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Nellie Irene Best 1892–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 July 1892

Birth Location: Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 March 1971

Death Location: Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Best

Mother: Lillie Jarman

Spouse(s): Charles Hicks

Children(s):

Nellie Irene Best was born in 1892 in Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA, the child of James Alexander Best And Lillie Mae Jarman. In 1950, Nellie Irene Best resided in Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. Nellie Irene Best married Charles Hicks, and had children including Charles Clifford Hicks, Lloyd John Hicks, Wanda Hicks, Wilber Hicks. Nellie Irene Best passed away in 1971 in Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nellie Irene Best was born in 1892 in Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA, the child of James Alexander Best And Lillie Mae Jarman.
  • In 1950, Nellie Irene Best resided in Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • Nellie Irene Best married Charles Hicks, and had children including Charles Clifford Hicks, Lloyd John Hicks, Wanda Hicks, Wilber Hicks.
  • Nellie Irene Best passed away in 1971 in Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nellie Best's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Best
1892–1971
Birth Place: Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Alexander Best
1890–1953
Montgomery, County, Illinois, USA
Lillie (Mae) Jarman
1871–1960
Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Michael (Stephen) Best
1827–1899
Omphghent, Madison, Illinois, USA
Nancy (Ann) Purdy
1833–1892
Macoupin County, IL
John (Downing) Jarman
1835–1909
Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
Eliza Sexton
1840–1917
Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1788–1858
Keziah Sawyer
1810–1852
David Sexton
1803–1866
Priscilla Sawyer
1802–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jarman
1750–1806
Mary Cullipher
1762–1819
Samuel Sexton
1771–1840
Kezia Jarman
1781–1829

Nellie Best's Timeline

3 Records

1892
18 July 1892
Birth of Nellie Irene Best in Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Nellie Irene Best resided here in Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1971
23 March 1971
Age 79
Death of Nellie Irene Best in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1892
    Event Place: Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 949; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 59-53

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sawyerville, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 949; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 59-53

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Alton, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1971 - Page 27, 25 Mar 1971

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Alton, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1971 - Page 27, 25 Mar 1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1971
    Event Place: Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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