William Henry Bess^{[1, 2, 3]}

1796 - 1870  (64 years)

• Name	William Henry Bess  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Born	1796	Lincoln, North Carolina, United States   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 22]
  Gender	Male
  Died	From 1860 to 1870	Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States   [3, 8]
  Buried	Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I10218	Costner Descendants
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Peter Best, Sr,   b. 1755, Anson, North Carolina, British America ,   d. 17 Feb 1832, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Forney,   b. 22 Mar 1761, Tyron, Polk, North Carolina Colony, Great Britain ,   d. Oct 1808, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States  (Age 47 years)
  Married	1792	Lincoln, North Carolina, United States   [1, 3, 23]
  Family ID	F4053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Best,   b. 1800, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 1870, Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1818	Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Catherine Bess,   b. 1840, St Francois, St Francois, Missouri, United States ,   d. 1898, Bollinger, Missouri, United States  (Age 58 years)   2. Christopher Bess,   b. 1825, Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, United States ,   d. 1868, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 43 years)   3. Frederick C. Bess,   b. 1822, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States ,   d. Apr 1860, Saline City, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, United States  (Age 38 years)   4. Hannah Emeline Bess,   b. 14 May 1841, Marquand, Madison, Missouri, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1894, Bessville, Bollinger, Missouri, United States  (Age 53 years)   5. Levi Bess,   b. 26 May 1820, Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States ,   d. 16 Feb 1865, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States  (Age 44 years)   6. Martin Bess,   b. 1829, Missouri, United States ,   d. 1870, Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States  (Age 41 years)   7. Nancy J. Bess,   b. 1837,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sarah A Bess,   b. 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. William Bess,   b. 1832, Tazewell, Illinois, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F2506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Went to Missouri.

  
  

• Sources

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