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William Wesley Best 1855–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1855

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1930

Death Location: Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Father: James Best

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): LUCINDA CORR

Children(s): Valcus Best, Analtha Best

William Wesley Best was born in 1855 in Alabama, USA, the child of James S Best And Mary Ann White. William Wesley Best married Lucinda Perdita Corr, and had children including Analtha Nathlie Nora Gertrude Best, Valcus Addso Best. William Wesley Best passed away in 1930 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Wesley Best was born in 1855 in Alabama, USA, the child of James S Best And Mary Ann White.
  • William Wesley Best married Lucinda Perdita Corr, and had children including Analtha Nathlie Nora Gertrude Best, Valcus Addso Best.
  • William Wesley Best passed away in 1930 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Best
1828–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JB
Mary White
1833–1921
Birth Location: Georgia or, Shelby, Alabama, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

LUCINDA CORR
1860–1942
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, United States
LC

Children(s)

Valcus Best
1879–1954
Birth Location: Pickens, Alabama, United States
VB
Analtha Best
1881–1962
Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, United States
AB

William Best's Ancestors

Self
William Best
1855–1930
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
James S Best
1828–1890
Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) White
1833–1921
Georgia or, Shelby, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Elias (Oquin) Best
1780–1850
North Carolina
Ruth Cox
1798–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Odom Cocks
1765–1828
Nancy Meachum
1783–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Best's Descendants

1.
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William (Wesley) Best (Jan 1855–11 Mar 1930) m. LUCINDA (PERDITA) CORR (Mar 1860–30 Jun 1942)
  1. 1. Valcus (Addso) Best 1879–1954 m. Ida (C.) White 1877–1941
    1. 1. Raymond (Lon) Best 1908–1976
      1. 1. Johnnie (Milburn) Best 1930–2010 m. Wanda (Dale) Caudle 1933–2010
  2. 2. Analtha ("Nathlie" "Nora" Gertrude) Best 1881–1962 m. WALTER (MOSCO) STOCKS 1881–1959
    1. 1. John (D) Stocks 1915–1970 m. Estella Nichols 1916–1994

William Best's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Jan 1855
Birth of William Wesley Best in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1930
11 Mar 1930
Age 75
Death of William Wesley Best in Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1855
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1930
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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