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Ray Francis Best 1937–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1937

Birth Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1947

Death Location: Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander Best

Mother: Mary Sasser

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The story of Ray Francis Best began in 1937 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA. Ray Francis Best passed away in 1947 in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Francis Best began in 1937 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ray Francis Best passed away in 1947 in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Ray Best's Ancestors

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Ray Best
1937–1947
Birth Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Gertrude Best
1888–1953
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Frances "Fanny") Sasser
1898–1938
Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Best
1853–1930
Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Gore
1862–1928
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John *
1834–1910
Alice Cox
1837–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr.
1796–1863
Nancy Best
1795–1883

Ray Best's Timeline

2 Records

1937
25 Dec 1937
Birth of Ray Francis Best in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
1947
10 Nov 1947
Age 10
Death of Ray Francis Best in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1947
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

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