Brief Life History 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 20. 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 Riverside Cemetery, Saybrook, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Elizabeth A Hudson in household of Giles G Hudson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Ann C Bess, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Elizabeth Ann Best Hudson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1817–1861 Male
1823–1898 Female
Children (6)
1840–1912 Male
1848–1916 Male
1850–1915 Male
1853–1867 Male
1856–1929 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1795–1840 Male
1802–1877 Female
Siblings (6)
1823–1898 Female
1825–1858 Male
1827–1850 Male
1829– Female
1834–1850 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1833
Age 10
1846
Age 23
Name Meaning
English and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English best(e) (Old English betst) ‘best, finest (person)’.
English, northern Irish, and French: nickname from Middle English best(e), Old French beste ‘beast, animal’ (especially those used for food or work), applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts, such as a herdsman, or as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal. Compare English Bester 1.
English: from a Middle English adverbial expression of the Best, but the meaning is unknown.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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