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Ida Catherine Best 1889–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL

Death Date: 5 Feb 1967

Death Location: Gillespie, Mcpn Co, Illinois, USA

Father: Asa Best

Mother: Sarah Culberson

Spouse(s): Chester Wilder

Children(s): David Wilder, Ralph Wilder, Etta Wilder, Asa Wilder, Homer Wilder

Ida Catherine Best was born in 1889 in Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL, the child of Asa Newton Best And Sarah Belle Culberson. Ida Catherine Best married Chester Anderson Wilder, and had children including Asa Elias Wilder, David Arnold Wilder, Etta Belle Wilder, Homer Anderson Wilder, Ralph Edward Wilder. Ida Catherine Best passed away in 1967 in Gillespie, Mcpn Co, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ida Catherine Best was born in 1889 in Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL, the child of Asa Newton Best And Sarah Belle Culberson.
  • Ida Catherine Best married Chester Anderson Wilder, and had children including Asa Elias Wilder, David Arnold Wilder, Etta Belle Wilder, Homer Anderson Wilder, Ralph Edward Wilder.
  • Ida Catherine Best passed away in 1967 in Gillespie, Mcpn Co, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Asa Best
1860–1934
Birth Location: Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
AB
Sarah Culberson
1870–1953
Birth Location: Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
SC

Spouses(s)

Chester Wilder
1887–1919
Birth Location: West Prairie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
CW

Children(s)

David Wilder
1917–1994
Birth Location: West Prairie, Illinois, USA
DW
Ralph Wilder
1919–1942
Birth Location: West Prairie, Mcpn Co, Il
RW
Etta Wilder
1910–1970
Birth Location: Macoupin, Illinois, United States
EW
Asa Wilder
1913–1993
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
AW
Homer Wilder
1915–
Birth Location: West Prairie, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
HW

Ida Best's Ancestors

Self
Ida Best
1889–1967
Birth Place: Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
Parents
Asa Newton Best
1860–1934
Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
Sarah (Belle) Culberson
1870–1953
Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
Grandparents
William (Wallace) Best
1822–1902
Illinois, United States
Fredonia Baird
1835–1900
Omphghent, Madison, Illinois, USA
Josiah Culbertson
1834–1880
IL
Christiana Ohlhausen
1843–1880
IL
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ida Best's Descendants

1.
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Ida (Catherine) Best (19 Aug 1889–5 Feb 1967) m. Chester (Anderson) Wilder (9 Oct 1887–16 Nov 1919)
  1. 1. David (Arnold) Wilder 1917–1994 m. Yvonne (Rose) Mitchell 1928–1997
  2. 2. Ralph (Edward) Wilder 1919–1942
  3. 3. Etta (Belle) Wilder 1910–1970
  4. 4. Asa (Elias) Wilder 1913–1993
  5. 5. Homer (Anderson) Wilder 1915–

Ida Best's Timeline

2 Records

1889
19 Aug 1889
Birth of Ida Catherine Best in Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL
1967
5 Feb 1967
Age 78
Death of Ida Catherine Best in Gillespie, Mcpn Co, Illinois, USA
Gillespie, Mcpn Co, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Omphghent Twp., Madison Co, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1967
    Event Place: Gillespie, Mcpn Co, Illinois, USA
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