Family: Elbert Best / Angelica Walker (F1531)

• Father | Male Elbert Best

  
  

  Born	Abt 1836	Illinois, USA
  Died	After 1880
  Buried
  Married	6 Oct 1856  [1]	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA  [1]
  Other Spouse	Rachel Davis | F1536
  Married
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Angelica Walker

  
  

  Born	Abt 1836	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
  Died	Between 1870-1877	Gentry County, Missouri, USA
  Buried
  Father	Phillip V. Walker, [Possible son] | F1464 Group Sheet
  Mother	Frances Best | F1464 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Charles Edward Best

  
  

  Born	25 Dec 1857	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
  Died	4 Dec 1931	Wilson township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA
  Buried		Pleasant Hill, Gentry County, Misosuri, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Male James Wesley Best

  
  

  Born	20 Jul 1864	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
  Died	30 Oct 1918	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
  Buried		Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, USA
  Spouse	Challie C. Crane | F1537
  Married

  
  

• Notes

  Married: 6 OCtober is technically the licensing date. A marriage date of 9 October 1856 is offered by the Norma Jeane Bell family group sheet for Philip V. and Frances (Best) Walker, and may be the correct date. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1680] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 28 October 2011), entry for Elbert Best-Angellaco Walker, Macoupin County (1856); citing [book and page not stated], license no. 2663. [S1912] Family group sheet, Phillip V. Walker (1812-1865) and Frances Best (1815-1899); compiled by Norma Jeane Belle (address for private use), 1986; digital image, sent to the author by David Walker (davidwalker@juno.com), December 2011. Both Ms. Belle and Mr. Walker are direct line descendants of Anthony Green Walker, son of Phillip V. and Frances (Best) Walker.