Bessie Lenora Best1 
F, #750, (1879 - 1954)
- Father*: William Collins Best2 (1852 - 1940)
- Mother*: Polly Miles Sawyer2 (1861 - 1917)
- Reference: [750:L]
Vitals
- Birth*: 12 Sep 1879, White City, Macoupin Co, IL, 390353N0894548W.
- (Parents, daughter of William Collins Best & Polly Miles Sawyer).2
- Marriage*: 25 Dec 1907, Dempsey Voyles (H661), Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL, 390044N0894728W.2
- Marriage: 11 May 1898, Dempsey Voyles (H661), Macoupin Co, IL.3,4
- Marriage: 11 May 1898, Dempsey Voyles (H661), 3rd cousins and 4th cousins, once removed.5,6
- Death*: 18 Nov 1954, Mount Olive Township, Macoupin Co, IL, 390420N0894338W.
- Death: 18 Nov 1954, Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL.6
- Burial*: Nov 1954, Chapman Cemetery (105104), Mount Olive Township, Macoupin Co, IL , 39.060278,-89.752222.
Events
- Birth of daughter: 13 Feb 1899, Goldie E. Voyles, Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL.6
- Birth of daughter: 24 May 1900, Sylvia L. Voyles, Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL.6
- Birth of daughter: 20 Dec 1902, Edna Oria Voyles.6
- Birth of son: 1 Nov 1904, William David Callison Voyles.7
- Birth of daughter: 19 Jun 1915, Adelaide Hortense Voyles, Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL.6
- Death of mother: 17 Mar 1917, Polly Miles Sawyer, Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL.8
- Birth of son: 2 Aug 1920, Dempsey Cornelius Voyles.7,6
- Birth of son: 25 Jun 1922, Virgil Leon Voyles, White City, Macoupin Co, IL.6
- Birth of son: 6 May 1924, Cleo Vincent Voyles, Mount Olive Townsip, Macoupin Co, IL.9
- Mother of Groom: 9 Aug 1938, Dempsey Cornelius Voyles and Ruth Scheller, Mount Olive, Macoupin Co, IL.6
- Death of father: 3 Jan 1940, William Collins Best, Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Mother of Groom: 1950, Cleo Vincent Voyles and Helen Dragovich, Mount Olive, Macoupin Co, IL.9,6
- Death of daughter: 11 Aug 1950, Goldie E. Voyles.6
Notes
- Related* (Daughter-in-law): Of Hulda Frances Scroggins (G397).
- Name Variation: Bessie Llona Best.
- Name Variation: Bessie Leona Best.
- Married Name: Bessie Lenora Voyles (Best).
Children of Bessie Lenora Best & Dempsey Voyles (H661)
- Marriage: 11 May 1898, Dempsey Voyles (H661), Macoupin Co, IL.3,4
- Marriage: 11 May 1898, Dempsey Voyles (H661), 3rd cousins and 4th cousins, once removed.5,6
- Marriage*: 25 Dec 1907, Dempsey Voyles (H661), Staunton, Macoupin Co, IL, 390044N0894728W.2
- Goldie E. Voyles+ (13 Feb 1899 - 11 Aug 1950)
- Sylvia L. Voyles+ 10 (24 May 1900 - 8 Sep 1964)
- Edna Oria Voyles+ (20 Dec 1902 - 1969)
- William David Callison Voyles+ (1 Nov 1904 - Jan 1967)
- Adelaide Hortense Voyles+ (19 Jun 1915 - 21 May 1993)
- Dempsey Cornelius Voyles+ (2 Aug 1920 - 21 Dec 1971)
- Virgil Leon Voyles (25 Jun 1922 - Feb 1975)
- Cleo Vincent Voyles+ (6 May 1924 - 10 Aug 1995)
- Last Edited: 24 Feb 2007
Citations
- 750.
- [S9] Ellen DalPozzo (Ellen Marie Salter), Scroggins, p. 86.
- [S212] IL Marriage Index, URL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/…, Groom: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, License No.00006194, Vol. 002, page 0277.
- [S1355] Myra Best Christeck (Myra Ann Best Christeck), Database: ":2466681", Date of Import: Mar 19, 2003.
- [S212] IL Marriage Index, URL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/…, Groom: VOYLES, DEMPSEY, Bride: BEST, BESSIE, County: 05/11/1898, Date: 002/0277, Vol/Page: 00006194, Lic.: MACOUPIN.
- [S768] Richard McNeilly (Richard McNeilly), Database: ":1774703."
- [S44] Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com), URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm,.
- [S934] Illinois State Archives, IL Death Index, URL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/…, Name: BEST, POLLY M, Sex/Race: F/W, Age: UNK, Cert #: 0047640, Death Date: 1917-03-17, , County.: MACOUPIN, City.: STAUNTON, Date Filed: 17-03-19.
- [S228] Maggie Johnson (Maggie Johnson), Database: "sassyjo", (obituary).
- [S2097] Michael Brittain (Michael Brittain), Database: "327914."