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Vernon Edgar Best 1903–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1903

Birth Location: St Charles, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1976

Death Location: Wasco, Kern, California, USA

Father: Edgar Best

Mother: Dorothea Fowler

Spouse(s): Bernice Wells, Isabel Lynch

Children(s): Dinsmore Best, Warren Best, Kenneth Best

The story of Vernon Edgar Best began in 1903 in St Charles, Missouri, USA. In 1910, Vernon Edgar Best resided in Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA. In 1920, Vernon Edgar Best resided in Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA. Vernon Edgar Best married Bernice Z Wells, Isabel Catherine Lynch, and had children including Dinsmore Grant Best, Kenneth Lee Best, Warren Edger Best. Vernon Edgar Best passed away in 1976 in Wasco, Kern, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon Edgar Best began in 1903 in St Charles, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1910, Vernon Edgar Best resided in Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1920, Vernon Edgar Best resided in Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA.
  • Vernon Edgar Best married Bernice Z Wells, Isabel Catherine Lynch, and had children including Dinsmore Grant Best, Kenneth Lee Best, Warren Edger Best.
  • Vernon Edgar Best passed away in 1976 in Wasco, Kern, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vernon Best's Ancestors

Self
Vernon Best
1903–1976
Birth Place: St Charles, Missouri, USA
Parents
Edgar Tillman Best
1871–1950
Black Walnut, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Dorothea (Adalia) Fowler
1880–1964
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (William Best) Sr
1814–1874
St Charles County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Jane) Jameson
1829–1908
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Francis Overstreet
1803–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jameson
1753–1805
Margaret Craig
1753–1850

Vernon Best's Descendants

1.
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Vernon (Edgar) Best (13 Jun 1903–29 Mar 1976) m. Bernice (Z) Wells (16 Jul 1905–22 Jan 1973) m. Isabel (Catherine) Lynch (14 Feb 1914–24 Jul 1982)
  1. 1. Dinsmore (Grant) Best 1927–1980
  2. 2. Warren (Edger) Best 1925–1972
  3. 3. Kenneth (Lee) Best 1937–2012

Vernon Best's Timeline

12 Records

1903
13 Jun 1903
Birth of Vernon Edgar Best in St Charles, Missouri, USA
St Charles, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA
Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA
Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA
1926
1926
Age 23
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Garwood, Garwood, Kern, California, USA
Garwood, Garwood, Kern, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Pond, Wasco, Kern, California
Pond, Wasco, Kern, California
1940
1940
Age 37
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in 9th Judicial, Kern, California, USA
9th Judicial, Kern, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 39
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Wasco, Kern, California, USA
Wasco, Kern, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Wasco, Kern, California, USA
Wasco, Kern, California, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 48
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in California, USA
California, USA
1958
1958
Age 55
Vernon Edgar Best resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1976
29 Mar 1976
Age 73
Death of Vernon Edgar Best in Wasco, Kern, California, USA
Wasco, Kern, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1903
    Event Place: St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Place: Kern; Date: 29 Mar 1976; Social Security: 560221884

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Winan, Rice, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Garwood, Garwood, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pond, Wasco, Kern, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00214; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 15-66

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 9th Judicial, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00214; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 15-66

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Wasco, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 146

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wasco, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wasco, Kern, Califor

    Genealogy Event 10
    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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Voter Registrations, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 347 F Street, Wasco
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Bakersfield Californian; Publication Date: 31 Mar 1976; Publication Place: Bakersfield, California, USA; ,0.20054403,0.9873153,0.3071525&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wasco, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wasco, Kern, Califor

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1976
    Event Place: Wasco, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Place: Kern; Date: 29 Mar 1976; Social Security: 560221884

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wasco, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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