Born in Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Best
and Mary Elma (Miller) Best
Sister of
Marcus Whealen Best [half], Luella Jane (Best) Travers [half], Emma Cora (Best) Andrews, James Fredrick Best, Frank Anna Best, Melissa Bell (Best) Andrews, Malicca Best, John Andrew Logan Best, Rosa Lena (Best) Van Fossan, Mattie Best, Maude Elma (Best) McCracken, Oscar Hayes Best and Mary Ada (Best) Marvel
Wife of
Samuel Edgar Wells
— married
13 Sep 1887 in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Edgar Wells and Rose Nell (Wells) King
Died
at age 29
in Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2021
This page has been accessed 49 times.
Contents |
Biography
Olive was born on 26 Feb 1869 in Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois. [1] Her parents were Benjamin Franklin Best and Mary Elma Miller. She passed away on 1 Jun 1898 in Illinois, United States.[1] She was buried in Yohe Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States. [1]
Olive Viola Best married Samuel Edgar Wells , son of William Thomas Wells and Sarah J (Miller) Wells, on 13 Sep 1887 in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United States.[2]
Children
Census Information
United States Census, 1870: Olive V. Best was living in Elm River Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States with her parents Benjamin Franklin Best and Mary Elma Miller.[3]
United States Census, 1880: Olive V. Best was living in Elm River Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States with her parents Benjamin Franklin Best and Mary Elma Miller.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121688251/olive-v-wells: accessed 01 March 2023), memorial page for Olive V. Best Wells (26 Feb 1869–1 Jun 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121688251, citing Yohe Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Janis Hendrick (contributor 47087477).
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-37VC : 22 July 2021), Samuel E Wells and Olive S Best, 13 Sep 1887; citing Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,391,820.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WR-9H3 : 28 May 2021), Oliver V Best in entry for Benjamin F Best, 1870. With Image.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKT-TRW : 13 January 2022), Olive V. Best in household of B. F. Best, Elm River Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm. With Image.
- Personal information about Olive Viola Best provided by her great grandson Steven Wells
Is Olive your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olive by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Olive:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Olive by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Olive:
-
~12.50%
Steven Wells
:
AncestryDNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Olive is 13 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 14 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 21 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 16 degrees from George Grinnell, 26 degrees from Anton Kröller, 17 degrees from Stephen Mather, 17 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 18 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 23 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.