| Birth: | Nov. 2, 1834
Lexington
Rockbridge County
Virginia, USA | | Death: | Aug. 8, 1882
Huntsville
Walker County
Texas, USA | 
C.P. Estill was the eldest son of Harry Miller Estill M.D. and Mary Jane Patrick. Educated at Washington College (now Washington and Lee) and the University of Virginia, Estill served as a captain of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. After the war his wife (Kate Fishburne) and five children remained in Virginia while he sought work in Texas. He became the superintendent of schools in Brenham and Bryan, Texas before joining the faculty of Austin College in Huntsville as professor of language. After a stint teaching at Texas A&M, Estill returned to Huntsville as professor of English Literature at the newly-opened Sam Houston Normal Institute.
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Children:
Harry Fishburne Estill (1861 - 1942)*
Junius Fishburn Estill (1868 - 1941)*
*Calculated relationship
| | | Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Huntsville
Walker County
Texas, USA |
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Record added: Jan 18, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 46835876 |
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