Floid Alice Best

October 1881–30 June 1964 (Age 82)
Wisconsin, United States

The Life Summary of Floid Alice

When Floid Alice Best was born in October 1881, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, Charles Franklin Best, was 31 and her mother, Clara S Bump, was 24. She married Lender Auchampach on 17 February 1903, in Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Clifton, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. She died on 30 June 1964, in Pierce, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lender Auchampach
1878–1964
Floid Alice Best
1881–1964
Marriage: 17 February 1903
Earl Henry Auchampach
1903–1993
Roy Auchampach
1905–1976
Walter Neil Auchampach
1907–1974
Margaret May Auchampach
1909–1987
LaVerne Auchampach
1911–1998
Virgil Auchampach
1915–1974
James "Jimmie" L Auchampach
1918–1993
Mervin "Merv" Auchampach
1920–2011
Gladys Clara Auchampach
1922–1995

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(8)

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World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
Age 2
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 22
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

1 English, northern Irish, and French: from Middle English, Old French beste ‘animal’, ‘beast’ (Latin bestia), applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts—a herdsman—or as a derogatory nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal, i.e. a violent, uncouth, or stupid man. It is unlikely that the name is derived from best, Old English betst, superlative of good. By far the most frequent spelling of the French surname is Beste, but it is likely that in North America this form has largely been assimilated to Best.2 German: from a short form of Sebastian .

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

Possible Related Names

Sebastian
Beste
Bester

Sources (13)

  • Alice Bert in household of Charles Bert, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Floyd A Auchampoch in household of Lender Auchampoch, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Floyd A Auchampach in household of Lender Auchampach, "United States Census, 1930"

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