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Johan Wilhelm Best 1779–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JAN 1779

Birth Location: Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 12 AUG 1849

Death Location: Clarion Co., Pennsylvania

Father: Johan II

Mother: Anna (Hawk)

Spouse(s): Mary Everhard

Children(s): Elizabeth Best

Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1779 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best Ii And Anna Catherina Haag Hawk. Johan Wilhelm Best married Mary Magdalena Everhard, and had children including Elizabeth Best. Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1849 in Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Johan Wilhelm Best was born in 1779 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Johan Wilhelm Best Ii And Anna Catherina Haag Hawk.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best married Mary Magdalena Everhard, and had children including Elizabeth Best.
  • Johan Wilhelm Best passed away in 1849 in Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.

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Johan Best's Ancestors

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Johan Best
1779–1849
Birth Place: Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best II
1733–1823
Palatinate, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Catherina Haag) (Hawk)
1735–1786
Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Johan Best's Descendants

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Johan (Wilhelm) Best (9 JAN 1779–12 AUG 1849) m. Mary (Magdalena) Everhard (7 Oct 1783–25 Apr 1865)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Best 1809–1863 m. John (Amos Kribbs) Sr 1809–1883
    1. 1. Priscllla Kribbs 1837–1917 m. Robert (Crozier) Armstrong 1831–1910
      1. 1. Flora (Lucretia) Armstrong 1871–1940 m. James (Alexander) McKie 1868–1937
        1. 1. Charles (Edgar) McKie 1911–2007 m. Ruth (Ellen) Cozad 1912–2003
        2. 2. Flora (Elizabeth) McKie 1913–1936
        3. 3. Margaret (Swires) McKie 1894–1960 m. Chauncey (Alexander) Ewing 1894–1960
        4. 4. Emmaline (Edna) McKie 1896–1962
        5. 5. Dorothy (Lynden) McKie 1901–1990 m. David (Melvin) Rasel 1902–1972
        6. 6. Robert (Brenner) McKie 1905–1979 m. Marie (Cecilia) Ditzer 1908–1978
        7. 7. J (Armstrong) Mckie 1900–
      2. 2. Robert (Lincoln) Armstrong 1865–
      3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Armstrong 1859–1949 m. William (Luther) Long 1856–1940
        1. 1. Susan (Marie) Long 1893–1914
        2. 2. William (Irvin) Long 1888–1970 m. Harriet (Rosella) Master 1894–1988
        3. 3. Essie (Percilla) Long 1890–1967 m. GREER (Walton) Watson 1888–1952
        4. 4. Ida (Mae) Long 1886–1944 m. Francis (William) Dunkle 1884–1956
      4. 4. Mary (Jane) Armstrong 1860–1936 m. Jeremiah (C) Dunn 1855–1941
        1. 1. Aida (Louella) Dunn 1885–1962 m. Arnie (Rolland) Hook 1881–1962
        2. 2. Beulah (Jeanette) Dunn 1892–1972 m. Fletcher (Newton) Buzza 1904–
        3. 3. Bessie (Bissell) Knight 1887–1978
      5. 5. Willis (K.) Armstrong 1867–1935
      6. 6. Ida (May) Armstrong 1878–1942 m. William (Henry) Trenouth 1873–1908
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Percilla) Trenouth 1906–1997 m. Arthur (Wayne) Chamberlain 1903–1963
        2. 2. Flora (Antoinette) Trenouth 1902–1976 m. Ralph (D.) Bacon 1901–1982
      7. 7. John (W) Armstrong 1863–
    2. 2. Mary (Julia) Kribbs 1842–1864

Johan Best's Timeline

2 Records

1779
9 JAN 1779
Birth of Johan Wilhelm Best in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania
Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania
1849
12 AUG 1849
Age 70
Death of Johan Wilhelm Best in Clarion Co., Pennsylvania
Clarion Co., Pennsylvania

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1779
    Event Place: Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1849
    Event Place: Clarion Co., Pennsylvania

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