William Best and Mary Margaret Eberhart

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Husband William Best ¹

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            AKA: Wilhelm Best 1
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         Father: Johan Wilhelm Best (Abt 1733-1823) 2
         Mother: Catherine Kuster (      -Abt 1776) 2

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       Marriage: 

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• Note: This may be the same person as : William Best.

The same source appears to discuss this family twice: GPHAV, pg. 593 & GPHAV, pg. 1036. There are marked similarities between the two lists of children, but serious differences as well.

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Wife Mary Margaret Eberhart ¹

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           Born:  - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Mary Magdalene Everhard.

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Children

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1 M Nicholas Best ¹

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2 M John H. Best ¹

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           Died:  - Clarion Co, PA
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3 M William Best ¹

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           Died:  - Clarion Co, PA
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4 M Michael Best ¹

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5 M George Best ¹

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           Died:  - Clarion Co, PA
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6 F [Unk] Best

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           Died:  - Clarion Co, PA
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         Spouse: John Sherry (      -      ) 1

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7 F Barbara Best ^{3 4}

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            AKA: [Unk] Best 1
           Born: Abt 1791
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           Died: 1874 - Clarion Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: John Sheffer (Abt 1784-1863) 1 4 5

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8 F Mary Best ⁶

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            AKA: [Unk] Best 1
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           Died: 1881 7
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         Spouse: Daniel Ashbaugh (      -Abt 1871) 8

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9 F Christina Best ¹

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           Died:  - Clarion Co, PA
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         Spouse: [Unk] Rugh (      -      ) 1

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10 F [Unk] Best

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         Spouse: Jacob Hawk (      -      ) 1

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1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1036.

2 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 62.

3 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg xlviii.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 943.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1009.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 933.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 934.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 933, 1036.