John Caleb BEST 1820–1866 – Our Family Lineage

John Caleb BEST , 1820–1866 (aged 46 years)

Name John Caleb BEST

Name: John Caleb /BEST/
Given names: John Caleb
Surname: BEST

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: March 8, 1797 39 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Property: Description: Death: August 16, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG2-04 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER John Caleb BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST Elizabeth Betsy BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr Mary Louise BEST Fanny Jane BEST Andrew Jackson BEST Infant Daughter BEST John Michael BEST 1797–1870 Birth: March 8, 1797 39 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
mother	Links Birth: August 24, 1800 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: January 24, 1891 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: C9T6-TP Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse John Michael BEST John Caleb BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST Elizabeth Betsy BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr Mary Louise BEST Fanny Jane BEST Andrew Jackson BEST Infant Daughter BEST Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER 1800–1891 Birth: August 24, 1800 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: January 24, 1891 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
23 months himself	Links Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: April 7, 1842 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: June 8, 1865 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5S0 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth H SCRUGGS Sarah E BEST Family with spouse Mary A MARTIN Martin Christian MC BEST Mary L BEST William D BEST Caleb BEST Isaac A BEST Sara E BEST John Caleb BEST 1820–1866 Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: December 22, 1822 25 22 — North Carolina, United States Marriage: Death: December 28, 1905 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5VD Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mary Louise BEST Jacob Spencer Jake BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST 1822–1905 Birth: December 22, 1822 25 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 28, 1905 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1826 28 25 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5T6 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Elizabeth Betsy BEST 1826–… Birth: about 1826 28 25 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death:
18 months younger brother	Links Birth: June 23, 1827 30 26 — North Carolina, United States Marriage: October 3, 1850 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 18, 1894 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Burial: Tellico Baptist Church Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-606 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Martha Jane SLOAN Margaret BEST Frances L Jane BEST Robert M BEST William M BEST Serena Elizabeth Rena Kate BEST Henry BEST Mary Ellen BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr 1827–1894 Birth: June 23, 1827 30 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 18, 1894 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
10 years younger sister	Links Birth: December 9, 1836 39 36 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 1851 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5XS Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Mary Louise BEST 1836–1851 Birth: December 9, 1836 39 36 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 1851 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: December 9, 1838 41 38 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5WL Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Fanny Jane BEST 1838–… Birth: December 9, 1838 41 38 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death:
10 months younger brother	Links Birth: October 2, 1839 42 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: November 12, 1897 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 1913 Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5Z1 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Adalina SCOTT William Riley BEST Laura Lula May BEST Charles Lafayette BEST Mary A BEST Andrew Jackson BEST 1839–1913 Birth: October 2, 1839 42 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: May 25, 1913
59 years younger sister	Links Birth: February 8, 1898 100 97 Death: February 8, 1898 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Infant Daughter BEST 1898–1898 Birth: February 8, 1898 100 97 Death: February 8, 1898

Family with Elizabeth H SCRUGGS
himself	Links Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: April 7, 1842 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: June 8, 1865 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5S0 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth H SCRUGGS Sarah E BEST Family with spouse Mary A MARTIN Martin Christian MC BEST Mary L BEST William D BEST Caleb BEST Isaac A BEST Sara E BEST John Caleb BEST 1820–1866 Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
wife	Links Birth: November 19, 1821 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Marriage: June 8, 1865 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1900 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse John Caleb BEST Sarah E BEST Elizabeth H SCRUGGS 1821–1900 Birth: November 19, 1821 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 26, 1900 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — June 8, 1865 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
-3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1861 40 39 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Sarah E BEST 1861–… Birth: about 1861 40 39 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death:

Family with Mary A MARTIN
himself	Links Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: April 7, 1842 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: June 8, 1865 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5S0 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth H SCRUGGS Sarah E BEST Family with spouse Mary A MARTIN Martin Christian MC BEST Mary L BEST William D BEST Caleb BEST Isaac A BEST Sara E BEST John Caleb BEST 1820–1866 Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
wife	Links Birth: November 22, 1820 — North Carolina, United States Marriage: April 7, 1842 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1865 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse John Caleb BEST Martin Christian MC BEST Mary L BEST William D BEST Caleb BEST Isaac A BEST Sara E BEST Mary A MARTIN 1820–1865 Birth: November 22, 1820 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 11, 1865 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — April 7, 1842 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
1 year son	Links Birth: March 20, 1843 23 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: Death: May 13, 1893 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Luticia Hannah BEST Martin Christian MC BEST 1843–1893 Birth: March 20, 1843 23 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1893 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
15 years daughter	Links Birth: April 19, 1858 38 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1897 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse George Riley GARDNER Mary L BEST 1858–1897 Birth: April 19, 1858 38 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1897 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
-9 years son	Links Birth: May 29, 1849 29 28 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: May 25, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 16, 1908 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Nancy E TAYLOR Hubert BEST Leonard BEST William D BEST 1849–1908 Birth: May 29, 1849 29 28 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 16, 1908 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years son	Links Birth: May 23, 1852 32 31 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 14, 1860 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 25, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: June 18, 1880 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 2, 1910 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: January 19, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1926 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: June 18, 1926 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER Warren Dickerson BEST Coy Oscar BEST Earnest BEST Etta Jane BEST Anna BEST Ralph Truman BEST Inez Doris Ina BEST Blanche Mertis BEST Eva Elsie BEST Deva Delsie BEST Otto Martin BEST Caleb BEST 1852–1926 Birth: May 23, 1852 32 31 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1926 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years son	Links Birth: April 15, 1855 35 34 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1864 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Isaac A BEST 1855–1864 Birth: April 15, 1855 35 34 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1864 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
6 years daughter	Links Birth: November 28, 1860 40 40 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1944 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Sara E BEST 1860–1944 Birth: November 28, 1860 40 40 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1944

Descendants of John Caleb BEST

Generation 1
1. John Caleb BEST, son of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER, was born on January 26, 1820 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on August 21, 1866 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 46 years.
  He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth H SCRUGGS, daughter of James SCRUGGS and Nancy Jane TEDFORD, on June 8, 1865 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on November 19, 1821 in North Carolina, United States and died on March 26, 1900 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 78 years.
  The second time he married Mary A MARTIN on April 7, 1842 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on November 22, 1820 in North Carolina, United States and died on March 11, 1865 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 44 years.
  Children of John Caleb BEST and Elizabeth H SCRUGGS:
  1. Sarah E BEST (1861–…)
  Children of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN:
  1. Martin Christian MC BEST (1843–1893) - follow 2.1
  2. Mary L BEST (1858–1897) - follow 2.2
  3. William D BEST (1849–1908) - follow 2.3
  4. Caleb BEST (1852–1926) - follow 2.4
  5. Isaac A BEST (1855–1864)
  6. Sara E BEST (1860–1944)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Martin Christian MC BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on March 20, 1843 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 13, 1893 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 50 years.
  He married Luticia Hannah BEST, daughter of Emmanuel BEST and Susannah TAYLOR,. She was born on March 18, 1839 and died in 1907 at the age of 67 years.
2. Mary L BEST, daughter of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on April 19, 1858 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 9, 1897 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 38 years.
3. William D BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on May 29, 1849 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 16, 1908 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 59 years.
  He married Nancy E TAYLOR on May 25, 1870 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on April 16, 1851 and died on May 17, 1930 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 79 years.
  Children of William D BEST and Nancy E TAYLOR:
  1. Hubert BEST (1887–1904)
  2. Leonard BEST (1889–1905)
4. Caleb BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on May 23, 1852 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 7, 1926 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  He married Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER and Martha Jane SCRUGGS, on December 24, 1878 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on May 4, 1861 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 7, 1931 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
  Children of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER:
  1. Warren Dickerson BEST (1879–1962) - follow 3.1
  2. Coy Oscar BEST (1882–1959) - follow 3.2
  3. Earnest BEST (1884–1885)
  4. Etta Jane BEST (1886–1949) - follow 3.3
  5. Anna BEST (1888–1890)
  6. Ralph Truman BEST (1891–1973) - follow 3.4
  7. Inez Doris Ina BEST (1894–1983) - follow 3.5
  8. Blanche Mertis BEST (1896–1994) - follow 3.6
  9. Eva Elsie BEST (1900–1980) - follow 3.7
  10. Deva Delsie BEST (1900–1995) - follow 3.8
  11. Otto Martin BEST (1904–1968) - follow 3.9
Generation 3 back to top
1. Warren Dickerson BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on October 31, 1879 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 8, 1962 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Ocia Geneva RASAR in 1902. She was born on October 6, 1883 and died on May 18, 1977 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 93 years.
  Children of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR:
  1. Fermond Amuel BEST (1903–1969) - follow 4.1
  2. Martha Marie BEST (1909–1987) - follow 4.2
  3. Earl William BEST Sr (1916–2003) - follow 4.3
2. Coy Oscar BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on March 24, 1882 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 25, 1959 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 77 years.
  He married Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, daughter of Isaac Pope HUFFSTETLER and Mary Melvina NEAL, on March 24, 1902 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on June 8, 1882 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 11, 1956 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  Children of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER:
  1. Truman Royce BEST (1902–1960) - follow 4.4
  2. Frederick Dickerson BEST (1904–1987) - follow 4.5
  3. Edgar Willis BEST (1907–2000) - follow 4.6
  4. Mary Netta BEST (1910–1997) - follow 4.7
  5. Claude Newton BEST (1911–1990) - follow 4.8
  6. Edith Mae BEST (1916–2005) - follow 4.9
  7. Burl Caleb BEST (1919–2008) - follow 4.10
  8. Vern Isaac Baldy BEST (1921–2007) - follow 4.11
  9. Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST (1924–1995) - follow 4.12
3. Etta Jane BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on May 10, 1886 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 7, 1949 in Orange, California, United States at the age of 63 years.
  Children of Etta Jane BEST and Homer Nathaniel WALKER:
  1. Willie Ray WALKER (1906–1934)
  2. Nellie I WALKER (1909–…)
4. Ralph Truman BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on November 8, 1891 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 11, 1973 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 81 years.
  Children of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES:
  1. Ernest Kenneth BEST (1913–2003) - follow 4.13
  2. Leonard John BEST (1916–2003) - follow 4.14
  3. Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST (1918–2013) - follow 4.15
  4. John James BEST (1920–1921)
5. Inez Doris Ina BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on March 2, 1894 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 13, 1983 at the age of 89 years.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married James Moses MORTON, son of Andrew Jackson MORTON and Vira Jane GIFFIN, on August 12, 1912. He was born on March 7, 1891 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 29, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at the age of 38 years.
  The second time she married John Lee LAMBERT on September 6, 1934 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. He was born on September 15, 1873 and died on August 8, 1949 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 75 years.
  Children of Inez Doris Ina BEST and James Moses MORTON:
  1. Nora Almeda MORTON (1913–1995) - follow 4.16
  2. Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON (1915–2003) - follow 4.17
  3. Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON (1917–1935)
  4. James Moses MORTON Jr (1920–2001) - follow 4.18
  5. Marie MORTON (1922–1999) - follow 4.19
  Children of Inez Doris Ina BEST and John Lee LAMBERT:
  1. Dale B LAMBERT (1938–…) - follow 4.20
6. Blanche Mertis BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on April 5, 1896 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 2, 1994 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States at the age of 97 years.
  She married John Willard WILSON.
  Children of Blanche Mertis BEST and John Willard WILSON:
  1. Private
  2. Willard Mason WILSON (1914–1963)
  3. Frank Best WILSON (1916–1987)
  4. Annie Elizabeth WILSON (1919–1999)
  5. Pauline WILSON (1921–1998) - follow 4.22
  6. Leon Caleb WILSON (1924–2003)
  7. Bertha Irene WILSON (1926–1946)
  8. Joyce L WILSON (1929–2009)
  9. Jerry Caleb WILSON (1933–2022)
7. Eva Elsie BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on July 27, 1900 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on April 16, 1980 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 79 years.
  Children of Eva Elsie BEST and George Washington FEEZELL:
  1. Horace Edgar FEEZELL (1923–2005)
  2. Alvin Edison FEEZELL (1919–2005)
  3. Private
  4. Private
  5. Donald Ray FEEZELL (1939–2013)
8. Deva Delsie BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on July 27, 1900 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 12, 1995 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 95 years.
  She married James Roy WHITE.
  Children of Deva Delsie BEST and James Roy WHITE:
  1. Elmer Lee Elma WHITE (1923–2005)
  2. Dorothy Mae Dot WHITE (1926–2005)
  3. Private
9. Otto Martin BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on August 12, 1904 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on October 18, 1968 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 64 years.
  He married Eula Delia CARPENTER, daughter of William T CARPENTER and Celia Tennessee Tennie TUCK, on December 23, 1920 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on June 21, 1904 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 15, 1978 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  Children of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER:
  1. Zora Belle Belle BEST (1922–2000) - follow 4.26
  2. William Caleb Cabe BEST (1924–2007) - follow 4.27
  3. Ellen Ruth BEST (1925–2013) - follow 4.28
  4. Lois Mae BEST (1928–2007) - follow 4.29

Generation 1
1. John Caleb BEST, son of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER, was born on January 26, 1820 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on August 21, 1866 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 46 years.
Generation 2 back to top
1. John Michael BEST, son of Christian Christy BEST (BESS) and Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE), was born on March 8, 1797 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on August 16, 1870 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 73 years.
2. Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER was born on August 24, 1800 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on January 24, 1891 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Christian Christy BEST (BESS), son of Jerg Sebastian Boston BEST (BESS) and Katrina HEYL (HOYLE), was born in 1758 in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States and died in 1845 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
2. Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE), daughter of Michael HEYL (HOYLE) and Margaret DELLINGER, was born about 1758 in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States and died on October 27, 1837 in Jenkins Mill, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

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father Parents Christian Christy BEST (BESS) Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE)	John Michael BEST 1797–1870
mother	Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER 1800–1891
himself	John Caleb BEST 1820–1866
younger brother Family Mary Louise BEST Jacob Spencer Jake BEST	Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST 1822–1905
younger sister	Elizabeth Betsy BEST 1826–…
younger brother Family Martha Jane SLOAN Margaret BEST Frances L Jane BEST Robert M BEST William M BEST Serena Elizabeth Rena Kate BEST Henry BEST Mary Ellen BEST	Rev John Michael BEST Jr 1827–1894
younger sister	Mary Louise BEST 1836–1851
younger sister	Fanny Jane BEST 1838–…
younger brother Family Sarah Adalina SCOTT William Riley BEST Laura Lula May BEST Charles Lafayette BEST Mary A BEST	Andrew Jackson BEST 1839–1913
younger sister	Infant Daughter BEST 1898–1898

Family with Elizabeth H SCRUGGS
himself	John Caleb BEST 1820–1866
wife Parents James SCRUGGS Nancy Jane TEDFORD	Elizabeth H SCRUGGS 1821–1900
daughter	Sarah E BEST 1861–…

Family with Mary A MARTIN
himself	John Caleb BEST 1820–1866
wife	Mary A MARTIN 1820–1865
son Family Luticia Hannah BEST	Martin Christian MC BEST 1843–1893
daughter Family George Riley GARDNER	Mary L BEST 1858–1897
son Family Nancy E TAYLOR Hubert BEST Leonard BEST	William D BEST 1849–1908
son Family Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER Warren Dickerson BEST Coy Oscar BEST Earnest BEST Etta Jane BEST Anna BEST Ralph Truman BEST Inez Doris Ina BEST Blanche Mertis BEST Eva Elsie BEST Deva Delsie BEST Otto Martin BEST	Caleb BEST 1852–1926
son	Isaac A BEST 1855–1864
daughter	Sara E BEST 1860–1944

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John Caleb BEST , 1820–1866 (aged 46 years)

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