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Arthur Wellington Best 1869 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1869

Birth Location: Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 8 Jul 1945

Death Location: Ashland, Wisconsin, USA

Father: John Best

Mother: Jane Cooper

Spouse(s): Bertha Harder

Children(s): Hester Best, Grace Best

Arthur Wellington Best was born in 1869 in Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, the child of John William Best and Jane Cooper. In 1873, Arthur Wellington Best resided in Madoc. Arthur Wellington Best married Bertha Elizabeth Harder, and had children including Hester Elizabeth Best, Grace E Best. Arthur Wellington Best passed away in 1945 in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Arthur Wellington Best was born in 1869 in Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, the child of John William Best and Jane Cooper.
  • In 1873, Arthur Wellington Best resided in Madoc.
  • Arthur Wellington Best married Bertha Elizabeth Harder, and had children including Hester Elizabeth Best, Grace E Best.
  • Arthur Wellington Best passed away in 1945 in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Best
1823 – 1897
Birth Location: near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
JB
Jane Cooper
1830 – 1897
Birth Location: Ireland
JC

Spouses(s)

Bertha Harder
1883 – 1946
Birth Location: Ashland, Wisconsin
BH

Children(s)

Hester Best
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
HB
Grace Best
1908 – 1979
Birth Location: Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
GB

Arthur Best's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Best
1869 – 1945
Birth Place: Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John William Best
1823 – 1897
near, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Jane Cooper
1830 – 1897
Ireland
Grandparents
John Best
Mary Walker
Robert Cooper
Ann Allan
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Arthur Best's Descendants

1.
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Arthur (Wellington) Best (24 Jun 1869 – 8 Jul 1945) m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Harder (25 Mar 1883 – 22 Dec 1946)
  1. 1. Hester (Elizabeth) Best (9 Dec 1905 – 9 Apr 1995) m. Gordon (Dymond) Smith (21 Apr 1904 – 7 Jul 1972)
    1. 1. Gordon Smith (1932 – ) m. Miriam (J) Parker (1934 – )
      1. 1. Scott Smith (1959 – )
      2. 2. Charlotte Smith (1961 – )
    2. 2. Jeannette (Hester) Smith (11 November 1935 – ) m. Thomas (Henry) Davis (1930 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Davis (1957 – )
      2. 2. Tammy Davis (1959 – )
      3. 3. Pamela (Christine) Davis (22 Jul 1962 – ) m. Kelly (Gene) See (5 Dec 1961 – )
      4. 4. Eric Davis (1964 – )
    3. 3. Barbara (Elizabeth) Smith (24 Apr 1940 – ) m. William (Henry) Stoner (25 Jul 1939 – )
      1. 1. Kenneth Stone (27 June 1960 – ) m. Lisa (Rae) Holt m. Annette (Selena) Parsons (30 Jul 1964 – )
        1. 1. Keaton (Ezra) Stone (26 Apr 2003 – )
        2. 2. Karsten (Seth) Stone (26 Apr 2003 – )
        3. 3. Marshall (Brock) McGinnis (22 Jun 1995 – )
      2. 2. Kathryn (Elizabeth) Stoner (13 Mar 1962 – ) m. Mauricio (Ricardo) Quesada-Avedano (10 Jul 1962 – )
        1. 1. Alejandra (Catalina) Quesada-Stoner (29 Sep 2000 – )
        2. 2. Victoria Quesada-Avedano (Abt. 2004 – )
  2. 2. Grace (E) Best (2 Jul 1908 – 1 Dec 1979) m. Carl Feurer (1910 – 1968)
    1. 1. Carole Feurer (1937 – ) m. Peter Nelson (1936 – ) m. Charles Franz (1937 – )
      1. 1. Kathleen (Ann) Franz (1960 – )
      2. 2. Charles Franz (1961 – )
      3. 3. James (Byron) Franz (1963 – )
    2. 2. Virginia Feurer (1940 – )

Arthur Best's Timeline

9 Records

1869
24 Jun 1869
Birth of Arthur Wellington Best in Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1873
18 Aug 1873
Age 4
Arthur Wellington Best was baptized in Madoc, Hastings, Canada
Madoc, Hastings, Canada
1873
18 Aug 1873
Age 4
Arthur Wellington Best resided here in Madoc
Madoc
1891
1891
Age 22
Arthur Wellington Best resided here in Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada
Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 36
Arthur Wellington Best resided here in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Arthur Wellington Best resided here in Ashland, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Ashland, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Arthur Wellington Best resided here in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin
1940
1940
Age 71
Arthur Wellington Best resided here in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
1945
8 Jul 1945
Age 76
Death of Arthur Wellington Best in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Ashland, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1869
    Event Place: Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6343; Family No: 69
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04456; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 2-12
    [4] Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342294
    [6] Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910, RootsWeb; Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Madoc, Hastings, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910, RootsWeb; Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Madoc
    Record Source: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910, RootsWeb; Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Madoc, Hastings North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6343; Family No: 69

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1894
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342294

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342294

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04456; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04456; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1945
    Event Place: Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Death Records, 1933-1958

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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