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Submitted: 7/9/16 • Approved: 7/11/16 • Last Updated: 4/16/18 • R793584-G793583-S3
The original gravestone that was the sole marker for Sarah Jane (Ziegler) Best's grave for many years.
Born August 14, 1842, in York County, Pennsylvania.
Died November 30, 1903, in Dixon, Pulaski County, Missouri.
Daughter of Adam & Rebecca Carmen Zeigler.
Married Freeman Best on October 26, 1871, in Little York, York County, Pennsylvania.
She and Freeman Best were the parents of seven children: Nina Lillian; Hessie Gay; Murray; Daisy; An un-named infant; Arundle Hill "Rennie"; and Walter Freeman. The un-named infant, Murray, and Daisy died at early ages.
Contributed on 7/9/16 by maxparnell
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