Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973 – Our Family Lineage

Ralph Truman BEST , 1891–1973 (aged 81 years)

Name Ralph Truman BEST

Name: Ralph Truman /BEST/
Given names: Ralph Truman
Surname: BEST

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Family with parents
father	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
mother	Links Birth: May 4, 1861 37 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 25, 1870 Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1931 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: January 8, 1931 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Caleb BEST 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 Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931 Birth: May 4, 1861 37 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1931 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
10 months elder brother	Links Birth: October 31, 1879 27 18 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: 1902 Event: 60th Anniversary — January 23, 1962 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1962 — 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 Ocia Geneva RASAR Fermond Amuel BEST Martha Marie BEST Earl William BEST Sr Warren Dickerson BEST 1879–1962 Birth: October 31, 1879 27 18 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1962 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: March 24, 1882 29 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: April 12, 1900 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: March 24, 1902 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 2, 1910 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: January 19, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: April 24, 1930 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 22, 1940 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 25, 1959 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: June 28, 1959 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER Truman Royce BEST Frederick Dickerson BEST Edgar Willis BEST Mary Netta BEST Claude Newton BEST Edith Mae BEST Burl Caleb BEST Vern Isaac Baldy BEST Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959 Birth: March 24, 1882 29 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 25, 1959 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: May 1884 31 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1885 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Earnest BEST 1884–1885 Birth: May 1884 31 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1885 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: May 10, 1886 33 25 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1949 — Orange, California, United States Burial: Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange, California, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Homer Nathaniel WALKER Willie Ray WALKER Nellie I WALKER Etta Jane BEST 1886–1949 Birth: May 10, 1886 33 25 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1949 — Orange, California, United States
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: September 25, 1888 36 27 Death: October 7, 1890 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Anna BEST 1888–1890 Birth: September 25, 1888 36 27 Death: October 7, 1890
3 years himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1891 39 30 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1973 — Maryville, 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 Mary L JAMES Ernest Kenneth BEST Leonard John BEST Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST John James BEST Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973 Birth: November 8, 1891 39 30 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1973 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 2, 1894 41 32 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: August 12, 1912 Marriage: September 6, 1934 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1983 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse James Moses MORTON Nora Almeda MORTON Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON James Moses MORTON Jr Marie MORTON Family with spouse John Lee LAMBERT Dale B LAMBERT Inez Doris Ina BEST 1894–1983 Birth: March 2, 1894 41 32 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1983
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: April 5, 1896 43 34 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1994 — Kokomo, Indiana, 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 Willard WILSON Willard Mason WILSON Frank Best WILSON Annie Elizabeth WILSON Pauline WILSON Leon Caleb WILSON Bertha Irene WILSON Joyce L WILSON Jerry Caleb WILSON Blanche Mertis BEST 1896–1994 Birth: April 5, 1896 43 34 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1994 — Kokomo, Indiana, United States
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Property: March 28, 1940 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: April 16, 1980 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse George Washington FEEZELL Horace Edgar FEEZELL Alvin Edison FEEZELL Donald Ray FEEZELL Eva Elsie BEST 1900–1980 Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: April 16, 1980 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
younger sister	Links Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 12, 1995 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse James Roy WHITE Elmer Lee Elma WHITE Dorothy Mae Dot WHITE Deva Delsie BEST 1900–1995 Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 12, 1995 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 12, 1904 52 43 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: December 23, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1968 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: October 20, 1968 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Eula Delia CARPENTER Zora Belle Belle BEST William Caleb Cabe BEST Ellen Ruth BEST Lois Mae BEST Otto Martin BEST 1904–1968 Birth: August 12, 1904 52 43 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1968 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Family with Mary L JAMES
himself	Links Birth: November 8, 1891 39 30 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1973 — Maryville, 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 Mary L JAMES Ernest Kenneth BEST Leonard John BEST Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST John James BEST Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973 Birth: November 8, 1891 39 30 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1973 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
partner	Links Birth: June 6, 1894 Death: September 2, 1981 — Maryville, 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 Ralph Truman BEST Ernest Kenneth BEST Leonard John BEST Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST John James BEST Mary L JAMES 1894–1981 Birth: June 6, 1894 Death: September 2, 1981 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
son	Links Birth: October 1, 1913 21 19 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: February 1, 1983 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: December 7, 2003 — Maryville, 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 Mary GAMBLE Sue Ella BEST Family with spouse Edna ADAMS Ernest Kenneth BEST 1913–2003 Birth: October 1, 1913 21 19 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: December 7, 2003 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Links Birth: January 1, 1916 24 21 Marriage: April 28, 1984 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 2003 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Reva MAE Cynthia Ann Cindy BEST Family with spouse Maurine CARPENTER Leonard John BEST 1916–2003 Birth: January 1, 1916 24 21 Death: May 13, 2003 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Links Birth: May 20, 1918 26 23 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 2013 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: December 1, 2013 — Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Max EVERETT Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST 1918–2013 Birth: May 20, 1918 26 23 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 2013 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Links Birth: August 9, 1920 28 26 Death: May 20, 1921 Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships John James BEST 1920–1921 Birth: August 9, 1920 28 26 Death: May 20, 1921

Descendants of Ralph Truman BEST

Generation 1
1. 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 2.1
  2. Leonard John BEST (1916–2003) - follow 2.2
  3. Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST (1918–2013) - follow 2.3
  4. John James BEST (1920–1921)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Ernest Kenneth BEST, son of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES, was born on October 1, 1913 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 7, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
  He had a relationship with Mary GAMBLE
  He married Edna ADAMS on February 1, 1983 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on October 7, 1927 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 30, 2015 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 88 years.
  Children of Ernest Kenneth BEST and Mary GAMBLE:
  1. Private
  2. Sue Ella BEST (1937–1989)
2. Leonard John BEST, son of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES, was born on January 1, 1916 and died on May 13, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  He had a relationship with Reva MAE
  He married Maurine CARPENTER, daughter of Lonnie CARPENTER and Verna WILLOCKS, on April 28, 1984 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on March 2, 1924 and died on December 23, 1997 at the age of 73 years.
  Children of Leonard John BEST and Reva MAE:
  1. Cynthia Ann Cindy BEST (1944–2017) - follow 3.2
3. Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST, daughter of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES, was born on May 20, 1918 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 29, 2013 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 95 years.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Cynthia Ann Cindy BEST, daughter of Leonard John BEST and Reva MAE, was born on March 12, 1944 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 22, 2017 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 73 years.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married Clarence William HEMBREE on September 11, 1989 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. He was born on April 20, 1922 and died on December 3, 2011 at the age of 89 years.
  The second time she married Richard Houston PHELPS. He was born on March 31, 1931 and died on June 22, 1984 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 53 years.
  Children of Cynthia Ann Cindy BEST and Richard Houston PHELPS:
  1. Richard Lee PHELPS (1964–2004) - follow 4.1

Generation 1
1. 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.
Generation 2 back to top
1. 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.
2. Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER and Martha Jane SCRUGGS, 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.
Generation 3 back to top
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.
2. Mary A MARTIN 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.
3. Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER, son of Thomas CARPENTER and Mary Margaret Polly KISER, was born on February 17, 1824 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on January 20, 1914 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 89 years.
4. Martha Jane SCRUGGS, daughter of James SCRUGGS and Nancy Jane TEDFORD, was born on March 21, 1824 and died on July 5, 1890 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 66 years.

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Family with parents
father Parents John Caleb BEST Mary A MARTIN	Caleb BEST 1852–1926
mother Parents Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER Martha Jane SCRUGGS	Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931
elder brother Family Ocia Geneva RASAR Fermond Amuel BEST Martha Marie BEST Earl William BEST Sr	Warren Dickerson BEST 1879–1962
elder brother Family Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER Truman Royce BEST Frederick Dickerson BEST Edgar Willis BEST Mary Netta BEST Claude Newton BEST Edith Mae BEST Burl Caleb BEST Vern Isaac Baldy BEST Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST	Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959
elder brother	Earnest BEST 1884–1885
elder sister Family Homer Nathaniel WALKER Willie Ray WALKER Nellie I WALKER	Etta Jane BEST 1886–1949
elder sister	Anna BEST 1888–1890
himself	Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973
younger sister Family James Moses MORTON Nora Almeda MORTON Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON James Moses MORTON Jr Marie MORTON Family John Lee LAMBERT Dale B LAMBERT	Inez Doris Ina BEST 1894–1983
younger sister Family John Willard WILSON Private Willard Mason WILSON Frank Best WILSON Annie Elizabeth WILSON Pauline WILSON Leon Caleb WILSON Bertha Irene WILSON Joyce L WILSON Jerry Caleb WILSON	Blanche Mertis BEST 1896–1994
younger sister Family George Washington FEEZELL Horace Edgar FEEZELL Alvin Edison FEEZELL Private Private Donald Ray FEEZELL	Eva Elsie BEST 1900–1980
younger sister Family James Roy WHITE Elmer Lee Elma WHITE Dorothy Mae Dot WHITE Private	Deva Delsie BEST 1900–1995
younger brother Family Eula Delia CARPENTER Zora Belle Belle BEST William Caleb Cabe BEST Ellen Ruth BEST Lois Mae BEST	Otto Martin BEST 1904–1968

Family with Mary L JAMES
himself	Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973
partner	Mary L JAMES 1894–1981
son Family Mary GAMBLE Private Sue Ella BEST Family Edna ADAMS	Ernest Kenneth BEST 1913–2003
son Family Reva MAE Cynthia Ann Cindy BEST Family Maurine CARPENTER	Leonard John BEST 1916–2003
daughter Family Max EVERETT	Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST 1918–2013
son	John James BEST 1920–1921

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