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Roger Byron Eltringham

M, #102211, b. 3 June 1953, d. 29 December 2007

Parents

FatherCecil Byron Eltringham (b. 25 December 1916, d. 3 October 2004)
MotherMary Alberta Brown (b. 9 February 1920, d. 2 March 2009)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Roger Byron Eltringham was born on 3 June 1953 in Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. He died on 29 December 2007 in Canton, Stark Co., OH.
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Jesse Elliott1

M, #102213, b. about 1823
Pedigree Link

Family: Isabelle (b. about 1823)

DaughterElizabeth A. Elliott+ (b. February 1853)

Biography

Jesse Elliott was born about 1823 in Pennsylvania.1 He married Isabelle.1
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Citations

  1. [S349] Cambridge Twp., p.402B, Dwelling 475, Family 493, 1870 Federal Census, Guernsey County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M593, Roll 1206; FHL #552705.

Isabelle1

F, #102214, b. about 1823
Pedigree Link

Family: Jesse Elliott (b. about 1823)

DaughterElizabeth A. Elliott+ (b. February 1853)

Biography

Isabelle was born about 1823 in Ohio.1 She married Jesse Elliott.1
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Citations

  1. [S349] Cambridge Twp., p.402B, Dwelling 475, Family 493, 1870 Federal Census, Guernsey County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M593, Roll 1206; FHL #552705.

Thomas J. Adkins1

M, #102215, b. May 1832
Pedigree Link

Family: Dicy Ann Brooks (b. May 1839)

SonHarvey Adkins+ (b. September 1872)

Biography

Thomas J. Adkins was born in May 1832 in West Virginia.1 He married Dicy Ann Brooks on 10 May 1856 in Jasper Co., IL.
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Citations

  1. [S2790] Wade Twp., Dist. 0103, sheet 8A, Dwelling 154, Family 153, 1900 Federal Census, Jasper County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 308; FHL #1900 Federal Census, Jasper County, Illinois.

Dicy Ann Brooks1

F, #102216, b. May 1839
Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas J. Adkins (b. May 1832)

SonHarvey Adkins+ (b. September 1872)

Biography

Dicy Ann Brooks was born in May 1839 in Indiana.1 She married Thomas J. Adkins on 10 May 1856 in Jasper Co., IL.
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Citations

  1. [S2790] Wade Twp., Dist. 0103, sheet 8A, Dwelling 154, Family 153, 1900 Federal Census, Jasper County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 308; FHL #1900 Federal Census, Jasper County, Illinois.

Belva Naomi Adkins1

F, #102217, b. 4 April 1911

Parents

FatherHarvey Adkins (b. September 1872)
MotherSophronia Bragg (b. September 1872, d. 9 September 1955)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Belva Naomi Adkins was born on 4 April 1911 in Jasper Co. (probably), IL.1
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Citations

  1. [S2791] Wade Twp., Dist. 110, sheet 1B, Dwelling 26, Family 26, 1920 Federal Census, Jasper County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T625, Roll 372.

Lovetta Nova Merchant

F, #102218, b. 20 May 1913, d. 4 July 2002

Parents

FatherRudolph Merchant (b. 18 August 1881)
MotherBetty Plaster (b. 28 March 1888)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Lovetta Nova Merchant was born on 20 May 1913 in Deming, Luna Co., NM. She married Marion Herbert Adkins, son of Harvey Adkins and Sophronia Bragg. Lovetta Nova Merchant died on 4 July 2002 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co., CO.
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Rudolph Merchant

M, #102219, b. 18 August 1881
Pedigree Link

Family: Betty Plaster (b. 28 March 1888)

DaughterLovetta Nova Merchant (b. 20 May 1913, d. 4 July 2002)

Biography

Rudolph Merchant was born on 18 August 1881 in Austin, Travis Co., TX. He married Betty Plaster.
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Betty Plaster

F, #102220, b. 28 March 1888
Pedigree Link

Family: Rudolph Merchant (b. 18 August 1881)

DaughterLovetta Nova Merchant (b. 20 May 1913, d. 4 July 2002)

Biography

Betty Plaster was born on 28 March 1888 in Bryson, Jack Co., TX. She married Rudolph Merchant.
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Harry Melvin Burdette

M, #102221, b. 8 June 1880, d. 2 August 1947

Parents

FatherJasper Burdette (b. 23 March 1849, d. 22 April 1917)
MotherEliza Jane Bragg (b. 16 December 1860, d. 24 August 1940)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Harry Melvin Burdette was born on 8 June 1880 in Warwick Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH. He died on 2 August 1947.
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Eva Lena Burdette1

F, #102222, b. 8 August 1893, d. 23 May 1955

Parents

FatherJasper Burdette (b. 23 March 1849, d. 22 April 1917)
MotherEliza Jane Bragg (b. 16 December 1860, d. 24 August 1940)
Pedigree Link

Family: Floyd Leroy Best (b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981)

SonOtto L. Best+ (b. 20 December 1911, d. 4 April 1997)
DaughterIona Eliza Best+ (b. 19 April 1917, d. 27 July 1995)
SonErnest Best (b. 14 April 1920, d. 9 June 1920)
DaughterEileen Best

Biography

Eva Lena Burdette was born on 8 August 1893 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.1 She married Floyd Leroy Best, son of Jesse Marion Best and Alma I. Wardell. Eva Lena Burdette died on 23 May 1955 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.
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Citations

  1. [S1464] Mill Twp., Dist. 0137, sheet 10B, Dwelling 184, Family 186, 1910 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T624, Roll 1236.

Bertha E. Burdette1

F, #102223, b. about 1903

Parents

FatherJasper Burdette (b. 23 March 1849, d. 22 April 1917)
MotherEliza Jane Bragg (b. 16 December 1860, d. 24 August 1940)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Bertha E. Burdette was born about 1903 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.1
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Citations

  1. [S1464] Mill Twp., Dist. 0137, sheet 10B, Dwelling 184, Family 186, 1910 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T624, Roll 1236.

Joseph Clippinger1

M, #102224, b. 8 December 1808, d. 7 October 1875

Parents

FatherGeorge Clippinger (b. about 1780, d. 7 October 1839)
MotherElizabeth Smith (b. 1779, d. 1835)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ann Slater (b. 25 July 1810, d. before 14 August 1850)

SonDaniel Clippinger (b. 19 May 1833, d. 1877)
DaughterMartha Clippinger+ (b. 13 August 1835)
DaughterDiana Clippinger (b. 1837, d. 6 May 1929)
DaughterMary Clippinger (b. 7 August 1839)
DaughterElizabeth Clippinger (b. about 1843)
SonDavid Clippinger (b. about 1848, d. 14 July 1862)

Biography

Joseph Clippinger was born on 8 December 1808 in Westmoreland Co., PA.1 He married Ann Slater, daughter of David Slater and Martha West, on 15 March 1832 in Guernsey Co., OH. Joseph Clippinger married Nancy Scott on 15 June 1853 in Guernsey Co., OH. He married Maria Hirenbaugh on 7 October 1875 in Guernsey Co., OH. He died on 7 October 1875 in Center Twp., Guernsey Co., OH.
Joseph Clippinger lived on 14 August 1850 in Center Twp., Guernsey Co., OH.2 He died on 8 October 1895 in Guernsey Co., OH.
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Citations

  1. [S6] Center Twp., p.174A, Dwelling 641, Family 631, 1850 Federal Census, Guernsey County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 684.
  2. [S6] 1850 Federal Census, Guernsey County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 684.

Ann Slater

F, #102225, b. 25 July 1810, d. before 14 August 1850

Parents

FatherDavid Slater (b. 4 May 1779, d. 17 December 1850)
MotherMartha West (b. 5 April 1787, d. about 1862)
Pedigree Link

Family: Joseph Clippinger (b. 8 December 1808, d. 7 October 1875)

SonDaniel Clippinger (b. 19 May 1833, d. 1877)
DaughterMartha Clippinger+ (b. 13 August 1835)
DaughterDiana Clippinger (b. 1837, d. 6 May 1929)
DaughterMary Clippinger (b. 7 August 1839)
DaughterElizabeth Clippinger (b. about 1843)
SonDavid Clippinger (b. about 1848, d. 14 July 1862)

Biography

Ann Slater was born on 25 July 1810 in Belmont Co., OH. She married Joseph Clippinger, son of George Clippinger and Elizabeth Smith, on 15 March 1832 in Guernsey Co., OH. Ann Slater died before 14 August 1850 in Guernsey Co., OH. She was buried in Battle Ridge Cemetery, Center, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #25733414.
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David Slater

M, #102226, b. 4 May 1779, d. 17 December 1850
Pedigree Link

Family: Martha West (b. 5 April 1787, d. about 1862)

DaughterAnn Slater+ (b. 25 July 1810, d. before 14 August 1850)

Biography

David Slater was born on 4 May 1779 in Maryland. He married Martha West on 4 May 1800 in Loudoun Co., VA. He died on 17 December 1850 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH.
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Martha West

F, #102227, b. 5 April 1787, d. about 1862
Pedigree Link

Family: David Slater (b. 4 May 1779, d. 17 December 1850)

DaughterAnn Slater+ (b. 25 July 1810, d. before 14 August 1850)

Biography

Martha West was born on 5 April 1787 in Maryland. She married David Slater on 4 May 1800 in Loudoun Co., VA. She died about 1862 in Hocking Co., OH.
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Floyd Leroy Best1

M, #102228, b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981

Parents

FatherJesse Marion Best (b. 9 April 1869, d. 17 March 1942)
MotherAlma I. Wardell (b. June 1874, d. 2 February 1966)
Pedigree Link

Family: Eva Lena Burdette (b. 8 August 1893, d. 23 May 1955)

SonOtto L. Best+ (b. 20 December 1911, d. 4 April 1997)
DaughterIona Eliza Best+ (b. 19 April 1917, d. 27 July 1995)
SonErnest Best (b. 14 April 1920, d. 9 June 1920)
DaughterEileen Best

Biography

Floyd Leroy Best was born on 21 July 1892 in Lorain Co., OH.1 He married Eva Lena Burdette, daughter of Jasper Burdette and Eliza Jane Bragg. Floyd Leroy Best died on 24 August 1981 in Sarasota, Sarasota Co., FL.
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Citations

  1. [S977] Lorain Ward 4, Dist. 0070, sheet 36A, line 24, 1900 Federal Census, Lorain County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1295; FHL #1241295.

Jesse Marion Best1

M, #102229, b. 9 April 1869, d. 17 March 1942
Pedigree Link

Family: Alma I. Wardell (b. June 1874, d. 2 February 1966)

SonFloyd Leroy Best+ (b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981)

Biography

Jesse Marion Best was born on 9 April 1869 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.1 He married Alma I. Wardell on 10 January 1892 in Tuscarawas Co., OH. He died on 17 March 1942 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH.
Occupation: Railroad conductor in 1900 in Lorain, Lorain Co., OH.1

Note:

Some information from Lau Family Tree genealogy prepared by talau1, online at ancestry.com.

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Citations

  1. [S977] Lorain Ward 4, Dist. 0070, sheet 36A, line 24, 1900 Federal Census, Lorain County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1295; FHL #1241295.

Alma I. Wardell1

F, #102230, b. June 1874, d. 2 February 1966
Pedigree Link

Family: Jesse Marion Best (b. 9 April 1869, d. 17 March 1942)

SonFloyd Leroy Best+ (b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981)

Biography

Alma I. Wardell was born in June 1874 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.1 She married Jesse Marion Best on 10 January 1892 in Tuscarawas Co., OH. She died on 2 February 1966 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH.
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Citations

  1. [S977] Lorain Ward 4, Dist. 0070, sheet 36A, line 24, 1900 Federal Census, Lorain County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1295; FHL #1241295.

Otto L. Best1

M, #102231, b. 20 December 1911, d. 4 April 1997

Parents

FatherFloyd Leroy Best (b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981)
MotherEva Lena Burdette (b. 8 August 1893, d. 23 May 1955)
Pedigree Link

Family: Velma A. Starkey (b. 27 September 1910, d. 25 January 1999)

SonDonald Otto Best (b. 20 February 1934, d. 17 April 2003)
DaughterLinda E. Best

Biography

Otto L. Best was born on 20 December 1911 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH.1 He married Velma A. Starkey, daughter of Andrew Peter Starkey and Elizabeth May Gibson, about 1932. Otto L. Best died on 4 April 1997 in Cedarville, Modoc Co., CA.
Otto L. Best lived in April 1940 in Maple Street, Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co., OH.2
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Citations

  1. [S2792] Urichsville, Dist. 0036, sheet 20B, Dwelling 483, Family 497, 1930 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Roll 1886; FHL #2341620.
  2. [S2793] Gnadenhutten, ED 79-4, sheet 10A, Household 220, 1940 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 3160.

Velma A. Starkey

F, #102232, b. 27 September 1910, d. 25 January 1999

Parents

FatherAndrew Peter Starkey (b. about 1880, d. 3 September 1949)
MotherElizabeth May Gibson (b. about 1885, d. 19 August 1968)
Pedigree Link

Family: Otto L. Best (b. 20 December 1911, d. 4 April 1997)

SonDonald Otto Best (b. 20 February 1934, d. 17 April 2003)
DaughterLinda E. Best

Biography

Velma A. Starkey was born on 27 September 1910 in Ohio. She married Otto L. Best, son of Floyd Leroy Best and Eva Lena Burdette, about 1932. Velma A. Starkey died on 25 January 1999 in Cedarville, Modoc Co., CA.
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Donald Otto Best1

M, #102233, b. 20 February 1934, d. 17 April 2003

Parents

FatherOtto L. Best (b. 20 December 1911, d. 4 April 1997)
MotherVelma A. Starkey (b. 27 September 1910, d. 25 January 1999)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Donald Otto Best was born on 20 February 1934 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH.1 He died on 17 April 2003 in Apple Valley, San Bernardino Co., CA.


Note: Married, three children.
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Citations

  1. [S2793] Gnadenhutten, ED 79-4, sheet 10A, Household 220, 1940 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 3160.

Iona Eliza Best1

F, #102235, b. 19 April 1917, d. 27 July 1995

Parents

FatherFloyd Leroy Best (b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981)
MotherEva Lena Burdette (b. 8 August 1893, d. 23 May 1955)
Pedigree Link

Family: Jack Wilbert Craig (b. 21 August 1914, d. 9 July 1980)

SonJack Wilbert Craig (b. 3 July 1935, d. 11 November 1997)
DaughterGloria Craig
DaughterPatricia Jean Craig

Biography

Iona Eliza Best was born on 19 April 1917 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.1 She married Jack Wilbert Craig, son of Robert H. Craig and Nancy E., on 14 January 1935 in Brooke Co., WV. Iona Eliza Best died on 27 July 1995 in Tuscarawas Co., OH.
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Citations

  1. [S2792] Urichsville, ED 0036, sheet 20B, Dwelling 483, Family 497, 1930 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Roll 1886; FHL #2341620.

Ernest Best

M, #102237, b. 14 April 1920, d. 9 June 1920

Parents

FatherFloyd Leroy Best (b. 21 July 1892, d. 24 August 1981)
MotherEva Lena Burdette (b. 8 August 1893, d. 23 May 1955)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Ernest Best was born on 14 April 1920 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH. He died on 9 June 1920 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH.
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Jack Wilbert Craig

M, #102238, b. 21 August 1914, d. 9 July 1980

Parents

FatherRobert H. Craig (b. about 1894)
MotherNancy E. (b. about 1897)
Pedigree Link

Family: Iona Eliza Best (b. 19 April 1917, d. 27 July 1995)

SonJack Wilbert Craig (b. 3 July 1935, d. 11 November 1997)
DaughterGloria Craig
DaughterPatricia Jean Craig

Biography

Jack Wilbert Craig was born on 21 August 1914 in Tuscarawas Co., OH. He married Iona Eliza Best, daughter of Floyd Leroy Best and Eva Lena Burdette, on 14 January 1935 in Brooke Co., WV. Jack Wilbert Craig died on 9 July 1980 in Canton, Stark Co., OH.
Occupation: Truck driver in 1940 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH.1
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Citations

  1. [S2793] Urichsville, ED 79-48, sheet 7A, line 30, 1940 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 3160.

Jack Wilbert Craig1

M, #102239, b. 3 July 1935, d. 11 November 1997

Parents

FatherJack Wilbert Craig (b. 21 August 1914, d. 9 July 1980)
MotherIona Eliza Best (b. 19 April 1917, d. 27 July 1995)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Jack Wilbert Craig was born on 3 July 1935 in Urichsville, Tuscarawas Co., OH, Jack was listed twice on the 1940 census, once with his parents and once with his paternal grandparents.1,2 He died on 11 November 1997 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co., OH.


Note: Married, five children.
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Citations

  1. [S2793] Urichsville, ED 79-46, sheet 10B, Household 267, 1940 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 3160.
  2. [S2793] 1940 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 3160.

Robert H. Craig1

M, #102240, b. about 1894
Pedigree Link

Family: Nancy E. (b. about 1897)

SonJack Wilbert Craig+ (b. 21 August 1914, d. 9 July 1980)

Biography

Robert H. Craig was born about 1894 in West Virginia.1 He married Nancy E. about 1913.1
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Citations

  1. [S2792] Urichsville, Dist. 0034, sheet 6B, Dwelling 163, Family 178, 1930 Federal Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Roll 1886; FHL #2341620.