Sergeant
John
Thomas
Best
Born in North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of John Thomas Best
and Elizabeth Ann (Register) Best
Brother of
Mary Belinda Best, Elizabeth Ann (Best) Hill, William H Best, Frances J (Best) Floyd, Martha Caroline (Best) FormyDuval, James Register Best, Sarah Emoline Best and Eliza R. Best
Husband of
Mary Nancy (Kelly) Best
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
John Thomas Best, James Kelly Best, Edward Morgan Best, David Gaston Best, Susan Elizabeth (Best) Hewett, Joseph Dalton Best, Annie Mae Best and Henry Disken Best
Died
at age 56
in Brunswick, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2021
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Biography
Mustered in June 15 1861 Co H (Columbus Guards NO 1) 18th Reg't NC Inf VOL CSA promoted to Corporal July 1863 Wounded at Wilderness May 1864 Prisoner of War Captured in Petersburg April 2, 1865 at Point Lookout Released June 24, 1865
- Fact: Burial Brunswick, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 June 2021, 19:54), entry for John Thomas Best (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4JK-3NZ ); contributed by various users.
- "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZW-X8N : 26 April 2021), John T Best, .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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