HUSBAND: George Raymond BEST BORN: Feb. 10, 1822 in Schoharie Co., NY MARRIAGE: 1846 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., MI DIED: Nov. 29, 1896 near Leigh, Colfax Co., NE FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Henry BEST, unknown MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Hannah CONKLIN, unknown NOTES: Buried in Wilson Cemetery, six miles south of Leigh. Moved to IA about 1871, to NE about 1893. .................................................................... WIFE: Wealtha Ardaway KNAPP BORN: May 18, 1831 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY DIED: Feb. 24, 1916 near Scott City, Scott Co., KS at home of daughter Viola. FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: unknown MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: unknown NOTES: Buried in Scott City Cemetery. ......................................................... CHILD 1: Emma Calista BEST SEX: F BORN: Aug. 25, 1847 in Kalamazoo Co., MI MARRIAGE: 1st unknown, 1880 census shows her as widow. OTHER MARRIAGES: Benjamin F. BROWN, Dec. 12, 1880, Mills Co., IA DIED: Mar. 28, 1891 in Colfax Co., NE NOTES: Buried in Wilson Cemetery next to father. ......................................................... CHILD 2: George A. BEST SEX: M BORN: 1850 in Kalamazoo Co., MI MARRIAGE: unknown if any, still single with parents in 1880 DIED: between 1880 and 1896 NOTES: Alive in 1880 IA census, dead in George’s 1896 obituary. ........................................................... CHILD 3: Levi BEST SEX: M BORN: Apr. 13, 1854 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., MI MARRIAGE: Emma L. SWARTS, Jan. 21, 1877 in Silver City, Mills Co., IA DIED: Feb. 9, 1924 in Cheyenne Co., Ks at home of son NOTES: See his family group sheet. ............................................................ CHILD 4: Ida M. BEST SEX: F BORN: Aug., 1859 in Kalamazoo Co., MI MARRIAGE: Alonzo C. REEDER, Jan. 12, 1884 in Mills Co., IA DIED: after 1920 in OK NOTES: ............................................................. CHILD 5: Eliza Almeda BEST SEX: F BORN: Dec., 1863 in Brady, Kalamazoo Co., MI MARRIAGE: Herbert R. BACON, Oct. 29, 1885 in Mills Co., IA DIED: 1940 in Mills Co., IA NOTES: Buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills Co., IA .............................................................. CHILD 6: Viola Jeanette BEST SEX: F BORN: Sep. 10, 1869 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., MI MARRIAGE: Arthur William DEARDEN, Dec. 27, 1887 in Mills Co., IA DIED: Nov. 24, 1926 In Scott Co., KS NOTES: Buried in Scott City Cemetery ................................................................. CHILD 7: Ira BEST SEX: M BORN: Apr. 4, 1875 in Silver City, Mills Co., IA MARRIAGE: Antonia VASEK, Oct. 26, 1896 in Colfax Co., NE DIED: Nov. 7, 1909 in Colfax Co., NE NOTES: See his family group sheet. ................................................................. CHILD 8: unknown SEX: unknown BORN: unknown DIED: unknown NOTES: one of the four that died before 1896 obituary .................................................................. CHILD 9: unknown SEX: unknown BORN: unknown DIED: unknown NOTES: same as child 8 .............................................................. SUBMITTED BY: Karen & Dana Hewett DATE: September 2006 E-MAIL ADDRESS: dkstamps@cox.net