Fancy Treeview – Our Family Lineage

Descendants of Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER

Generation 4
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 5.1
  2. Martha Marie BEST (1909–1987) - follow 5.2
  3. Earl William BEST Sr (1916–2003) - follow 5.3
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 5.4
  2. Frederick Dickerson BEST (1904–1987) - follow 5.5
  3. Edgar Willis BEST (1907–2000) - follow 5.6
  4. Mary Netta BEST (1910–1997) - follow 5.7
  5. Claude Newton BEST (1911–1990) - follow 5.8
  6. Edith Mae BEST (1916–2005) - follow 5.9
  7. Burl Caleb BEST (1919–2008) - follow 5.10
  8. Vern Isaac Baldy BEST (1921–2007) - follow 5.11
  9. Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST (1924–1995) - follow 5.12
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 5.13
  2. Leonard John BEST (1916–2003) - follow 5.14
  3. Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST (1918–2013) - follow 5.15
  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 5.16
  2. Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON (1915–2003) - follow 5.17
  3. Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON (1917–1935)
  4. James Moses MORTON Jr (1920–2001) - follow 5.18
  5. Marie MORTON (1922–1999) - follow 5.19
  Children of Inez Doris Ina BEST and John Lee LAMBERT:
  1. Dale B LAMBERT (1938–…) - follow 5.20
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:
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  2. Willard Mason WILSON (1914–1963)
  3. Frank Best WILSON (1916–1987)
  4. Annie Elizabeth WILSON (1919–1999)
  5. Pauline WILSON (1921–1998) - follow 5.22
  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)
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  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)
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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 5.26
  2. William Caleb Cabe BEST (1924–2007) - follow 5.27
  3. Ellen Ruth BEST (1925–2013) - follow 5.28
  4. Lois Mae BEST (1928–2007) - follow 5.29
10. Roy Ruble BEST, son of Jacob Spencer Jake BEST and Sarah Luvenia KAGLEY, was born on February 5, 1890 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on October 12, 1975 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States at the age of 85 years.
  He married 2 times. The first time he married Lela J IDDINS, daughter of William Emert IDDINS and Syrena Elizabeth GRIFFITTS,. She was born on June 4, 1897 and died on November 20, 1926 at the age of 29 years.
  The second time he married Nancy Elizabeth Lizzie HIGGINS. She was born on January 29, 1892 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 19, 1982 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
  Children of Roy Ruble BEST and Lela J IDDINS:
  1. Homer Leon BEST (1914–2001) - follow 5.30
  2. Roscoe M BEST (1917–1943)
  3. Jewel Almeta BEST (1919–2004) - follow 5.31
  4. Willie S BEST (1921–1999)
  5. Athelene G BEST (1923–1986)
  Children of Roy Ruble BEST and Nancy Elizabeth Lizzie HIGGINS:
  1. Thelma Lee BEST (1932–2020)
  2. Stanley Eugene BEST (1934–2022)
11. Roe Sanders BEST, son of Jacob Spencer Jake BEST and Sarah Luvenia KAGLEY, was born on July 13, 1912 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 3, 1994 in Friendsville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Kathryn Virginia JAMES.
  Children of Roe Sanders BEST and Kathryn Virginia JAMES:
  1. Gary Dean BEST (1938–2014) - follow 5.32
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12. Sina Mae BEST, daughter of Henry BEST and Margaret Lucy Jane GILES, was born on February 27, 1905 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States and died on May 15, 1998 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 93 years.
  She married Dudley Rex WILLIAMS on September 11, 1926 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. He was born on November 8, 1897 and died on May 5, 1980 at the age of 82 years.
  Children of Sina Mae BEST and Dudley Rex WILLIAMS:
  1. Julian Henry WILLIAMS (1932–2005) - follow 5.34
13. Margaret Leola BEST, daughter of Henry BEST and Margaret Lucy Jane GILES, was born on May 4, 1910 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States and died on December 2, 1958 in Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States at the age of 48 years.
  She married Howard Taft GRANTHAM. He was born on September 16, 1908 and died on July 24, 1981 at the age of 72 years. Margaret Leola BEST and Howard Taft GRANTHAM were divorced.
  Children of Margaret Leola BEST and Howard Taft GRANTHAM:
  1. Jack Best GRANTHAM (1930–2009)
14. Kate Lorene BEST, daughter of Henry BEST and Margaret Lucy Jane GILES, was born on February 10, 1922 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States and died on November 9, 1969 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 47 years.
  She married Luther William STEADMAN on June 9, 1955 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States. He was born on August 30, 1924 and died on January 25, 1955 at the age of 30 years.
15. Frances Lucille RODDY, daughter of William R RODDY and Laura Lula May BEST, was born in 1908 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States.
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1. Fermond Amuel BEST, son of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR, was born on September 21, 1903 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on October 12, 1969 at the age of 66 years.
  Children of Fermond Amuel BEST and Hazel Irene HENRY:
  1. William Rayford BEST (1927–1982) - follow 6.1
  2. Clyde Henry BEST (1930–2003)
  3. Frieda Rosetta BEST (1932–2023)
  4. Warren Alfred BEST (1934–2006) - follow 6.2
  5. Robert Lee Bud BEST (1937–2014)
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2. Martha Marie BEST, daughter of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR, was born on April 8, 1909 and died on March 17, 1987 at the age of 77 years.
  She married Wiley Lafate MYERS, son of James Mack Doc MYERS and Mary Joann PATTY, on December 14, 1929 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. He was born on March 22, 1908 and died on January 15, 1990 at the age of 81 years.
  Children of Martha Marie BEST and Wiley Lafate MYERS:
  1. Evelyn MYERS (1930–2005) - follow 6.7
  2. Geneva Jo MYERS (1932–1932)
  3. Carol Jane MYERS (1944–2001) - follow 6.8
3. Earl William BEST Sr, son of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR, was born on May 1, 1916 and died on October 3, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  He married Ruth BARBER. She was born on February 18, 1917 in Adairsville, Georgia, United States and died on November 22, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 86 years.
  Children of Earl William BEST Sr and Ruth BARBER:
  1. Earl William Bill BEST Jr (1947–2009) - follow 6.9
4. 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 6.10
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  3. Edna Ruth BEST (1927–2020) - follow 6.12
  4. Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST (1929–2019) - follow 6.13
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  6. Rosco BEST (1933–1934)
  7. Myrle Gertrude BEST (1934–2017) - follow 6.15
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  9. Charles Edward BEST (1940–2008) - follow 6.17
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5. 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 6.21
  2. Juanita Faye BEST (1932–2015) - follow 6.22
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6. 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 6.24
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  4. Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST (1933–2021) - follow 6.26
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  7. Ronald David BEST (1941–2002) - follow 6.29
  8. Paul Willis BEST (1943–2014) - follow 6.30
7. 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 6.31
  2. Julia Martha CONING (1936–2019) - follow 6.32
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8. 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 6.35
  2. Glynn Edward BEST (1935–2008) - follow 6.36
  3. Claude BEST Jr (1937–1939)
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9. 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 6.40
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  Children of Edith Mae BEST:
  1. Robert William Bobby, Jesse DAWSON (1947–2008) - follow 6.42
10. 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 6.44
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  4. Brenda Sue BEST (1960–2019)
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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:
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  2. Sue Ella BEST (1937–1989)
14. 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 6.47
15. 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.
16. Nora Almeda MORTON, daughter of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born in 1913 and died in 1995 at the age of 82 years.
  Children of Nora Almeda MORTON and Herman MILLER:
  1. Raymond E MILLER (1948–2022)
17. Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON, son of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on December 30, 1915 and died on June 13, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  Children of Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON and Ruth Isabelle YEAROUT:
  1. Joyce Almeda MORTON (1942–2020) - follow 6.48
18. James Moses MORTON Jr, son of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on January 7, 1920 and died on July 17, 2001 at the age of 81 years.
  Children of James Moses MORTON Jr and Reva Blanche MURRELL:
  1. Donna Jean MORTON (1951–2021) - follow 6.49
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19. Marie MORTON, daughter of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on August 16, 1922 and died on December 16, 1999 at the age of 77 years.
20. Dale B LAMBERT, son of John Lee LAMBERT and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on August 22, 1938.
21. Pauline WILSON, daughter of John Willard WILSON and Blanche Mertis BEST, was born on August 25, 1921 and died on November 17, 1998 at the age of 77 years.
22. Zora Belle Belle BEST, daughter of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on January 28, 1922 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 2, 2000 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States at the age of 78 years.
  She married 3 times. The first time she married Cal Lamon KIRKLAND, son of Thomas Floyd KIRKLAND and Mayme Leona REAGAN, on May 11, 1942 in Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia, United States. He was born on June 12, 1922 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 4, 2014 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 91 years.
  The second time she married Robert Joseph SPRENGER.
  The third time she married John Joseph LITAVEC Jr in 1965. He was born on March 25, 1926 in Uniontown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States and died on October 12, 1985 in Eastlake, Lake, Ohio, United States at the age of 59 years.
  Children of Zora Belle Belle BEST and Cal Lamon KIRKLAND:
  1. Martha Kathryn KIRKLAND (1942–2006) - follow 6.51
  Zora Belle Belle BEST and Robert Joseph SPRENGER had 2 children.
23. William Caleb Cabe BEST, son of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on March 24, 1924 and died on February 9, 2007 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Nannie Jane LAMBERT.
  He had a relationship with Mildred Etheleen WILSON, daughter of Roy Lee Lee Roy WILSON and Ica Nola MORTON
  William Caleb Cabe BEST and Nannie Jane LAMBERT had 5 children.
  Children of William Caleb Cabe BEST and Mildred Etheleen WILSON:
  1. Susan Jane LANDERS (1947–2022) - follow 6.52
24. Ellen Ruth BEST, daughter of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on November 21, 1925 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 25, 2013 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  She married John William J.W. WEBB.
  Children of Ellen Ruth BEST and John William J.W. WEBB:
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  2. Donald Ray WEBB (1948–1948)
  3. Elishia Sandra WEBB (1949–2006) - follow 6.54
25. Lois Mae BEST, daughter of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on February 19, 1928 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 17, 2007 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States at the age of 79 years.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married Raymond W BAUMGARDNER.
  The second time she married Cecil RAINES Jr, son of Eugene Cecil RAINES and Minnie Ola WISE, on October 16, 1974 in Kentucky, United States. He was born on June 10, 1928 in West Virginia, United States and died on June 20, 1983 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States at the age of 55 years.
  Lois Mae BEST and Raymond W BAUMGARDNER had 1 child.
26. Homer Leon BEST, son of Roy Ruble BEST and Lela J IDDINS, was born on December 9, 1914 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 12, 2001 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 86 years.
  He married Stella A BAILEY. She was born on November 1, 1917 and died on July 29, 2004 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 86 years.
  Children of Homer Leon BEST and Stella A BAILEY:
  1. Rev Larry Keith BEST (1938–2020) - follow 6.55
27. Jewel Almeta BEST, daughter of Roy Ruble BEST and Lela J IDDINS, was born on September 20, 1919 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 6, 2004 in Barnsville, Georgia, United States at the age of 84 years.
  Children of Jewel Almeta BEST and Milton Monroe CARPENTER:
  1. Wendell Roger CARPENTER (1941–2010) - follow 6.56
  2. Norma Jean CARPENTER (1939–2006)
28. Gary Dean BEST, son of Roe Sanders BEST and Kathryn Virginia JAMES, was born on January 8, 1938 and died on October 18, 2014 at the age of 76 years.
  Gary Dean BEST had 3 children.
29. Julian Henry WILLIAMS, son of Dudley Rex WILLIAMS and Sina Mae BEST, was born on June 13, 1932 in Alcoa, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 2, 2005 in Norris, Anderson, Tennessee, United States at the age of 72 years.
  He married Sandra Dee DAVIS on March 22, 1952 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. She was born on June 17, 1934 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 12, 2011 in Norris, Anderson, Tennessee, United States at the age of 77 years.
  Children of Julian Henry WILLIAMS and Sandra Dee DAVIS:
  1. Julian Kent WILLIAMS (1953–1999)
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1. William Rayford BEST, son of Fermond Amuel BEST and Hazel Irene HENRY, was born on July 17, 1927 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 7, 1982 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 54 years.
  Children of William Rayford BEST and Bonnie June BRADEN:
  1. Brenda Sue BEST (1950–1961)
2. Warren Alfred BEST, son of Fermond Amuel BEST and Hazel Irene HENRY, was born on December 16, 1934 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 5, 2006 in Lowpoint, Woodford, Illinois, United States at the age of 71 years.
  Children of Warren Alfred BEST and Patricia Jean JONES:
  1. Dean Allen BEST (1963–1963)
  2. Brad Dewayne BEST (1972–1972)
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6. Evelyn MYERS, daughter of Wiley Lafate MYERS and Martha Marie BEST, was born on August 8, 1930 and died on March 20, 2005 at the age of 74 years.
  She married Lonnie Cleadus BURCHFIELD, son of William M BURCHFIELD and Mary Jane SPARKS,. He was born on June 10, 1930 and died on February 10, 1968 at the age of 37 years.
  Children of Evelyn MYERS and Lonnie Cleadus BURCHFIELD:
  1. Dale Roger BURCHFIELD (1961–1980)
7. Carol Jane MYERS, daughter of Wiley Lafate MYERS and Martha Marie BEST, was born on February 28, 1944 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 3, 2001 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 57 years.
8. Earl William Bill BEST Jr, son of Earl William BEST Sr and Ruth BARBER, was born on January 7, 1947 and died on November 24, 2009 at the age of 62 years.
  Children of Earl William Bill BEST Jr:
  1. Richard Earl Richey BEST (1977–2023) - follow 7.1
  2. Adam Lee BEST (1980–1980)
9. 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.
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11. 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.
12. 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.
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14. 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.
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16. 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.
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20. 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.
21. 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 7.4
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23. 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)
24. 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.
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26. The details of this family are private.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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 7.6
30. 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.
31. The details of this family are private.
32. The details of this family are private.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. The details of this family are private.
36. The details of this family are private.
37. The details of this family are private.
38. 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.
39. The details of this family are private.
40. 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.
41. The details of this family are private.
42. 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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46. The details of this family are private.
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48. The details of this family are private.
49. The details of this family are private.
50. The details of this family are private.
51. The details of this family are private.
52. The details of this family are private.
53. 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 7.7
54. Joyce Almeda MORTON, daughter of Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON and Ruth Isabelle YEAROUT, was born on March 24, 1942 and died on November 17, 2020 at the age of 78 years.
  She married Bobby Joe WIGGINS. He was born on October 11, 1940 and died on November 17, 2020 at the age of 80 years.
55. Donna Jean MORTON, daughter of James Moses MORTON Jr and Reva Blanche MURRELL, was born on May 12, 1951 and died on March 31, 2021 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
  Children of Donna Jean MORTON:
  1. Bradley Keith LONG (1975–2021)
  2. Private
56. The details of this family are private.
57. Martha Kathryn KIRKLAND, daughter of Cal Lamon KIRKLAND and Zora Belle Belle BEST, was born on December 1, 1942 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 14, 2006 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States at the age of 63 years.
  Martha Kathryn KIRKLAND had 4 children.
  Martha Kathryn KIRKLAND had 2 children.
58. The details of this family are private.
59. The details of this family are private.
60. The details of this family are private.
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62. The details of this family are private.
63. Susan Jane LANDERS, daughter of William Caleb Cabe BEST and Mildred Etheleen WILSON, was born on September 3, 1947 and died on January 27, 2022 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  She married Charles Thomas CO-Op RAULSTON, son of Floyd RAULSTON and Martha Inez HANNAH.
  Susan Jane LANDERS and Charles Thomas CO-Op RAULSTON had 3 children.
64. Elishia Sandra WEBB, daughter of John William J.W. WEBB and Ellen Ruth BEST, was born on September 25, 1949 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 9, 2006 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 56 years.
  Elishia Sandra WEBB and James Jim Lee CARPENTER had 2 children.
65. Rev Larry Keith BEST, son of Homer Leon BEST and Stella A BAILEY, was born on September 19, 1938 in Friendsville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 10, 2020 at the age of 81 years.
66. Wendell Roger CARPENTER, son of Milton Monroe CARPENTER and Jewel Almeta BEST, was born on March 1, 1941 in Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States and died on June 10, 2010 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
  Wendell Roger CARPENTER had 1 child.
67. The details of this family are private.
68. The details of this family are private.