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Viola Etta Best 1889–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1889

Birth Location: Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1967

Death Location: Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA

Father: Andrew Best

Mother: Etta Sorrells

Spouse(s): Angus McDoniel

Children(s): Wilodene Cooper

The story of Viola Etta Best began in 1889 in Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA. Viola Etta Best married Angus Jefferson Mcdoniel, and had children including Wilodene Cooper. Viola Etta Best passed away in 1967 in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola Etta Best began in 1889 in Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA.
  • Viola Etta Best married Angus Jefferson Mcdoniel, and had children including Wilodene Cooper.
  • Viola Etta Best passed away in 1967 in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Viola Best's Ancestors

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Viola Best
1889–1967
Birth Place: Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Andrew Thomas Best
1861–1937
Macon County, Alabama, USA
Etta (Rebecca) Sorrells
1862–1889
Arkansas
Grandparents
William (Capers) Best
1826–1912
Newton County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Jane) Pope
1834–1903
Talbot County, Georgia, USA
Romulous (L) Sorrells
1828–1903
Doe Creek, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Eli) Sorrells
1845–1931
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Blundell
1797–1862
Burwell *
1801–1854
Sarah Pope
1805–1869
Walter Sorrells
1795–1864
Rebecca Brooks
1805–1890
William Amis
1824–1863
Sarah Nobles
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN PERKINS
1759–1840
David Sorrels
1773–1851
Mary Bartlett
1775–1851
John Brooks
1775–1813
Mary Wright
1779–1813
Lewis Amis
1787–1858
Charlotte Pulliam
1787–1856
Leonard Nobles
1789–1860

Viola Best's Descendants

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Viola (Etta) Best (1 Sep 1889–5 May 1967) m. Angus (Jefferson) McDoniel (6 Jan 1889–23 Oct 1978)
  1. 1. Wilodene Cooper 1920–2019 m. Winston Cooper 1908–

Viola Best's Timeline

3 Records

1889
1 Sep 1889
Birth of Viola Etta Best in Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
1907
10 Nov 1907
Age 18
Viola Etta Best was married in Dota Twp, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Dota Twp, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
1967
5 May 1967
Age 78
Death of Viola Etta Best in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Dota, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Dota Twp, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1967
    Event Place: Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA

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