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Florence Ellen Best 1907–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1907

Birth Location: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States

Death Date: 24 Nov 1994

Death Location: Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States

Father: William Best

Mother: Alta Miller

Spouse(s): Cecil Cook

Children(s): Cecil Cook, Dorothy Cook, Ann Cook

Florence Ellen Best was born in 1907 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, the child of William G Best And Alta Mae Miller. In 1935, Florence Ellen Best resided in Missoula, Missoula, Montana. In 1940, Florence Ellen Best resided in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA. Florence Ellen Best married Cecil Clifford Cook, and had children including Ann C Cook, Cecil Nevelle Cook, Dorothy M Cook, Shirley L Cook. Florence Ellen Best passed away in 1994 in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Florence Ellen Best was born in 1907 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, the child of William G Best And Alta Mae Miller.
  • In 1935, Florence Ellen Best resided in Missoula, Missoula, Montana.
  • In 1940, Florence Ellen Best resided in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA.
  • Florence Ellen Best married Cecil Clifford Cook, and had children including Ann C Cook, Cecil Nevelle Cook, Dorothy M Cook, Shirley L Cook.
  • Florence Ellen Best passed away in 1994 in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Florence Best's Ancestors

Self
Florence Best
1907–1994
Birth Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
Parents
William G Best
1865–1916
Ohio
Alta (Mae) Miller
1882–1936
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Best
1842–1900
of Elk Township, Harrietsville, Monroe, Ohio
Esther Mitchell
1844–1871
Ohio, United States of America
John Miller
1835–1913
Canada
Sarah (A.) Lee
1835–1907
Great-Grandparents
William Best
1822–1908
Annaliza Spencer
1824–1880
James Mitchell
1809–1899
Mary Smith
1814–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Best
1776–
Mary Hoskin
1778–

Florence Best's Descendants

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Florence (Ellen) Best (12 Mar 1907–24 Nov 1994) m. Cecil (Clifford) Cook (24 Feb 1900–1 Jun 1937)
  1. 1. Cecil (Nevelle) Cook 1930– m. Alice (Joanne Lois) Inman 1933–2014
  2. 2. Dorothy (M) Cook 1924–
  3. 3. Ann (C) Cook 1925–

Florence Best's Timeline

4 Records

1907
12 Mar 1907
Birth of Florence Ellen Best in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
1935
1935
Age 28
Florence Ellen Best resided here in Missoula, Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Missoula, Montana
1940
1940
Age 33
Florence Ellen Best resided here in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
1994
24 Nov 1994
Age 87
Death of Florence Ellen Best in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States
Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02225; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02225; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02225; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1994
    Event Place: Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States

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