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Faye Emmeline Best 1877–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1877

Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 11 May 1947

Death Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

Father: Adam Best

Mother: Lucy Inghram

Spouse(s): Thomas McKnight

Children(s): Frances McKnight, Dana McKnight, Dorothy McKnight, Kathryn McKnight, Thomas McKnight, Jean McKnight

In 1877, Faye Emmeline Best entered the world in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, born to Adam Edward Best And Lucy Kriechbaum Inghram. Faye Emmeline Best married Thomas Edgar Mcknight, and had children including Dana Ingram Mcknight, Dorothy Marion Mcknight, Frances Lyle Mcknight, Jean Eleanor Mcknight, Kathryn J Mcknight, Thomas Rex Mcknight. Faye Emmeline Best passed away in 1947 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Faye Emmeline Best entered the world in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, born to Adam Edward Best And Lucy Kriechbaum Inghram.
  • Faye Emmeline Best married Thomas Edgar Mcknight, and had children including Dana Ingram Mcknight, Dorothy Marion Mcknight, Frances Lyle Mcknight, Jean Eleanor Mcknight, Kathryn J Mcknight, Thomas Rex Mcknight.
  • Faye Emmeline Best passed away in 1947 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Best
1839–1919
Birth Location: Monon, White, Indiana, United States
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Lucy Inghram
1843–1927
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas McKnight
1872–1948
Birth Location: Pomeroy, Ohio, USA
TM

Children(s)

Frances McKnight
1901–1996
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
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Dana McKnight
1903–1972
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
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Dorothy McKnight
1906–1980
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
DM
Kathryn McKnight
1908–1999
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
KM
Thomas McKnight
1911–1945
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
TM
Jean McKnight
1912–2009
Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
JM

Faye Best's Ancestors

Self
Faye Best
1877–1947
Birth Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States
Parents
Adam Edward Best
1839–1919
Monon, White, Indiana, United States
Lucy (Kriechbaum) Inghram
1843–1927
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Adam Best
1804–1843
Virginia
Katherine (Jane) Shigley
1818–1855
Ohio, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Faye Best's Descendants

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Faye (Emmeline) Best (18 Jul 1877–11 May 1947) m. Thomas (Edgar) McKnight (8 Apr 1872–6 Jan 1948)
  1. 1. Frances (Lyle) McKnight 1901–1996
  2. 2. Dana (Ingram) McKnight 1903–1972
  3. 3. Dorothy (Marion) McKnight 1906–1980
  4. 4. Kathryn (J.) McKnight 1908–1999 m. George (J.) Johannessen 1906–1975
    1. 1. Gene (Howard) Johannesen 1934–2012
    2. 2. Kenneth (Carl) Johannessen 1940–2003
  5. 5. Thomas (Rex) McKnight 1911–1945
  6. 6. Jean (Eleanor) McKnight 1912–2009

Faye Best's Timeline

2 Records

1877
18 Jul 1877
Birth of Faye Emmeline Best in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States
Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States
1947
11 May 1947
Age 70
Death of Faye Emmeline Best in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1877
    Event Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1947
    Event Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
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