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Martin Best 1816 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1816

Birth Location: Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 29 Dec 1883

Death Location: Hickory Grove, Polk, Missouri, United States

Father: Christian BEST

Mother: Elizabeth Hoyle

Spouse(s): Mary Morton

Children(s): Polly Best, Celia Best, America Best

Martin Best was born in 1816 in Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, the child of Christian (Christy) BEST and Elizabeth "Betsy" Hoyle. Martin Best married Mary Morton, and had children including Polly Jane Best, Celia Caroline "Scealy" Best, America Lucretia Alice Isobel Best. Martin Best passed away in 1883 in Hickory Grove, Polk, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Martin Best was born in 1816 in Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, the child of Christian (Christy) BEST and Elizabeth "Betsy" Hoyle.
  • Martin Best married Mary Morton, and had children including Polly Jane Best, Celia Caroline "Scealy" Best, America Lucretia Alice Isobel Best.
  • Martin Best passed away in 1883 in Hickory Grove, Polk, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian BEST
1758 – 1845
Birth Location: Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Hoyle
1774 – 1837
Birth Location: Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Morton
1814 – 1853
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
MM

Children(s)

Polly Best
1840 – 1918
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
PB
Celia Best
1850 – 1928
Birth Location: Green City, Hickory, Missouri, United States
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America Best
1862 – 1947
Birth Location: Missouri
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Martin Best's Ancestors

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Martin Best
1816 – 1883
Birth Place: Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Christian (Christy) BEST
1758 – 1845
Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Hoyle
1774 – 1837
Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jerg (Sebastian) Bosch
1724 – 1809
Blankenloch, Stadt Karlsruhe, Baden-Durlach, Germany
Katrina (Elizabeth) Heyl
1733 – 1792
Hundsbach, Kreuznach, Hessen, Germany
Michael (Hoyle) Heyl
1732 – 1793
Nassau, Hessen Nassau, Prussia, Germany
Catherine (Margaret) Dellinger
1745 – 1827
Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hoyle
1710 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Heyl
1678 – 1762
Nancy Leister
1681 – 1754

Martin Best's Descendants

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Martin Best (22 November 1816 – 29 Dec 1883) m. Mary Morton (1814 – 1853)
  1. 1. Polly (Jane) Best (25 January 1840 – 30 September 1918)
    1. 1. Thomas (Selby) Hammer (27 May 1866 – 5 October 1960)
    2. 2. Ellen (Eliza) Hammer (11 May 1869 – 30 Dec 1958)
    3. 3. David (Wallace) Hammer (5 May 1875 – 18 Oct 1911)
  2. 2. Celia (Caroline "Scealy") Best (12 Dec 1850 – 27 November 1928) m. Joshua (Katis "JK") Dobbins (15 Jan 1851 – 29 January 1934)
    1. 1. John (Daniel) Dobbins (19 September 1869 – 9 January 1948)
      1. 1. Hadley (Dean) Dobbins (6 Dec 1908 – Jul 1978)
        1. 1. Joe (Kent) Dobbins (November 7, 1931 – 4 May 2017)
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Belle) Dobbins (17 Apr 1872 – 3 Aug 1956)
      1. 1. Pearl Rodman (abt 1893 – 20 April 1978)
        1. 1. James Rodman (9-9-14 – 2006)
        2. 2. *Ronald (Lee) Rodman (5 February 1918 – 24 November 1981)
      2. 2. Sally (Jewell) Box (21 Dec 1895 – 8 Oct 1979)
        1. 1. Howard (Eugene) Christian (22 September 1915 – 9 June 1960)
        2. 2. Betty (Jean) Christian (28 Oct 1928 – 18 Apr 2013)
      3. 3. Otis (Cecil) Box (15 August 1906 – 27 February 2004)
    3. 3. Joseph (Fred) Dobbins (1880 – 25 November 1962)
      1. 1. Raymond (Fredrick) Dobbins (4 Mar 1910 – 30 May 1993)
        1. 1. Linda Dobbins
    4. 4. Arthur (B) Dobbins (1 March 1883 – 29 June 1960)
    5. 5. Deed (Benton) Dobbins (2 April 1888 – 4 October 1974)
      1. 1. Edith (Louise) Dobbins (17 July 1917 – 11 July 2013)
        1. 1. Charlene (Cleo) White (21 Oct 1941 – )
    6. 6. Floyd (Warren) Dobbins (28 Jun 1892 – 18 Nov 1987) m. Bertha Sivia (abt 1894 – 1957) m. Florence Snelson (abt 1903 – 13 Sep 1960)
      1. 1. Theodore (W) Dobbins (abt 1913 – 24 December 1986)
      2. 2. Viola (E) Dobbins (23 Oct 1915 – 14 Nov 2002) m. William (J) Lyons
      3. 3. F. (W.) Dobbins (16 August 1927 – 10 August 1997)
        1. 1. Connie (Sue) Dobbins (28 Jun 1953 – )
      4. 4. Doyle (Lavon) Dobbins (abt 1930 – 27 August 2004) m. Pauline (J) Dobbins (4 Sep 1923 – 10 Jul 2013)
        1. 1. Private Dobbins
      5. 5. Thelma (Shirley) Dobbins (24 Nov 1930 – 17 Mar 2003) m. Billy (Ray) Cole (9 Jul 1928 – 8 Jun 2002)
        1. 1. Nicki Cole (11 March 1958 – 1996)
      6. 6. Alma (Florice) Dobbins (26 Oct 1932 – 16 Jul 1992) m. Carrel (Larence) Thomas (abt 1929 – )
      7. 7. Fariene Dobbins (abt 1934 – )
      8. 8. Maxine (Fairene) Dobbins\Ford (27 Mar 1934 – 3 May 2018)
      9. 9. Bernice Dobbins (abt 1936 – )
      10. 10. Daniel (Ray) Dobbins (1937 – 1937)
      11. 11. Floyd (Warren) Dobbins (10 Oct 1938 – 6 Apr 2013) m. Joyce (Suelene) Hartness (15 Jul 1940 – )
        1. 1. David (Warren) Dobbins (05/05/1959 – ) m. LuEllyn Sexton (5 Jul 1959 – )
        2. 2. Timothy (Dean) Dobbins (22 Oct 1962 – )
      12. 12. Charles (David) Dobbins (abt 1944 – ) m. Betty (Elizabeth) Dillingham (abt 1945 – )
      13. 13. Eugene Pittman (abt 1922 – )
  3. 3. America (Lucretia Alice Isobel) Best (7 May 1862 – 9 August 1947)
    1. 1. Nomah (Malinda) Stokes (15 August 1898 – 9 January 1985)
      1. 1. Wandah (Marie) Tharp (31 Jul 1919 – 24 Mar 2016)
        1. 1. Linda Burns (September 20 1942 – June 26 2019)

Martin Best's Timeline

2 Records

1816
22 November 1816
Birth of Martin Best in Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1883
29 Dec 1883
Age 67
Death of Martin Best in Hickory Grove, Polk, Missouri, United States
Hickory Grove, Polk, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1816
    Event Place: Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Hickory Grove, Polk, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brighton, Polk County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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