John C. Best^[1]

1858 - 1936  (77 years)

• Name	John C. Best
  Born	4 May 1858	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	District 17, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	Wellsville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	14 Jan 1936
  Buried	Centenary Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I211734	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Father	James Madison "Huckleberry Jim" Best,   b. 28 Jul 1830, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Aug 1919  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Susanah Elizabeth Ridge,   b. Aug 1837, Tennessee ,   d. 1906  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	19 May 1856	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F137710	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane McMillan,   b. 30 Aug 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Apr 1931, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1885	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Amanda Ellen Best,   b. 5 Jan 1890,   d. 2 Jul 1973  (Age 83 years) + 2. Annie Best,   b. 15 Jan 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Feb 1974  (Age 79 years) + 3. Nora Elizabeth Best,   b. Abt 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jul 1990, Grace Hospital  (Age ~ 85 years) + 4. Lennie Myrtis Best,   b. 5 Dec 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Aug 1932  (Age 21 years)   5. Nellie G. Best,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee  (Age ~ 111 years)
  Family ID	F80727	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 May 1858 - Tennessee Married - 10 Sep 1885 - Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Wellsville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Centenary Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 25 Feb 1974. Annie Reagan obituary [S112] Census, 1880. Name: John C. Best Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 17, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 22 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Farm Labor Race (Original): Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Birth Date: 1858 Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: James M. Best Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Name: Susanah Best Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Page: 228 Page Letter: D Entry Number: 354 Affiliate Film Number: T9-1245 GS Film number: 1255245 Digital Folder Number: 004244535 Image Number: 00462 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self James M. Best M 51 Tennessee, United States Wife Susanah Best F 47 Tennessee, United States Son John C. Best M 22 Tennessee, United States Son Landen C. H. Best M 19 Tennessee, United States Son Samuel D. Best M 14 Tennessee, United States Daughter Sarah C. Best F 15 Tennessee, United States Son William A. Best M 11 Tennessee, United States Son Lewis Best M 10 Tennessee, United States Son Walker Best M 8 Tennessee, United States Daughter Manda E. Best F 0 Tennessee, United States [S112] Census, 1930. Name: C John Best Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Wellsville, Blount, Tennessee, United States District: 0001 Gender: Male Age: 70 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1860 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Household ID: 183 Line Number: 32 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2234 GS Film number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 004548148 Image Number: 00176 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head C John Best M 70 Tennessee Wife Mary J Best F 62 Tennessee Daughter Nellie G Best F 17 Tennessee Granddaughter Loretta Best F 9 Tennessee Grandson Lee R Moore M 6 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5794144). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James Best Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 May 1856 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Susan Ridge Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 2073517 Digital Folder Number: 004646460 Image Number: 03037 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John Bess Or Best Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 10 Sep 1885 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Mary J. Mcmillan Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 2073517 Digital Folder Number: 004646460 Image Number: 03053