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Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best 1932–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1932

Birth Location: Shafter, Kern, California, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 2023

Death Location: Hughson, Stanislaus, California, USA

Father: Cecil Best

Mother: Mary Thurman

Spouse(s): Charles Fletcher, Melvin Seals

Children(s):

Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best was born in 1932 in Shafter, Kern, California, USA, the child of Cecil Ivan Best And Mary Laurel Thurman. In 1935, Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA. In 1940, Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided in Kern, California, USA. Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best married Charles C Fletcher, Melvin Seals. Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best passed away in 2023 in Hughson, Stanislaus, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best was born in 1932 in Shafter, Kern, California, USA, the child of Cecil Ivan Best And Mary Laurel Thurman.
  • In 1935, Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.
  • In 1940, Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided in Kern, California, USA.
  • Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best married Charles C Fletcher, Melvin Seals.
  • Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best passed away in 2023 in Hughson, Stanislaus, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Beryl Best's Ancestors

Self
Beryl Best
1932–2023
Birth Place: Shafter, Kern, California, USA
Parents
Cecil Ivan Best
1908–1967
Benton County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Laurel) Thurman
1910–1999
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Grandparents
Edgar (Tillman) Best
1871–1950
Black Walnut, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Dorothea (Adalia) Fowler
1880–1964
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr
1814–1874
Mary Jameson
1829–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Francis Overstreet
1803–1860

Beryl Best's Timeline

6 Records

1932
12 May 1932
Birth of Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best in Shafter, Kern, California, USA
Shafter, Kern, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 3
Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 8
Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1950
Abt 1950
Age 18
Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided here in 52416 Harold Street
52416 Harold Street
1999
7 Nov 1999
Age 67
Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best resided here in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
2023
9 Jan 2023
Age 91
Death of Beryl Wanda "Wanda" Best
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1932
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 12 May 1932; Birth County: Kern
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1950
    Event Place: 52416 Harold Street
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1999
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 2023
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hughson, Stanislaus, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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