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Leo Grant Best 1914–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1914

Birth Location: Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1962

Death Location: Sylvia, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander Best

Mother: Mary Sasser

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The story of Leo Grant Best began in 1914 in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA. Leo Grant Best passed away in 1962 in Sylvia, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leo Grant Best began in 1914 in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Leo Grant Best passed away in 1962 in Sylvia, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Leo Best's Ancestors

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Leo Best
1914–1962
Birth Place: Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Gertrude Best
1888–1953
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Frances "Fanny") Sasser
1898–1938
Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Best
1853–1930
Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Gore
1862–1928
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John *
1834–1910
Alice Cox
1837–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr.
1796–1863
Nancy Best
1795–1883

Leo Best's Timeline

2 Records

1914
28 Feb 1914
Birth of Leo Grant Best in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
1962
15 Mar 1962
Age 48
Death of Leo Grant Best in Sylvia, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Sylvia, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Sylvia, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

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