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Samuel Best 1799–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Christian Best

Mother: Elizabeth Best

Spouse(s): Mary Best, Charlotte Bess

Children(s): Luther Bess, Martin Bess, Margaret Rhyne, Martha Bess, Sarah Bess, William Bess, Christopher Best, John Hovis, Samuel Bess, John Bess

The story of Samuel Best began in 1799 in North Carolina. Samuel Best married Charlotte Bess, Mary Rhyne Best, and had children including Christopher Best, John Andrew Hovis, John Bess, Luther Bess, Margaret Best Rhyne, Martha Bess, Martin Bess, Samuel Bess, Sarah Bess, William Bess. Samuel Best passed away in 1891 in Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Best began in 1799 in North Carolina.
  • Samuel Best married Charlotte Bess, Mary Rhyne Best, and had children including Christopher Best, John Andrew Hovis, John Bess, Luther Bess, Margaret Best Rhyne, Martha Bess, Martin Bess, Samuel Bess, Sarah Bess, William Bess.
  • Samuel Best passed away in 1891 in Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Best
1758–1845
Birth Location: –
CB
Elizabeth Best
1774–1837
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Mary Best
1801–1862
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
MB
Charlotte Bess
1836–1913
Birth Location: North Carolina
CB

Children(s)

Luther Bess
1870–1940
Birth Location: North Carolina
LB
Martin Bess
1838–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MB
Margaret Rhyne
1823–1891
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MR
Martha Bess
1868–1938
Birth Location: North Carolina
MB
Sarah Bess
1867–1931
Birth Location: North Carolina
SB
William Bess
1873–1936
Birth Location: North Carolina
WB
Christopher Best
1825–1848
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
CB
John Hovis
1863–1950
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
JH
Samuel Bess
1861–
Birth Location: North Carolina
SB
John Bess
1863–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JB

Samuel Best's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Best
1799–1891
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Christian Best
1758–1845
Elizabeth (hoyle) Best
1774–1837
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Best's Descendants

1.
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Samuel Best (1799–1891) m. Mary (Rhyne) Best (1801–1862) m. Charlotte Bess (abt 1836–19 October 1913)
  1. 1. Luther Bess 1870–1940 m. Mary (Etta) Lineberger 1881–1924 m. Josie (Joanna) Best 1883–1965 m. Josie (Joanna) Best 1883–1965
    1. 1. William (Deaton) Best 1906–1982 m. Jessie (Bryte) Turner 1912–2002
    2. 2. Elvin (Jacob) Best 1908–1995 m. Vernette Moseley 1904–1993
      1. 1. Vernon (Gene) Best 1945–2011
    3. 3. Paul (Leonard) Best 1909–1963 m. Agnes (R) Best 1918–1999
    4. 4. Frances (Vannie Ruth Best) Wyont 1911–2004 m. David (Lee) Wynot 1912–2001
    5. 5. Henry (Alfred) Best 1914–2011 m. Ruth (Adeline "Ada" Huggins) Best 1915–1977
    6. 6. Amos (Edward Bess or) Best 1916–2006 m. Mary (Walline Deck Bess or) Best 1917–2006
    7. 7. Marion (Sylvanis) Best 1917–1990 m. Lorene (Leslie Carpenter) Best 1919–2014
    8. 8. Ernest (Lewis) Best 1920–1998 m. Rachel (Frances Caldwell) Best 1924–2008
    9. 9. Laura (Mae Best) Ratchford 1893– m. Charles (Price) Ratchford 1884–1934
      1. 1. Don Ratchford 1923–1986
      2. 2. Clarence (Luther) Ratchford 1910–1985 m. Laura (Edo) Froneberger 1913–1994
        1. 1. Clarence (Donnie) Ratchford 1929–1930
        2. 2. Clarence (D or Donnie) Ratchford 1929–1930
      3. 3. Lillie (Mae) Ratchford 1914–2010
      4. 4. Elizabeth Ratchford 1917–2007
      5. 5. Charles (P) Ratchford 1919– m. Nellie (Ruth) Lynn 1923–2011
    10. 10. George (Samuel) Best 1894–1914
    11. 11. Giles Best 1898–1991 m. Jessie (A) Best 1899–
      1. 1. George (S) Best 1923–
    12. 12. Richard (L) Best 1902–1902
    13. 13. Mattie (Elizabeth Best) Ratchford 1893–1978 m. Forest (Crown) Ratchford 1891–1950 m. Forest (Crown) Ratchford 1891–1950
      1. 1. Clara (Mabel Ratchford) Hastings 1918–1998 m. Paul (Edward) Hasting 1916–2004
      2. 2. Ruby (C Ratchford) Robinson 1914–2007 m. Paul (Hicks) Robinson 1916–2007
      3. 3. Mervin (Robert) Ratchford 1922–2013 m. Ora (Charlene Morris) Ratchford 1922–2003
      4. 4. Forest (Crown Ratchford) Jr 1919–1981 m. Sara (Hope) Bridges 1916–2000
        1. 1. Sara (Hope Ratchford) Pulley 1948–1977 m. Glenn (Dell) Pulley 1944–2006
      5. 5. Cora (Beatrice Ratchford) Rhyne 1912–2008 m. Herman (Hulton) Rhyne 1918–
      6. 6. Helen Ratchford 1925– m. Leslie (Ervin) Hoffman 1921–
      7. 7. Ruby Ratchford 1915–
      8. 8. Clara (M) Ratchford 1918–
      9. 9. Forest Ratchford 1920–
      10. 10. Mervin (Robert) Ratchford 1922–2013 m. Ora ((morris)) Ratchford 1922–2003
        1. 1. Joe (Herman) Ratchford 1950–2014
      11. 11. Helen Ratchford 1925–
    14. 14. Alfred (H) Best 1915–
  2. 2. Martin Bess 1838–
  3. 3. Margaret (Best) Rhyne 1823–1891 m. Jacob (H) Rhyne 1818–1894
    1. 1. Margaret (Lucinda Rhyne) Robinson 1851–1929 m. William (Michael) Robinson 1847–1911
      1. 1. Otho (Barringer) Robinson 1889–1961 m. Myrtle (Lee Falls) Robinson 1891–1974
        1. 1. Roberta Robinson 1921–
        2. 2. Frances (Elizabeth) Robinson 1917–1917
        3. 3. Donald (Bernard) Robinson 1919–1940
      2. 2. Claudius (Monroe) Robinson 1873–1901
      3. 3. Bessie (Blanche) Robinson 1887–1933
      4. 4. Ira (Sloan) Robinson 1873–1928
      5. 5. Elbert (Goeudolen) Robinson 1882–1884
      6. 6. Florance (M Robinson) Kendrick 1871–1892 m. John (M) Kendrick 1861–1941
      7. 7. Euphemia (Robinson) Cuthbertson 1875–1966
      8. 8. Lillie (Ina Robinson) Faries 1878–1962 m. William (Wilson) Faires 1877–1960
        1. 1. William (Howard) Faires 1916–
        2. 2. Ralph (Leroy) Faires 1917–1989 m. Ruth (Hamilton) Faires 1923–
        3. 3. Bynum (Wendell or Brymuy W) Faires 1921–2003 m. Martha (Russell Sullivan) Faries 1923–2009
        4. 4. Earl (Rhyne Faires) Sr 1924–2011
        5. 5. Edith (Clementine Faires) Mckinney 1901–1987 m. Wesley (Ross) McKinney 1897–1980
        6. 6. Madelyn (Faires Porter) Phipps 1903–1993 m. E (P) Porter 1904–1942 m. Frank (Griffith) Phipps 1898–1964
        7. 7. Mary (Pearl Faires) McKinley 1905–1990 m. Darrell (Floris McKinley) sr 1906–1977
        8. 8. Frank (Wilson) Faires 1909–1997 m. Viola Faires 1907–1995
      9. 9. Rosa (M. Robinson) Lineberger 1880–1970 m. Henry (Lee) Lineberger 1880–1947
    2. 2. Marcellus (S.) Rhyne 1844–1862
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth Rhyne) Boyd 1844–1915
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann Rhyne) Rhyne 1845–1872
    5. 5. Jacob (Miles) Rhyne 1849–1929
    6. 6. Martin (Luther) Rhyne 1853–1878
      1. 1. Marceliorn Rhyne 1872–1945
      2. 2. Lou (Melissa) Rhyne 1875–1950
      3. 3. Herbert (Luther) Rhyne 1876–1948
      4. 4. Margaret (Rhyne) Sheppard 1893–1938
    7. 7. Melissa (Isabel Rhyne) Lewis 1859–1930
  4. 4. Martha Bess 1868–1938 m. Jonas (E) Rhyne 1857–1934
    1. 1. Samuel (Jonathan) Rhyne 1888–1951 m. Sarah (Odus Payseur) Rhyne 1895–1962
      1. 1. John (D) Rhyne 1926–
    2. 2. Earl (Luther) Rhyne 1891–1968 m. Katherine (Leona "Kate" Lineberger) Rhyne 1896–1996
      1. 1. Hoffman (N.) Rhyne 1916–1922
      2. 2. Earl (Lee) Rhyne 1920–1922
      3. 3. Norman (Patrick Rhyne) Pvt 1924–1944
      4. 4. Daniel (Jonathan) Rhyne 1918–1992 m. Billie (Sue Summitt) Rhyne 1923–2013
      5. 5. Katherine (or Kathryn Rhyne) Pipes 1928–2000
      6. 6. Glenn (Harold) Rhyne 1925–2014
      7. 7. Alvin (Herman) Rhyne 1939–2014
    3. 3. Anne (I Rhyne) Clark 1896–1981 m. Earl Clark 1897–
      1. 1. Walden Clark 1920–
      2. 2. Miles Clark 1922–
      3. 3. Rose Clark 1924–
  5. 5. Sarah Bess 1867–1931 m. Henry (L) Rhyne 1866–1964
    1. 1. Ella (A) Rhyne 1891–1908
    2. 2. Miles (Luther) Rhyne 1888–1969 m. Nell (Unknown) Rhyne 1886–1978
      1. 1. Sarah (White) Rhyne 1917–2010 m. William (Benjamin Murray) Jr 1915–2001
      2. 2. Ned (L) Rhyne 1923–1992 m. Mary (Alice) Rhyne 1923–2008
    3. 3. Maude Hunter 1900–1975 m. William (Ernest Hunter) Sr 1896–1978
      1. 1. Virginia Hunter 1929–2012
    4. 4. Ruth (Rhyne) Wyont 1912–
  6. 6. William Bess 1873–1936
  7. 7. Christopher Best 1825–1848
  8. 8. John (Andrew) Hovis 1863–1950 m. Mary (J) Williams 1866–1921
    1. 1. Jiles (Lucias) Hovis 1901–1935 m. Blanche (Estelle) HOLLAND 1898–1985
      1. 1. Jack (Lucias Hovis) II 1921–1984 m. Helen (Louise Ray) Hovis 1920–2014
        1. 1. Ramona (Jane Hovis) Bridges 1949–2013
  9. 9. Samuel Bess 1861–
  10. 10. John Bess 1863–

Samuel Best's Timeline

12 Records

1798
28 August 1798
Birth of Samuel Best in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1798
28 August 1798
Birth of Samuel Best in North Carolina
North Carolina
1798
28 Aug 1798
Birth of Samuel Best in North Carolina
North Carolina
1799
28 August 1799
Birth of Samuel Best in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1799
1799
Birth of Samuel Best
None
1880
1880
Age 81
Samuel Best resided here in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 81
Samuel Best resided here in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 81
Samuel Best resided here in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1891
10 June 1891
Age 92
Death of Samuel Best in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
1891
10 June 1891
Age 92
Death of Samuel Best
None
1891
10 Jun 1891
Age 92
Death of Samuel Best in Burial Place:Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Place:Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
1891
1891
Age 92
Death of Samuel Best
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1798
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Family History Film: 1254964; Page: 125C; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0250
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1799
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1798
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1798
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Family History Film: 1254964; Page: 125C; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0250

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1891
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1891

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Burial Place:Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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