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Adam Edward Best 1839–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1839

Birth Location: Monon, White, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 26 Jan 1919

Death Location: Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Adam Best

Mother: Katherine Shigley

Spouse(s): Lucy Inghram

Children(s): Effie Best, Katherine Best, Herbert Best, Guy Best, Sarah Best, Faye Best

Adam Edward Best was born in 1839 in Monon, White, Indiana, United States, the child of Adam Best And Katherine Jane Shigley. Adam Edward Best married Lucy Kriechbaum Inghram, and had children including Effie Jane Best, Faye Emmeline Best, Guy E Best, Herbert H Best, Katherine Eliza Best, Sarah Frances Best. Adam Edward Best passed away in 1919 in Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Adam Edward Best was born in 1839 in Monon, White, Indiana, United States, the child of Adam Best And Katherine Jane Shigley.
  • Adam Edward Best married Lucy Kriechbaum Inghram, and had children including Effie Jane Best, Faye Emmeline Best, Guy E Best, Herbert H Best, Katherine Eliza Best, Sarah Frances Best.
  • Adam Edward Best passed away in 1919 in Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Adam Best's Ancestors

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Adam Best
1839–1919
Birth Place: Monon, White, Indiana, United States
Parents
Adam Best
1804–1843
Virginia
Katherine (Jane) Shigley
1818–1855
Ohio, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Best's Descendants

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Adam (Edward) Best (15 Sep 1839–26 Jan 1919) m. Lucy (Kriechbaum) Inghram (November 1843–14 June 1927)
  1. 1. Effie (Jane) Best 1864–1909 m. John (D.) Wolling 1863–1894
    1. 1. Helen (Louise) Wolling 1894–1968 m. Arnold (Frederick) Muhlig 1895–1976
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Muhlig 1920–2015
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Louise) Muhlig 1925–2017
      3. 3. Donald (Arnold) Muhlig 1927–1994
    2. 2. Elsie (Belle) Wolling 1886–1913 m. Arthur (Harold) McCormac 1887–1961
      1. 1. Robert (Harold) McCormac 1909–1985 m. Grace (Elizabeth) Thoman 1909–1990
        1. 1. Anita (Rae) McCormac 1939–1995 m. Roger (Wayne) Seiwert 1937–2000
      2. 2. Zelma (Edna) McCormac 1913–2003 m. George (Frederick) Hansen 1911–1977
    3. 3. Lucy (Catherine) Wolling 1889–1977 m. Ralph (Edward) West 1888–1970 m. Frederick (William) Buerstatte 1880–1933
      1. 1. Frederick (W.) Buerstatte 1920–1997 m. Wanda (Wandeline Buerstatte f) Gustavson 1924–2011
    4. 4. Mabel (Effie) Wolling 1892–1894
  2. 2. Katherine (Eliza) Best 1863–1909
  3. 3. Herbert (H.) Best 1869–1871
  4. 4. Guy (E.) Best 1872–1873
  5. 5. Sarah (Frances) Best 1874–1955
  6. 6. Faye (Emmeline) Best 1877–1947 m. Thomas (Edgar) McKnight 1872–1948
    1. 1. Frances (Lyle) McKnight 1901–1996
    2. 2. Dana (Ingram) McKnight 1903–1972
    3. 3. Dorothy (Marion) McKnight 1906–1980
    4. 4. Kathryn (J.) McKnight 1908–1999 m. George (J.) Johannessen 1906–1975
      1. 1. Gene (Howard) Johannesen 1934–2012
      2. 2. Kenneth (Carl) Johannessen 1940–2003
    5. 5. Thomas (Rex) McKnight 1911–1945
    6. 6. Jean (Eleanor) McKnight 1912–2009

Adam Best's Timeline

4 Records

1839
September 1839
Birth of Adam Edward Best in Indiana, United States of America
Indiana, United States of America
1839
15 Sep 1839
Birth of Adam Edward Best in Monon, White, Indiana, United States
Monon, White, Indiana, United States
1919
26 January 1919
Age 80
Death of Adam Edward Best in Placer County, California, United States of America
Placer County, California, United States of America
1919
26 Jan 1919
Age 80
Death of Adam Edward Best in Auburn, Placer, California, United States
Auburn, Placer, California, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1839
    Event Place: Indiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Monon, White, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1919
    Event Place: Placer County, California, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Auburn, Placer, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois, United States of America

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