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Robert Terrell Montfort

• Birth*: He was born on 19 April 1904.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lena Opal Miller, daughter of Isaac Vincent Miller and Rena McCreary.²
• Death*: He died on 21 December 1954 at age 50.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in New Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2003

Isaac Vincent Miller

• Marriage*: He married Rena McCreary.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2002

Rena McCreary

• Marriage*: She married Isaac Vincent Miller.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2002

Merady Queen

• Father: George W. Queen¹ b. c 1789
• Mother: Nancy McCall Newton² b. 22 Sep 1795

• Birth*: He was born on 11 July 1823 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Lavinia Summey on 25 September 1843 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Winnifred Autta Neal, daughter of Leonard William Neal and Frances S. Hobson, circa 1863.⁵
• Death*: He died on 27 April 1907 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, at age 83.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee.³

• Note*: His name also appears as Meredith and as Maraday.⁶

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 2004

Sarah Lavinia Summey

• Birth*: She was born in 1821 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Merady Queen, son of George W. Queen and Nancy McCall Newton, on 25 September 1843 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 21 November 1861 in Tippah County, Mississippi.²
• Burial*: Interment was in New Hope Cemetery, Benton County, Mississippi.³

• Note*: One source says she died on 21 Nov 1861 in Benton County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 2004

Winnifred Autta Neal

• Father: Leonard William Neal¹ b. c 1815
• Mother: Frances S. Hobson² b. c 1817

• Birth*: She was born on 18 April 1840 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: She married Merady Queen, son of George W. Queen and Nancy McCall Newton, circa 1863.³
• Death*: She died on 17 December 1905 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, at age 65.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2007

George W. Queen

• Birth*: He was born circa 1789.¹
• Marriage*: He married Nancy McCall Newton.

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Nancy McCall Newton

• Birth*: She was born on 22 September 1795.¹
• Marriage*: She married George W. Queen.

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Sarah E. ('Sally') McDonald

• Marriage*: She married Jacob F. ('Jake') Queen, son of Merady Queen and Sarah Lavinia Summey, on 30 September 1874.^1,2
• Death*: She died in 1881 in Saulbury, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2008

Leonard William Neal

• Birth*: He was born circa 1815.¹
• Marriage*: He married Frances S. Hobson.

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2007

Frances S. Hobson

• Birth*: She was born circa 1817.¹
• Marriage*: She married Leonard William Neal.

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Frances Adeline ('Fanny') Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Sarah Lavinia Summey² b. 1821, d. 21 Nov 1861

• Birth*: She was born on 26 December 1844 in North Carolina.³
• Marriage*: She married A. H. Schroeder.³
• Marriage*: She married W. Thomas Jones on 25 July 1861.³
• Death*: She died on 7 November 1925 in Seattle, King County, Washington, at age 80.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

W. Thomas Jones

• Marriage*: He married Frances Adeline ('Fanny') Queen, daughter of Merady Queen and Sarah Lavinia Summey, on 25 July 1861.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

A. H. Schroeder

• Marriage*: He married Frances Adeline ('Fanny') Queen, daughter of Merady Queen and Sarah Lavinia Summey.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

John Thomas Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Sarah Lavinia Summey² b. 1821, d. 21 Nov 1861

• Birth*: He was born circa 1851 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: He married Fredonia E. ('Dona') Craig on 11 October 1875.³
• Marriage*: He married Viola Powell on 16 September 1884.³
• Death*: He died in December 1893 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Fredonia E. ('Dona') Craig

• Marriage*: She married John Thomas Queen, son of Merady Queen and Sarah Lavinia Summey, on 11 October 1875.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Viola Powell

• Marriage*: She married John Thomas Queen, son of Merady Queen and Sarah Lavinia Summey, on 16 September 1884.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Mary Elizabeth Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Sarah Lavinia Summey² b. 1821, d. 21 Nov 1861

• Birth*: She was born circa 1853 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: She married William D. Hicks on 8 January 1872.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

William D. Hicks

• Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth Queen, daughter of Merady Queen and Sarah Lavinia Summey, on 8 January 1872.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

George William Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Birth*: He was born in September 1864 in Benton County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: He married Hattie Lee Clements on 22 November 1881.³
• Marriage*: He married Eula V. Heath on 8 October 1899.³
• Death*: He died on 18 March 1916 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 51.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Hattie Lee Clements

• Marriage*: She married George William Queen, son of Merady Queen and Winnifred Autta Neal, on 22 November 1881.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Eula V. Heath

• Marriage*: She married George William Queen, son of Merady Queen and Winnifred Autta Neal, on 8 October 1899.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

James Anderson Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Birth*: He was born circa 1865 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: He married Maggie E. Doyle on 4 February 1887.³
• Marriage*: He married Drue Ella Jamison after 1907.³
• Death*: He died circa 1930 in Tate County, Mississippi.³
• Burial*: Interment was in New Garden Baptist Cemetery, Tate County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Maggie E. Doyle

• Marriage*: She married James Anderson Queen, son of Merady Queen and Winnifred Autta Neal, on 4 February 1887.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Drue Ella Jamison

• Marriage*: She married James Anderson Queen, son of Merady Queen and Winnifred Autta Neal, after 1907.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Sarah H. Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Birth*: She was born on 21 February 1870 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: She married George W. Williams on 5 September 1891.³
• Death*: She died on 30 March 1910 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, at age 40.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Grand Junction, Hardeman County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

George W. Williams

• Marriage*: He married Sarah H. Queen, daughter of Merady Queen and Winnifred Autta Neal, on 5 September 1891.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Frank Lee Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Birth*: He was born on 26 January 1874 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: He married Luella McBride in December 1895.³
• Death*: He died on 30 March 1937 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 63.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 31 March 1937 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Luella McBride

• Marriage*: She married Frank Lee Queen, son of Merady Queen and Winnifred Autta Neal, in December 1895.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Armind Jane Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Birth*: She was born on 26 January 1874 in Benton County, Mississippi.³
• Death*: She died on 4 December 1875 in Benton County, Mississippi, at age 1.³
• Burial*: Interment was in New Hope Cemetery, Benton County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Walter Marady Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Birth*: He was born on 22 June 1876 in Tippah County, Mississippi.³
• Death*: He died on 29 May 1936 in Hardin County, Tennessee, at age 59.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 May 1936 in Saulsbury Cemetery, Saulsbury, Hardeman County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

(Daughter) Queen

• Father: Merady Queen¹ b. 11 Jul 1823, d. 27 Apr 1907
• Mother: Winnifred Autta Neal² b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 17 Dec 1905

• Burial*: Interment was in New Hope Cemetery, Benton County, Mississippi.³

• Note*: This child died in infancy.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2000

Emma Pearl Sadler

• Birth*: She was born on 24 November 1878 in Gladewater, Texas.¹
• Marriage*: She married James Sherman Lynn, son of John Watson Lynn and Louisiana Callaway.¹
• Death*: She died on 15 May 1946 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, at age 67.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in section K-3, no. 205, Mission City Memorial Park, 420 North Winchester Boulevard, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California.^2,1

• Note*: She married John Houston Pitts after her first husband, James Sherman Lynn, died.²

• Last Edited: 5 Jul 2021

Helen Louise Lynn

• Father: James Sherman Lynn^1,2,3 b. 1 May 1863, d. 29 Jun 1932
• Mother: Emma Pearl Sadler^4,5,6 b. 24 Nov 1878, d. 15 May 1946

• Birth*: She was born on 2 August 1914 in Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas.^7,8
• Marriage*: She married Joseph A. Caffott on 10 July 1940.^7,9,10
• Death*: She died on 6 June 2007 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, at age 92.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in section K-3, no. 375, Mission City Memorial Park, 420 North Winchester Boulevard, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California.⁸

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2021

Edmund T. Estes

Edmund T. Estes.

• Father: James D. Estes¹ b. c 1786, d. 27 Dec 1851
• Mother: Eunice Williams d. b 1851

• Birth*: He was born in 1816 in Virginia.^2,3
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Jane McDowell, daughter of William McDowell and Margaret Mary Campbell, on 21 September 1846 in Washington County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Ann McDowell, daughter of William McDowell and Margaret Mary Campbell, on 17 November 1853 in Washington County, Texas.^4,7
• Death*: He died on 6 November 1886 in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was in McDowell Cemetery, Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.⁴

• Note*: His two wives were sisters. He and his second wife moved onto 700 acres in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas that he bought from her father in December 1856 for $2,100. There they farmed and raised stock. Indians attacked and burned the first house, probably a log cabin, and in 1859 the family replaced it with a limestone house, "Valley Home." In 1858 they donated land for a community church and the McDowell Cemetery in Nolan Valley. He and his family were Baptists and members of the Nolan Valley Church, and he served as a messenger to the Baptist Association in 1868.⁴

• Last Edited: 17 Feb 2008

Louisa M. Estes

• Father: James D. Estes¹ b. c 1786, d. 27 Dec 1851
• Mother: Eunice Williams d. b 1851

• Birth*: She was born in May 1818 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage*: She married S. Colburn.²
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Searcy Mason on 6 January 1848 in Washington County, Texas.²
• Death*: She died after 8 June 1900 in Obion County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2001

Thomas Searcy Mason

• Birth*: He was born in 1818 in Mississippi.¹
• Marriage*: He married Louisa M. Estes, daughter of James D. Estes and Eunice Williams, on 6 January 1848 in Washington County, Texas.¹
• Death*: He died in 1852.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2001

Elizabeth Ann Estes

• Father: James D. Estes¹ b. c 1786, d. 27 Dec 1851
• Mother: Eunice Williams d. b 1851

• Birth*: She was born in 1820.²
• Death*: She died in April 1851 in Washington County, Texas.³

• Note*: She never married and died of yellow fever.^4,5

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2001

Josephine Bonapart Estes

• Father: James D. Estes¹ b. c 1786, d. 27 Dec 1851
• Mother: Eunice Williams d. b 1851

• Birth*: She was born on 26 June 1823 in Missouri.^2,3
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Johnson Hunter, son of Dr. Johnson Calhoun Hunter and Mary Martha Herbert, on 12 October 1854 in Fort Bend County, Texas.^2,4
• Death*: She died on 1 April 1881 in Fort Bend County, Texas, at age 57.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was in section 1, Hunter family cemetery (also known as Brick Church Graveyard), Morton Road, Fort Bend County, Texas (about 7.5 miles northeast of Richmond).^2,5

• Last Edited: 24 Apr 2020

Thomas Johnson Hunter

• Father: Dr. Johnson Calhoun Hunter¹ b. 22 May 1787, d. 29 May 1855
• Mother: Mary Martha Herbert² b. 29 Aug 1792, d. 25 Dec 1860

• Birth*: He was born on 7 March 1821 in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio.³
• Marriage*: He married Josephine Bonapart Estes, daughter of James D. Estes and Eunice Williams, on 12 October 1854 in Fort Bend County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 30 March 1900 in Fort Bend County, Texas, at age 79.³
• Burial*: Interment was in section 1, Hunter family cemetery (also known as Brick Church Graveyard), Morton Road, Fort Bend County, Texas (about 7.5 miles northeast of Richmond).³

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2013

James M. R. Estes

• Father: James D. Estes^1,2,3 b. c 1786, d. 27 Dec 1851
• Mother: Eunice Williams^4,5 d. b 1851

• Birth*: He was born on 17 January 1827 in Alabama or Tennessee.^6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Minerva Jane Clark, daughter of Thomas Blair Clark and Lucinda Dunn, on 16 July 1848 in Grimes County, Texas.^9,10
• Death*: He died in May 1865 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, at age 38.^6,8

• Note*: His name appears as James M. B. Estes in some sources.⁸

• Last Edited: 17 Jul 2011

Margaret Jane McDowell

• Father: William McDowell^1,2 b. 1790, d. 1868
• Mother: Margaret Mary Campbell³ b. 1794, d. 1868

• Birth*: She was born circa 1828 in Ireland.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Edmund T. Estes, son of James D. Estes and Eunice Williams, on 21 September 1846 in Washington County, Texas.^6,7,5
• Death*: She died in January 1851 in Washington County, Texas.^8,4

• Note*: Family tradition is that she was born on a ship bound from Ireland to America while still in Irish waters. She died of yellow fever.⁹

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2001

James William ('Bill' or 'Billy') Estes

• Father: Edmund T. Estes¹ b. 1816, d. 6 Nov 1886
• Mother: Margaret Jane McDowell² b. c 1828, d. Jan 1851

• Birth*: He was born on 22 August 1847 in Washington County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Ophelia Pickett on 22 March 1877 in Coryell County, Texas.⁶
• Death*: He died on 25 June 1930 in Bell County, Texas, at age 82.^6,5
• Burial*: Interment was in McDowell Cemetery, Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.⁷

• Note*: He was a merchant who sold goods out of a wagon.⁸

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2011

Colbraith Perry Estes

• Father: Edmund T. Estes¹ b. 1816, d. 6 Nov 1886
• Mother: Margaret Jane McDowell² b. c 1828, d. Jan 1851

• Birth*: He was born on 4 April 1850 in Washington County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Martha Texana Walton on 18 March 1875 in Bell County, Texas.⁵
• Death*: He died on 25 January 1925 at age 74.⁵

• Note*: He lived on Cow House Creek in Bell County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 3 Mar 2001

Margaret Ann Estes

• Father: Edmund T. Estes¹ b. 1816, d. 6 Nov 1886
• Mother: Margaret Jane McDowell² b. c 1828, d. Jan 1851

• Birth*: She was born on 3 January 1851 in Washington County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married William Gray Murphy on 28 September 1870 in Bell County, Texas.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in City Cemetery, Killeen, Bell County, Texas.⁶
• Death*: She died in 1937.⁵

• Last Edited: 10 Mar 2001

Sarah Ann McDowell

Sarah Ann McDowell Estes.

• Father: William McDowell^1,2 b. 1790, d. 1868
• Mother: Margaret Mary Campbell³ b. 1794, d. 1868

• Birth*: She was born on 7 May 1830 in North Carolina.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: She married Edmund T. Estes, son of James D. Estes and Eunice Williams, on 17 November 1853 in Washington County, Texas.^7,5
• Death*: She died on 3 November 1905 in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas, at age 75.^8,9,10,6
• Burial*: Interment was in McDowell Cemetery, Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.¹¹

• Note*: She died at the home of her daughter, Josephine, in Nolan Valley, Texas.⁷

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2011

Robert Turner Estes

Robert T. Estes, from Monty and Tammy Van Horn's Family Page web site.

• Father: Edmund T. Estes¹ b. 1816, d. 6 Nov 1886
• Mother: Sarah Ann McDowell² b. 7 May 1830, d. 3 Nov 1905

• Birth*: He was born on 8 October 1854 in Washington County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: He married Willie Ellen Kuykendall on 7 March 1878 in Bell County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: He died in 1951.⁴

• Note*: He lived in California.⁴

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2008

William McDowell

• Birth*: He was born in 1790 in Ireland.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Mary Campbell.²
• Burial*: Interment was in McDowell Cemetery, Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died in 1868.³

• Note*: He was a merchant and raised cattle.²

• Last Edited: 21 Feb 2001

John Thomas Estes

• Father: Edmund T. Estes¹ b. 1816, d. 6 Nov 1886
• Mother: Sarah Ann McDowell² b. 7 May 1830, d. 3 Nov 1905

• Birth*: He was born on 20 February 1857 in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Florence L. Backstrom on 4 September 1884.⁴
• Death*: He died on 12 January 1897 in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas, at age 39.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in McDowell Cemetery, Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.⁵

• Note*: He was a farmer and stock raiser. He became sick when caught in a blizzard in the Texas Panhandle while there to buy ranch land and died soon after returning to Nolan Valley.⁴

• Last Edited: 3 Mar 2001

Josephine Louvenia Estes

• Father: Edmund T. Estes¹ b. 1816, d. 6 Nov 1886
• Mother: Sarah Ann McDowell² b. 7 May 1830, d. 3 Nov 1905

• Birth*: She was born on 11 March 1861 in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married Mabry Ancil Fuller, son of L. C. Fuller and Martha Jane _____, on 19 December 1878 in Bell County, Texas.^4,6,7
• Death*: She died on 6 March 1950 in Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas, at age 88.^3,4,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 March 1950 in McDowell Cemetery, Nolan Valley, Bell County, Texas.^9,10,5

• Note*: She raised two children of her sister, Amanda Monroe Estes Davis, after her sister's death. She was a member of the Nolan Valley Baptist Church in Bell County, Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 19 Oct 2018