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Silas Best 1834–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1834

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 13 June 1907

Death Location: Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, USA

Father: Howard Best

Mother: Rebecca Best

Spouse(s): LUCRETIA **

Children(s):

Silas Best was born in 1834 in Ohio, the child of Howard Boon Best And Rebecca Jane Mccammon Best. In 1863, Silas Best resided in Indiana, United States. Silas Best married Lucretia Ann Vanover Stephens Best. Silas Best passed away in 1907 in Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Best was born in 1834 in Ohio, the child of Howard Boon Best And Rebecca Jane Mccammon Best.
  • In 1863, Silas Best resided in Indiana, United States.
  • Silas Best married Lucretia Ann Vanover Stephens Best.
  • Silas Best passed away in 1907 in Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, USA.

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Silas Best's Ancestors

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Silas Best
1834–1907
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Howard Boon Best
1818–1900
Howard, Missouri, United States
Rebecca (Jane MCCAMMON) Best
1820–1898
Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Humphrey) Best
1773–1840
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Catherine ENYART) Best
1778–1830
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Best's Timeline

5 Records

1834
abt 1834
Birth of Silas Best in Ohio
Ohio
1844
27 January 1844
Age 10
Birth of Silas Best in Whitley Co., Kentucky, USA
Whitley Co., Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 29
Silas Best resided here in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States
1907
13 June 1907
Age 73
Death of Silas Best in Stevens Co., WA., Washington, USA
Stevens Co., WA., Washington, USA
1907
13 June 1907
Age 73
Death of Silas Best in Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, USA
Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1844
    Event Place: Whitley Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1834
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1907
    Event Place: Stevens Co., WA., Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1907
    Event Place: Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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