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Vivian Katherine Best 1926–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Akron, Ohio

Death Date: April 2005

Death Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas Best

Mother: Ona Haupt

Spouse(s): David Riggs

Children(s):

Vivian Katherine Best was born in 1926 in Akron, Ohio, the child of Thomas Jefferson Best And Ona Mabel Haupt. Vivian Katherine Best married David Teal Riggs, and had children including David, Rebecca Riggs, Robert, Sheila Ewart, Susan Kane. Vivian Katherine Best passed away in 2005 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Vivian Katherine Best was born in 1926 in Akron, Ohio, the child of Thomas Jefferson Best And Ona Mabel Haupt.
  • Vivian Katherine Best married David Teal Riggs, and had children including David, Rebecca Riggs, Robert, Sheila Ewart, Susan Kane.
  • Vivian Katherine Best passed away in 2005 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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Vivian Best's Ancestors

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Vivian Best
1926–2005
Birth Place: Akron, Ohio
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Best
1904–2000
Clarion Co PA
Ona (Mabel) Haupt
1905–1999
Kittanning A, Pennsylvania
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vivian Best's Timeline

2 Records

1926
22 Jul 1926
Birth of Vivian Katherine Best in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
2005
April 2005
Age 79
Death of Vivian Katherine Best in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Akron, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 2005
    Event Place: Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA

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