George Henson Estes

George Henson Estes Jr.
From the Spring 1969 issue of Assembly magazine
Born	(1873-01-30)January 30, 1873 Eufaula, Alabama
Died	July 2, 1969(1969-07-02) (aged 96) Clearwater, Florida
Buried	Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Florida
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1894–1937
Rank	Brigadier general
Service number	0-456
Battles / wars	Spanish–American War Philippine–American War
Awards	Silver Star
Spouse(s)	Frances Farrell (m, 1899-1955, her death)[1]
Children	2

George Henson Estes Jr. (January 30, 1873 – July 2, 1969) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Biography

Estes was born on January 30, 1873, in Eufaula, Alabama, the son of George Henson Estes Sr. (1848–1918) and his wife, Anna Georgia (Thornton) Estes (1853–1929). He had seven younger siblings: Mary, Edith Gray, William Thornton, Thomas Gray, Claude Hugh, Charles Richard, and Martha, who married United States Army officer John L. DeWitt.

He attended the University of Georgia before entering the United States Military Academy, which he graduated from in 1894. He was commissioned into the infantry.^[1][2]

Estes participated in the Santiago Campaign during the Spanish–American War,^[3] and he served in the Sanitary Corps while in Cuba. He participated in the Philippine–American War. From 1914 to 1917, he served as the treasurer and quartermaster at the USMA. On August 8, 1918, after being transferred to the Inspector General's Department, Estes was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. He graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1920 and from the United States Army War College in 1921. On January 2, 1929, Estes was permanently promoted to brigadier general, and he served as the commandant of the United States Army Infantry School from May 4, 1929, to May 31, 1937.^[1][2]

Estes retired from the army on January 1, 1937, because of disabilities. He moved to Clearwater, Florida, where he lived until his death on July 2, 1969.^[1][2]

Personal life

Estes married Frances Farrell on January 4, 1899, and together they had two children.^[1][2] Frances Farrell's sister Florence was the wife of Brigadier General James Anderson Irons.^[4][5]

References

1. Davis 1998, p. 122.
2. Marquis Who's Who 1975, p. 161.
3. "George Henson Estes, Jr". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
4. "Funeral of Widow of General Held". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. January 8, 1955. p. Part II, Page 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Death Notice, Mrs. Frances F. Estes". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL. October 19, 1955. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

• Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, North Carolina: Pentland Press. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
• Marquis Who's Who (1975). Who Was Who In American History – The Military. Chicago, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 0837932017.