John ESTES (Abt 1872-Abt 1951)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Nancy Helon BOWERS Velma Eudoxia ESTES John ESTES 2 3 Born: Abt 1872 3 Marriage: Nancy Helon BOWERS on 23 Aug 1898 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 1 Died: Abt 1951, California 3 John married Nancy Helon BOWERS, daughter of John BOWERS and Mary MAJORS, on 23 Aug 1898 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.3 (Nancy Helon BOWERS was born on 18 Dec 1869 in Grainger County, Tennessee 4 5.)   Marriage Notes: Although not of this marriage, note that Claude and Floyd Sharp went by the name Estes. 3

1 Ruth McLellan, Choctaw McAlvain Genealogy, Ruthies Genealogical Realm, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2765. Ruthie King is a 2nd Great Grandaughter of Polk McAlvain and Louisa Matilda Bowers (Curtis Alton Pugh, Lois Lucille McAlvain, Thomas Jay McAlvain, Polk McAlvain).

2 Family Records of George G. Johnston. George G. Johnston, son of George Goold Johnston and Ola Pearl Bowers, belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Motivated by love of family and the teachings of their church, George, who passed away in 2005, and his wife, Lela, who passed away in 2001, spent much of their life together researching their families. This included not only research at the Family History Libraries in Mesa, AZ and Salt Lake City, UT, but also genealogy trips to interview other Bowers and Anderson descendants and to find the burial places of our Bowers and Anderson ancestors, as well as extensive correspondence with other descendants. George and Lela not only researched the past, but also kept up with the marriages, births and deaths of the current descendants of John DeWitt Bowers and Tilitha Ann Anderson. Our family is indebted to them.

3 Ruth McLellan, Choctaw McAlvain Genealogy, Ruthies Genealogical Realm, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2765.

4 Family Records of George G. Johnston.

5 "Daybook of Polk McAlvain." Polk McAlvain was Louisa Matilda Bowers' Choctaw husband. The original daybook passed from Florence Thomas nee McAlvain, daughter of Polk and Louisa, to her daughter, Lucille Blackard nee Thomas, in 1990. George G. Johnston has viewed the daybook and taken notes and photographs of it. The author has a copy of his notes.