Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959 – Our Family Lineage

Coy Oscar BEST , 1882–1959 (aged 77 years)

1920 United States Federal Census Record

Name Coy Oscar BEST

Name: Coy Oscar /BEST/
Given names: Coy Oscar
Surname: BEST

Date differences

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 himself	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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger brother	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 Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER
himself	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
wife	Links Birth: June 8, 1882 26 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: June 16, 1900 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: March 24, 1902 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: January 19, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 11, 1956 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: November 13, 1956 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Coy Oscar BEST 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 Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER 1882–1956 Birth: June 8, 1882 26 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 11, 1956 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — March 24, 1902 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
8 months son	Links Birth: November 26, 1902 20 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 7th Census: May 8, 1940 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: July 25, 1960 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: July 27, 1960 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Flora Gertrude BLEVINS Cora Irene BEST Edna Ruth BEST Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST Rosco BEST Myrle Gertrude BEST Charles Edward BEST Truman Royce BEST 1902–1960 Birth: November 26, 1902 20 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: July 25, 1960 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Links Birth: December 27, 1904 22 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 5th Census: April 24, 1930 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States SSN issued: Fentress, Tennessee, United States Death: July 25, 1987 — Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States Burial: July 27, 1987 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Hazel Jo BRANNON Wanda Oveda BEST Juanita Faye BEST Frederick Dickerson BEST 1904–1987 Birth: December 27, 1904 22 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: July 25, 1987 — Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States
3 years son	Links Birth: July 12, 1907 25 25 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 8th Census: April 24, 1930 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 22, 1940 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: February 20, 2000 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: February 23, 2000 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Edith Larue GIFFIN James Edgar BEST Ida Ethleen BEST Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST Ronald David BEST Paul Willis BEST Edgar Willis BEST 1907–2000 Birth: July 12, 1907 25 25 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: February 20, 2000 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years daughter	Links Birth: January 13, 1910 27 27 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 7th SSN issued: Tennessee, United States Death: July 16, 1997 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: July 19, 1997 — Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse William Albert Uncle Bill CONING Kathleen Bethaney CONING Julia Martha CONING Mary Netta BEST 1910–1997 Birth: January 13, 1910 27 27 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: July 16, 1997 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
23 months son	Links Birth: December 17, 1911 29 29 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 8th SSN issued: Fentress, Tennessee, United States Death: February 6, 1990 — Knox, Tennessee, United States Burial: February 9, 1990 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Susie Mae POPLIN Rosa Lee BEST Glynn Edward BEST Claude BEST Jr Claude Newton BEST 1911–1990 Birth: December 17, 1911 29 29 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: February 6, 1990 — Knox, Tennessee, United States
5 years daughter	Links Birth: May 16, 1916 34 33 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 6th Death: March 21, 2005 — Santa Ana, California, United States Burial: March 25, 2005 — Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Orris Edward DAWSON Dona Irene DAWSON Family with spouse Robert William Bobby, Jesse DAWSON Edith Mae BEST 1916–2005 Birth: May 16, 1916 34 33 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 2005 — Santa Ana, California, United States
3 years son	Links Birth: July 3, 1919 37 37 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: January 19, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: 3rd Grade — 1928 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 4th — 1929 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: April 24, 1930 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 22, 1940 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Military: US Navy — January 14, 1944 Event: 1954 Event: Birthday — July 3, 1999 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 2008 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: August 17, 2008 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mamie Sue BRADLEY Kenneth Lee Jack BEST Brenda Sue BEST Burl Caleb BEST 1919–2008 Birth: July 3, 1919 37 37 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 2008 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Links Birth: November 27, 1921 39 39 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 4th Military service: WWII — October 5, 1942 SSN issued: Fentress, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 2007 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: January 5, 2007 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mildred Imogene MURPHY Vern Isaac Baldy BEST 1921–2007 Birth: November 27, 1921 39 39 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 2007 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years son	Links Birth: July 20, 1924 42 42 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Education: Highest Grade Completed, 2nd SSN issued: Fentress, Tennessee, United States Death: January 13, 1995 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: January 16, 1995 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST 1924–1995 Birth: July 20, 1924 42 42 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 13, 1995 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Descendants of Coy Oscar BEST

Generation 1
1. 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 2.1
  2. Frederick Dickerson BEST (1904–1987) - follow 2.2
  3. Edgar Willis BEST (1907–2000) - follow 2.3
  4. Mary Netta BEST (1910–1997) - follow 2.4
  5. Claude Newton BEST (1911–1990) - follow 2.5
  6. Edith Mae BEST (1916–2005) - follow 2.6
  7. Burl Caleb BEST (1919–2008) - follow 2.7
  8. Vern Isaac Baldy BEST (1921–2007) - follow 2.8
  9. Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST (1924–1995) - follow 2.9
Generation 2 back to top
1. Truman Royce BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on November 26, 1902 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 25, 1960 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 57 years.
  He married Flora Gertrude BLEVINS.
  Children of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS:
  1. Cora Irene BEST (1924–2015) - follow 3.1
  2. Private
  3. Edna Ruth BEST (1927–2020) - follow 3.3
  4. Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST (1929–2019) - follow 3.4
  5. Private
  6. Rosco BEST (1933–1934)
  7. Myrle Gertrude BEST (1934–2017) - follow 3.6
  8. Private
  9. Charles Edward BEST (1940–2008) - follow 3.8
  10. Private
  11. Private
  12. Private
2. Frederick Dickerson BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on December 27, 1904 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 25, 1987 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Hazel Jo BRANNON.
  Children of Frederick Dickerson BEST and Hazel Jo BRANNON:
  1. Wanda Oveda BEST (1928–2020) - follow 3.12
  2. Juanita Faye BEST (1932–2015) - follow 3.13
  3. Private
3. Edgar Willis BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on July 12, 1907 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 20, 2000 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 92 years.
  He married Edith Larue GIFFIN, daughter of James Garfield GIFFIN and Ida Tennessee WILSON.
  Children of Edgar Willis BEST and Edith Larue GIFFIN:
  1. James Edgar BEST (1927–2016)
  2. Ida Ethleen BEST (1929–1989) - follow 3.15
  3. Private
  4. Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST (1933–2021) - follow 3.17
  5. Private
  6. Private
  7. Ronald David BEST (1941–2002) - follow 3.20
  8. Paul Willis BEST (1943–2014) - follow 3.21
4. Mary Netta BEST, daughter of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on January 13, 1910 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 16, 1997 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  She married William Albert Uncle Bill CONING, son of Joseph Albert JA CONING and Martha Jane Thomas HASTINGS.
  Children of Mary Netta BEST and William Albert Uncle Bill CONING:
  1. Kathleen Bethaney CONING (1934–2023) - follow 3.22
  2. Julia Martha CONING (1936–2019) - follow 3.23
  3. Private
  4. Private
5. Claude Newton BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on December 17, 1911 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 6, 1990 in Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 78 years.
  He married Susie Mae POPLIN, daughter of John Holbert POPLIN and Jenni RUSSELL.
  Children of Claude Newton BEST and Susie Mae POPLIN:
  1. Rosa Lee BEST (1933–2020) - follow 3.26
  2. Glynn Edward BEST (1935–2008) - follow 3.27
  3. Claude BEST Jr (1937–1939)
  4. Private
  5. Private
  6. Private
6. Edith Mae BEST, daughter of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on May 16, 1916 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 21, 2005 in Santa Ana, California, United States at the age of 88 years.
  She married Orris Edward DAWSON, son of George Pressly DAWSON and … MULLINEX.
  Children of Edith Mae BEST and Orris Edward DAWSON:
  1. Dona Irene DAWSON (1952–2001) - follow 3.31
  2. Private
  Children of Edith Mae BEST:
  1. Robert William Bobby, Jesse DAWSON (1947–2008) - follow 3.33
7. Burl Caleb BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on July 3, 1919 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 15, 2008 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 89 years.
  He married Mamie Sue BRADLEY, daughter of Luke Calloway BRADLEY Sr and Amanda Alda RAINS.
  Children of Burl Caleb BEST and Mamie Sue BRADLEY:
  1. Private
  2. Kenneth Lee Jack BEST (1946–2001) - follow 3.35
  3. Private
  4. Brenda Sue BEST (1960–2019)
8. Vern Isaac Baldy BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on November 27, 1921 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 3, 2007 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 85 years.
  He married Mildred Imogene MURPHY, daughter of William Andrew MURPHY Sr and Johnnie Ray TUCK.
  Vern Isaac Baldy BEST and Mildred Imogene MURPHY had 6 children.
9. Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on July 20, 1924 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 13, 1995 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 70 years.
  Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST had 4 children.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Cora Irene BEST, daughter of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS, was born on January 16, 1924 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 13, 2015 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 91 years.
  She married John Bert JB CARPENTER, son of Addie Albertis Bert CARPENTER and Mary Lucinda JAMES.
  Cora Irene BEST and John Bert JB CARPENTER had 5 children.
2. The details of this family are private.
3. Edna Ruth BEST, daughter of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS, was born on March 5, 1927 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 26, 2020 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 93 years.
  She married Ralph Lee MURPHY, son of Bart Lee MURPHY and Hazel Elizabeth POTTER.
  Edna Ruth BEST and Ralph Lee MURPHY had 2 children.
4. Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST, son of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS, was born on February 22, 1929 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on April 16, 2019 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
  Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST and Irene Faye DOWNEY had 4 children.
5. The details of this family are private.
6. Myrle Gertrude BEST, daughter of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS, was born on December 29, 1934 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 27, 2017 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  She married Melvin Scott ALLOWAY.
  Myrle Gertrude BEST and Melvin Scott ALLOWAY had 1 child.
7. The details of this family are private.
8. Charles Edward BEST, son of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS, was born on January 31, 1940 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 12, 2008 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 68 years.
  Charles Edward BEST had 2 children.
9. The details of this family are private.
10. The details of this family are private.
11. The details of this family are private.
12. Wanda Oveda BEST, daughter of Frederick Dickerson BEST and Hazel Jo BRANNON, was born on January 26, 1928 and died on October 6, 2020 at the age of 92 years.
  She married Chester Lee TIPTON, son of William Ambrose TIPTON and Hettie Mae SELLERS.
  Wanda Oveda BEST and Chester Lee TIPTON had 4 children.
13. Juanita Faye BEST, daughter of Frederick Dickerson BEST and Hazel Jo BRANNON, was born on March 1, 1932 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 4, 2015 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 83 years.
  She married James Kenneth Jeep ROWLAND.
  Children of Juanita Faye BEST and James Kenneth Jeep ROWLAND:
  1. Private
  2. Private
  3. Samuel Kenneth Sammy ROWLAND (1956–2015) - follow 4.3
14. The details of this family are private.
15. Ida Ethleen BEST, daughter of Edgar Willis BEST and Edith Larue GIFFIN, was born on November 26, 1929 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 14, 1989 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 59 years.
  She married Warren Guy BAUMGARDNER, son of Wayne Herbert BAUMGARDNER and Grace Arella HUFFSTETLER, on February 5, 1949. He was born on November 21, 1921 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on April 12, 1995 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 73 years.
  Children of Ida Ethleen BEST and Warren Guy BAUMGARDNER:
  1. James Robert BAUMGARDNER (1950–2022)
16. Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST, son of Edgar Willis BEST and Edith Larue GIFFIN, was born on May 4, 1933 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 10, 2021 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  He married Alice Marion KIDD, daughter of Burl Sevier KIDD and Florence BUCKNER.
  Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST and Alice Marion KIDD had 3 children.
17. The details of this family are private.
18. The details of this family are private.
19. Ronald David BEST, son of Edgar Willis BEST and Edith Larue GIFFIN, was born on June 25, 1941 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on April 4, 2002 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 60 years.
  He married Eleanor Russell TUCKER.
  Ronald David BEST and Eleanor Russell TUCKER had 3 children.
20. Paul Willis BEST, son of Edgar Willis BEST and Edith Larue GIFFIN, was born on March 22, 1943 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 12, 2014 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 71 years.
21. Kathleen Bethaney CONING, daughter of William Albert Uncle Bill CONING and Mary Netta BEST, was born on September 23, 1934 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 18, 2023 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 88 years.
  Children of Kathleen Bethaney CONING and Henry Pearson BUTLER:
  1. Private
  2. James Allen BUTLER (1956–2023) - follow 4.5
22. Julia Martha CONING, daughter of William Albert Uncle Bill CONING and Mary Netta BEST, was born on April 25, 1936 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 9, 2019 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  She married Don Edwin SWANEY, son of Alvia Lincoln Alvie SWANEY and Mary Elizabeth RAULSTON.
  Julia Martha CONING and Don Edwin SWANEY had 1 child.
23. The details of this family are private.
24. The details of this family are private.
25. Rosa Lee BEST, daughter of Claude Newton BEST and Susie Mae POPLIN, was born on April 23, 1933 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 26, 2020 in Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama, United States at the age of 86 years.
  She married Pat Burns COUNCIL. He was born on July 17, 1928 and died on March 1, 2010 at the age of 81 years.
26. Glynn Edward BEST, son of Claude Newton BEST and Susie Mae POPLIN, was born on January 25, 1935 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on October 5, 2008 in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States at the age of 73 years.
27. The details of this family are private.
28. The details of this family are private.
29. The details of this family are private.
30. Dona Irene DAWSON, daughter of Orris Edward DAWSON and Edith Mae BEST, was born on January 23, 1952 and died on November 18, 2001 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States at the age of 49 years.
  Dona Irene DAWSON and Daniel Arthur BLANKENSHIP had 2 children.
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32. Robert William Bobby, Jesse DAWSON, son of Private and Edith Mae BEST, was born on October 20, 1947 in Tennessee, United States and died on April 1, 2008 in California, United States at the age of 60 years.
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34. Kenneth Lee Jack BEST, son of Burl Caleb BEST and Mamie Sue BRADLEY, was born on May 2, 1946 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 26, 2001 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 55 years.
  Kenneth Lee Jack BEST had 4 children.
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Generation 1
1. 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.
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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.
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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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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
himself	Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959
younger brother	Earnest BEST 1884–1885
younger sister Family Homer Nathaniel WALKER Willie Ray WALKER Nellie I WALKER	Etta Jane BEST 1886–1949
younger sister	Anna BEST 1888–1890
younger brother Family Mary L JAMES Ernest Kenneth BEST Leonard John BEST Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST John James BEST	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 Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER
himself	Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959
wife Parents Isaac Pope HUFFSTETLER Mary Melvina NEAL	Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER 1882–1956
son Family Flora Gertrude BLEVINS Cora Irene BEST Private Edna Ruth BEST Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST Private Rosco BEST Myrle Gertrude BEST Private Charles Edward BEST Private Private Private	Truman Royce BEST 1902–1960
son Family Hazel Jo BRANNON Wanda Oveda BEST Juanita Faye BEST Private	Frederick Dickerson BEST 1904–1987
son Family Edith Larue GIFFIN James Edgar BEST Ida Ethleen BEST Private Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST Private Private Ronald David BEST Paul Willis BEST	Edgar Willis BEST 1907–2000
daughter Family William Albert Uncle Bill CONING Kathleen Bethaney CONING Julia Martha CONING Private Private	Mary Netta BEST 1910–1997
son Family Susie Mae POPLIN Rosa Lee BEST Glynn Edward BEST Claude BEST Jr Private Private Private	Claude Newton BEST 1911–1990
daughter Family Orris Edward DAWSON Dona Irene DAWSON Private Family Private Robert William Bobby, Jesse DAWSON	Edith Mae BEST 1916–2005
son Family Mamie Sue BRADLEY Private Kenneth Lee Jack BEST Private Brenda Sue BEST	Burl Caleb BEST 1919–2008
son Family Mildred Imogene MURPHY Private Private Private Private Private Private	Vern Isaac Baldy BEST 1921–2007
son Family Private Private Private Private Private	Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST 1924–1995

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Coy Oscar BEST , 1882–1959 (aged 77 years)

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