Dovey Bell Best

1897 - 1995  (97 years)

• Name	Dovey Bell Best  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	17 Sep 1897	North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Feb 1995	Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I3670	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Dave T Best,   b. May 1876, North Carolina, USA
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Letha C Williams,   b. Jan 1877, North Carolina, USA d. 1908, North Carolina, USA (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	15 Nov 1896	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F1357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	E L Mackey
  Family ID	F1354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	John R Overman,   b. Abt 1884, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Thurman David Overman,   b. 18 Feb 1922, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Apr 1962, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Gudger Glenn Overman,   b. 12 Oct 1914, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Aug 1996 (Age 81 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Living   4. Reva Marie Overman,   b. 1 Nov 1918, Canton, Hawyood, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Jul 2007, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F1353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1897 - North Carolina, USA Death - 10 Feb 1995 - Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley Town, Cherokee, North Carolina; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0009. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley Town, Cherokee, North Carolina; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0009 [S7] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 64. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 64 [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S343] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). [S340] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [S340] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011