James Lexington Best

1877 - 1957  (80 years)

• Name	James Lexington Best
  Born	21 Apr 1877	Jamestown, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Dec 1957	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Buster Cemetery, Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1248	Rossville
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family 1	Grace E Ketner Best,   b. 8 Feb 1882, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Feb 1917, Dorrance, Russell County, Kansas  (Age 34 years)
  Children	1. Alva L Best,   b. 15 Sep 1898, Kansas ,   d. 10 Apr 1955, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington  (Age 56 years)   2. Mollie Best,   b. Nov 1900, Kansas ,   d. 3 Apr 1902, Kansas  (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Frank C Best,   b. 1903   4. Ruby N Best Dick Hoskins,   b. 17 Oct 1906, Lucas, Russell County, Kansas ,   d. 3 Jul 1973, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)   5. Guy Lawrence Best,   b. 11 Dec 1908, Kansas ,   d. 3 May 1963, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 54 years) + 6. Pearl Opal Best Dick Bateman Kinne,   b. 14 Aug 1914, Dorrance, Russell County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Apr 2008, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 14:49:03
  Family ID	F323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mollie Katherine Krug Davenport Best,   b. 1889,   d. 1951  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Betty Rose (Della) Best Small,   b. 1923, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas ,   d. 18 Mar 1995, Arkansas  (Age 72 years)   2. James L Best, Jr.,   b. 18 Sep 1924, Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Sep 1989, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 14:50:31
  Family ID	F8114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Apr 1877 - Jamestown, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Buried - - Buster Cemetery, Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Best, James JAMES L. BEST James L. Best, 80, of Rossville died Thursday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Dick of Rossville. He was born at James¬town, Pa., and moved to western Kansas as a boy. A retired farmer, he also leaves three other daughters, Mrs. Harry Dick of Williamstown, Mrs. Jack Dick of Oskaloosa and Mrs. Dei hi Small of Willard; four sons. Guy Best of Paramount, Calif., Frank Best of Tucson [sic], Ariz., and James L. Best Jr. of Topeka, two stepchil¬dren, Ray Davenport of Topeka and Mrs. Charlie Hooper of Auburn and a sister, Mrs. Cora Bell of Syl¬van Grove; 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services were held Sunday after¬noon at the Rossville Presbyterian Church. Rev. Robert Boughton of¬ficiating. Hurley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Burial was at Perry, Kansas.