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Family History & Genealogy

The Best Family

218 documented Best ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

218Documented ancestors
1817Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Best

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Best ancestors in the record

Deceased Best ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to B Best, about 1817 in Tama County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
B Best
1817 – 1904
Tama County, Iowa
Della Best
1872 – 1966
Iowa
Cord Best
1875 – 1972
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Charles Best
1876 – 1963
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Olive Best
1877 – 1970
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Delbert Best
1878 – 1980
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Charles Best
1879 – 1967
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Fred Best
1880 – 1972
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Alfred Best
1881 – 1963
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Mary Best
1881 – 1971
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Ellen Best
1882 – 1967
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Julia Best
1883 – 1972
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Olive Best
1884 – 1970
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Ella Best
1886 – 1988
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William Best
1886 – 1983
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Elmer Best
1887 – 1985
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Gertrude Best
1887 – 1973
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Wesley Best
1888 – 1977
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Emil Best
1888 – 1976
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Ray Best
1888 – 1975
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Nettie Best
1888 – 1978
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Ernest Best
1889 – 1972
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Emil Best
1889 – 1980
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Hattie Best
1890 – 1975
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Haskell Best
1890 – 1962
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Charley Best
1890 – 1977
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Viola Best
1891 – 1972
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Fred Best
1891 – 1970
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Bessie Best
1891 – 1968
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Walter Best
1891 – 1977
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Margaret Best
1892 – 1974
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Alta Best
1892 – 1966
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William Best
1893 – 1968
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Anna Best
1894 – 1980
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George Best
1894 – 1971
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Bessie Best
1895 – 1985
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Anna Best
1895 – 1977
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Fred Best
1895 – 1963
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Benjamin Best
1895 – 1980
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Frank Best
1895 – 1969
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Helen Best
1895 – 1976
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Gordon Best
1896 – 1970
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Minnie Best
1896 – 1980
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Ella Best
1896 – 1976
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Walter Best
1896 – 1981
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Glen Best
1896 – 1979
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Phyllis Best
1897 – 1980
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Earl S Best
1897 – 1988
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Fred Best
1897 – 1980
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William Best
1897 – 1975
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Belva Best
1897 – 1971
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Lester Best
1897 – 1966
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Lydia Best
1897 – 1984
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Ira Best
1897 – 1987
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Russell Best
1898 – 1982
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Henry Best
1898 – 1980
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Jimmie Best
1898 – 1969
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Lola Best
1899 – 1987
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Clare Best
1899 – 1963
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Betty Best
1900 – 1975
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George Best
1901 – 1975
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John Best
1901 – 1978
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Glenn Best
1901 – 1956
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Doris L Best
1902 – 1998
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Herman Best
1902 – 1969
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Evelyn C Best
1902 – 1996
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James Best
1902 – 1979
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Eva L Best
1903 – 1996
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George E Best
1903 – 1999
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Leo Best
1903 – 1966
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Hattie Best
1903 – 1998
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Elizabeth Best
1903 – 1981
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Stella Best
1903 – 1984
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Lois Best
1903 – 1985
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Ted Best
1904 – 1979
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Caroline Best
1904 – 1979
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Lloyd Best
1904 – 1963
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Agnes L Best
1904 – 2007
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William O Best
1904 – 1999
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Clara E Best
1904 – 1994
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Orville Best
1905 – 1980
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Lulu Best
1905 – 1979
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Emma Best
1905 – 1984
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David R Best
1905 – 1999
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Mary V Best
1905 – 1995
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John Best
1906 – 1985
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Emily A Best
1906 – 1993
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Louise Best
1906 – 1981
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Elsie Best
1906 – 1997
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Mildred V Best
1906 – 1995
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Kenneth Best
1906 – 1991
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Richard Best
1907 – 1983
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Floyd Best
1907 – 1996
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Ethel Best
1907 – 1986
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Frank W Best
1907 – 1993
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Lester R Best
1907 – 1992
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Gilbert Best
1907 – 1976
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John Best
1907 – 1984
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Martha Best
1907 – 1978
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Hazel R Best
1907 – 2002
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Floyd Best
1908 – 1966
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Alvin Best
1908 – 1982
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Claude Best
1908 – 1978
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Lucille Best
1908 – 1972
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Kenneth Best
1909 – 1963
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Velma W Best
1909 – 2004
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Martha Best
1909 – 1976
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Grace Best
1909 – 1987
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Thelma I Best
1909 – 1998
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James D Best
1909 – 1996
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Mildred Best
1909 – 1983
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Laura Best
1909 – 1983
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Beatrice Best
1910 – 2000
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Kenneth Best
1910 – 1989
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Freddie C Best
1910 – 1989
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Elma F Best
1910 – 2002
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Homer L Best
1910 – 1988
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Franklin Best
1910 – 1979
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Malinda Best
1910 – 1986
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Erma E Best
1911 – 1995
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Gilbert Best
1912 – 2005
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Fern Best
1912 – 2000
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Vesta M Best
1912 – 1997
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Frederick W Best
1913 – 1990
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Charles R Best
1914 – 2002
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Leone Best
1914 – 1993
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Durwood Best
1914 – 1958
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Laurence Best
1914 – 1985
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A L Best
1914 – 2003
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Emmett Best
1915 – 1986
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Mary K Best
1915 – 1992
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Mildred M Best
1915 – 1989
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Myrtle D Best
1916 – 1997
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Norman B Best
1916 – 1994
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Gretchen Best
1916 – 2001
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Marie Best
1916 – 1987
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Camilla C Best
1916 – 1990
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Chas W Best
1916 – 1989
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Lester C Best
1917 – 1992
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Mary M Best
1917 – 2010
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Mark Best
1917 – 1972
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Vera G Best
1918 – 1994
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Kathryn E Best
1918 – 1998
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Hilborn Best
1918 – 1980
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Helen Best
1918 – 1997
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Elmer Best
1919 – 2005
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Lucile M Best
1919 – 2002
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Orlo R Best
1920 – 2006
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Viola Best
1920 – 2009
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Gertrude A Best
1921 – 2010
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Gerald Best
1921 – 1983
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Arnold G Best
1921 – 2003
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John Best
1922 – 1981
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Mervin J Best
1922 – 2012
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Rollie H Best
1922 – 2002
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Walter D Best
1922 – 2002
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Edwin M Best
1923 – 2003
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Warren D Best
1923 – 1998
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Carlys V Best
1924 – 2008
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Kenneth M Best
1924 – 2012
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Edgar Best
1925 – 2008
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Wilbur D Best
1925 – 2005
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Bonnie I Best
1925 – 1991
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Bethel Best
1925 – 2003
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Arleen M Best
1926 – 1996
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Donald R Best
1926 – 2009
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Paul Best
1926 – 1979
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Howard Best
1926 – 2009
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Gerald T Best
1926 – 1999
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Althea Best
1927 – 2005
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William E Best
1927 – 2009
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George L Best
1927 – 2000
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E A Best
1927 – 1988
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Robert O Best
1927 – 1994
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Gene S Best
1928 – 2009
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Floyd Best
1928 – 1987
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Ila Mae Best
1929 – 2005
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Elbert Best
1929 – 1982
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Faith Best
1929 – 2003
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Herman B Best
1930 – 2006
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Betty L Best
1930 – 1996
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Betty V Best
1931 – 1995
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John Best
1931 – 2010
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Doris L Best
1931 – 2005
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Lorraine C Best
1931 – 1997
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Walter F Best
1934 – 2003
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Patsy R Best
1934 – 2003
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Donald E Best
1935 – 2008
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Patricia A Best
1936 – 2005
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Robert L Best
1936 – 2004
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Lyle D Best
1936 – 2003
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Roger L Best
1936 – 1999
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Jack B Best
1936 – 2012
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Florence M Best
1936 – 2000
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Delores J Best
1937 – 2010
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Patrick K Best
1937 – 2008
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Thomas E Best
1939 – 2006
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Judith A Best
1941 – 2010
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James D Best
1941 – 2009
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Jerry F Best
1944 – 1993
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William J Best
1945 – 1994
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Larry D Best
1945 – 2010
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Gerald E Best
1949 – 1999
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Larry Best
1950 – 2007
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Raelene A Best
1950 – 2013
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David A Best
1950 – 1996
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Robert F Best
1951 – 2011
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Linda R Best
1953 – 1994
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B L Best
1954 – 1992
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Roderick K Best
1957 – 2009
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Alan L Best
1960 – 2011
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Ronald E Best
1960 – 1997
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William Best
d. 1961
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Charles A Best
1965 – 2013
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Brian S Best
1965 – 2005
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Rhonda K Best
1974 – 2010
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Joshua M Best
1984 – 2006
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Quinn R Best
1989 – 1993
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Common questions

Best genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Best surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Best family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1817. Most Best lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Best family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Best family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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