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Michael BEST, Sr.
1822 - 1870 (48 years)
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| Findley Garrison BEST 1898-1976 |
| Findley Garrison BEST | |
| B: | 9 Mar 1898 |
| Crowders Mountian Township, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | Jun 1976 |
| Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina | |
 | Minnie Abt 1900- |
| Minnie | |
| B: | Abt 1900 |
| Julius Alexander BEST 1874-1946 |
| Julius Alexander BEST | |
| B: | 10 Aug 1874 |
| Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 7 Oct 1946 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Abigail Cora FRALEY 1874-1908 |
| Abigail Cora FRALEY | |
| B: | 10 Dec 1874 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| M: | 1897 |
| Crowder's Mountian Township, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 6 Nov 1908 |
| Margaret Ida BEST 1910-1926 |
| Margaret Ida BEST | |
| B: | 27 Jun 1910 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 2 Aug 1926 |
| Emma Mira RICHARDS 1882-1960 |
| Emma Mira RICHARDS | |
| B: | 31 Mar 1882 |
| D: | 24 Feb 1960 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| William A BEST Abt 1903- |
| William A BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1903 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Ferrie L BEST Abt 1905- |
| Ferrie L BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1905 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Beverly Marshal BEST Abt 1907-1962 |
| Beverly Marshal BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1907 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 29 Jan 1962 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Mary C BEST Abt 1910- |
| Mary C BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1910 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Beverly Craig BEST 1877-1965 |
| Beverly Craig BEST | |
| B: | 19 Apr 1877 |
| Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 25 Jun 1965 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Ethel Elizabeth FRALEY Abt 1880- |
| Ethel Elizabeth FRALEY | |
| B: | Abt 1880 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| Robert G BEST 1906-1910 |
| Robert G BEST | |
| B: | 11 Nov 1906 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 Sep 1910 |
| Ernest R BEST Abt 1909- |
| Ernest R BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1909 |
| Ruth T BEST 1912-2006 |
| Ruth T BEST | |
| B: | 19 Jan 1912 |
| D: | 1 Jun 2006 |
| Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| David Caldwell BEST 1881-1963 |
| David Caldwell BEST | |
| B: | 7 Mar 1881 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 6 Jan 1963 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Willie Margaret THORNBURG 1888-1970 |
| Willie Margaret THORNBURG | |
| B: | 2 Aug 1888 |
| D: | 19 May 1970 |
| Samuel Marcus BEST 1847-1887 |
| Samuel Marcus BEST | |
| B: | 14 Oct 1847 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 4 Jun 1887 |
| Mary Margaret HOLLAND 1859-1883 |
| Mary Margaret HOLLAND | |
| B: | 11 Apr 1859 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 27 Mar 1883 |
| Mary Elizabeth BEST 1886-1938 |
| Mary Elizabeth BEST | |
| B: | 29 Nov 1886 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 29 Jan 1938 |
| Thomas Franklin ISENHOUR 1881-1966 |
| Thomas Franklin ISENHOUR | |
| B: | 1 Jan 1881 |
| D: | 19 Nov 1966 |
| Cynthia Lavinia JENKINS | |
| M: | 8 Nov 1883 |
| John William HOLLAND 1894-1963 |
| John William HOLLAND | |
| B: | 7 Dec 1894 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 Apr 1963 |
| Mamie Elizabeth MITCHUM 1895-1974 |
| Mamie Elizabeth MITCHUM | |
| B: | 31 Aug 1895 |
| D: | 27 Oct 1974 |
| Kate C 1894-1984 |
| Kate C | |
| B: | 15 Nov 1894 |
| D: | 1 Aug 1984 |
| Walter G HOLLAND 1897-1964 |
| Walter G HOLLAND | |
| B: | 20 Dec 1897 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 14 Apr 1964 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Frances Emeline HOLLAND 1877-1949 |
| Frances Emeline HOLLAND | |
| B: | 31 Mar 1877 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 8 Jun 1949 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Ida Elizabeth JACKSON 1898-1988 |
| Ida Elizabeth JACKSON | |
| B: | 25 Mar 1898 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 13 Oct 1988 |
| Ransom Grier KISER 1894-1993 |
| Ransom Grier KISER | |
| B: | 29 Apr 1894 |
| Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| M: | 25 Feb 1914 |
| D: | 29 Mar 1993 |
| Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina | |
| Sarah HOLLAND 1878-1950 |
| Sarah HOLLAND | |
| B: | 13 Jun 1878 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 4 Feb 1950 |
| Forrest W C JOHNSON 1900-1977 |
| Forrest W C JOHNSON | |
| B: | 2 Aug 1900 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 1 Feb 1977 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Ella J 1902-1982 |
| Ella J | |
| B: | 12 Nov 1902 |
| D: | 28 Feb 1982 |
| Thomas JOHNSON Abt 1883-Aft 1900 |
| Thomas JOHNSON | |
| B: | Abt 1883 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| M: | Abt 1900 |
| D: | Aft 1900 |
| Emeline Frances BEST 1850-1934 |
| Emeline Frances BEST | |
| B: | 1850 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 1934 |
| Wade HOLLAND 1848-1916 |
| Wade HOLLAND | |
| B: | 4 Aug 1848 |
| M: | 14 May 1876 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 27 Dec 1916 |
| Rachel BEST Abt 1852- |
| Rachel BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1852 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Lucinda Anne BEST Abt 1855- |
| Lucinda Anne BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1855 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Florence MAUNEY 1907-1979 |
| Florence MAUNEY | |
| B: | 5 Sep 1907 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 30 Jul 1979 |
| Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina | |
| John Robert PEARSON 1897-1933 |
| John Robert PEARSON | |
| B: | 1897 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 1933 |
| Of, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Otto McKinley CARPENTER 1895-1971 |
| Otto McKinley CARPENTER | |
| B: | 14 Nov 1895 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| M: | 29 Mar 1943 |
| D: | 17 Sep 1971 |
| Crouse, Lincoln, North Carolina | |
| Margaret Myrtle MAUNEY 1905-1991 |
| Margaret Myrtle MAUNEY | |
| B: | 12 Aug 1905 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 20 Jun 1991 |
| Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina | |
| Samuel Teal CHILDERS 1898-1979 |
| Samuel Teal CHILDERS | |
| B: | 10 Feb 1898 |
| , York, South Carolina | |
| D: | 9 May 1979 |
| Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina | |
| Viola MAUNEY 1909-1992 |
| Viola MAUNEY | |
| B: | 11 Nov 1909 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 16 Sep 1992 |
| Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina | |
| Russell Jefferson SEAGLE Abt 1905-1991 |
| Russell Jefferson SEAGLE | |
| B: | Abt 1905 |
| D: | 25 Mar 1991 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| William Floyd MAUNEY 1912-1986 |
| William Floyd MAUNEY | |
| B: | 30 Apr 1912 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 Dec 1986 |
| Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Bertha Lee COSTNER 1910-1992 |
| Bertha Lee COSTNER | |
| B: | 7 Feb 1910 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 Dec 1992 |
| Mary Frances Ann BEST 1888-1949 |
| Mary Frances Ann BEST | |
| B: | 1888 |
| D: | 24 Jul 1949 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Albert MAUNEY 1882-1945 |
| Albert MAUNEY | |
| B: | 2 Feb 1882 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 5 Oct 1945 |
| Michael BEST, Jr. 1857-1934 |
| Michael BEST, Jr. | |
| B: | 15 Mar 1857 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 1 Mar 1934 |
| Margaret E CLARK 1854-1926 |
| Margaret E CLARK | |
| B: | 14 Nov 1854 |
| D: | 12 Jun 1926 |
| Sarah BEST Abt 1863- |
| Sarah BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1863 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Moses Finley COSTNER 1884-1954 |
| Moses Finley COSTNER | |
| B: | 18 Oct 1884 |
| D: | 23 May 1954 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Bertha Lee COSTNER 1910-1992 |
| Bertha Lee COSTNER | |
| B: | 7 Feb 1910 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 Dec 1992 |
| William Floyd MAUNEY 1912-1986 |
| William Floyd MAUNEY | |
| B: | 30 Apr 1912 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 Dec 1986 |
| Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Griffin Redel COSTNER 1911-1978 |
| Griffin Redel COSTNER | |
| B: | 12 Dec 1911 |
| D: | 3 May 1978 |
| Lester Self COSTNER 1913-1994 |
| Lester Self COSTNER | |
| B: | 16 Jul 1913 |
| D: | 20 Aug 1994 |
| Virginia Elizabeth BIVENS 1923-1993 |
| Virginia Elizabeth BIVENS | |
| B: | 11 May 1923 |
| D: | 16 Dec 1993 |
| John William Clarence COSTNER 1915-1963 |
| John William Clarence COSTNER | |
| B: | 8 Jun 1915 |
| D: | 22 Jun 1963 |
| Artie Mae COSTNER 1917-1930 |
| Artie Mae COSTNER | |
| B: | 22 Apr 1917 |
| D: | 16 May 1930 |
| Ethel Barbara COSTNER 1919-1926 |
| Ethel Barbara COSTNER | |
| B: | 20 Jul 1919 |
| D: | 6 Nov 1926 |
| Robert DOWNEY 1924-1998 |
| Robert DOWNEY | |
| B: | 23 Aug 1924 |
| D: | 24 Feb 1998 |
| Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Lelia Catherine COSTNER 1922-2005 |
| Lelia Catherine COSTNER | |
| B: | 26 Nov 1922 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 24 Aug 2005 |
| Lucy Mozelle COSTNER 1925-2011 |
| Lucy Mozelle COSTNER | |
| B: | 25 Dec 1925 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 24 Apr 2011 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| Buddy Fred YOUNT 1933-1998 |
| Buddy Fred YOUNT | |
| B: | 27 Apr 1933 |
| M: | 3 May 1956 |
| D: | 24 Sep 1998 |
| Terrell, Catawba, North Carolina | |
| John T COSTNER 1887-1967 |
| John T COSTNER | |
| B: | 6 May 1887 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 2 Apr 1967 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Lucy Pearl WELLS 1888-1960 |
| Lucy Pearl WELLS | |
| B: | 22 Aug 1888 |
| M: | 19 Apr 1909 |
| D: | 26 Aug 1960 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Margaret Ann COSTNER 1888-1953 |
| Margaret Ann COSTNER | |
| B: | 1 Oct 1888 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 24 Jul 1953 |
| Dill B JOHNSON 1886-1948 |
| Dill B JOHNSON | |
| B: | 6 Feb 1886 |
| M: | 30 Jan 1908 |
| D: | 17 Jan 1948 |
| Leo Louis COSTNER 1915-1987 |
| Leo Louis COSTNER | |
| B: | 23 Dec 1915 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 26 Dec 1987 |
| Dorothy Lucille HESTER 1917-1967 |
| Dorothy Lucille HESTER | |
| B: | 29 Sep 1917 |
| D: | 7 Jan 1967 |
| Grier Wayne COSTNER, Sr. 1921-1995 |
| Grier Wayne COSTNER, Sr. | |
| B: | 20 Apr 1921 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 4 Dec 1995 |
| Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Inez Elizabeth FOWLER 1918-1969 |
| Inez Elizabeth FOWLER | |
| B: | 15 Jul 1918 |
| D: | 20 May 1969 |
| Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Mary Elizabeth COSTNER 1890-1965 |
| Mary Elizabeth COSTNER | |
| B: | 1 Sep 1890 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 11 Oct 1965 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Clayton William COSTNER 1923-1973 |
| Clayton William COSTNER | |
| B: | 2 Apr 1923 |
| D: | 30 Jun 1973 |
| Thelma Estelle HUDSON 1925-2016 |
| Thelma Estelle HUDSON | |
| B: | 23 Mar 1925 |
| , Rutherford, North Carolina | |
| D: | 27 Feb 2016 |
| Shelby Township, Cleveland, North Carolina | |
| Mae Emma COSTNER 1930-2002 |
| Mae Emma COSTNER | |
| B: | 17 May 1930 |
| D: | 20 Feb 2002 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Leonard Tate HEAVENER, Jr. 1923-2005 |
| Leonard Tate HEAVENER, Jr. | |
| B: | 23 May 1923 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 25 Apr 2005 |
| Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| William Lewis COSTNER 1892-1955 |
| William Lewis COSTNER | |
| B: | 26 Nov 1892 |
| D: | 7 Aug 1955 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Susan Verna MITCHEM 1905-1941 |
| Susan Verna MITCHEM | |
| B: | 4 Sep 1905 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 12 May 1941 |
| Elizabeth Clementine COSTNER | |
| B: | 26 Aug 1901 |
| Manley Zero ROBINSON 1891-1973 |
| Manley Zero ROBINSON | |
| B: | 9 Feb 1891 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 19 Jun 1973 |
| , Forsyth, North Carolina | |
| Florence Estelle COSTNER 1905-1978 |
| Florence Estelle COSTNER | |
| B: | 14 Apr 1905 |
| D: | Feb 1978 |
| Clarence MURPHY 1903- |
| Clarence MURPHY | |
| B: | Apr 1903 |
| Inez Costner HARRIS 1920-1980 |
| Inez Costner HARRIS | |
| B: | 18 Aug 1920 |
| , Lincoln, North Carolina | |
| D: | 23 Oct 1980 |
| Kenneth R FRIDAY 1914- |
| Kenneth R FRIDAY | |
| B: | 16 Dec 1914 |
| Lena Elizabeth HARRIS 1922-2017 |
| Lena Elizabeth HARRIS | |
| B: | 2 Sep 1922 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 5 Feb 2017 |
| Glenn D LOWRANCE, Sr. 1922-1989 |
| Glenn D LOWRANCE, Sr. | |
| B: | 5 Dec 1922 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| D: | 6 Jul 1989 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Duard Carroll RABB Abt 1921-2000 |
| Duard Carroll RABB | |
| B: | Abt 1921 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 30 Nov 2000 |
| Margie HARRIS 1926-2016 |
| Margie HARRIS | |
| B: | 21 Jan 1926 |
| Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 27 Jun 2016 |
| Jack Paul RIVIERE 1924-1969 |
| Jack Paul RIVIERE | |
| B: | 21 Oct 1924 |
| D: | 14 Dec 1969 |
| Of, Cleveland, North Carolina | |
| Walter Leonard HARRIS 1928-2007 |
| Walter Leonard HARRIS | |
| B: | 19 Apr 1928 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 26 Mar 2007 |
| Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina | |
| Louis John HARRIS 1930-2012 |
| Louis John HARRIS | |
| B: | 28 Jul 1930 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 14 Jul 2012 |
| Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Patsy J WHITENER 1934-2019 |
| Patsy J WHITENER | |
| B: | 11 Aug 1934 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 13 Feb 2019 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| Bobby Reid HARRIS 1933-2019 |
| Bobby Reid HARRIS | |
| B: | 12 Jul 1933 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 16 May 2019 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| Fannie Leila COSTNER 1898-1979 |
| Fannie Leila COSTNER | |
| B: | 18 Dec 1898 |
| D: | 1 May 1979 |
| Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Reid Augustus HARRIS 1898-1984 |
| Reid Augustus HARRIS | |
| B: | 8 Jul 1898 |
| D: | Sep 1984 |
| Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Barbara Elizabeth BESS 1863-1905 |
| Barbara Elizabeth BESS | |
| B: | Apr 1863 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | Apr 1905 |
| John Andrew Jackson COSTNER 1845-1938 |
| John Andrew Jackson COSTNER | |
| B: | 17 Mar 1845 |
| , , Tennessee | |
| D: | 14 Aug 1938 |
| Martin BEST 1867-1886 |
| Martin BEST | |
| B: | 27 Dec 1867 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | 28 Dec 1886 |
| Lewis BEST Abt 1873- |
| Lewis BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1873 |
| , , North Carolina | |
| Thomas BEST Abt 1875- |
| Thomas BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1875 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Joseph BEST Abt 1877- |
| Joseph BEST | |
| B: | Abt 1877 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Christopher BEST 1879- |
| Christopher BEST | |
| B: | 1879 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
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| Michael BEST, Sr. 1822-1870 |
| Michael BEST, Sr. | |
| B: | 1822 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |
| D: | Jun 1870 |
| Cherryville Township, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| Frances RHYNE Abt 1830-Aft 1880 |
| Frances RHYNE | |
| B: | Abt 1830 |
| Big Long Creek, Gaston, North Carolina | |
| M: | 18 Dec 1843 |
| , Lincoln, North Carolina | |
| D: | Aft 1880 |
| , Gaston, North Carolina | |