William Estes

Notes:

Sometimes shown as William Penn Estes, or William F. Estes.

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Latham. Mary was born about 1806 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jim Payne. Jim was born before 1838; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John C. Low. John (son of Isaac Low and Elizabeth Parsons) was born on 23 May 1822 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jim Cooper shows her first name as Amelia and also indicates that she was born in Natchitoches.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Enumerated 15 Jun 1880
Page 3 SD 1 ED 84 Stamped 209
23-27
McElroy, Adaline W F 37 La Ky NC
McElroy, Connor W M 17 Son Works on Farm Tx Mo La
McElroy, Sam W M 14 Son Works on Farm Tx Mo La
McElroy, James W M 10 Son Tx Mo La
McElroy, Dewitt W M 6 Son Tx Mo La
McElroy, Eutora V W F W 3 Twin Sisters Tx Mo La
McElroy, Ada Victora W F 3 Twin Sisters Tx Mo La

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 3
Enumerated 17 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 10A Stamped 127
127-128
McElroy, Adaline Head W F Feb 1840 60 Wd 7/6 La Ky Tx Farmer
McElroy, Connie Son W M Jun 1861 39 Wd Tx Mo La Farmer
McElroy, James Son W M May 1870 30 S Tx Mo La Farmer
McElroy, Dewitt Son W M Apr 1874 26 S Tx Mos La Farmer
McElroy, Ida Dau W F Feb 1877 23 S Tx Mo La
McElroy, Lillian GrdDau W F Sep 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx
McElroy, Vivian GrdDau W F Oct 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Shilling, Daniel Boarder W M Feb 1868 32 S Tx Miss Livestock Dealer
Nelson, Edward Boarder W M Mar 1877 23 S Tx Md Tx Livestock Dealer

Adeline married William W. McElroy after 1860. William was born on 27 Sep 1827 in Missouri; died on 4 May 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McElroy Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Samuel Tobias "Tobe" Low. Samuel (son of John C. Low and Sarah J. Johnson) was born on 16 Oct 1846 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jan 1931 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Edwards. Elizabeth was born about 1843; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Nerrin. James was born before 1844; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Conrad married Octavia Walker on 7 Jul 1892 in Sabine County, Texas. Octavia (daughter of Jackson W. Green Walker and Margaret Latham) was born about 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name Samuel Thomas Mcelroy
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Dec 1941
Event Place Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 25 Mar 1871 [???]
Birthplace Sabine, Texas
Father's Name William Mcelroy
Mother's Name Adeline Estes
Informant Mrs. Martin Ener, Beaumont
Burial String Town
Certificate Number: 56358
GS Film number 2138817
Digital Folder Number 005145839
Image Number 00786



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3D4-LLL : accessed 10 May 2014), Samuel Thomas Mcelroy, 06 Dec 1941; citing certificate number 56358, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2138817.

Family/Spouse: Nellie Ann Lowe. Nellie was born on 11 Jan 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Nov 1949 in Bynum, Hill County, Texas; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Irene, Hill County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Shown as Laura McElroy, age 2, on the 1870 census. Said to have died young.

Notes:

The informant on his Texas Death certificate was Mrs. J. M. McElroy of Ballinger. She shares a burial plot with him at the Old Runnels Cemetery. She was born in 1885 and died in 1954, also in Runnels County.

He was a Farmer.

Family/Spouse: Texana Willis. Texana was born on 24 Dec 1885 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 14 Oct 1954 in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas; was buried in Old Runnels Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during the first World War, he was shown as a Farmer, and his nearest relative was Ellen McElroy. He was described as Tall, of medium build, and with gray eyes and dark hair.

Dewitt married Margaret Ellen Rice on 24 Dec 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Rice, Jr. and Lucinda Harvey) was born on 9 Apr 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jan 1976 in Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Middle name shown by some as Easter, and others as Eudora. Listed as "Eutora" on the 1880 census, so Eudora seems to be the correct middle name.

Twin sister of Ida Victoria McElroy, who became Marcellus Eugene Cooper's second wife after Ada died.

Ada married Marcellus Eugene Cooper on 3 Aug 1896 in Sabine County, Texas. Marcellus (son of James Amberson Cooper and Amelia Elizabeth Jacks) was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Sep 1967 in Midland, Midland County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Twin sister of Ada McElroy, the first wife of Marcellus Eugene Cooper.
Barbara Yancey Dore shows that she married first J. R. POWELL on 1 Jan 1903 in Jasper County, Texas. However, this is not correct. Family members state that Ida was married only one time, to M. E. Cooper. The Ida McElroy who married Rob Powell was said to be her half niece, a daughter of Hi and Sallie McElroy.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3ZQ-HSG
name: Ida Victoria Cooper
event: Death
event date: 16 Jan 1952
event place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Married
birth date: 19 Feb 1887 (sic)
birthplace: , Texas
father's name: William Mcelroy, Mo
mother's name: Adeline Esteo, La
Informant A S Cooper
Cemetery Jacks Cemetery
certificate number: 2884
film number: 2074928
digital folder number: 005145641
image number: 03020
Collection: Ida Victoria Cooper, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

(Medical):See attached sources.

Ida married Marcellus Eugene Cooper about 1909 in Texas. Marcellus (son of James Amberson Cooper and Amelia Elizabeth Jacks) was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Sep 1967 in Midland, Midland County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Laura Loutisha Nabors. Laura was born on 18 Mar 1882 in East Pendleton, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Fannie Alice Whitehead. Fannie (daughter of Owen Fort Whitehead and Mary Adeline Youngblood) was born between 1875 and 1884; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eli married Clara E. Pratt on 9 Jul 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Clara (daughter of Drayton Pratt and Mary Benena J. Low) was born on 5 Nov 1887 in Texas; died on 29 Nov 1974 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFZ8-4HY
name: Icy Cooper
death date: 07 Oct 1918
death place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 19 years 11 months 20 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 17 Oct 1898
birthplace: Pineland, Tex.
marital status: Single
spouse's name:
father's name: M. E. Cooper
father's birthplace: Pineland, Tex.
mother's name: Ada Mcelroy
mother's birthplace: Pineland, Tex.
occupation: Farmer
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place: Pineland, Tex.
burial date: 08 Oct 1918
additional relatives:
film number: 2073350
digital film number: 4167680
image number: 440
reference number: cn 44870
Collection: Icy Cooper, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

(Research):When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was a resident of Pineland, and listed his occupation as carpenter, construction. He was of medium heighth and build, with brown eyes and black hair.

Notes:

Said to have married Laura Josephine Francis.

When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he listed his occupation as ship yard worker in Orange, with his permanent residence as Pineland. He was tall and slender, with grey eyes and brown hair.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCELROY/2000-12/0978230334

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JN7X-86R
name: Samuel Oscar Cooper
death date: 03 May 1972
death place: Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 71 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 28 Jul 1900
birthplace: Sabine County Texas
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: M E Cooper
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Ada Mcelroy
mother's birthplace:
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
informant Mrs. Laura J Cooper
Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Runnels Tx
film number: 2223831
digital film number: 4005479
image number: 00143
reference number: 38232
Collection: Samuel Oscar Cooper, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

Said to have married first Faye Ursula MORGAN and second Jewel JACKSON.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCELROY/2000-12/0978230334

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS1J-X5S
name: Armon S Cooper
event: Death
event date: 24 Jul 1966
event place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
gender: Male
occupation restaurant food industry
Veteran? Yes WW II
marital status: Married
birth date: 29 Mar 1902
birthplace: Pineland, Texas
father's name: Marcellus E Cooper
mother's name: Ada Mcelroy
Informant Mrs. A. S. Cooper
Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Ballinger Tx
certificate number: 48312
film number: 2118371
digital folder number: 005144882
image number: 02084
Collection: Armon S Cooper, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

Family/Spouse: Faye Morgan. Faye was born on 17 Mar 1915; died on 25 Mar 1996; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to have married Lillian Boucher MINTER.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCELROY/2000-12/0978230334

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6LW-946
name: Everette James Cooper
death date: 02 Mar 1963
death place: Weslaco, Hildago, Texas
gender: Male
race:
death age: 58 years
estimated birth date: 1905
birth date: 14 apr 1904
birthplace: pineland texas
marital status: married
spouse's name:
father's name: Mardellus Eugene Cooper
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Ada E Mcelroy
mother's birthplace:
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
informant Mrs. Lillian Cooper
Cemetery Highland Memorial Park Weslaco
film number: 2117179
digital film number: 4005456
image number: 425
reference number: cn 18081
Collection: Everette James Cooper, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDVK-9Y1
name: Aselee Cooper
death date: 14 Apr 1910
death place: Near Brookland, Sabine, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 10 months 10 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 14 Jun 1909
birthplace:
marital status: Single
spouse's name:
father's name: Eugine Cooper
father's birthplace: Texas
mother's name: Ida Mcelroy
mother's birthplace: So. Texas
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
film number: 2050199
digital film number: 4165821
image number: 39
reference number: cn 4533
Collection: Aselee Cooper, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

She was said to have married Bobby Carl MILLER of Runnels County on 15 Jun 1935.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2B9-HXS
name: Amilia Adeline Cooper
event: Birth
event date:
event place: , Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
father: M E Cooper
mother: Dela Mcelroy
certificate number: 3981
digital folder number: 004112377
image number: 00230
Collection: Amilia Adeline Cooper, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

United States Obituary Collection

Name of Deceased Dollie C. Miller
Age at Death 93
Death Date 4 Aug 2004
Obituary Date 7 Aug 2004
Newspaper Title Brownwood Bulletin
Newspaper Location Brownwood, TX, US
Birth Date 19 Jan 1911
Locations Mentioned in Obituary Pineland, TX
Midland
Ballinger
Brownwood
Brownwood
Odessa
Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary
Mike Sr Miller
M. E.
Bobby Miller Carl
Margie
L. Cooper M.
Ida Cooper

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X21Y-T4R
name: Cooper
event: Birth
event date: 08 Jul 1913
event place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
father: Jimie Cooper
mother: Ida V Mcelroy
certificate number: 23499
digital folder number: 004141758
image number: 00341
Collection: Cooper, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

Notes:

Said to have married Loudella MORGAN.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2V3-2V2
name: Cooper
event: Birth
event date: 30 Jun 1917
event place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Male
father: M E Cooper
mother: Ida Mcelroy
certificate number: 24081
digital folder number: 004492132
image number: 00431
Collection: Cooper, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate lists his parents as William Riley Low and Laura Nabors. Occupation was shown as Merchant, and he was not a veteran. He was survived by his wife, Gertrude, and the information was Gilbert Low.

On the 1940 census, he was listed as a Merchant, working on his own account, and having attended three years of High School. Gertrude was also working, as the Postmaster of a US Post Office, and she was shown as having attended four years of High School.

Family/Spouse: Gertrude Mathews. Gertrude was born on 11 Apr 1907 in Texas; died on 27 May 2001 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]