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 .................................................................... 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. ......................................................... 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. ......................................................... 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. ........................................................... 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. ............................................................ 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. .............................................................. SUBMITTED BY: Karen & Dana Hewett DATE: September 2006 E-MAIL ADDRESS: dkstamps@cox.net