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From: CORKY MCCLAIN< >
Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO-L] BEST
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:44:08 -0500 (CDT)


In 1900 census German Township , Harrisson
County i pick up C. Ray BEST m age 10 at school grand son of Christian B
. BEST.

This C. Ray is in fact a Christian Ray McClain
born 1889 Carroll County Harlem Springs to
Ross Talbot McClain and Elva Jane McClain"a
BEST is her maiden name"

I know my BEST are not the NC English BEST.
My BEST were the German they spoke the
tounge.
Westmoreland County North Hampton
has a Nicholas Best and a Cathrine Best
with sons Nicholas, and Chrisian BEST
listed in a will , with other children .

Their was a least three BEST that came to
Rose township Ohio and Harrisson County
they are :
Jacob BEST
James BEST
John BEST
I found my gran mother Elva Jane BEST in Massillon Ohio d 1939 . Buried
in Massillon
Cemetery.
Her brother Francis BEST i d my Great grand
parents on the death certificate.
Francis was my dad favorite uncle they intern
my grand mother in Massillon Ohio in 1939.
Francis laid to rest in Canton Ohio West Lawn
Cemetery died 1955.
This take me back to Harrisson County
Charitian B. Best and Mary Ann ( SNYDER) BEST are laid to rest.
Those people in Harrison county are not very
frindley, so i work around them i go through
Stark Co Records , the people in Stark &
Carroll are very nice people they help their
cousins.
In about a week i will know who Christian B.
BEST , Parents are .
Yours and thanks
Ross McClain OKC 73159

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