Johnnie Emma Richards was the daughter of Jefferson Adams and Martha Jane Welch Richards of Fayette, AL. Mr. Richards was a farmer and operator of saw mills, grist mills and cotton gins. During the Civil War he was detailed by the Confederate government to operate a plantation in Mississippi. She married James Albert Hulliar Estes, son of Cooper Bennett & Elizabeth Burton Ayers Estes 20 Nov 1881 in Fayette Co., AL. Their children were; Mattie Elizabeth, Eunice & James Albert Estes, Jr.

1880 Fayette, Alabama
M J Richards 43 (Martha Jane Welch Estes) Emma 18, Holly (Horace) 13, Bedford 12, Izabella 5.

Marriage Record
Name: Emma Richards
Gender: Female
Spouse: James A Estes
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1881
Marriage Place: Fayette
Performed By: Minister
Surety/Perf. Name: E Howell

1900 Bessemer Ward 2, Jefferson, Alabama
James A Estes 29, Johnnie E Estes 28, Mattie E Estes 17, James A Estes 3.

1910 Bessemer Ward 2, Jefferson, Alabama
James A Estes 47, Emma Estes 46 wife, Albert Estes 12 son, Elmus Hamby 37 son-in-law, Mattie E Hamby 26 daughter, Maurice Hamby 6 granddaughter, John E Hamby 4 grandson, Chalton Welsh 37 boarder, George Larson 38 boarder, MS Larson 44 boarder, Dolly Larson 9 boarder.

1920 Bessemer Ward 5, Jefferson
Albert Estes 55, Emma Estes 57, Albert Estes 21 son, Zurda Estes 20 dau-in-law, Albert Estes 6/12 grandson, W S Welsh 40 Cousin, Clifford Patterson 23, Norman Thompson 24, Harold Hines 22, Louise Donnelly 19.

1930 East Pleasant, Jefferson, Alabama
James A Estes 32, Catherine Estes 27, Albert Estes 11, Maurine Estes 9, Joe Estes 6.

Name: John Emma Richards Estes
Birth Date: abt 1862
Death Date: 18 Nov 1937
Death Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Death Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Father Name: J A Richards
Mother Name: Martha Welch
Spouse Name: J A Estes
FHL Film Number: 1908559