John Jefferson Best, III^{[1, 2, 3]}

1802 - 1858  (56 years)

• Name	John Jefferson Best
  Suffix	III
  Born	13 Apr 1802	Lincoln, North Carolina, United States   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Aug 1858	Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States   [2, 4, 6]
  Buried	Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I6878	Costner Descendants
  Last Modified	8 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   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F4053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Summers
  Married	6 Jul 1827	Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States   [2, 6, 10]
  Children	1. Jonathan Best,   b. 1809,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susan Bess,   b. 27 Dec 1828, Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 30 Jun 1921, Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States  (Age 92 years)   3. Peter L. Bess, IV,   b. 20 Apr 1830, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 12 Feb 1912, Perry, Missouri, United States  (Age 81 years)   4. James Bess,   b. 1832, Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 9 Sep 1845, Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States  (Age 13 years)   5. Isabella Bess,   b. 10 Mar 1833, Yount, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 29 May 1906, Bollinger, Missouri, United States  (Age 73 years)   6. Charlotte Bess,   b. 16 Jan 1837,   d. 18 Jul 1883  (Age 46 years)   7. Frances Bess,   b. 17 Nov 1839, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 30 Sep 1904, Patton, Bollinger, Missouri, United States  (Age 64 years)   8. Levi Bess,   b. 13 Dec 1841,   d. 12 Apr 1903  (Age 61 years)   9. Jasper Bess,   b. 1844, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 11 Mar 1878, Perry, Missouri, United States  (Age 34 years)   10. Albert Bess,   b. 2 Feb 1846, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 17 Jan 1912, Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States  (Age 65 years)   11. Harrison Bess,   b. 7 Feb 1851,   d. 13 Aug 1917  (Age 66 years)   12. Leanna Adeline Bess,   b. 9 Sep 1856, Perry, Missouri, United States ,   d. 17 Oct 1940, Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F2505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3287] Genealogy of Peiter Heyl and His Descendants, 42, 77. [S26254] Best/Hoyle Research Notes, 6. [S3524] Samuel J Lewis, Lewis Web Site, John Best. Added via a Smart Match [S1322] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. [S26302] Peter Bess, His Life and Family, Vennis Kay Hansen Lundell. [S33434] Beals and Their Kin, 385. [S33434] Beals and Their Kin, 384. [S3287] Genealogy of Peiter Heyl and His Descendants, 42. [S26278] Rhyne Family Tree, Elizabeth Forney. [S3287] Genealogy of Peiter Heyl and His Descendants, 77.