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Walter Best 1856–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1856

Birth Location: Waterton, Jefferson County, NY

Death Date: 10 Aug 1938

Death Location: Pleasant Dale, Seward, Nebraska, USA

Father: Thomas Best

Mother: Jane Cuthbert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lynch

Children(s): Hazel Kiser

Walter Best was born in 1856 in Waterton, Jefferson County, NY, the child of Thomas Best And Jane Cuthbert. Walter Best married Elizabeth Lynch, and had children including Hazel Bessie Kiser. Walter Best passed away in 1938 in Pleasant Dale, Seward, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Best was born in 1856 in Waterton, Jefferson County, NY, the child of Thomas Best And Jane Cuthbert.
  • Walter Best married Elizabeth Lynch, and had children including Hazel Bessie Kiser.
  • Walter Best passed away in 1938 in Pleasant Dale, Seward, Nebraska, USA.

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Walter Best's Ancestors

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Walter Best
1856–1938
Birth Place: Waterton, Jefferson County, NY
Parents
Thomas Best
1826–1904
Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jane Cuthbert
1825–1879
Scotland
Grandparents
Jannet STEWART
–1832
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Best's Descendants

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Walter Best (27 Oct 1856–10 Aug 1938) m. Elizabeth Lynch (19 September 1856–13 July 1927)
  1. 1. Hazel (Bessie) Kiser 1890–1966 m. Claude Kiser 1895–1969
    1. 1. Gerald (Leroy) Kiser 1920–1995 m. Margie Rutherford 1921–2019 m. Lorena (Marleen) Becker 1930–2019 m. Lorena (M) Becker 1930–2019
    2. 2. Phyllis (Elaine) Kiser 1923–2009

Walter Best's Timeline

2 Records

1856
27 Oct 1856
Birth of Walter Best in Waterton, Jefferson County, NY
Waterton, Jefferson County, NY
1938
10 Aug 1938
Age 82
Death of Walter Best in Pleasant Dale, Seward, Nebraska, USA
Pleasant Dale, Seward, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Waterton, Jefferson County, NY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Pleasant Dale, Seward, Nebraska, USA

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