George Franklin BEST & Mayme May STRAUB

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George Franklin BEST
Mayme May STRAUB

Husband: George Franklin / Frank George BEST
Birth: 6 Oct 1888, Mt. Erie, Wayne Co., IL
Death: 29 Dec 1980
Last Residence: Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Father: George BEST
Mother: Ellen MAHON

Marriage: 14 Oct 1912, Wayne Co., IL

Wife: Mayme / Mamie May STRAUB
Birth: 30 Apr 1892, Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL
Death: Nov 1983
Last Residence: Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Johann Michael STRAUB II
Mother: Elizabeth Ann SMITH

Children — born in Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL:

1. Dortha / Dartha / Dorothy E. BEST, b. 23 Mar 1914; d. 30 Aug 2002; last residence Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL
2. Frank Edward BEST, b. Sep 1915
3. Ella May BEST, b. Jun 1917
4. Marybelle / Mary Belle BEST, b. Mar 1919; d. bef. 1930
5. Fredrick BEST, b. 1920/1
6. Mayme BEST, b. 1923/4
7. Waldo BEST, b. Dec 1925

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois

Sources:

1. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 (online at the Illinois State Archives web site):

BEST, Frank George STRAUB, Mayme 1912-10-14 Book E, p. 24 Lic #1579 Wayne Co.

2. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 20): Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL, Roll T625_413 (Book 1), p. 95A, SN 9A, SD 16, ED 150, enumerated 20 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29

Fm 183 183 Best Frank Head O M M W 31 M Y Y IL IL IL Y Farmer General Farm OA 171

____ Mayne Wife F W 25 M Y Y IL Ger Ger IL Y none

____ Dortha Dau F W 5 S IL IL IL Y none

____ Frank Edward Son M W 4 3/12 S IL IL IL none

____ Ella Maye Dau F W 2 6/12 S IL IL IL none

____ Marybelle Dau F W 9/12 S IL IL IL none

3. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 15): Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL, Roll 567 (Book 1), p. 87A, SN 8A, ED 96-9, SD 28, enumerated 30 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

171 171 Best Frank Head O R Y M W 42 M 24 N Y IL IL IL Y Farmer Gen?l Farm O Y N 154

____ Mayme Wife X F W 38 M 20 N Y IL Ger IL Y None

____ Dartha Dau X F W 16 S N Y IL IL IL Y None

____ Frank Edward Son X M W 14 S N Y IL IL IL Y None

____ Ella May Dau X F W 12 S Y Y IL IL IL Y None

____ Fredick Son X M W 9 S Y Y IL IL IL Y None

____ Mayme Dau X F W 6 S Y Y IL IL IL Y None

____ Waldo Son X M W 4 3/12 S Y Y IL IL IL Y None

4. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em

Frank BEST 06 Oct 1888 Dec 1980 62837 (Fairfield, Wayne, IL) 325-18-9742 IL No

Mayme BEST 30 Apr 1892 Nov 1983 62837 (Fairfield, Wayne, IL) 322-56-7594 IL No

Dorothy E BEST 23 Mar 1914 30 Aug 2002 62837 (Fairfield, Wayne, IL) 344-03-1806 IL No

Frank BEST 19 Sep 1915 Jun 1977 74859 (Okemah, Okfuskee, OK) 337-18-8783 IL No

Fredrick BEST 19 Sep 1920 Jun 1971 (not specified) 339-16-1960 IL No

This Frank and Fredrick may be our subjects' sons.

5. Archive of the STRAUB-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

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