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Edith Evangeline Best 1907–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1907

Birth Location: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota

Death Date: 23 Mar 1983

Death Location: Yolo, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA

Father: Fredrick Best

Mother: Maude Wait

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Edith Evangeline Best was born in 1907 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, the child of Fredrick Fred Permanes Best And Maude E Wait. In 1910, Edith Evangeline Best resided in Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota. In 1920, Edith Evangeline Best resided in Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota. Edith Evangeline Best passed away in 1983 in Yolo, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Edith Evangeline Best was born in 1907 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, the child of Fredrick Fred Permanes Best And Maude E Wait.
  • In 1910, Edith Evangeline Best resided in Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota.
  • In 1920, Edith Evangeline Best resided in Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota.
  • Edith Evangeline Best passed away in 1983 in Yolo, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fredrick Best
1870–1947
Birth Location: LeRoy, Mower, Minnesota, USA
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Maude Wait
1881–1940
Birth Location: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Best's Ancestors

Self
Edith Best
1907–1983
Birth Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
Parents
Fredrick "Fred" Permanes Best
1870–1947
LeRoy, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Maude (E.) Wait
1881–1940
Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
Fredrick (Daniel) Best
1837–1923
Kratenburg, Germany
Adeline (Fedelia) Huntley
1850–1907
Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Milton (Ford) Wait
1857–1917
Bloomfield, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
Addie (L.) Wait
1866–1939
Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Best's Timeline

5 Records

1907
26 Nov 1907
Birth of Edith Evangeline Best in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
1910
1910
Age 3
Edith Evangeline Best resided here in Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota
Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota
1920
1920
Age 13
Edith Evangeline Best resided here in Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota
Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota
1930
1930
Age 23
Edith Evangeline Best resided here in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
1983
23 Mar 1983
Age 76
Death of Edith Evangeline Best in Yolo, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA
Yolo, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1718; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 214.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: 2221; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 200.0; FHL microfilm: 2341955.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1477; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0127; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375490.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1477; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0127; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375490.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Watertown Ward 1, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1718; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 214.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: 2221; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 200.0; FHL microfilm: 2341955.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Yolo, Folsom, Sacramento, California, USA
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