Person:Gerrit Best (1)

Watchers
Gerrit Harms Best
b.19 Dec 1880 Carroll Co., Iowa
d.1964
m. 2 May 1870
  1. Jacob C Best1872 - 1921
  2. Catherine Margaret (Tena) Best1873 - 1939
  3. Cord Johans Best1875 - 1972
  4. Fred John Best1877 - 1943
  5. Gerrit Harms Best1880 - 1964
  6. Mary Christine Best1882 - 1921
  7. Anna Johanna Best1885 - 1958
m. 17 Feb 1904
  1. Kenneth H Best1906 - 1991
  2. Mildred A Best1908 - 1995
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Gerrit Harms Best
Alt Name /Gary/ _____
Alt Name[4][5][6][7] Garrit Harms Best
Alt Name[8] George Best
Alt Name George (Gerrit) Best
Alt Name[9] Gerret H Best
Alt Name[10] Gerrit Best
Alt Name[11] Gerrit Best
Alt Name[12] Gerrit Best
Alt Name[13] Gerrit H Best
Gender Male
Alt Birth[18] 1879 Iowa
Birth[14][15][16] 19 Dec 1880 Carroll Co., Iowa
Alt Birth[20] 1880 Iowa
Alt Birth[21][22][23][24] 19 Dec 1880
Residence[19] 1880 Grant, Carroll, Iowa, United States
Alt Birth[25] 1881 Iowa
Alt Birth[26] Abt Jan 1881 Iowa
Residence[27] 1885 Grant, Carroll, IA
Residence[28][29] 1900 Grant, Carroll, Iowa
Marriage 17 Feb 1904 to Amelia S Berns
Alt Marriage 17 Feb 1904 Iowato Amelia S Berns
Residence[30] 1910 Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa
Residence[31] 1910 Grant, Carroll, Iowa
Residence[32] 1920 Grant, Carroll, Iowa
Residence[33] 1 Jan 1925 Grant, Carroll, Iowa
Residence[34][35] 1930 Grant, Carroll, Iowa
Residence[17] Not Stated, Carroll, Iowa
Death? 1964

Listed as George on the 1880 census for Grant, Carroll, Iowa.

References
  1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
    Roll 1642911, DraftBoard 0.

  2. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 16, roll 646, page 6B, image 224.0.

  3. Iowa State Census 1885.

    Quigg, Gary, comp. Iowa State Census, 1885 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2003. Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county.

  4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,582 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
    Roll 1642911, DraftBoard 0.

  5. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa, ED 49, roll 395, part 1, page 61B.

  6. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
    For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>.
    Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
    Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 795.

  7. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 16, roll 646, page , image 224.0.

  8. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 33, roll T9_330, page 391.1000, image 0525.

  9. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll T624_395, part , page .

  10. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Carroll, Iowa, ED 42, roll T623 421, page 6B.

  11. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
    For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>.
    Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
    Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 795.

  12. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Carroll, Iowa, ED 42, roll T623 421, page 6B.

  13. Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

  14. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
    Roll 1642911, DraftBoard 0.

  15. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 16, roll 646, page 6B, image 224.0.

  16. Iowa State Census 1885.

    Quigg, Gary, comp. Iowa State Census, 1885 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2003. Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county.

  17. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
    Roll 1642911, DraftBoard 0.

  18. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 33, roll T9_330, page 391.1000, image 0525.

  19. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 33, roll T9_330, page 391.1000, image 0525.

  20. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
    For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>.
    Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
    Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 795.

  21. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,582 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
    Roll 1642911, DraftBoard 0.

  22. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa, ED 49, roll 395, part 1, page 61B.

  23. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
    For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>.
    Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
    Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 795.

  24. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 16, roll 646, page , image 224.0.

  25. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Carroll, Iowa, ED 42, roll T623 421, page 6B.

  26. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Carroll, Iowa, ED 42, roll T623 421, page 6B.

  27. Iowa State Census 1885.

    Quigg, Gary, comp. Iowa State Census, 1885 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2003. Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county.

  28. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Carroll, Iowa, ED 42, roll T623 421, page 6B.

  29. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Carroll, Iowa, ED 42, roll T623 421, page 6B.

  30. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa, ED 49, roll 395, part 1, page 61B.

  31. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll T624_395, part , page .

  32. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
    For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>.
    Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
    Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 795.

  33. Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

  34. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 16, roll 646, page 6B, image 224.0.

  35. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Grant, Carroll, Iowa, ED 16, roll 646, page , image 224.0.