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Esther Best

Esther Best

Female 1839 - 1902  (63 years)

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  • Name Esther Best  [1, 2
    Born 17 Jan 1839  Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • birthdate is from grave stone
    Gender Female 
    Residence 9 Jul 1870  Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    age 29, Mulatto, Keeping House in home of Lindsy & Jane Moye, born North Carolina -- husband Washington Sugg and children at bottom of page and top of next 
    Residence 14 Jun 1880  Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 38, Mulatto, married, Keeping House, cannot read nor write, born North Carolina to North Carolina Parents - Washington & Esther with children Nicy, Sarena, Cator, Molly, Edmonia, Juda [Julia], James 
    Washington Sugg Family - 1880 Census of Wilson Township, Wilson County, North Carolina
    Washington Sugg Family - 1880 Census of Wilson Township, Wilson County, North Carolina
    Died 6 Jul 1902  Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Zoom View
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Zoom View
    == received 14 Apr 2016 from Coleen Patterson: "Attached is the tombstone for George Washington Suggs and Esther Best Suggs that I received from James Kennedy or Rebecca [Johnson], can't remember which..."
    Buried Aft 6 Jul 1902  Wilson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Masonic Cemetery
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Zoom View
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Zoom View
    == received 14 Apr 2016 from Coleen Patterson: "Attached is the tombstone for George Washington Suggs and Esther Best Suggs that I received from James Kennedy or Rebecca [Johnson], can't remember which..."
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Location View
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Location View
    == received 14 Apr 2016 from Coleen Patterson: "Attached is the tombstone for George Washington Suggs and Esther Best Suggs that I received from James Kennedy or Rebecca [Johnson], can't remember which..."
    Person ID I195  Lucy's Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2020 

    Father ? McKinney 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Best,   b. 1821, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Washington Suggs,   b. 16 Jan 1836, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1914, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Abt 1860 
    • married 40 years in 1900 census
    Children 
     1. Nicy Suggs,   b. 1860, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +2. Daniel Cato Suggs, Ph.D.,   b. 11 Apr 1865, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1936, Greenboro,Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
    +3. Serena Letitia Suggs,   b. 11 Nov 1865, Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1930, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
    +4. Mollie Suggs,   b. Abt 1867, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1948, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     5. Edmonia Suggs,   b. 11 Apr 1870, Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1915, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
     6. James Thomas Suggs, M.D.,   b. 13 Sep 1876, Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1934, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     7. Julia Suggs,   b. 23 Sep 1878, Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1929, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jan 1839 - Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - age 38, Mulatto, married, Keeping House, cannot read nor write, born North Carolina to North Carolina Parents - Washington & Esther with children Nicy, Sarena, Cator, Molly, Edmonia, Juda [Julia], James - 14 Jun 1880 - Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jul 1902 - Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 6 Jul 1902 - Wilson County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Zoom View
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Zoom View
    == received 14 Apr 2016 from Coleen Patterson: "Attached is the tombstone for George Washington Suggs and Esther Best Suggs that I received from James Kennedy or Rebecca [Johnson], can't remember which..."
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    Washington Sugg Family - 1870 Census of Stantonsburg Post Office, Wilson Township, Wilson County, North Carolina
    Washington Sugg Family - 1870 Census of Stantonsburg Post Office, Wilson Township, Wilson County, North Carolina
    Top of image: Esther Sugg Keeping House in home of Lindsy & Jane Moye - Across page break: Washington Sugg with children Serena, Mollie (as Mary), Cato (as Decatur) Sugg and also Richard Hasper/Harper (17, farm laborer, born NC)
    Washington Sugg Family - 1880 Census of Wilson Township, Wilson County, North Carolina
    Washington Sugg Family - 1880 Census of Wilson Township, Wilson County, North Carolina
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Location View
    George Washington Suggs & Esther (Best) Suggs - Grave Stone at Masonic Cemetery, Wilson County, North Carolina - Location View
    == received 14 Apr 2016 from Coleen Patterson: "Attached is the tombstone for George Washington Suggs and Esther Best Suggs that I received from James Kennedy or Rebecca [Johnson], can't remember which..."

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 242B; Enumeration District: 304; Image: 0494.
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 242B; Enumeration District: 304; Image: 0494


    2. [S15] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1166; Page: 574B; Image: 254; Family History Library Film: 552665.
      1870 United States Federal Census
      1870 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1166; Page: 574B; Image: 254; Family History Library Film: 552665