It is known that Estes was born a slave in Murray County, Tennessee in 1857,in 1911, a black Chicagoan named Rufus Estes published his own cookbook, Good Things to Eat as Recommended by Rufus.

It is known that Estes was born a slave in Murray County, Tennessee in 1857,in 1911, a black Chicagoan named Rufus Estes published his own cookbook, Good Things to Eat as Recommended by Rufus. Less