Iowa Family Group Sheet for the John George BEST (#2) Family Submitted by: Charles I. DavisHUSBAND: John George BEST (#2) Birth date: 8 Jun 1798 Birthplace: of, Washington, PA Death date: 9 May 1861 Place of death: Vincennes, Lee, IA Burial date: May 1861 Burial place: Vincennes, Lee, IA Other Spouse: (#1) Tracy BURRELL Father: Samuel BEST Mother: Agnes CASEBEER Marriage date: 9 Dec 1835 Marriage place: , , OH WIFE: Rebecca ARNOLD Birth date: 04 Mar 1817 Birthplace: , , OH Death date: 10 Jan 1865 Place of death: Vincennes, Lee, IA Burial date: Jan 1865 Burial place: Vincennes, Lee, IA Other Spouse: (#1) Unknown MC FARLAND Father: (Unknown) ARNOLD Mother: (Unknown) CHILDREN Child No. 1: Matilda Jane (Mc FARLAND) BEST Sex: F Birth date: 06 Oct 1833 Birthplace: , , OH Death date: 14 Dec 1912 Place of death: Stockton, San Joaquin, California Burial date: Dec 1912 Burial place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California Spouse's name: Addison Merritt COLE, Sr. Marriage date: abt 1853 Marriage place: of , Lee, IA Child No. 2: Sarah Jane BEST Sex: F Birth date: 04 Oct 1836 Birthplace: , , OH Death date: aft 1886 Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: John WYLLIE Marriage date: 2 Mar 1851 Marriage place: , Clark, MO Child No. 3: Daniel BEST Sex: M Birth date: 28 Mar 1838 Birthplace: Clinton, Crawford, Ohio Death date: 22 Aug 1923 Place of death: Oakland, Alameda, California Burial date: Aug 1923 Burial place: Oakland, Alameda, California Spouse's name: Meta Johanna STEINKAMP Marriage date: 29 Aug 1872 Marriage place: Marysville, Yuba, California Child No. 4: Isaac BEST Sex: M Birth date: 28 Dec 1841 Birthplace: , Gasconade, MO Death date: Aft 1908 Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Sarah C. SAXBY Marriage date: abt 1862 Marriage place: Child No. 5: Mary Anne BEST Sex: F Birth date: 25 Nov 1843 Birthplace: , , MO Death date: 16 Jan 1917 Place of death: Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Albert J. MEEKE Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 6: Benjamin Banthan BEST Sex: M Birth date: 26 Sep 1846 Birthplace: , Gasconade, MO Death date: 24 Jul 1921 Place of death: Revere, Clark, Missouri Burial date: 26 Jul 1921 Burial place: Vincennes, Lee, Iowa Spouse's name: Mary Kathrine MALOY Marriage date: 31 Mar 1867 Marriage place: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa Child No. 7: Priscilla BEST (Twin) Sex: F Birth date: 24 Apr 1848 Birthplace: of, Lee, Iowa Death date: 22 Mar 1924 Place of death: Wheatland, Yuba, California Burial date: 24 Mar 1924 Burial place: Wheatland, Yuba, California Spouse's name: William Nicholas RICH Marriage date: abt 1870 Marriage place: of , , Arkansas Child No. 8: Rucilla BEST (Twin) Sex: F Birth date: 24 Apr 1848 Birthplace: of, Lee, Iowa Death date: 31 May 1923 Place of death: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Burial date: 04 Jun 1923 Burial place: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Spouse's name: John KING Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 9: Nathaniel "Darb" BEST Sex: Birth date: 01 Apr 1850 Birthplace: Vincennes, Lee, Iowa Death date: 26 Nov 1893 Place of death: Wheatland, Yuba, California Burial date: Nov 1893 Burial place: Wheatland, Yuba, California Spouse's name: Margaret Jane LEES Marriage date: abt 1870 Marriage place: , Lee, IA Documentation and Sources: Ancestry.com; 1850 - 1930 Fed Census, IA, MO, CA BEST/STOKER & BEST/LEES Family Bibles Family Records in Possession of Charles Davis & Brent Galloway Caterpillar Tractor CO. press release, abt 1965, re Daniel BEST ************************************************** Copyright © 2006 by Charles I. Davis. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************