Thomas Edward Best (II)
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Antebellum
- Born on August 26, 1806 in Deerfield, Portage County, Wisconsin
War Career
- Enlisted on August 9, 1861 in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company G
- Discharged on March 28, 1862 for disability
Post-War Career
- Died on October 5, 1877 in Agency City, Wapello County, Iowa
Family
- PARENTS
- Father Thomas Edward Best (I) - born about 1759 in Ireland. Died on June 3, 1807 in Deerfield, Portage County, Wisconsin
- Mother Emily J. Jones - Born on February 17, 1771 in Virginia. Died on January 13, 1860 in Big Springs, Adams County, Ohio
- Married about 1790
- CHILDREN
- Eusebius Swift Best - A private in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company G, born October 31, 1842. Died January 1925 in Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
- Further genealogy available HERE
Notes
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 554)
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