Iva Florence Besst

22 June 1868–7 December 1939 (Age 71)
Cedar Rapids, Boone, Nebraska, United States

The Life of Iva Florence

When Iva Florence Besst was born on 22 June 1868, in Cedar Rapids, Boone, Nebraska, United States, her father, Solomon S Besst, was 34 and her mother, Martha E Henderson, was 23. She married David Timothy Hankins on 21 December 1891, in Elkader, Clayton, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Oneida, Delaware, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 7 December 1939, in Greeley Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Clayton, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Timothy Hankins
1869–1947
Iva Florence Besst
1868–1939
Marriage: 21 December 1891
James Francis Hankins
1893–1950
joe hankins
–
Isa May Hankins
1895–1916
David William Wiley Hankins
1896–1962
Osa Maud Hankins
1898–1979
Jennie Elmina Hankins
1900–1971
Loae E Hankins
1902–1902
Alice Alva Hankins
1904–1905
Archie Cecil Hankins
1907–1979

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
21 December 1891
Elkader, Clayton, Iowa, United States
children

(9)

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Parents and Siblings

    Solomon S Besst

    Male1833–1905Male

    Martha E Henderson

    Female1845–1886Female

siblings

(9)

    Archibald Willliam Besst

    Male1860–1911Male

    Ira B. Besst

    Male1861–1936Male

    Alpheus W Besst

    Male1861–1951Male

    Alva Rogers Besst

    Male1864–1931Male

    Alvalo Best

    Male1865–Male

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Age 2

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1884 · There is now a Capital Building

Age 16

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 22

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Catalan (Bessó): nickname for a twin, bessó, a derivative of Latin bis ‘twice’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Florence Besst in household of Solomon Besst, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Florence Hankins in household of D T Hankins, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Florence Hankins in household of David Hankins, "United States Census, 1910"

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