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IRA BEST FAMILY GROUP SHEET


HUSBAND: Ira BEST
BORN: Apr. 4, 1875 in Silver City, Mills Co., IA
MARRIAGE: Oct. 26, 1896 in Colfax Co., NE
DIED: Nov. 7, 1909 in Colfax Co., NE (suicide)
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: George Raymond BEST, Feb. 10, 1822
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Wealtha Ardaway KNAPP, May 18, 1831
NOTES: Buried in Leigh Cemetery, Leigh, NE 
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WIFE: Antonia VASEK
BORN: Jul. 9, 1873 in Milau, Hlinsky, Churidin, Bohemia 
OTHER MARRIAGES: James RAMSEY, between 1910 and 1920
DIED: Feb. 3, 1943
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Anton Waschek VASEK, Jun. 11, 1836
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Antonia TEPLEY, Sep. 15, 1846
NOTES: Buried in Leigh Cemetery between both husbands. No children with 2nd husband. Parents are also buried in Leigh Cemetery.
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CHILD 1: Olive Victoria BEST
SEX: F
BORN: Dec. 28, 1899 in Colfax Co., NE
MARRIAGE: Roy J. SOHL 
DIED: Feb. 15, 1964 
NOTES: Buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, NE. They had three children.
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CHILD 2: Blanche Beatrice BEST
SEX: F
BORN: Jul. 15, 1901 at Leigh, NE
MARRIAGE: Theodore Thomas SOHL, Nov. 24, 1922  
DIED: Feb. 22, 1988 in Sacramento, CA
NOTES: Theodore died in Ashland, NE in 1985. He is brother of Roy above. They had two children.
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CHILD 3: Raymond Ira BEST
SEX: M
BORN: Jan. 1, 1904 in Colfax Co., NE
MARRIAGE: Vlasta Lotie SWANDA, Feb. 11, 1925, Council Bluffs, IA   
DIED: Jul. 29, 1970
NOTES: Buried in Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax Co., NE next to Vlasta, died Nov. 23, 1977. They had two children, one still living in Columbus, NE.
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CHILD 4: Alta Edna BEST
SEX: F
BORN: Feb. 23, 1907 near Leigh, NE
MARRIAGE: James Herbert VANCE
OTHER MARRIAGES: Otis Martin BALLOU; Louis HAVLUY
MILITARY SERVICE: 
DIED: Apr. 20, 1986
NOTES: Buried in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, NE; two children with 1st husband, one still living; no other children.
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SUBMITTED BY: Karen & Dana Hewett
DATE: September 2006
E-MAIL ADDRESS: dkstamps@cox.net


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