Albert
Lawrence
Best
Born in Iowa
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Cruzen Best
and Harriet Walker (Bitner) Best
Brother of
Rachel Bitner (Best) Foster, Mary (Best) Cheney, Annetta Jane (Best) Wright and Oliver Leonard Best
Husband of
Mary A. (Nixon) Highfill
— married
[date unknown] in May, Oklahoma
Father of
Effie Nell Best and Albert Lawrence Best Jr.
Died
at age 77
in Ellis County, Oklahoma
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2021
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Biography
Albert Lawrence Best was born in Lincoln Township near Chariton, Iowa in 1857. He married twice. His first wife was Emma Amelia Wright, who died in 1929. His second wife was Mary Nixon. [1]
Sources
1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Lucas, Iowa; Roll: 352; Page: 500A; Enumeration District: 104; Description: Chariton Township and Town of Chariton and Lincoln Township
Find A Grave memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88604639/albert-l-best : accessed 17 March 2022), memorial page for Albert L. Best (3 Apr 1857–12 Jan 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88604639, citing May Cemetery, Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Donna Barnes (contributor 47112976) .
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Arlon Halley.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Albert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Albert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Best
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #731140, MitoYDNA ID T11527 [compare]
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~1.56%
Shannon Jones :
23andMe
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~0.78%
George Webb :
23andMe, GEDmatch M483565 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T778641 [compare], FTDNA kit #B31428
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~0.78%
Mark Momb :
23andMe, GEDmatch M044003 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M044003 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR9c4a9c5b, Ancestry member markmomb2014
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B201143
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M044003 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR9c4a9c5b
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~0.78%
William --John (Nicely) --Gall :
23andMe, GEDmatch M449853 [compare]
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~0.78%
Diana Peton :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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