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Effie May GRAVES 1894–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 NOV 1894

Birth Location: Bollinger Co., Missouri

Death Date: 12 JUL 1983

Death Location: North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska

Father: Lewis GRAVES

Mother: Ida [BRINDLE]

Spouse(s): Elijah [BEST]

Children(s):

Effie May GRAVES was born in 1894 in Bollinger Co., Missouri, the child of Lewis Riley Graves And Ida Jane Brendel Brindle. Effie May GRAVES married Elijah Monroe Bess Best, and had children including Beverly Bess Best, Bonnie Dean Bess Best, Loren Bess Best, Mary Laverne Bess Best, Mary Maxine Bess Best, Wanda Bess Best. Effie May GRAVES passed away in 1983 in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Effie May GRAVES was born in 1894 in Bollinger Co., Missouri, the child of Lewis Riley Graves And Ida Jane Brendel Brindle.
  • Effie May GRAVES married Elijah Monroe Bess Best, and had children including Beverly Bess Best, Bonnie Dean Bess Best, Loren Bess Best, Mary Laverne Bess Best, Mary Maxine Bess Best, Wanda Bess Best.
  • Effie May GRAVES passed away in 1983 in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska.

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Effie GRAVES's Ancestors

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Effie GRAVES
1894–1983
Birth Place: Bollinger Co., Missouri
Parents
Lewis Riley GRAVES
1869–1951
Missouri
Ida (Jane BRENDEL) [BRINDLE]
1873–1937
Missouri
Grandparents
Lewis (Adam BRENDEL) [BRINDLE]
1838–1886
Morgan Co., Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Frederick [BRINDLE]
1813–1882
Marie GUNKEL
1817–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Effie GRAVES's Timeline

2 Records

1894
14 NOV 1894
Birth of Effie May GRAVES in Bollinger Co., Missouri
Bollinger Co., Missouri
1983
12 JUL 1983
Age 89
Death of Effie May GRAVES in North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska
North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 NOV 1894
    Event Place: Bollinger Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1983
    Event Place: North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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