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William Carl Best 1898–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 March 1898

Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 January 1969

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Ernest Best

Mother: Hilke Bohlen

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In 1898, William Carl Best entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA, born to Ernest Best And Hilke Cobs Bohlen. William Carl Best passed away in 1969 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1898, William Carl Best entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA, born to Ernest Best And Hilke Cobs Bohlen.
  • William Carl Best passed away in 1969 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Best's Ancestors

Self
William Best
1898–1969
Birth Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Ernest Best
1836–1921
Marienhagen, Duingen, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Hilke (Cobs) Bohlen
1846–1878
Sudermoor, Leer, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Grandparents
Heinrich Best
1794–1850
Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen, Allemagne
Maria (Christina Von) Bruck
1800–1859
Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Nicklaus Bruck
1766–1832
Elisabetha Peter
1775–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Brück
1735–1793
Anna Welter
1734–1794

William Best's Timeline

2 Records

1898
12 March 1898
Birth of William Carl Best in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
1969
30 January 1969
Age 71
Death of William Carl Best in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 March 1898
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1969
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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