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Claude Ferdinand Best 1912–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1912

Birth Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Death Date: 2 April 1988

Death Location: Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Claude Best

Mother: Mary Best

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In 1912, Claude Ferdinand Best entered the world in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America, born to Claude Clarence Best And Mary Isabelle Black Best. In 1935, Claude Ferdinand Best resided in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma. In 1940, Claude Ferdinand Best resided in Brown Township, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA. Claude Ferdinand Best passed away in 1988 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Claude Ferdinand Best entered the world in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America, born to Claude Clarence Best And Mary Isabelle Black Best.
  • In 1935, Claude Ferdinand Best resided in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Claude Ferdinand Best resided in Brown Township, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Claude Ferdinand Best passed away in 1988 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Claude Best's Ancestors

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Claude Best
1912–1988
Birth Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
Parents
Claude Clarence Best
1884–1950
Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Isabelle Black) Best
1887–1982
Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
William (M) Best
1859–1918
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Alice Bell
1863–1937
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Joseph (James Black) Sr
1847–1931
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Virginia (Jane) Black
1856–1933
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Boyd I
1838–1923
Louisa Graff
1841–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Bell
1786–1868
Martha Bell
1800–1880

Claude Best's Timeline

4 Records

1912
3 October 1912
Birth of Claude Ferdinand Best in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 23
Claude Ferdinand Best resided here in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma
Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 28
Claude Ferdinand Best resided here in Brown Township, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Brown Township, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1988
2 April 1988
Age 76
Death of Claude Ferdinand Best in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1912
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03332; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 67-44

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03332; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 67-44

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brown Township, Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03332; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 67-44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1988
    Event Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

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