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Cornelius Bruce Best 1915–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1915

Birth Location: Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: November 1974

Death Location: Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Theo Best

Mother: Bettie *

Spouse(s): Madeline Pearcy

Children(s): Terrel Best, Bruce Best

Cornelius Bruce Best was born in 1915 in Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Theo Best And Bettie Anne Holmes Best. Cornelius Bruce Best married Madeline J Pearcy, and had children including Bruce Cornell Best, Terrel Arthur Best. Cornelius Bruce Best passed away in 1974 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Bruce Best was born in 1915 in Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Theo Best And Bettie Anne Holmes Best.
  • Cornelius Bruce Best married Madeline J Pearcy, and had children including Bruce Cornell Best, Terrel Arthur Best.
  • Cornelius Bruce Best passed away in 1974 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelius Best's Ancestors

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Cornelius Best
1915–1974
Birth Place: Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Theo Best
1850–
North Carolina
Bettie (Anne Holmes (Best)) *
1879–
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Arrow Best
1830–
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Emaline
1830–
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Best's Descendants

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Cornelius (Bruce) Best (23 May 1915–November 1974) m. Madeline (J) Pearcy (14 Jan 1917–19 May 2015)
  1. 1. Terrel (Arthur) Best 1944–2014
  2. 2. Bruce (Cornell) Best 1942–2004

Cornelius Best's Timeline

2 Records

1915
23 May 1915
Birth of Cornelius Bruce Best in Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
1974
November 1974
Age 59
Death of Cornelius Bruce Best in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1915
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1974
    Event Place: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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