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Elvin Elliot Best

Elvin Elliot Best

Male 1850 - 1935  (85 years)

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  • Name Elvin Elliot Best  [1, 2
    Born 24 Jul 1850  Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 26 Sep 1860  Township 7 Range 6, Staunton (post office), Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1. Best, Joseph, 62, male, farmer, real estate $880, personal $200, North Carolina
      2. _____, Susan, 38, female, Illinois
      3. _____, Missouri, 13, female, Missouri
      4. _____, Elvin, 10, male, Missouri
    Census 25 Jun 1870  Township 7 Range 7, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1. Cullaron, Josiah, 39, male, white, farmer, Illinois
    2. _____, Christina, 28, female, white, keeping house, Illinois
    3. Best, Elvin, 20, male, white, work hand, Illinois 
    Census 8 Jun 1880  Omphghent township, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1. Best, Elvin, white, male, 29, married, farmer, Illinois, North Carolina, Illinois
    2. _____, Mary A., white, female, 21, wife, keeping house, cannot write, Illinois, Illinois, Tennessee
    3. _____, Charles T., white, male, 2, son, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
    4. _____, Wesley, white, male, [5] months, born December, son, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 
    NEWS 17 Nov 1893  Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    "Mrs. Elvin Best, residing near Staunton, eloped with John Beard, her husband's hired hand. It is thought that the couple have gone too Arkansas."

    [Only one Elvin Best resided in Madison Co, Ill, in 1880 and none in Macoupin. There was an E. Best in Macoupin, of the wrong age and unmarried, who can be discounted. Additionally, the subject Elvin Best is seen in 1900 census as divorced. This is likely his wife. 
    • "Illinois Incidents," Bureau County Tribune (Princeton, Ill.), 17 November 1893, p. 3, col. 2, item for Mrs. Elvin Best; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 17 August 2021).
    Census 6 Jun 1900  Township 14 Range 9, Morgan County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1. Wash, Thomas J., head, white, male, May 1863, 37, married 10 years, Illinois, Ireland, Ireland, farmer, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule 38
    2. _____, Martha, wife, white, female, July 1869, 30, married 10 years, 3 children 3 living, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, can read and write
    3. _____, Rosa, daughter, white, female, May 1892, 8, Illinois, Illinois, Ireland, attended school 5 months, can read and write
    4. _____, Maurice, son, white, male, July 1893, 6, Illinois, Illinois, Ireland, attended school 7 months
    5. _____, Lizzie, daughter, white, female, June 1897, 2, Illinois, Illinois, Ireland
    6. Best, Elvin E., servant, white, male, July 1849, 50, divorced, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farm labor, [literacy blank] 
    Census 8 Jan 1920  Staunton Rd., Omphghent township, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    1. Best, Nancy, head, owns, free of mortgage, female, white, 72, widow, can read and write, Illinois, Georgia, Illinois, farmer, small farm, farm schedule no. 34
    2. _____, Elvin, cousin, male, white, 70, widowed, can read and write, Illinois, North Carolina, Illinois, labor, farm
    3. Eiffert, Blanch M. boarder, female, white, 19, single, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, teacher, district school 
    Death 22 Nov 1935  Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name: Elvin Best
    Titles and Terms (Original):
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1935
    Event Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois
    Gender: Male
    Marital Status:
    Race:
    Age: 85
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1850
    Birthplace: Staunton, Ill.
    Father's Name: Joseph Best
    Father's Titles and Terms:
    Father's Birthplace: unknown
    Mother's Name:
    Mother's Titles and Terms:
    Mother's Birthplace: unknown
    Occupation: was a coal miner
    Residence Place: Dorchester, Macoupin, Ill.
    Address:
    Spouse's Name:
    Spouse's Titles and Terms (Original):
    Spouse's Birthplace:
    Burial Date: 23 Nov 1935
    Burial Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Ill.
    Cemetery: County Home
    Informant's Name:
    Additional Relatives:
    Digital Folder Number: 4008394
    Image Number: 408
    GS Film number: 1765652
    Reference ID: 43776 
    Parents
    Elvin's 1935 death certificate names his father as "Joseph Best," does not name his mother.

    However, he appears in the 1860 census with apparent parents Joseph Best and wife Susan.

    Marriage record for Joseph Best to Susan "Allhousen" in September 1849 and Elvin was born 10 months later.  [1
    Died 22 Nov 1935  Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried "County Home" Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5921  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2021 

    Father Joseph Best,   b. Abt 1800, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Susan M. Walker,   b. Abt 1823, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Sep 1849  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    • "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B2K-5Y4 : 22 August 2021), film 005203007 > image 496 of 724, for Joseph Best-Susan Allhousen, Madison County (1849); county clerk, Edwardsville.
    Family ID F1547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Bullock,   b. 17 Sep 1858, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1921  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 6 Aug 1874  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11
    • Actually the license date--not necessarily the marriage date.
    Divorced Between 1890-1897  [7, 12
    Children 
     1. Thomas Best,   b. Abt 1878,   d. 9 Apr 1947, Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     2. Clarence Best,   b. Abt 1883
    +3. August Leslie "Les" Best,   b. 21 Apr 1886, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1942, Cahokia, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Howard Best,   b. Abt 1889, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1946, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
     5. Arcadia Best
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F2125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4310] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 May 2014), entry for Elvin Best, Macoupin County, 24 July 1850; FHL film no. 1,765,652; citing Public Board of Health, State Archives, Springfield.

    2. [S4327] Elmer Best (elb8652@yahoo.com) to Janis Walker Gilmore, email, 28 May 2014, subject “Best/Culbertson.” Detailing his line of descent from Susan M. Walker and Joseph Best of Macoupin County, Illinois.

    3. [S3104] 1860 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 Range 6, Staunton (post office), p. 257(penned, top left), p. 437 (penned, top right), dwelling 1841, family 1815, Joseph Best household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 January 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 206. .

    4. [S4312] 1870 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 Range 7, Staunton (post office), p. 22 (penned), p. 118 (stamped, verso), dwelling 147, family 148, Josiah Cullaron household, for Elvin Best; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 5 May 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 250. .

    5. [S4313] 1880 U. S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Omphghent township, enumeration district (ED) 4, p. 14 (penned), p. 6a (stamped, verso), dwelling 127, family 127, Elvin Best household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 6 May 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 233.

    6. [S6426] "Illinois Incidents," Bureau County Tribune (Princeton, Ill.), 17 November 1893, p. 3, col. 2, item for Mrs. Elvin Best; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 17 August 2021).

    7. [S4714] 1900 U.S. census, Morgan County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 14 Range 9, enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 3B, p 65 (stamped, verso), dwelling 51, family 52, Thomas J. Wash household, for Elvin E. Best, servant; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 9 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 331.

    8. [S4712] 1920 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Omphghent township (Staunton Rd.), enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 2B (penned), p. 145 (stamped, verso), dwelling [not stated], family 37, Nancy Best household, for Elvin Best, cousin; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 8 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 390.

    9. [S1714] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 8 November 2011), entry for Joseph Best-Mrs. Susan Allhousen, Madison County (1849); citing book 6: 86, license no. 422.

    10. [S6428] "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B2K-5Y4 : 22 August 2021), film 005203007 > image 496 of 724, for Joseph Best-Susan Allhousen, Madison County (1849); county clerk, Edwardsville.

    11. [S4709] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 9 February 2015), entry for Elvin E. Best-Mary A. Bulluck, Madison County, 6 August 1874; citing vol. 7: 23, license no. 495, Edwardsville.

    12. [S4715] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 9 February 2015), entry for Charles E. Walker-Mrs. Mary A. (Bullock) Best, Macoupin County (1897); citing Macoupin County marriages, Book 2: 258, license no. 5957. .