Thank you for offering to help.

Melissa J. Shackelford b. 1862 Ark.

1875 Dallas Co., Tx. Leonard C. Estes m: Melissa J. Shackelford, July 3, 1875.

1880 Hill Co., Tx Census:
Estes, Leonard age 39 b. Ark. parents b: Illinois
Melissa age 18 b: Ark. parents b: Ark
Ann age 3 b: Tx
Florence age 4 b: Tx
Thomas age 5 mo.s b: Tx

My great grandmother Denner Eva Estes was 1881
in Bonham, Fannin Co., Tx.

Leonard Estes remarried to Ermound (Emma) McDougal, Stone, on April 03, 1887. Ann and Denner are shown on subsequent census but Melissa, Florence and Thomas are not found anywhere. I am assuming that they died in some sort of epidemic between 1882 and 1887.

Thanks again
Diane Miller