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Warren Edger Best 1925–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1925

Birth Location: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 1972

Death Location: Kern, California, USA

Father: Vernon Best

Mother: Bernice Wells

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Children(s):

In 1925, Warren Edger Best entered the world in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA, born to Vernon Edgar Best And Bernice Z Wells. In 1930, Warren Edger Best resided in Township 3, Kern, California, USA. In 1935, Warren Edger Best resided in Kern, California, USA. Warren Edger Best passed away in 1972 in Kern, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1925, Warren Edger Best entered the world in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA, born to Vernon Edgar Best And Bernice Z Wells.
  • In 1930, Warren Edger Best resided in Township 3, Kern, California, USA.
  • In 1935, Warren Edger Best resided in Kern, California, USA.
  • Warren Edger Best passed away in 1972 in Kern, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Warren Best's Ancestors

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Warren Best
1925–1972
Birth Place: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Vernon Edgar Best
1903–1976
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Bernice (Z) Wells
1905–1973
Preston, Richland County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Edgar (Tillman) Best
1871–1950
Black Walnut, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Dorothea (Adalia) Fowler
1880–1964
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr
1814–1874
Mary Jameson
1829–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Jameson
1793–1842
Francis Overstreet
1803–1860

Warren Best's Timeline

10 Records

1925
07 Aug 1925
Birth of Warren Edger Best in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Warren Edger Best resided here in Township 3, Kern, California, USA
Township 3, Kern, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Warren Edger Best resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 15
Warren Edger Best resided here in Judicial T 3, Kern, California, USA
Judicial T 3, Kern, California, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
Warren Edger Best resided here in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1946
1946
Age 21
Warren Edger Best resided here in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Warren Edger Best resided here in Oildale, Kern, California, USA
Oildale, Kern, California, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 26
Warren Edger Best resided here in California, USA
California, USA
1952
1952
Age 27
Warren Edger Best resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1972
21 Feb 1972
Age 47
Death of Warren Edger Best in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1925
    Event Place: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Township 3, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00213; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15-41C

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Judicial T 3, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00213; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15-41C

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Bakersfield, 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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oildale, 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: Oildale, Kern, Calif

    Genealogy Event 8
    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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    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 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA

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