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Ernest Dale Best 1902–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1902

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 17 December 1974

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Napoleon Best

Mother: Ida Wilhite

Spouse(s): Adeline Best

Children(s): Dale Jr

Ernest Dale Best was born in 1902 in Texas, the child of Napoleon Best And Ida Mae Wilhite. In 1935, Ernest Dale Best resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1940, Ernest Dale Best resided in , Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Ernest Dale Best married Adeline K Best, and had children including Dale E Best Jr. Ernest Dale Best passed away in 1974 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest Dale Best was born in 1902 in Texas, the child of Napoleon Best And Ida Mae Wilhite.
  • In 1935, Ernest Dale Best resided in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • In 1940, Ernest Dale Best resided in , Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Ernest Dale Best married Adeline K Best, and had children including Dale E Best Jr.
  • Ernest Dale Best passed away in 1974 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Best's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Best
1902–1974
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Napoleon Best
1863–1934
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Ida (Mae) Wilhite
1873–1953
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Sanford) Best
1832–1909
Newton, Georgia, USA
Lydia (R Clay) (Best)
1840–1890
Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
Washington (Marion WILHOIT) Maj.
1819–1891
Greene, County, Tennessee
Sarah (Ann) Jaynes
1835–1906
Greene, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Best
1797–1880
Nancy Blundell
1797–1862
William Clay
1783–1857
Mary Hardin
1795–1856
John Wilhite
1798–1860
Mary Broyles
1798–1877
Mary SEE
1804–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Best's Descendants

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Ernest (Dale) Best (1 June 1902–17 December 1974) m. Adeline (K.) Best (11 Apr 1911–31 Aug 2003)
  1. 1. Dale (E Best) Jr 1932–2011

Ernest Best's Timeline

5 Records

1902
1 June 1902
Birth of Ernest Dale Best in Texas
Texas
1935
1935
Age 33
Ernest Dale Best resided here in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1940
1940
Age 38
Ernest Dale Best resided here in , Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1942
1942
Age 40
Ernest Dale Best resided here in Milwaukee; Fox Point; River Hills; St Francis; Shorewood; West Milwaukee; Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee; Fox Point; River Hills; St Francis; Shorewood; West Milwaukee; Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA
1974
17 December 1974
Age 72
Death of Ernest Dale Best in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1902
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Milwaukee; Fox Point; River Hills; St Francis; Shorewood; West Milwaukee; Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1974
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

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