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Margaret Best 1933–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1933

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 17 July 2005

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Daniel Best

Mother: Nellie Best

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1933, Margaret Best entered the world in North Carolina, born to Daniel Best And Nellie Best. Margaret Best married Judge Carlton Mc Kinley, Willie Blackman, Willie Blackmon, and had children including Gwen Blackmon Durant, Jerry Blackman, Judge Carlton Mckinley Jr. Margaret Best passed away in 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1933, Margaret Best entered the world in North Carolina, born to Daniel Best And Nellie Best.
  • Margaret Best married Judge Carlton Mc Kinley, Willie Blackman, Willie Blackmon, and had children including Gwen Blackmon Durant, Jerry Blackman, Judge Carlton Mckinley Jr.
  • Margaret Best passed away in 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Best
1910–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Nellie Best
1913–
Birth Location: Mount Olive, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Best's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Best
1933–2005
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Daniel Best
1910–1986
North Carolina
Nellie Best
1913–
Mount Olive, North Carolina
Grandparents
Preston Best
1879–1966
North Carolina
Maggie (Ward) Best
1883–1941
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
James (Frank) Bowden
1882–1939
North Carolina
Carrie Miller
1893–1985
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Best
1826–1915
Rachael Hood
1828–1928
Levi Ward
1841–1907
Martha Ward
1855–1933
Wm. Bowden
1850–1925
Norsey Hill
1850–1885
Joseph Miller
1854–
Eliza Miller
1852–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Best
1775–1851
Polly Best
1790–1860
Johnson
–1840
Civil Johnson
–1850
Harris Barfield
1813–
Leah Ward
1797–1910
James Bowden
1882–1939
Carrie Miller
1893–1985
SOPHIA GILLESPIE
1810–

Margaret Best's Timeline

16 Records

1932
21 Sep 1932
Birth of Margaret Best in Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
1932
21 Sept. 1932
Birth of Margaret Best in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1933
abt 1933
Birth of Margaret Best in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 2
Margaret Best resided here in Rural, Wayne, North Carolina
Rural, Wayne, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 7
Margaret Best resided here in Faison Township, Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Faison Township, Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 7
Margaret Best resided here in Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 7
Margaret Best resided here in Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1950
27 May 1950
Age 17
Margaret Best was married in Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Margaret Best resided here in Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1951
1951
Age 18
Margaret Best resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1977
1977
Age 44
Margaret Best resided here in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
1986
1986-2005
Age 53
Margaret Best resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1993
1993
Age 60
Margaret Best resided here in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
2004
2004-2009
Age 71
Margaret Best resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2005
17 Jul 2005
Age 72
Death of Margaret Best in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2005
17 July 2005
Age 72
Death of Margaret Best in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8
    [2] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sept. 1932
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8
    [5] North Carolina, Birth Indexes
    [6] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1933
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1950
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Faison Township, Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2901; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 31-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Faison, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1977
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986-2005
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2004-2009
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 2005
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 2005
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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