Individual Details
Alvin Stuart BEST Sr.
(31 Jan 1869 - 8 Dec 1961)
Events
| Birth | 31 Jan 1869 | Shelby, Shelby, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Montpelier, Muscatine, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Shelby, Shelby, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Sep 1898 | Douglas, Colorado, United States - Bertha May SHIRK | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Spring Valley (Historical), Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Spring Valley (Historical), Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Election | Bet 1912 and 1916 | county commissioner - Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Spring Valley (Historical), Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Death | 8 Dec 1961 | | |||
| Burial | Dec 1961 | Spring Valley Cemetery, Spring Valley (Historical), Douglas, Colorado, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha May SHIRK (1882 - 1973) |
| Child | Mary A. BEST (1898 - ) |
| Child | Laurel M. BEST (1900 - 1933) |
| Child | Harold W. BEST (1901 - 1985) |
| Child | Mildred Pearl BEST (1905 - 1989) |
| Child | Alvin Stuart "Stuart" BEST Jr. (1907 - 1976) |
| Father | Mathias B. BEST ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Ann MUSSOR ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
2. Iola Geiger, compiler, Spring Valley Cemetery Records (:, 1996), pg 15.
3. Douglas County Historical Society, editor, Our Heritage: People of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society, 1983), pg 28 - 29.
4. Thomas S. Chamblin, compiler, The Historical encyclopedia of Colorado (Denver, Colorado: Colorado Historical Association, 1960, 1975), pg 749.
5. Douglas County News, Castle Rock, Colorado., 14 Dec 1961; p. 5, col. 4..
6. 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
7. 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
8. Mrs. Donald K. Andersen and Mrs. Robert Kresl, compiler, Marriage Records, Douglas County, Colorado Book 2 (Douglas County, CO: Smoky Hill Trail Chapter, NSDAR, 1987), p 23.
9. 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
10. Douglas County Historical Society, editor, Our Heritage: People of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society, 1983), pg 28 - 29.
11. Douglas County Marriage Records Index:, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder's Office, Castle Rock, Douglas County, CO, 1800-1900.
12. Douglas County News, Castle Rock, Colorado., 14 Dec 1961; p. 5, col. 4..
13. 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
14. 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
15. 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
16. Douglas County Historical Society, editor, Our Heritage: People of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society, 1983), pg 28 - 29.
17. 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
18. Iola Geiger, compiler, Spring Valley Cemetery Records (:, 1996), pg 15.
19. Douglas County Historical Society, editor, Our Heritage: People of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society, 1983), pg 28 - 29.
20. Douglas County Historical Society, editor, Our Heritage: People of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO: Douglas County Historical Society, 1983), pg 28 - 29.
21. Douglas County News, Castle Rock, Colorado., 14 Dec 1961; p. 5, col. 4..