Born in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William P. M. Williams
and Johnnie Caroline (House) Williams
Wife of
Perry Best
— married
13 Feb 1921 in Westbrooks Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Mother of
James Russell Best, Catherine (Best) Jackson, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Hilda Rose (Best) Parrish, Joseph Thelton Best, Noah Felton Best, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and Elizabeth Ann (Best) Genesio
Died
at age 85
in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2019
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Biography
Bessie Margaret WILLIAMS [1][2] was born 30 Apr 1904 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
Bessie married[3] Perry BEST 13 Feb 1921 in Westbrooks Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
She passed away 29 Sep 1989 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPRZ-TKS : 17 July 2017), Perry Best in entry for Elizabeth Ann Best Genesio, 05 Nov 1994; citing Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, v 55B cn 55863, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,992,355.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPJP-JML : 10 February 2018), B.D. Best in entry for Perry Best, 13 Apr 1956; citing Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, v 10B cn 10630, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,927,384.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85T-Q2D : 3 November 2017), Perry Best and Bessie Williams, 13 Feb 1921; citing Westbrook, Sampson, North Carolina, United States, p. bk 1, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 553,930.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37Q-DRS : accessed 17 March 2019), Bessie Best in household of Pery Best, Herrings, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 20B, line 61, family 324, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1720; FHL microfilm 2,341,454.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #98989615
Acknowledgments
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