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Richard Ivan Best 1930–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1930

Birth Location: Shafter, Kern, California, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 2008

Death Location: Clovis, Fresno, California, USA

Father: Cecil Best

Mother: Mary Thurman

Spouse(s): Vivian Erickson

Children(s):

The story of Richard Ivan Best began in 1930 in Shafter, Kern, California, USA. In 1935, Richard Ivan Best resided in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA. In 1940, Richard Ivan Best resided in Kern, California, USA. Richard Ivan Best married Vivian Lucille Lucille Erickson, and had children including Richard Edwin Best, Steven Glen Best. Richard Ivan Best passed away in 2008 in Clovis, Fresno, California, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Richard Ivan Best began in 1930 in Shafter, Kern, California, USA.
  • In 1935, Richard Ivan Best resided in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.
  • In 1940, Richard Ivan Best resided in Kern, California, USA.
  • Richard Ivan Best married Vivian Lucille Lucille Erickson, and had children including Richard Edwin Best, Steven Glen Best.
  • Richard Ivan Best passed away in 2008 in Clovis, Fresno, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cecil Best
1908–1967
Birth Location: Benton County, Missouri, USA
CB
Mary Thurman
1910–1999
Birth Location: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Vivian Erickson
1935–2016
Birth Location: Fresno, California, USA
VE

Children(s)

Richard Best's Ancestors

Self
Richard Best
1930–2008
Birth Place: Shafter, Kern, California, USA
Parents
Cecil Ivan Best
1908–1967
Benton County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Laurel) Thurman
1910–1999
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Grandparents
Edgar (Tillman) Best
1871–1950
Black Walnut, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Dorothea (Adalia) Fowler
1880–1964
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr
1814–1874
Mary Jameson
1829–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Francis Overstreet
1803–1860

Richard Best's Timeline

11 Records

1930
19 Oct 1930
Birth of Richard Ivan Best in Shafter, Kern, California, USA
Shafter, Kern, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 10
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 21
Richard Ivan Best resided here in California, USA
California, USA
1966
Bet. 1966–1993
Age 36
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Caruthers, Fresno, California, USA
Caruthers, Fresno, California, USA
1989
1989-2009
Age 59
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1993
1993
Age 63
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1994
Bet. 1994–2001
Age 64
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Caruthers, Fresno, California, USA
Caruthers, Fresno, California, USA
1999
7 Nov 1999
Age 69
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
2004
2004-2007
Age 74
Richard Ivan Best resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
2008
21 Sep 2008
Age 78
Death of Richard Ivan Best in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 19 Oct 1930; Birth County: Kern
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1966–1993
    Event Place: Caruthers, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989-2009
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1994–2001
    Event Place: Caruthers, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1999
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2004-2007
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clovis, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 2008
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clovis, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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