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Polly Jane Best 1840–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1840

Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 September 1918

Death Location: Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Martin Best

Mother: Mary Morton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): David Hammer, Ellen Hammer, Thomas Hammer

Polly Jane Best was born in 1840 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Martin Best And Mary Morton. Polly Jane Best had children including David Wallace Hammer, Ellen Eliza Hammer, Thomas Selby Hammer. Polly Jane Best passed away in 1918 in Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Polly Jane Best was born in 1840 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Martin Best And Mary Morton.
  • Polly Jane Best had children including David Wallace Hammer, Ellen Eliza Hammer, Thomas Selby Hammer.
  • Polly Jane Best passed away in 1918 in Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Best
1816–1883
Birth Location: Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
MB
Mary Morton
1814–1853
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Hammer
1875–1911
Birth Location: Camden County, Missouri, United States of America
DH
Ellen Hammer
1869–1958
Birth Location: Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, USA
EH
Thomas Hammer
1866–1960
Birth Location: Auglaize, Camden, Missouri, United States
TH

Polly Best's Ancestors

Self
Polly Best
1840–1918
Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Martin Best
1816–1883
Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Mary Morton
1814–1853
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Christian ((Christy)) BEST
1758–1845
Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Hoyle
1774–1837
Big Long Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Margaret ("Peggy") FARR
1776–1852
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
William (Prescott) Morton
1768–1852
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jerg Bosch
1724–1809
Katrina Heyl
1733–1792
Catherine Dellinger
1745–1827
Michael (Heyl)
1732–1793
Ephraim Farr
1741–1781
Margaret Dickson
1728–1795
Parson NC
1731–1799
Ann Holton
1734–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hoyle
1710–
Francis Houlton
1665–1761
Margery Morrison
1695–1761

Polly Best's Descendants

1.
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Polly (Jane) Best (25 January 1840–30 September 1918)
  1. 1. David (Wallace) Hammer 1875–1911
  2. 2. Ellen (Eliza) Hammer 1869–1958
  3. 3. Thomas (Selby) Hammer 1866–1960

Polly Best's Timeline

2 Records

1840
25 January 1840
Birth of Polly Jane Best in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1918
30 September 1918
Age 78
Death of Polly Jane Best in Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1840
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1918
    Event Place: Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
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