Bio: Best, Elisha Crosby (1868 - 1951) Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Best, Austin, Reese
----Sources: Federal Census, Wis. Birth Records, Family Archives
Elisha C. Best was born New Year's Day, 1868 in Tiffany, Dunn Co., Wisconsin, the son of Solon Packer Best (20 Mar 1832, Portage Co., OH - 19 Mar 1883, Dunn Co., WI) and Elizabeth Reese Best (15 Dec 1831, OH - 26 Apr 1895). Solon was the son of John and Sarah (Bottom) Best. Solon Best married Elizabeth Reese, the Fourth of July, 1853 and they had seven children: John William Best b: Abt. 1854; James Ed Ramsey Best b: Abt. 1856; Sarah Amilda Best; Ida Elizabeth Best; *Elisha Best b: 1 Jan 1868, Edith Agnes Best; Oscar Best.
Elisha married Lillian Rosella Austin, 2 Jul 1891. Their According to family records, he died in 1951.
1870 Federal Census, Wisconsin, United States
Elisha Best, white, male
1900 Federal Census, ED 23 Hixon & Longwood townships, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, pg. 2, family 26.
E Best, white, married, male
1905 Wisconsin State Census, Prairie Farm village, Barron, Wisconsin, family 36, pg. 414, line 2.
Elisha C Best, white, married male
1910 Federal Census, Spokane Ward 5, Spokane, Washington, pg. 8, family 186
El Best, white, married, male
1920 Federal Census, Willows Town, Glenn, California
E C Best, white, married male
1940 Federal Census, Willows, Judicial Township 4, Glenn, California, United States, enumeration district 11-10B, family 155, line 3
Elisha C Best, white, married, male |
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