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Earl Best 1908–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1908

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1958

Death Location: Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina

Father: Preston Best

Mother: Maggie Best

Spouse(s): Geneva Best, Bessie Middleton

Children(s):

Earl Best was born in 1908 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Preston Best And Maggie Ward Best. Earl Best married Bessie Middleton, Geneva Best. Earl Best passed away in 1958 in Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Earl Best was born in 1908 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Preston Best And Maggie Ward Best.
  • Earl Best married Bessie Middleton, Geneva Best.
  • Earl Best passed away in 1958 in Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Preston Best
1879–1966
Birth Location: North Carolina
PB
Maggie Best
1883–1941
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Geneva Best
1910–
Birth Location: North Carolina
GB
Bessie Middleton
1909–1975
Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States
BM

Children(s)

Earl Best's Ancestors

Self
Earl Best
1908–1958
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Preston Best
1879–1966
North Carolina
Maggie (Ward) Best
1883–1941
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Wiley (Henry) Best
1826–1915
N. C.
Rachael Hood
1828–1928
North Carolina
Levi (Barfield (slave name)) Ward
1841–1907
North Carolina
Martha Ward
1855–1933
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Best
1775–1851
Polly Best
1790–1860
Johnson
–1840
Civil Johnson
–1850
Harris Barfield
1813–
Leah Ward
1797–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1736–1798
Hanah Havelin
1736–1786
Josiah Gardner
1782–1865
Demps Ward)
1757–
Demps Ward)
1757–

Earl Best's Timeline

15 Records

1908
1908
Birth of Earl Best in Grantham, Wayne County NC
Grantham, Wayne County NC
1908
July 1908
Birth of Earl Best in North Carolina
North Carolina
1908
July 1908
Birth of Earl Best in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Earl Best resided here in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Earl Best resided here in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Earl Best resided here in Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Earl Best resided here in Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Earl Best resided here in Rural, Wayne, North Carolina
Rural, Wayne, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 32
Earl Best resided here in Township 1 Tarboro, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Township 1 Tarboro, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Earl Best resided here in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Earl Best resided here in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
Earl Best resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1958
Dec 7, 1958
Age 50
Death of Earl Best in Mt. Olive NC, Wayne County
Mt. Olive NC, Wayne County
1958
07 Dec 1958
Age 50
Death of Earl Best in Mt Olive, Wayne, Georgia, United States
Mt Olive, Wayne, Georgia, United States
1958
7 Dec 1958
Age 50
Death of Earl Best in Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina
Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne County NC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1296; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 30
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 929; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 96-52

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1908
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02905; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 33-10
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341420
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1137; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375150
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [7] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 929; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 96-52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1908
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1137; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375150
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1137; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375150

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1137; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375150

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1296; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 30

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341420

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02905; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 33-10

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 1 Tarboro, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02905; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 33-10

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 929; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 96-52

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 929; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 96-52

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    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 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT Olive, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 7, 1958
    Event Place: Mt. Olive NC, Wayne County
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1958
    Event Place: Mt Olive, Wayne, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1958
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina
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