Best, James William

1838 - 1925  (87 years)

• Name	Best, James William  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	7 Mar 1838	Penn, Morgan County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Ohio, USA   [3]
  Military	7 Oct 1862	Ohio, USA   [1]
  Death	27 May 1925	El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Age	87 years
  Burial	Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I1305	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Best, William S,   b. 19 Jan 1807, Jefferson, Alexandria County, Virginia, USA d. 31 May 1888, Penn, Morgan County, Ohio, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Neer, Mahalah,   b. 3 Mar 1809, Jefferson, Alexandria County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Feb 1895, Penn, Morgan County, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Sep 1828	Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Drake, Elizabeth Ellen,   b. 10 Dec 1837, Penn, Morgan County, Ohio, USA d. 1 Sep 1887, Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1859	Perry, Lake County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Best, William S.,   b. 8 Aug 1870, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 14 Jun 1944, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Mar 1838 - Penn, Morgan County, Ohio, USA Military - - Ohio, USA Marriage - 16 Jan 1859 - Perry, Lake County, Ohio, USA Military - 7 Oct 1862 - Ohio, USA Death - 27 May 1925 - El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA Burial - - Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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