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Anna Elizabeth Best 1856–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Nov 1856

Birth Location: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1893

Death Location: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA

Father: Stephen Sr

Mother: Mary Jameson

Spouse(s): James Ferguson

Children(s): Edna Ferguson, Marie Ferguson, Fredrick Ferguson

Anna Elizabeth Best was born in 1856 in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA, the child of Stephen William Best Sr And Mary Jane Jameson. In 1860, Anna Elizabeth Best resided in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA. In 1870, Anna Elizabeth Best resided in Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri, USA. Anna Elizabeth Best married James N Ferguson, James R Ferguson, and had children including Edna Best Ferguson, Fredrick Leo Fred Ferguson, Marie Belle Ferguson. Anna Elizabeth Best passed away in 1893 in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Anna Elizabeth Best was born in 1856 in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA, the child of Stephen William Best Sr And Mary Jane Jameson.
  • In 1860, Anna Elizabeth Best resided in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, Anna Elizabeth Best resided in Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri, USA.
  • Anna Elizabeth Best married James N Ferguson, James R Ferguson, and had children including Edna Best Ferguson, Fredrick Leo Fred Ferguson, Marie Belle Ferguson.
  • Anna Elizabeth Best passed away in 1893 in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anna Best's Ancestors

Self
Anna Best
1856–1893
Birth Place: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Parents
Stephen William Best Sr
1814–1874
St Charles County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Jane) Jameson
1829–1908
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Francis (Ann) Overstreet
1803–1860
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jameson
1753–1805
Margaret Craig
1753–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Craig
1720–1766
Margaret Crawford
1725–1765

Anna Best's Descendants

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Anna (Elizabeth) Best (03 Nov 1856–11 May 1893) m. James (R) Ferguson (13 Jul 1854–12 Feb 1915)
  1. 1. Edna (Best) Ferguson 1880–1954 m. Arthur (Pearl "Pearl") Ford 1874–1947
    1. 1. Irene (Pearl) Ford 1900–1981 m. Ira (Owen "Owen") James 1899–1977
      1. 1. Virginia (Mae) James 1921–2012 m. Jesse (Franklin) Shahan 1920–1999
      2. 2. Max (Owen) James 1925–2019 m. Lois (Laurine) Getting 1928–2020
  2. 2. Marie (Belle) Ferguson 1882–1956 m. Rufus Shaw 1876–1965 m. George (Benjamin Windel) Scheerschmidt 1884–1934
    1. 1. Edna (Ellen) Scheerschmidt 1907–1993 m. Earl (Wilson) Wolf 1905–1969
      1. 1. James (Paul) Wolf 1924–2015 m. Nelva (Lois) Ritter 1923–1953 m. Grace (Irene) Early 1924–2012
      2. 2. John (Wendell "Jack") Wolf 1925–1995 m. Kathryn ("Kate") Dean 1925–2010
      3. 3. Floy (Marlys "Marlys") Circle 1933–2021 m. Cyrus (Andrew) Circle 1931–2015
    2. 2. Paul (Robert) Sheerschmidt 1905–1986 m. Margaret (Amelia) Dersch 1919–1997 m. Lucille (Irene) Strome 1915–1968
      1. 1. Robert (Orville) Scheerschmidt 1934–2005 m. Elnora (Jean) Henderson 1936–2017 m. Joyce (Ann) Stockstill 1935–2012
      2. 2. James (Eugene) Scheerschmidt 1937–2001
  3. 3. Fredrick (Leo "Fred") Ferguson 1889–1975 m. Pauline (Alda) Ballew 1892–1980
    1. 1. Russell (Wilman) Ferguson 1914–2005 m. Mary (Lou Ella) Yung 1916–2001
      1. 1. Wilman (Ray "Ray") Ferguson 1935–2022 m. Audrey (Fay) Wilkerson 1937–2012
    2. 2. James (Walker) Ferguson 1911–1986 m. Edwina (Ruth) Lewis 1910–1998
      1. 1. Bonnie (Ruth) Ferguson 1934–2012 m. Jack (Allen) Bullock 1932–1995

Anna Best's Timeline

5 Records

1856
03 Nov 1856
Birth of Anna Elizabeth Best in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Anna Elizabeth Best resided here in St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Anna Elizabeth Best resided here in Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Anna Elizabeth Best resided here in Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1893
11 May 1893
Age 37
Death of Anna Elizabeth Best in St Charles County, Missouri, USA
St Charles County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1856
    Event Place: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Charles, St. Charles, Missouri; Roll: M653_644; Page: 702; Family History Libr

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri; Roll: M593_806; Page: 369A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Portage, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Portage, St Charles, Missouri; Roll: 714; Page: 104B; Enumeration District: 202

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1893
    Event Place: St Charles County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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