Family Stories and History

This is a site where we can all share photos and stories with family members and also learn a bit about our genealogy. By clicking on photos you can enlarge them for easier viewing. Feel free to leave any comments and post your own pictures. You'll need a user name and password, but that is free and it only takes a minute to get started. This blog shows the last 100 posts. Older posts are located in the archive section just to the left. Enjoy!~ Dave

Friday, August 03, 2007

Aug 3 - Augustus Best

Aug, 3, 1829 was the birthday of Augustus Henneberger Best, son of Conrad and Mary "Polly" )Henneberger) Best. He is seen below with his wife, Eliza, daughter (probably Ara), and sons Bert and Ray. Augustus died in 1905 and is buried at the Brown Cemetery near Mt. Erie, IL.