Elizabeth Ann Best

12 July 1823–13 August 1898 (Age 75)
Sumner, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Best was born on 12 July 1823, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, her father, Samuel Best, was 28 and her mother, Mary Ann (Polly) Rider, was 18. She married Giles Green Hudson on 10 November 1839, in Cass, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Anchor, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 13 August 1898, in Saybrook, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saybrook, Cheneys Grove Township, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Giles Green Hudson
1817–1861
Elizabeth Ann Best
1823–1898
Marriage: 10 November 1839
Samuel Braxton Hudson Sr.
1840–1912
George William Hudson
1848–1919
James Madison Hudson
1850–1915
John Allen Hudson
1853–1867
Joseph Benjamin Warren Hudson
1856–1929
Charles Franklin Hudson
1860–1927

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Missouri State Library
Age 6
The first Missouri State Library was established by law on January 22, 1829. This law was created due to the large amount of public documents which had been collected in the office of Missouri's secretary of state. The library included documentation of the actions of the Missouri senate and house. The documents were cataloged and made available to the public. The public had access to any of the books in the library from sunup to sundown on any day except Sunday.
1846
Age 23
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

1 English, northern Irish, and French: from Middle English, Old French beste ‘animal’, ‘beast’ (Latin bestia), applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts—a herdsman—or as a derogatory nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal, i.e. a violent, uncouth, or stupid man. It is unlikely that the name is derived from best, Old English betst, superlative of good. By far the most frequent spelling of the French surname is Beste, but it is likely that in North America this form has largely been assimilated to Best.2 German: from a short form of Sebastian .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sebastian
Beste
Bester

Sources (12)

  • Elizabeth A Hudson in household of Giles G Hudson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth A Hudson in household of Giles G Hudson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elizabeth Hudson in household of George Hudson, "United States Census, 1880"

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