Marilyn, I have some info about Floe BEST that may be of interest to you. It comes from a document on file at the Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical Society, Brookville, PA -- "A History of the Andrew Moore Family of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania" Compiled by Jude Fischer, 1984 (Document #1053). This MOORE family is my mother's father's line. Here is what I have from that document: Her full name was Floe Anna BEST (b. 25 Feb 1887, Winslow Twp. Jefferson Co. PA; d. 5 Dec 1977, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA). She was the dau. of Alexander BEST (b. 30 Nov 1862, Jefferson Co. PA; d. 8 Jun 1937 Jefferson Co. PA) and Anna Marie O'DONNELL (b. 27 Apr 1866, New Bethlehem, Clarion Co. PA; d. 3 Jul 1936, Knox Twp. Jefferson Co. PA). [Alexander was the son of William BEST Jr. & Frances Willard (Fanny) MOORE - who was my GGG Aunt] Floe married (29 Jan. 1910, Brookville, PA) John E. (Jack) STRAITWELL (b. 5 Jun 1884, Jefferson Co. PA; d. 19 Mar 1938 in a coal mine cave in in Knox Twp. Jefferson Co. PA). He was the son of George STRAITWELL & Sarah HENDRICKS. Floe and Jack lived in Knox Twp after they married, where they had 3 children [only 2 names are given - James E. and Elsie Marie]. She left Jack and the children in 1915 (the children were raised by Jack and his parents). She then lived a few years in New York City, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, working in nursing, child care, and as an insurance agent. She converted from being a Baptist to the Catholic Church in Orange, NJ (bapt. 28 Jan 1923 in St. John's Church; confirmed 16 Apr 1923 in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, NJ). She returned to Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., PA where she lived on Worth Street. Her hobby was family history and genealogy. In her last year, she lived at Christ the King Manor in DuBois, PA, where she died. All this info appears to be family lore, so I am not sending it to you as verified information. But, it is info that is available in the document I mentioned earlier. I hope there is something in all this that is useful for you. Richard Magill Baton Rouge, LA In a message dated 8/1/01 6:58:25 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Hi Karen, I'd be interested in what you may have on the Best family. I have bits and pieces of Floe Best Straitwell's Wilhelm Best family history, unfinished, and copies of her notes and correspondence that sometimes confuses me. Did she ever finish her work? Regards.. Marilyn [email protected] < >>

Dear Richard I have contacted Marilyn and will tell you that Flo Best obtained much of her information from my Great Great Great Grandmother, May Ann Smith Best, the wife of William Best Sr and my great great grandmother, Barbara Anna Best Culp Shaffer. She gave shoeboxes full of pieces of paper she had written notes on. A cousin of hers, Ethel Crawford, was a friend of a woman I have come to know in my search to redo a book I had done for my family. The woamn filled me in on what Ethel had done and much about Flo. I do know some about Frances Moore Best and what she, her two daughters and a son did after the deaath of her husband. Clarion County Historical Society has the notes or some of them according to a fiend who has seen them there. I hope to make it over and compare soon..By the way, someone took information I had written in a book for my family and gave it to WFTM. My words are in there verbatim and I am not pleased as this was not meant to be seen by anyone other than my family. I am now working to correct and make any additions I have since found. It took me five years to gather sources and documents for the first one and I have been at work for about three on the next which will be cited every place I can cite. My point being to all others to beware as FTM is not always reliable and do not give correct sources of all their material. Some is correct but one must be careful... Karen Semencar Western PA [email protected] wrote: > Marilyn, > I have some info about Floe BEST that may be of interest to you. It comes > from a document on file at the Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical > Society, Brookville, PA -- "A History of the Andrew Moore Family of Jefferson > County, Pennsylvania" Compiled by Jude Fischer, 1984 (Document #1053). This > MOORE family is my mother's father's line. Here is what I have from that > document: > > Her full name was Floe Anna BEST (b. 25 Feb 1887, Winslow Twp. Jefferson Co. > PA; d. 5 Dec 1977, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA). She was the dau. of Alexander > BEST (b. 30 Nov 1862, Jefferson Co. PA; d. 8 Jun 1937 Jefferson Co. PA) and > Anna Marie O'DONNELL (b. 27 Apr 1866, New Bethlehem, Clarion Co. PA; d. 3 Jul > 1936, Knox Twp. Jefferson Co. PA). [Alexander was the son of William BEST Jr. > & Frances Willard (Fanny) MOORE - who was my GGG Aunt] Floe married (29 Jan. > 1910, Brookville, PA) John E. (Jack) STRAITWELL (b. 5 Jun 1884, Jefferson Co. > PA; d. 19 Mar 1938 in a coal mine cave in in Knox Twp. Jefferson Co. PA). He > was the son of George STRAITWELL & Sarah HENDRICKS. > > Floe and Jack lived in Knox Twp after they married, where they had 3 children > [only 2 names are given - James E. and Elsie Marie]. She left Jack and the > children in 1915 (the children were raised by Jack and his parents). She then > lived a few years in New York City, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, working in > nursing, child care, and as an insurance agent. She converted from being a > Baptist to the Catholic Church in Orange, NJ (bapt. 28 Jan 1923 in St. John's > Church; confirmed 16 Apr 1923 in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, > NJ). She returned to Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., PA where she lived on > Worth Street. Her hobby was family history and genealogy. In her last year, > she lived at Christ the King Manor in DuBois, PA, where she died. > > All this info appears to be family lore, so I am not sending it to you as > verified information. But, it is info that is available in the document I > mentioned earlier. I hope there is something in all this that is useful for > you. > > Richard Magill > Baton Rouge, LA > > In a message dated 8/1/01 6:58:25 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] > writes: > > << Hi Karen, > I'd be interested in what you may have on the Best family. I have bits and > pieces of Floe Best Straitwell's Wilhelm Best family history, unfinished, > and > copies of her notes and correspondence that sometimes confuses me. Did she > ever finish her work? > Regards.. Marilyn > [email protected] > > < >> > > ==== PAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Jefferson County Genealogy Project by clicking below: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson/

Mary Ann Smith Best and Barbara Anna Best Culp Shaffer Karen Semencar wrote: > Dear Richard > I have contacted Marilyn and will tell you that Flo Best obtained much of her > information from my Great Great Great Grandmother, May Ann Smith Best, the wife > of William Best Sr and my great great grandmother, Barbara Anna Best Culp > Shaffer. She gave shoeboxes full of pieces of paper she had written notes on. A > cousin of hers, Ethel Crawford, was a friend of a woman I have come to know in my > search to redo a book I had done for my family. The woamn filled me in on what > Ethel had done and much about Flo. I do know some about Frances Moore Best and > what she, her two daughters and a son did after the deaath of her husband. > Clarion County Historical Society has the notes or some of them according to a > fiend who has seen them there. I hope to make it over and compare soon..By the > way, someone took information I had written in a book for my family and gave it > to WFTM. My words are in there verbatim and I am not pleased as this was not > meant to be seen by anyone other than my family. I am now working to correct and > make any additions I have since found. It took me five years to gather sources > and documents for the first one and I have been at work for about three on the > next which will be cited every place I can cite. My point being to all others to > beware as FTM is not always reliable and do not give correct sources of all their > material. Some is correct but one must be careful... > Karen Semencar > Western PA > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Marilyn, > > I have some info about Floe BEST that may be of interest to you. It comes > > from a document on file at the Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical > > Society, Brookville, PA -- "A History of the Andrew Moore Family of Jefferson > > County, Pennsylvania" Compiled by Jude Fischer, 1984 (Document #1053). This > > MOORE family is my mother's father's line. Here is what I have from that > > document: > > > > Her full name was Floe Anna BEST (b. 25 Feb 1887, Winslow Twp. Jefferson Co. > > PA; d. 5 Dec 1977, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA). She was the dau. of Alexander > > BEST (b. 30 Nov 1862, Jefferson Co. PA; d. 8 Jun 1937 Jefferson Co. PA) and > > Anna Marie O'DONNELL (b. 27 Apr 1866, New Bethlehem, Clarion Co. PA; d. 3 Jul > > 1936, Knox Twp. Jefferson Co. PA). [Alexander was the son of William BEST Jr. > > & Frances Willard (Fanny) MOORE - who was my GGG Aunt] Floe married (29 Jan. > > 1910, Brookville, PA) John E. (Jack) STRAITWELL (b. 5 Jun 1884, Jefferson Co. > > PA; d. 19 Mar 1938 in a coal mine cave in in Knox Twp. Jefferson Co. PA). He > > was the son of George STRAITWELL & Sarah HENDRICKS. > > > > Floe and Jack lived in Knox Twp after they married, where they had 3 children > > [only 2 names are given - James E. and Elsie Marie]. She left Jack and the > > children in 1915 (the children were raised by Jack and his parents). She then > > lived a few years in New York City, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, working in > > nursing, child care, and as an insurance agent. She converted from being a > > Baptist to the Catholic Church in Orange, NJ (bapt. 28 Jan 1923 in St. John's > > Church; confirmed 16 Apr 1923 in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, > > NJ). She returned to Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., PA where she lived on > > Worth Street. Her hobby was family history and genealogy. In her last year, > > she lived at Christ the King Manor in DuBois, PA, where she died. > > > > All this info appears to be family lore, so I am not sending it to you as > > verified information. But, it is info that is available in the document I > > mentioned earlier. I hope there is something in all this that is useful for > > you. > > > > Richard Magill > > Baton Rouge, LA > > > > In a message dated 8/1/01 6:58:25 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] > > writes: > > > > << Hi Karen, > > I'd be interested in what you may have on the Best family. I have bits and > > pieces of Floe Best Straitwell's Wilhelm Best family history, unfinished, > > and > > copies of her notes and correspondence that sometimes confuses me. Did she > > ever finish her work? > > Regards.. Marilyn > > [email protected] > > > > < >> > > > > ==== PAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Jefferson County Genealogy Project by clicking below: > > http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson/ > > ==== PAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > To contact Nate Zipfel, Listmister, click below: > mailto:[email protected] > remember, Please share Genealogy with future generations....