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Estes, Samuel

Male 1889 - 1955  (66 years)


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  • Name Estes, Samuel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Born 12 Mar 1889  Khmil'nyk, Vinnytsya, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1914  [7
    _FSFTID LKVQ-R2Y 
    _FSLINK https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LKVQ-R2Y 
    Residence 1915  Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marital Status: Single 
    Residence 1920  Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Age: 29; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1 Jan 1925  Clayton County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 1930  Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Age in 1930: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 26 Sep 1955  Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 10, 16
    Buried Eben Israel Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 17
    Person ID I20564  Our Family
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

    Father Estes, Jacob,   b. Aug 1870, Odessa, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1945, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother [Estes], Anna,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Bef 1889  [18
    Family ID F5557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Estes, Jacob,   b. Aug 1870, Odessa, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1945, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Fiskiss, Lena,   b. 13 Jun 1869, Odessa, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1925, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1892  [19
    Family ID F5558  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kitsis, Edith,   b. 16 Apr 1897, Khmelnytsky, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1979, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1915  Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. Estes, Irene
    +2. Estes, Dr. Maurice
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F7859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Samuel Estes - Tombstone
    Samuel Estes - Tombstone

  • Notes 
    • Dear Maury -
      How great to hear from another part of the family! When I first started my research this suddenly appearing person really threw me. I thought it might be a brother to Jake until I saw the census. However, I have confirmation for you that Sam was Jake's son. Sam's daughter, Irene Wolfe, told me that Sam was indeed left behind when his father left Russia. She does not know who he stayed with but there was always a suspicion that Sam was a son by another woman or, at best, a first wife. She said her father did not talk about it much and it was understood that you did not ask about it. Irene also said there was always "bad blood" between Sam and Jake. The other interesting thing about Sam is that he was a very devout Jew and was quite unhappy when he arrived in America to find that his father, and the rest of the family, did not observe the religion in the manner he thought they should. One of his brothers, Joe, apparently listened to him and became quite religious toward the end of his life.

      I would love to stay in touch with you and share new information. This summer has been very hectic - it gets that way every year - and my genealogy hobby has suffered greatly. Even grandparents can happily anticipate the beginning of school - no more babysitting!! I hope to start compiling all my information into some kind of document but just when I think I have all I need, something pops up.

      Please do not hesitate to contact me to compare notes. I look forward to it!

      Terry Hamlin

  • Sources 
    1. [S510] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Cerro Gordo; Roll: 1642986.
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


    2. [S926] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 462 (Adair - Emmet).
      Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937
      Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937


    3. [S2140] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    4. [S761] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).
      Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
      Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925


    5. [S761] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).
      Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
      Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925


    6. [S20] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    7. [S2260] Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), National Archives at Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1891 - 1947; NAI Number: 648611; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.
      Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937
      Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937


    8. [S239] Original Import into Legacy.

    9. [S15] Obituary (Reliability: 3).
      Mason City

    10. [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    11. [S527] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Rec;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Cedar Rapids Ward 18, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T625_500; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 946.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


    12. [S361] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 665; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 797.0; FHL microfilm: 2340400.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    13. [S195] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1177; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 57-72.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    14. [S880] Delaration of Intent, specifically Kmelnik for Sam, Proskurov for Edith (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S3860] Delaration of Intent, specifically Kmelnik for Sam, Proskurov for Edith (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S15] Obituary, Cedar Rapids Gazette, 9/27/1955 (Reliability: 2).

    17. [S23] FindAGrave.com.

    18. [S1354] Estimate, 19 yrs before 1st child.

    19. [S800] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayette, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 432; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240432.
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census