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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: Brighton, Polk County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Christian BEST

Mother: Elizabeth Hoyle

Spouse(s): Mary Morton

Children(s): Celia Best, Polly 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 America Lucretia Alice Isobel Best, Celia Caroline Scealy Best, Polly Jane Best. Martin Best passed away in 1883 in Brighton, Polk County, Missouri, United States of America.

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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 America Lucretia Alice Isobel Best, Celia Caroline Scealy Best, Polly Jane Best.
  • Martin Best passed away in 1883 in Brighton, Polk County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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
Catherine (Margaret) Dellinger
1745–1827
Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Michael ((Michl) Hoyle) (Heyl)
1732–1793
Nassau, Hessen Nassau, Prussia, 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. Celia (Caroline "Scealy") Best 1850–1928 m. Joshua (Katis "JK") Dobbins 1851–
    1. 1. Floyd (Warren Dobbins) Sr 1892–1987 m. Bertha Livia 1894–1957 m. Florence Snelson 1903–1960
      1. 1. Thelma (Shirley) Dobbins\Cole 1930–2003 m. Billy (Ray) Cole 1928–2002
      2. 2. Theodore (W) Dobbins 1913–1986
      3. 3. Viola (E) Dobbins 1915–2002
      4. 4. Doyle (Lavon) Dobbins 1930–2004 m. Pauline (J) Dobbins 1923–2013
      5. 5. Daniel (Ray) Dobbins 1937–1937
      6. 6. F. (W.) Dobbins 1927–1997
      7. 7. Alma (Florice) Dobbins 1932–1992
      8. 8. Maxine (Fairene) Dobbins\Ford 1934–2018
      9. 9. Eugene Pittman 1922–
      10. 10. Floyd (Warren Dobbins) Jr 1938–2013
    2. 2. John (Daniel) Dobbins 1869–1948
      1. 1. Hadley (Dean) Dobbins 1908–1978
        1. 1. Joe (Kent) Dobbins 1931–2017
    3. 3. Deed (Benton) Dobbins 1888–1974
      1. 1. Edith (Louise) Dobbins 1917–2013
    4. 4. Arthur (B) Dobbins 1883–1960
    5. 5. Joseph (Fred) Dobbins 1880–1962
      1. 1. Raymond (Fredrick) Dobbins 1910–1993
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth Belle) Dobbins 1872–1956
      1. 1. Pearl Rodman 1893–1978
        1. 1. *Ronald (Lee) Rodman 1918–1981
      2. 2. Sally (Jewell) Box 1895–1979
        1. 1. Howard (Eugene) Christian 1915–1960
        2. 2. Betty (Jean) Christian 1928–2013
      3. 3. Otis (Cecil) Box 1906–2004
  2. 2. Polly (Jane) Best 1840–1918
    1. 1. David (Wallace) Hammer 1875–1911
    2. 2. Ellen (Eliza) Hammer 1869–1958
    3. 3. Thomas (Selby) Hammer 1866–1960
  3. 3. America (Lucretia Alice Isobel) Best 1862–1947
    1. 1. Nomah (Malinda) Stokes 1898–1985
      1. 1. Wandah (Marie) Tharp 1919–2016
        1. 1. Linda Burns 1942–2019

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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