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Dorothy Ione Best 1905–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1981

Death Location: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA

Father: Edgar Best

Mother: Dorothea Fowler

Spouse(s): Clair Smith

Children(s): Wayne Smith, Verle Smith, Glenn Smith, Dean Smith

In 1905, Dorothy Ione Best entered the world in Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA, born to Edgar Tillman Best And Dorothea Adalia Fowler. In 1910, Dorothy Ione Best resided in Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA. In 1920, Dorothy Ione Best resided in Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA. Dorothy Ione Best married Clair Arthur Smith, and had children including Dean Owen Smith, Glenn Laverne Smith, Verle Max Red Smith, Wayne Elwyn Smith. Dorothy Ione Best passed away in 1981 in Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Dorothy Ione Best entered the world in Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA, born to Edgar Tillman Best And Dorothea Adalia Fowler.
  • In 1910, Dorothy Ione Best resided in Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Ione Best resided in Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA.
  • Dorothy Ione Best married Clair Arthur Smith, and had children including Dean Owen Smith, Glenn Laverne Smith, Verle Max Red Smith, Wayne Elwyn Smith.
  • Dorothy Ione Best passed away in 1981 in Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edgar Best
1871–1950
Birth Location: Black Walnut, St Charles, Missouri, USA
EB
Dorothea Fowler
1880–1964
Birth Location: St Charles, Missouri, USA
DF

Spouses(s)

Clair Smith
1899–1992
Birth Location: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
CS

Children(s)

Wayne Smith
1924–1994
Birth Location: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
WS
Verle Smith
1925–2012
Birth Location: Little River, Reno, Kansas, USA
VS
Glenn Smith
1923–2009
Birth Location: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
GS
Dean Smith
1930–1998
Birth Location: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
DS

Dorothy Best's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Best
1905–1981
Birth Place: Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA
Parents
Edgar Tillman Best
1871–1950
Black Walnut, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Dorothea (Adalia) Fowler
1880–1964
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (William Best) Sr
1814–1874
St Charles County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Jane) Jameson
1829–1908
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Francis Overstreet
1803–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jameson
1753–1805
Margaret Craig
1753–1850

Dorothy Best's Descendants

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Dorothy (Ione) Best (28 Apr 1905–1 Sep 1981) m. Clair (Arthur) Smith (27 Nov 1899–17 Aug 1992)
  1. 1. Wayne (Elwyn) Smith 1924–1994
  2. 2. Verle (Max "Red") Smith 1925–2012
  3. 3. Glenn (Laverne) Smith 1923–2009
  4. 4. Dean (Owen) Smith 1930–1998

Dorothy Best's Timeline

11 Records

1905
28 Apr 1905
Birth of Dorothy Ione Best in Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA
Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA
Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA
Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA
1923
Abt. 1923
Age 18
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Little River, Reno, Kansas, USA
Little River, Reno, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 20
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Rockville, Rice, Kansas, USA
Rockville, Rice, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Rockville, Rice, Kansas, USA
Rockville, Rice, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Rice, Kansas, USA
Rice, Kansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Union, Rice, Kansas, USA
Union, Rice, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
1958
Bet. 1958–1959
Age 53
Dorothy Ione Best resided here in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1981
1 Sep 1981
Age 76
Death of Dorothy Ione Best in Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Richmond, Howard, Missouri; Roll: T624_784; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374797

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Winan, Rice, Kansas; Roll: T625_547; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 207

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1923
    Event Place: Little River, Reno, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Little River Monitor; Publication Date: 28 Jun 1923; Publication Place: Little River, Kansas, USA; ,0.4067144,0.43937504,0.5281084&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Rockville, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_127; Line: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rockville, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockville, Rice, Kansas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340452

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Rice, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01255; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 80-23

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Union, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Rice, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01255; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 80-23

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Little River, Rice

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1958–1959
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Little River, Reno, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little River, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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