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Margaret Ann Best 1853 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Mar 1853

Birth Location: Macon County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1947

Death Location: Spurger, Tyler, Texas, USA

Father: Jeremiah Best

Mother: Martha Read

Spouse(s): Charles Faircloth

Children(s): Mary Faircloth

The story of Margaret Ann Best began in 1853 in Macon County, Georgia, USA. Margaret Ann Best married Charles "Charlie" Lloyd Faircloth, and had children including Mary Etta Faircloth. Margaret Ann Best passed away in 1947 in Spurger, Tyler, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Ann Best began in 1853 in Macon County, Georgia, USA.
  • Margaret Ann Best married Charles "Charlie" Lloyd Faircloth, and had children including Mary Etta Faircloth.
  • Margaret Ann Best passed away in 1947 in Spurger, Tyler, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Best
1825 – 1896
Birth Location: Early, Georgia, United States
JB
Martha Read
1830 – 1914
Birth Location: Gadsden Co, FL
MR

Spouses(s)

Charles Faircloth
1852 – 1927
Birth Location: Baker County, Georgia, USA
CF

Children(s)

Mary Faircloth
1875 – 1957
Birth Location: Woodville, Tyler, TX
MF

Margaret Best's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Best
1853 – 1947
Birth Place: Macon County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Jeremiah M. Best
1825 – 1896
Early, Georgia, United States
Martha (Flueller) Read
1830 – 1914
Gadsden Co, FL
Grandparents
John (Hamilton) Best
1797 – 1880
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Sarah BROWN
1805 – 1840
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
James (Russell Read) Sr.
1811 – 1895
South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Matilda) Wood
1812 – 1871
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Howell Best
1775 – 1839
Prudence Williams
1780 – 1867
John Read
1771 – 1832
Bethsheba Humphery
1772 – 1867
John Wood
1771 – 1848
Lucretia Lewter
1785 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Best
1736 – 1798
Hannah Havelin
1736 – 1786
John Williams
1738 – 1790
Priscilla Barnes
1730 – 1793
John Wood
1750 – 1826

Margaret Best's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Ann) Best (09 Mar 1853 – 29 Mar 1947) m. Charles ("Charlie" Lloyd) Faircloth (21 Aug 1852 – 31 May 1927)
  1. 1. Mary (Etta) Faircloth (30 May 1875 – 13 Mar 1957) m. James ("Jim" David George Washington) Odom (28 May 1875 – 20 May 1965)
    1. 1. Homer (Douglas) Odom (2 Oct 1897 – 21 Jan 1935)
    2. 2. Harvey Odom (1898 – )
    3. 3. James (Howell) Odom (24 Dec 1899 – 26 Apr 1973)
    4. 4. James (Cubard) Odom (28 Sep 1900 – 26 Jan 1966)
    5. 5. Charles (Ernest) Odom (6 Apr 1901 – 16 Apr 1973) m. Elizabeth (Rachel) Bingham (30 OCT 1904 – 24 January 2001)
      1. 1. James (William) Odom (19 Nov 1923 – 3 May 1998)
      2. 2. Erma (Lee) Odom (1/27/1926 – 7/15/2009) m. John (Lloyd) Maddox (10 Aug 1926 – 6-14-2002)
        1. 1. John (Earl) Maddox (abt 1946 – 20 Nov 2001) m. Ruth (Marie) Cruz (abt 1952 – )
        2. 2. Ernestine Maddox (2 May 1956 – 2016) m. Johnny Lott (1 Jun 1955 – )
        3. 3. Euna (Lee) Maddox (31 Mar 1963 – 5 Jul 2012) m. Jimmy (R) Roach (abt 1964 – )
      3. 3. Frances (Jerlene) Odom (15 AUG 1928 – 7 MAR 1946)
    6. 6. Alonzo ("Lonnie") Odom (04 Dec 1902 – 10 Oct 1963)
    7. 7. Ollie (Mae) Odom (27 Aug 1904 – 17 Jan 1987)
    8. 8. Grady Odom (abt 1906 – 23 March 1986)
    9. 9. Annie (Lou) Odom (26 Jan 1908 – 01 Feb 1980)
    10. 10. Allie Odum (abt 1911 – 9 Apr 2003)
    11. 11. Roberta Odom (abt 1913 – 15 Mar 1989)
    12. 12. Euna (Lavell) Odom (14 September 1914 – 26 December 2001)
    13. 13. Jullin (L) Odum (abt 1915 – )

Margaret Best's Timeline

6 Records

1853
09 Mar 1853
Birth of Margaret Ann Best in Early County, Georgia, USA
Early County, Georgia, USA
1853
9 Mar 1853
Birth of Margaret Ann Best in Macon County, Georgia, USA
Macon County, Georgia, USA
1853
09 Mar 1853
Birth of Margaret Ann Best in Macon County, Georgia, USA
Macon County, Georgia, USA
1873
21 May 1873
Age 20
Margaret Ann Best was married in Tyler County, Texas, USA
Tyler County, Texas, USA
1947
29 Mar 1947
Age 94
Death of Margaret Ann Best in Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, USA
Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, USA
1947
29 Mar 1947
Age 94
Death of Margaret Ann Best in Spurger, Tyler, Texas, USA
Spurger, Tyler, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Early County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Macon County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Macon County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 May 1873
    Event Place: Tyler County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Spurger, Tyler, Texas, USA
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