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John Michael Best

Also Known As: "John Best", "John Best & Son", "John M Best"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Big Long Creek, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 16, 1870 (78)
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Place of Burial: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Christian Best and Elizabeth "Betsy" Best
Husband of Francis Margaret Best
Father of Caleb Caleb Best; Christopher Best; Jane Best; Margaret Elizabeth Farr; John Michael Best and 8 others
Brother of Samuel Best; Rachel Ann Matheson; Emanuel Best; John C. Best; Susannah Best and 7 others

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About John Michael Best

Book- Our Kin by Laben Milles Hoffman 1915, page 373

Michael Best moved to East Tennessee and was a prosperous citizen living on his fine farm on the river in Blount or Loudon Co. He had a family of children but in later years the Best family here have lost sight of his descendants. One of his son was a Methodist Preacher.

  • Residence: West of The South Fork of The Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States - 1820
  • Residence: Western Division, Blount, Tennessee, United States - 1830
  • Residence: Blount, Tennessee, United States - June 1 1840
  • Residence: District 8, Blount, Tennessee - 1850
  • Residence: District 7, Blount, Tennessee, United States - 1860
  • Residence: Tennessee - 1862
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John Michael Best's Timeline

1792
March 3, 1792
Big Long Creek, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1820
January 26, 1820
Big Long Creek, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1822
December 22, 1822
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1823
1823
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1825
February 1, 1825
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1827
June 23, 1827
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1829
January 3, 1829
Blount County, Tennessee, United States
1830
1830
Blount County, Tennessee, United States
1833
March 30, 1833
Blount County, Tennessee, United States