Stephen L. Best: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1.	Stephen L. Best was born on 25 Oct 1877 in Gentry County, Missouri, USA (son of Elbert Best and Rachel Davis); died on 5 Jan 1954 in Howard township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Brick Cemetery, Gentry County, Missouri, USA.

Generation: 2

Elbert Best was born about 1836 in Illinois, USA; died after 1880.

Other Events:

Census: 1 Jun 1880, Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA;
1. Best, Elbert, white, male, 44, widowed, farmer, cannot read or write, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee 2. _____, Edward, white, male, 22, son, single, at home, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 3. _____, James, white, male, 13, son, single, at home, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Stephen, white, male, 2, son, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois 5. Sinclair, Sarah, white, female, 74, servant, single, servant, cannot read or write, Tennessee, North Carolina, North Carolina

Notes:

Census:

Sarah Sinclair, living in the household, was born about 1806, Tennessee. In 1850 she was enumerated in the Everett and Nancy Sinclair household in Macoupin County, Illinois. Also present in the home was 14-year-old Elbert Best.

Elbert married Rachel Davis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel Davis

Notes:

Name:
His obituary names his mother as "Rachel Best." Internet sources indicate that she was probably Rachel L. Davis.

Children:

1. Stephen L. Best was born on 25 Oct 1877 in Gentry County, Missouri, USA; died on 5 Jan 1954 in Howard township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Brick Cemetery, Gentry County, Missouri, USA.