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Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Best, Howard	Son		5	White	New York	Single	None
1900	Best, John H	Son		24	White	New York	Married	Farmer
1910	Best, Howard	Son		35	White	New York	2nd or Subsequent Marriage	Farmer
1920	Best, John H	Head		44	White	New York	Married	Farm Labor
1930	Best, J Howard	Son-in-Law	114 N Titus Ave	54	White	New York	Married	None
1940	Best, J Howard	Head	114 N Titus Ave	64	White	New York	Married	Sales Clerk
1950	Best, John H	Head	114 N Titus Ave Apt. 1st Fl	74	White	New York	Married	None

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Best, Charles	Head	38	White	New York	Married	Farmer
Best, Rosina	Wife	35	White	New York	Married	Keeping House
Best, Fannie	Daughter	13	White	New York	Single	At School
Best, Addie	Daughter	11	White	New York	Single	At School

Name	Relation to Head	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Best, Charles	Head	58	White	Connecticut	Married	None
Best, Rozina	Wife	55	White	New York	Married	None
Best, Anna M	Daughter-in-Law	21	White	New York	Married	None
Yaple, Ira	Servant	20	White	New York	Single	Farm Laborer

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Best, Charles W	Head		69	White	New York	Widowed	Own Income
Sabin, Eliza N	Housekeeper		56	White	New York	Widowed	Housekeeper

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Best, Jessie E	Wife		43	White	New York	Married	None
Best, Mary E	Daughter		4	White	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wooley, Frank M	Head	114 N Titus Ave	77	White	New York	Married	None
Wooley, Mary	Wife	114 N Titus Ave	75	White	New York	Married	None
Best, Jessie	Daughter	114 N Titus Ave	54	White	New York	Divorced	None
Best, Mary E	Granddaughter	114 N Titus Ave	14	White	New York	Single	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Best, Jessie W	Wife	114 N Titus Ave	64	White	New York	Married	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Best, Jessie E	Wife	114 N Titus Ave Apt. 1st Fl	74	White	New York	Married	None
Wheeler, Sandra J	Granddaughter	114 N Titus Ave Apt. 1st Fl	9	White	New York	Never Married	None

Name of Individual or Firm: John H Best
Spouse/Family Relation: Jessie
# of Children Under 21:
Business or Occupation: Farmer
Chief Crop or Specialty: Potatoes
Property: Owned 160 acres
Rural Delivery Route/Post Office: Brookton RD 23
1914 AA Road Designation: H51
Current Road Name: Central Chapel Rd

Telephone: Ind T

American Agriculturist Farm Directory of Yates, Schuyler, Tompkins and Seneca Counties New York, New York: Orange Judd Company, 1914 HistoryForge transcription. Digitized version accessed from: https://archive.org/details/yatesschuylertom00oran/page/4/mode/2up

1914

Name of Individual: Howard Best

Specialty: General Farm & Dairy

Clock System House Number: 4-2-Z

Community: Brookton

Current Street Address: 620 Central Chapel Rd

Post Office/Rural Delivery Route: Brookton RD 22

Telephone: Caroline

“Clock System” Rural Index Caroline Township, 1920, Ithaca, N.Y.: American Rural Index Corporation Eastern Division, 1920. HistoryForge transcription Digitized version available on NYHeritage: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15085coll6/id/4475/rec/5

1920

John Howard Best, 1875-1962
First wife, Anna Caveny Personius; second wife, Jessie Ella Woolley Best.

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