Thelma Best: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Thelma Best (daughter of Roy Ruble Best and Elizabeth Higgins).
Thelma — Harvey. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Roy Ruble Best was born 5 Feb 1890, Tennessee (son of Jacob Spencer "Jake" Best and Sarah Luvenia Kagley); died 12 Oct 1975; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, District 1, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee

Roy married Elizabeth Higgins 7 Sep 1930, Blount County, Tennessee. Elizabeth died Bef 6 Mar 2004. [Group Sheet]

3.
Elizabeth Higgins died Bef 6 Mar 2004.
Children:

1. Thelma Best

Stanley Best

Generation: 3

Jacob Spencer "Jake" Best was born 16 Feb 1862 (son of Christopher "Cristy" Best and Mary Louise Best); died 9 Jan 1938; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Jacob — Sarah Luvenia Kagley. Sarah (daughter of William L. Kagley and Elizabeth Ann Gardner) was born 31 Aug 1869; died 16 Feb 1942; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Luvenia Kagley was born 31 Aug 1869 (daughter of William L. Kagley and Elizabeth Ann Gardner); died 16 Feb 1942; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Children:

2. Roy Ruble Best was born 5 Feb 1890, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1975; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Christopher "Cristy" Best was born 1820 (son of John Michael Best and Frances Margaret "Fanny" Costner); died 1906; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Christopher — Mary Louise Best. Mary (daughter of Emanuel Best and Susannah Taylor) was born 18 Oct 1835; died 18 May 1896; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Louise Best was born 18 Oct 1835 (daughter of Emanuel Best and Susannah Taylor); died 18 May 1896; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Children:

4. Jacob Spencer "Jake" Best was born 16 Feb 1862; died 9 Jan 1938; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Jane Best was born 30 Nov 1867, Tennessee; died 2 May 1940; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Margaret Lucinda "Maggie" Best was born 3 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1944; was buried Liberty Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

10.

William L. Kagley was born 27 May 1842, Tennessee (son of Kegley and Mary); died 31 May 1906; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 7, Blount County, Tennessee

William married Elizabeth Ann Gardner 19 Oct 1865, Blount County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of David Gardner and Nancy Thompson) was born 12 Feb 1843, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1904; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Elizabeth Ann Gardner was born 12 Feb 1843, Tennessee (daughter of David Gardner and Nancy Thompson); died 21 Jun 1904; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 7, Blount County, Tennessee

Children:

5. Sarah Luvenia Kagley was born 31 Aug 1869; died 16 Feb 1942; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Lucy Kagley was born 5 Mar 1878, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1965; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
William T. Kagley was born 24 Jan 1881, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1953; was buried Kagleys Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
John W. Kagley was born Mar 1883, Tennessee.
Charles L. Kagley was born Aug 1886, Tennessee.
Mattie Kagley was born May 1889, Tennessee.