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Jacob Best 1816–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1816

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 5 April 1866

Death Location: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Christian Best

Mother: Elizabeth Bess

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Jacob Best was born in 1816 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Christian Christy Best And Elizabeth Betsy Hoyle Bess. Jacob Best passed away in 1866 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Best was born in 1816 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Christian Christy Best And Elizabeth Betsy Hoyle Bess.
  • Jacob Best passed away in 1866 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Jacob Best's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Best
1816–1866
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Christian Christy Best
1758–1845
Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Hoyle) Bess
1778–1837
Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Michael Hoyle
1740–1792
Wiesbaden, Nassau, Hessen, Allemagne
Catherine (Margaretha) Dellinger
1745–1827
Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Dellinger
1706–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans (G)
1670–1746
Clara Seitz
1669–1745

Jacob Best's Timeline

2 Records

1816
28 February 1816
Birth of Jacob Best in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
1866
5 April 1866
Age 50
Death of Jacob Best in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1816
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1866
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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