Born in Limestone,TX,U.S.A.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Nickolas Best
and Julia Ann (McLaughlin) Best
Sister of
Otha Ann (Best) Miller, James Neal Best, Julia Bess (Best) Patterson, Jessie Simon Best, Odessa Flora (Best) Armstrong, Estelle Hannah (Best) Stracener and Rufus Bernard Best
Wife of
Robert Richard Lee Lightfoot
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sadie Julie (Lightfoot) Clanton, Truman Lightfoot Sr., James Lightfoot, Cora Lee (Lightfoot) Bradshaw, William Best Lightfoot, Mildred Merle Lightfoot and Doris Ellen (Lightfoot) Jackson
Died
at age 62
in Sweetwater,TX,U.S.A.
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Biography
Mary Ellen Lightfoot died at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Sweetwater Hospital. She was the former Mary Ellen Best, born Jan. 4, 1886, in Limestone , County. She was married about 47 years ago. The family moved Fluvanna Community in Scurry County where they lived for 40 years. Mrs. Llghtfoot moved to Sweetwater about 18 months ago. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church at Fluvanna ... , Mrs. Jim Clanton and Mrs. Pete Bradshaw ot Sweetwater, Myrtle Llghtfoot of Dallas, and Mrs. J. W. Jackson.
Mary Ellen Lightfoot (Best) Birthdate: January 4, 1886 (62) Birthplace: Limestone, TX, USA Death: May 22, 1948 (62) Sweetwater, TX, USA Place of Burial: Fluvanna-Sharon Ridge, TX, USA Immediate Family: Daughter of Benjamin Nicholas Best and Julia Ann Best Wife of Robert Lee Lightfoot Mother of Truman Lightfoot This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #34613439
See also:
https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Lightfoot/6000000012236120543
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
Kaylin Brownlee
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lynn (Williams) Pearson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A126457 [compare], Ancestry member LPeason55
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