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Sarah Selena Best 1840–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1840

Birth Location: Talledega, Talledega, Alabama

Death Date: 1 Nov 1869

Death Location: Madisonville, Madison, Texas

Father: William Best

Mother: Selena Adams

Spouse(s): Benjamin Ford

Children(s): Wilhemina Ford, Benjamin Ford, Sarah Ford, Robert Ford, Fannie Ford

In 1840, Sarah Selena Best entered the world in Talledega, Talledega, Alabama, born to William Benedict Best And Selena Adams. Sarah Selena Best married Benjamin Franklin Ford, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ford, Fannie Ford, Robert Emmett Ford, Sarah Frances Ford, Wilhemina Selena Willie Ford. Sarah Selena Best passed away in 1869 in Madisonville, Madison, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Sarah Selena Best entered the world in Talledega, Talledega, Alabama, born to William Benedict Best And Selena Adams.
  • Sarah Selena Best married Benjamin Franklin Ford, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ford, Fannie Ford, Robert Emmett Ford, Sarah Frances Ford, Wilhemina Selena Willie Ford.
  • Sarah Selena Best passed away in 1869 in Madisonville, Madison, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Best
1805–1861
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina
WB
Selena Adams
1811–1878
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina
SA

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Ford
1820–1890
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware
BF

Children(s)

Wilhemina Ford
1862–1946
Birth Location: Madisonville, Madison, Texas
WF
Benjamin Ford
1863–1950
Birth Location: Madisonville, Madison, Texas
BF
Sarah Ford
1865–1956
Birth Location: Madisonville, Madison, Texas
SF
Robert Ford
1869–1893
Birth Location: Madisonville, Madison, Texas
RF
Fannie Ford
1866–1867
Birth Location: Madisonville, Madison, Texas
FF

Sarah Best's Ancestors

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Sarah Best
1840–1869
Birth Place: Talledega, Talledega, Alabama
Parents
William Benedict Best
1805–1861
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina
Selena Adams
1811–1878
Chester, South Carolina
Grandparents
Benedict (M) Best
1755–1814
Camden, South Carolina
Sarah Bell
1771–1830
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia
James Adams
1785–1848
Chester, South Carolina
Mary Giles
1788–
Chester, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Best's Descendants

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Sarah (Selena) Best (7 Jul 1840–1 Nov 1869) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Ford (17 Mar 1820–1 Nov 1890)
  1. 1. Wilhemina (Selena "Willie") Ford 1862–1946
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Ford 1863–1950
  3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Ford 1865–1956
  4. 4. Robert (Emmett) Ford 1869–1893
  5. 5. Fannie Ford 1866–1867

Sarah Best's Timeline

2 Records

1840
7 Jul 1840
Birth of Sarah Selena Best in Talledega, Talledega, Alabama
Talledega, Talledega, Alabama
1869
1 Nov 1869
Age 29
Death of Sarah Selena Best in Madisonville, Madison, Texas
Madisonville, Madison, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1840
    Event Place: Talledega, Talledega, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Madisonville, Madison, Texas
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
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