Roy Ruble Best^{[1, 2, 3]}

1890 - 1975  (85 years)

• Name	Roy Ruble Best
  Born	5 Feb 1890	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 1, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	12 Oct 1975
  Buried	Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I389424	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Jacob Spencer "Jake" Best,   b. 16 Feb 1862,   d. 9 Jan 1938  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Luvenia Kagley,   b. 31 Aug 1869,   d. 16 Feb 1942  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F154053	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Lela J. Iddins,   b. 4 Jun 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 1926  (Age 29 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1913	Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Homer Leon Best,   b. 9 Dec 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 12 May 2001, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)   2. Roscoe M. Best,   b. Abt 1918, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 12 May 2001  (Age ~ 83 years) + 3. Jewel Almeta Best,   b. 20 Sep 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 2004, Heritage Inn Nursing Center, Barnesville, Georgia  (Age 84 years)   4. Willie S. Best,   b. Abt 1922, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 12 May 2001  (Age ~ 79 years)   5. Athelene G. Best,   b. 13 Jun 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 1986  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F154048	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Higgins,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2004
  Married	7 Sep 1930	Blount County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Thelma Best   2. Stanley Best
  Family ID	F154049	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Feb 1890 - Tennessee Married - 21 Jun 1913 - Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee Married - 7 Sep 1930 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 6 Mar 2004. Jewel Almeta Best Carpenter obituary [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 29 Jul 2004. Stella A. Best obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 12 May 2001. Homer Leon Best obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Roy R Best Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 1, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 29 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Own or Rent: Rent Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Roy R Best Head M 29 Tennessee Lela Best Wife F 22 Tennessee Leon Best Son M 5 Tennessee Roscoe Best Son M 2 Tennessee Almeta Best Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Roy R Best Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Miser Station, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 40 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Roy R Best Head M 40 Tennessee Leon Best Son M 15 Tennessee Roscoe M Best Son M 12 Tennessee Jewell A Best Daughter F 11 Tennessee Willie S Best Son M 8 Tennessee Athalene G Best Daughter F 6 Tennessee Elizabeth Iddine Mother-in-law F 66 Tennessee Georgia Purkey Servant F 15 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5766294). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Roy Best Birth Date: 1890 Age: 23 Spouse's Name: Lela Iddins Spouse's Birth Date: 1897 Spouse's Age: 16 Event Date: 21 Jun 1913 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Roy R. Best Spouse's Name: Elizbeth Higgins Event Date: 07 Sep 1930 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee