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Jacob BESS [BEST] I 1790–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1790

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: ABT 1829

Death Location: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Father: John I

Mother: ____________ None

Spouse(s): Barbara [SCHLENCKER]

Children(s): Mary [BEST], Daniel [BEST], Adeline [BEST], Elizabeth [BEST], Emanuel [BEST], Matilda [BEST], Elizabeth [BEST], Jacob II, Edward [BEST], Daniel [BEST]

Jacob BESS [BEST] I was born in 1790 in North Carolina, the child of John Bess Best I. Jacob BESS [BEST] I married Barbara Polly Slinkard Schlencker, and had children including Adeline Bess Best, Daniel Bess Best, Daniel R Bess Best, Edward Bess Best, Elizabeth Barbara Bess Best, Elizabeth Bess Best, Emanuel Bess Best, Jacob Uncle Jake Bess Best Ii, Mary Ann Bess Best, Matilda Bess Best. Jacob BESS [BEST] I passed away in 1829 in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • Jacob BESS [BEST] I was born in 1790 in North Carolina, the child of John Bess Best I.
  • Jacob BESS [BEST] I married Barbara Polly Slinkard Schlencker, and had children including Adeline Bess Best, Daniel Bess Best, Daniel R Bess Best, Edward Bess Best, Elizabeth Barbara Bess Best, Elizabeth Bess Best, Emanuel Bess Best, Jacob Uncle Jake Bess Best Ii, Mary Ann Bess Best, Matilda Bess Best.
  • Jacob BESS [BEST] I passed away in 1829 in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1762–1845
Birth Location: North Carolina
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____________ None
1763–1850
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Barbara [SCHLENCKER]
1785–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary [BEST]
1822–1880
Birth Location: –
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Daniel [BEST]
1852–
Birth Location: –
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Adeline [BEST]
1815–
Birth Location: –
A[
Elizabeth [BEST]
1819–1847
Birth Location: –
E[
Emanuel [BEST]
1819–1864
Birth Location: –
E[
Matilda [BEST]
1820–
Birth Location: –
M[
Elizabeth [BEST]
1826–1861
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
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Jacob II
1829–1908
Birth Location: –
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Edward [BEST]
1835–1881
Birth Location: –
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Daniel [BEST]
1838–
Birth Location: –
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Jacob I's Ancestors

Self
Jacob I
1790–1829
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John BESS [BEST] I
1762–1845
North Carolina
____________
1763–1850
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
Jerg (Sebastian ‘Bostian’ BESS [BEST]) I
1724–1809
Blankenloch, Baden-Durlach, Germany
Elizabetha (Catherina HOYLE) [HEYL]
1733–
Hunsbach, Kreuznach District, Germany
Frederick (Wilhelm SLINKARD) [SCHLENCKER]
1740–1788
Great-Grandparents
Sebastian [BEST]
1680–1761
Margaretha KIRCHBAUER
1694–
Johannes [HEYL]
1705–1781
Susannah MÜLLER
1714–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthoni [BEST]
1645–1691
Anna MICHAEL
1646–
Michel I
1672–1743
Anna ____________
1680–1742
Ulrich MÜLLER
–1731
Elisabetha SCHMELL
–1728

Jacob I's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (BESS [BEST]) I (ABT 1790–ABT 1829) m. Barbara (Polly SLINKARD) [SCHLENCKER] (ABT 1785–ABT 1850)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann BESS) [BEST] 1822–1880 m. Eli (RHODES) [ROTH] 1822–
    1. 1. Jacob (Benton RHODES) [ROTH] 1846–1914 m. Mary (Elizabeth) ROBBINS 1845–1912
      1. 1. Leander (Monroe RHODES [ROTH]) I 1879–1950 m. Cora (Ann) LINCOLN 1883–1958
        1. 1. Marian (Sylvester RHODES) [ROTH] 1907–1949 m. Flora (Marie) SCHOTT 1905–2001
        2. 2. Cecil (Gale RHODES) [ROTH] 1912–1929
        3. 3. Waldo (Lee RHODES) [ROTH] 1927–1928
        4. 4. Jacob (‘Jake’ Benton RHODES [ROTH]) II 1916–
        5. 5. Woodrow (Wilson RHODES) [ROTH] 1919–1980
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth RHODES) [ROTH] 1909–1992 m. Homer (Sigman SHANNON) I 1905–1997
        7. 7. Monroe (Leander RHODES [ROTH]) II 1904–1970 m. Edith TISDEL 1910–1978
        8. 8. Cora (Ann RHODES) [ROTH] 1923–1987
        9. 9. Robert (E. Lee RHODES) [ROTH] 1921–1921
        10. 10. Marquis (Delafayette ‘Marcus’ RHODES) [ROTH] 1914–1979 m. Donna (Marie) McLAIN 1920–1997
      2. 2. Pinkney (E. RHODES) [ROTH] 1874–1947
      3. 3. Albert (Jackson RHODES) [ROTH] 1876–1954 m. Clara (Ursula HOFFMAN) [HUFFMAN] 1882–1972
        1. 1. Charles (Savannah RHODES) [ROTH] 1902–1970 m. Susie (Ann SMITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1907–1989
        2. 2. Beulah (RHODES) [ROTH] 1906–2001
        3. 3. Ernest (Albert ‘Ernie’ RHODES) [ROTH] 1909–1966
        4. 4. Willard (G. ‘Dusty’ RHODES) [ROTH] 1915–1985 m. Anita (C.) SCHROEDER 1915–2006
      4. 4. William (“Arthur” RHODES) [ROTH] 1881–1966
      5. 5. Marion (RHODES) [ROTH] 1885–
      6. 6. Amanda (‘Mandie’ RHODES) [ROTH] 1889–
    2. 2. Emanual (RHODES) [ROTH] 1843–
    3. 3. George (Washington RHODES) [ROTH] 1844–1923 m. Emily (Elizabeth ‘Emma’) TALLENT 1855–1930 m. Catherine (Elizabeth DEVAULT) [DAVAULT] 1844–1912
      1. 1. Mary (E. RHODES) [ROTH] 1872–1893
      2. 2. Noah (Sylvester RHODES) [ROTH] 1874–1955 m. Mary (Lavina) LEE 1873–1955
        1. 1. Emily (Elizabeth RHODES) [ROTH] 1901–1974 m. Herbert (Talmadge) HAMPTON 1902–1971
        2. 2. Lyman (Murray RHODES) [ROTH] 1908–1998 m. Gladys (Pearl) JENKINS 1907–1991 m. Cleo (Alberta) GRICE 1919–2010
    4. 4. Henry (F. RHODES) [ROTH] 1846–
    5. 5. Samuel (Jefferson RHODES) [ROTH] 1847– m. Susanah (J. ‘Suzey’) KIRKPATRICK 1850–1915
      1. 1. Daniel (F. RHODES) [ROTH] 1875–
      2. 2. Lilie (E. RHODES) [ROTH] 1877–
      3. 3. Eliza (A. RHODES) [ROTH] 1879–
    6. 6. Elmira (RHODES) [ROTH] 1850–
    7. 7. Adaline (RHODES) [ROTH] 1852–
    8. 8. Daniel (R. RHODES) [ROTH] 1858–1920 m. Martha (E. MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1861–1944
      1. 1. Myrtle (E. RHODES) [ROTH] 1885–1950
      2. 2. Effie (Elizabeth RHODES) [ROTH] 1891–1935 m. Charles (James SHRUM) [SCHRÄMM] 1888–1942
        1. 1. Willa (Ethel ‘Willie’ SHRUM) [SCHRÄMM] 1916–1993
      3. 3. Ida (M. RHODES) [ROTH] 1883–
      4. 4. Lulu (C. ‘Licula’ RHODES) [ROTH] 1887–1947
      5. 5. Maude (Ellen ‘Nellie’ RHODES) [ROTH] 1892–1985 m. Charles (Cleveland) LINDLEY 1890–1977
        1. 1. Evelyn (M.) LINDLEY 1918–1969
      6. 6. Edgar (Charles RHODES) [ROTH] 1899–1962
        1. 1. Charles (Edgar RHODES [ROTH]) II 1922–1994 m. Bette (Jane) SCOTT 1925–1990
      7. 7. Rhodie (R. RHODES) [ROTH] 1901–1972 m. David (Henry MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1897–1991
        1. 1. Milford (H. MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1921–1990
      8. 8. Iva (C. RHODES) [ROTH] 1905–
      9. 9. Ira (R.C.D. RHODES) [ROTH] 1906–
    9. 9. Roseanna (Elvira RHODES) [ROTH] 1861–1922 m. Archibald (Joseph ‘Arch’) McMAHAN 1856–1900
      1. 1. Sarah (Hester) McMAHAN 1895–1942 m. Francis (Adam ‘Frank’) SEABAUGH 1894–1985
        1. 1. Leslie (Loyd ‘Les’) SEABAUGH 1921–1994
        2. 2. Hester (Maxine) SEABAUGH 1925–1934
        3. 3. Helen (Ernestine) SEABAUGH 1930–1932
      2. 2. Odessa (Rose ‘Dessie’) McMAHAN 1899–1966 m. Peter (Bland) SEABAUGH 1896–1978
        1. 1. Max (W.) SEABAUGH 1918–
        2. 2. Milford (Bland) SEABAUGH 1921–
      3. 3. Florence (Lillie) McMAHAN 1883–1971
      4. 4. George (Curtis) McMAHAN 1877–1895
      5. 5. Ida (Belle) McMAHAN 1879–1963 m. Marion (Columbus) BURTON 1877–1949
      6. 6. John (Sherman) McMAHAN 1873–1931
      7. 7. Archibald (Sheridan) McMAHAN 1896–1952
  2. 2. Daniel (R. BESS) [BEST] 1852– m. Louisa (Caroline MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1844–
    1. 1. Henry (Edward BESS) [BEST] 1867–1950
      1. 1. Nellie (Bernice BESS) [BEST] 1894–1978
  3. 3. Adeline (BESS) [BEST] 1815–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (BESS) [BEST] 1819–1847
  5. 5. Emanuel (BESS) [BEST] 1819–1864
  6. 6. Matilda (BESS) [BEST] 1820–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Barbara BESS) [BEST] 1826–1861 m. James (Alexander) BLAYLOCK 1831–1890
    1. 1. Columbus (Franklin) BLAYLOCK 1857–1954 m. Belinda (Isabell BARKS) [BARRACH] 1861–1946
      1. 1. Andrew (Jefferson) BLAYLOCK 1884–1967 m. Laura (Bell STATLER) [STOTLER] 1880–1969
  8. 8. Jacob (‘Uncle Jake’ BESS [BEST]) II 1829–1908 m. Elmira BYRD 1834–1859 m. Ann (HAHN) [HAWN] 1835–1894
    1. 1. Mary (Jane BESS) [BEST] 1851–1916
    2. 2. George (Wesley BESS) [BEST] 1858–1940 m. Sarah (Emaline) BAKER 1862–1946 m. Sarah (Emaline) BAKER 1862–1946
      1. 1. John (Franklin BESS) [BEST] 1889–1967 m. Rilla (Viola PHILLIPS) [MAT-JUDY] 1899–1981
        1. 1. Paul (Wesley BESS) [BEST] 1923–2017
        2. 2. William (J. BESS) [BEST] 1926–1980
        3. 3. Robert (BESS) [BEST] 1929–1998
      2. 2. Mary (Etta BESS) [BEST] 1897–1923 m. Clarence (Alfred) THURMAN 1892–1947
    3. 3. Avery (Jacob BESS) [BEST] 1872–1957 m. Vernetta (‘Nettie’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1879–1962 m. Jo (Ellen) MINTER 1872–1930
      1. 1. Emma (L. BESS) [BEST] 1900–1907
    4. 4. Edward (Worchester BESS) [BEST] 1854–1928
    5. 5. Barbara (Catherine BESS) [BEST] 1856–1947
    6. 6. Samuel (Daniel BESS) [BEST] 1863–1933 m. Hope ZIMMERMAN 1875–1940
    7. 7. Isadora (BESS) [BEST] 1866–1962
    8. 8. Laura (Ann BESS) [BEST] 1869–1940
    9. 9. Dines (BESS) [BEST] 1874–1966 m. Hattie (Belle) MINTER 1878–1952
  9. 9. Edward (BESS) [BEST] 1835–1881
  10. 10. Daniel (BESS) [BEST] 1838–

Jacob I's Timeline

2 Records

1790
ABT 1790
Birth of Jacob BESS [BEST] I in North Carolina
North Carolina
1829
ABT 1829
Age 39
Death of Jacob BESS [BEST] I in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1784
    Record Source: Facebook pagepostingmessage, Posted to the Cape Girardeau Genealogical Society FB Group.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1829
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source: Facebook pagepostingmessage, Posted to the Cape Girardeau Genealogical Society FB Group.
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