; Estes, Ephraim white male age 27 married born ARK parents born TN (no children listed yet)
Children of MARINDA RISLEY and EPHRAIM ESTES are:
5. i. SARAH ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 04 January 1881, Peel AR; d. 17 February 1935.
6. ii. KENNETH BENJAMIN ESTES, b. 05 July 1885, Arkansas; d. 31 January 1944, Colton, San Bernardino Co CA.
7. iii. WILLIAM MATTHEW ESTES, b. 27 June 1889, Arkansas; d. 21 April 1961, Colton, San Bernardino Co CA.
iv. LEVINIA ESTES, m. ? BRANNIN.
More About LEVINIA ESTES:
Aka (Facts Pg): Known by her nieces and nephews as Veen
v. TODD ESTES.
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5. SARAH ELIZABETH ESTES (MARINDA3 RISLEY, BENJAMIN2, SILAS1) was born 04 January 1881 in Peel AR, and died 17 February 1935.
She married WILLIAM VERNON TATE 05 April 1905, son of PLEASANT TATE and SARAH BARNES. He was born 04 December 1873 in Kansas, and died 09 August 1956.
i. WILLIAM J. OR I.TATE, b. Abt. 1901, Indian Territory.
ii. JENNIE MAY TATE, b. 30 January 1906, Indian Territory; m. CHARLES RAY COBB, 01 May 1921.
iii. PAT MAYNARD "WILLIE" TATE, b. 03 June 1908, OK; d. 17 February 1916.
iv. LATTICA M. TATE, b. Abt. 1909, OK.
v. GLADYS MARIE TATE, b. 18 June 1909; m. FLOYD INMAN, 22 July 1926.
vi. MILDRED MARGARET TATE, b. 17 July 1910; m. ROY SCOTT, 10 December 1926.
vii. RUBY PAULINE TATE, b. 11 August 1911, OK; m. MERLE MANLEY, 22 December 1934.
viii. BENJAMIN ALFRED TATE, b. 29 June 1913, OK; m. ELIZABETH CLAYTON, Abt. 24 January 1937.
ix. OPAL CLATTA TATE, b. 13 October 1915, OK; m. RUSSELL DEMOSS, 27 March 1934.
x. CHARLES RAE TATE, b. 25 September 1921, OK; m. HELEN SPRAGUE, 10 July 1942.
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6. KENNETH BENJAMIN ESTES (MARINDA3 RISLEY, BENJAMIN2, SILAS1) was born 05 July 1885 in Arkansas, and died 31 January 1944 in Colton, San Bernardino Co CA. He married MAUDE ?. She was born Abt. 1894 in TX.
i. BARKER5 ESTES, b. Abt. 1911, Colorado.
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7. WILLIAM MATTHEW ESTES (MARINDA3 RISLEY, BENJAMIN2, SILAS1) was born 27 June 1889 in Arkansas, and died 21 April 1961 in Colton, San Bernardino Co CA.
i. THEORDORE DWAYNE ESTES, b. 02 March 1916, Oklahoma; 28 July 1980 San Bernardino CO. Thank you William and Clara for the corrections on the names
8. ii. BILLY EARL ESTES, b. 05 June 1920, Arkansas; d. 23 May 1987, Davis Oklahoma at Sister-In-Laws Home.
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8. BILLY EARL ESTES (WILLIAM MATTHEW4, MARINDA3 RISLEY, BENJAMIN2, SILAS1) was born 05 June 1920 in Arkansas, and died 23 May 1987 in Davis Oklahoma at Sister-In-Laws Home.
9. i. WILLIAM ERNEST ESTES
10. ii. EARLEEN ESTES
11. iii. LEE ANN ESTES, b. 01 April 1955; d. 2006.
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More About SARAH ELIZABETH ESTES:
Burial: February 1935, Nowata Memorial Cemetery Nowata OK
Census 1: 21 April 1910, 30-30 Dist 133 Sheet 2A Watson Nowata Co OK; Tate, Sadie wife white female age 26, 2nd marriage, md 5 yrs mother of 4 children, 3 living, born AR ___ ___
Census 2: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Sarah wife female INDIAN age 35
Census 3: 04 April 1930, 31-32 Dist 17 sheet 2B Watova Twp Nowata Co OK; Tate, Sarah E. wife white female age 48, age 1st md 18. born AR AR AR
Source: 11 November 2005, Pam Abel
Notes for WILLIAM VERNON TATE:
Also shown living with this family on the 1910 census;
Tate, Alfred father white male widow age 73 born KY parents born VA
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/nowata/cemeteries/nowata08.txt
TATE, William V 4 Dec 1873 9 Aug 1956
Please note that I have copies of Sarah's death certificates and William was the informat. They do indeed show Estes and Risley as parents...
More About WILLIAM VERNON TATE:
Burial: August 1956, Nowata Memorial Cemetery Nowata OK
Census 1: 21 April 1910, 30-30 Dist 133 Sheet 2A Watson Nowata Co OK; Tate, William white male age 35 2nd marriage, md 5 yrs born KS parents born IN KY
Census 2: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, William M. white male age 45
Census 3: 04 April 1930, 31-32 Dist 17 sheet 2B Watova Twp Nowata Co OK; Tate, William V. self white male age 55 married, age 1st md, 24. born KS TN TN Farmer
Fact 1: 1920, Census taker didn't date the pages of the census
Source: 03 November 2005, Pam
Children of SARAH ESTES and WILLIAM TATE are:
More About WILLIAM J. OR I. TATE:
Census 1: 21 April 1910, 30-30 Dist 133 Sheet 2A Watson Nowata Co OK; Tate, William J. or I. son white age 9 born OK parents born KS OK
Census 2: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, William son INDIAN age 18
Fact 1: His mother is NOT SARAH ESTES
More About JENNIE MAY TATE:
Census 1: 21 April 1910, 30-30 Dist 133 Sheet 2A Watson Nowata Co OK; Tate, Garmis M. daughter white age 5 born OK KS OK
Census 2: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Jennie daughter WHITE age 15
Notes for PAT MAYNARD "WILLIE" TATE:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/nowata/cemeteries/nowata08.txt
TATE, Pate M 1908 17 Feb 1916 male age 8* FH broken neck* ord W M Tate
Burial: February 1916, Nowata Memorial Cemetery Nowata OK
Census: 21 April 1910, 30-30 Dist 133 Sheet 2A Watson Nowata Co OK; Tate, Patsy M. white son age 2 born OK parents born KS OK
More About LATTICA M. TATE:
Census: 21 April 1910, 30-30 Dist 133 Sheet 2A Watson Nowata Co OK; Tate, Lattica M. white daughter age 1 born OK parents born KS OK
More About GLADYS MARIE TATE:
Census: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Gladys daughter WHITE age 9
More About MILDRED MARGARET TATE:
Census: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Mildred daughter WHITE age 8
More About RUBY PAULINE TATE:
Census 1: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Ruby daughter WHITE age 7
Census 2: 04 April 1930, 31-32 Dist 17 sheet 2B Watova Twp Nowata Co OK; Tate, Ruby P. daughter white female ate 18 single born OK KS AR
More About BENJAMIN ALFRED TATE:
Census 1: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Alfred son WHITE age 6
Census 2: 04 April 1930, 31-32 Dist 17 sheet 2B Watova Twp Nowata Co OK; Tate, Alfred B. son white male age 16 single born OK KS AR
More About OPAL CLATTA TATE:
Census 1: 1920, 130-130 ed69/ed069p03.txt Nowata Co OK; Tate, Opal daughter WHITE age 4
Census 2: 04 April 1930, 31-32 Dist 17 sheet 2B Watova Twp Nowata Co OK; Tate, Opal C. daughter white female age 14 single born OK KS AR
More About CHARLES RAE TATE:
Census: 04 April 1930, 31-32 Dist 17 sheet 2B Watova Twp Nowata Co OK; Tate, Charles R. son white male age 8 single born OK KS AR
More About KENNETH BENJAMIN ESTES:
Burial: Colton, San Bernardino Co CA
Census: 04 April 1930, 408/15/17 Seminole City Dist 28 Sheet 22B lived on North First, Ward 3 Seminole Co OK; Estes, Kenneth hd age 44 md at age 20 born ARK parents born ARK
Source 1: California Death Index Estes, Kenneth d Jan 31 1944 San Bernardino Co CA; b Jul 5 1885 Arkansas No Social
Security #; parents mother: Risley, father: Ephram
Source 2: 12 September 1918, WW I Draft Registration Card 1917-1918 Nowata Nowata OK; Kenneth Benjamin Estes 519 W Sequoyah Nowata OK age 33 born July 5 1885 Tool Dresser Drilling Co Campbel nearest relative Mrs. Maude Estes 35-2-14-C signed Ken B. Estes
More About MAUDE ?:
Census: 04 June 1930, 408/15/17 Seminole City Dist 28 Sheet 22B lived on North First, Ward 3 Seminole Co OK; Estes, Maude wife age 36 md age 16 born TX parents born TX & MO
Child of KENNETH ESTES and MAUDE ? is:
More About BARKER ESTES:
Census: 04 June 1930, 408/15/17 Seminole City Dist 28 Sheet 22B lived on North First, Ward 3 Seminole Co OK; Estes, Barker son age 19 single born Colorado parents born AR & TX
He married ALTA CLARE WIMER 07 July 1913 in Muskogee OK, daughter of EPHRAIM WIMER and MARY SUTHERLAND. She was born 05 April 1893 in Fall River, Greenwood Co Kansas, and died 01 December 1971 in Colton, San Bernardino Co CA.
More About WILLIAM MATTHEW ESTES:
Aka (Facts Pg): William Mattheus Estes
Burial: April 1961, Colton San Bernardino Co CA
Census 1: Bet. 02 - 03 January 1920, 628/34/36 Severs Twp Ward 4 Okmulgee City Enu 124 Sheet 2B Okmulgee Co OK; Estes, William age 30 married born ARK parents born ARK
Census 2: 04 June 1930, 408/15/16 Seminole City Dist 28 Sheet 22B lived on North First, Ward 3 Seminole Co OK; Estes, William hd age 37 (1892) md, md at age 26 born ARK parents born ARK
Fact 1: 05 June 1917, Race: WHITE on WW1 Registration Card
Occupation: Bet. 02 - 03 January 1920, Driller, Oil wells
Source 1: California Death Index; Wm. M. Estes d 21 Apr 1961 San Bernardino Co CA b 27 Jun 1889 Ark. Parents names are blank.
Source 2: 05 June 1917, WW I Draft Registration Card 1917-1918 William Matthew Estes #111 Darrow Flats Nowata OK born June 27 189 Nat. born Oil Well driller for John Heffner Nowata OK married white wife and 13 month old baby 35-2-14 A signed William Mathew Estes (signed whole nam
More About ALTA CLARE WIMER:
Aka (Facts Pg): Alta Clair Wimer
Burial: December 1971, Colton, San Bernardino Co CA
Census 1: Abt. 15 April 1910, 70/71 Dist 174 sheet 4A page 145A 4Twp Rogers Co OK; Wemer, Alta daughter age 17 single born Kansas parents born Virginia & Nebraska
Census 2: Bet. 02 - 03 January 1920, 628/34/36 Severs Twp Ward 4 Okmulgee City Enu 124 Sheet 2B Okmulgee Co OK; Estes, Alta wife age 26 born KS parents born WV & Neb
Census 3: 04 June 1930, 408/15/16 Seminole City Dist 28 Sheet 22B lived on North First, Ward 3 Seminole Co OK; Estes, Alta wife age 36 (1893) age when md 20 born KS parents born WV & Neb
Source 1: California Death Index Estes, Alta C. d Dec 1 1971 Colton San Bernardino Co CA; b April 5 1893 Kansas. parents names blank
Source 2: Family Records Salt Lake City Utah
Source 3: William Ernest Estes shows Alta Clare Wimer b. & d. dates from Family Bible
Children of WILLIAM ESTES and ALTA WIMER are:
More About THEORDORE ESTES:
Census 1: Bet. 02 - 03 January 1920, 628/34/36 Severs Twp Ward 4 Okmulgee City Enu 124 Sheet 2B Okmulgee Co OK; Estes, Durayne son age 3yrs 9/12 months born OK parents born AR & KS
Census 2: 04 June 1930, 408/15/16 Seminole City Dist 28 Sheet 22B lived on North First, Ward 3 Seminole Co OK; Estes, Durayne (Durayne per Ancestry.com) son age 14 (1915) single born OK parents born AR & KS
Generation No. 5
He married BETTY ANN MALCOM 1941 in Oklahoma, daughter of ERNEST MALCOM and ELVA ZELGAR. She was born 20 March 1923 in Watova Oklahoma, and died 05 May 2004 in Riverside California at home of Son William.
Children of BILLY ESTES and BETTY MALCOM are:
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