Charles Robert BEST

                   NOTES: See funeral program in my Noorlander obituary file.

NOTES: April 2008 - Going through Aunt Margaret's papers I have had stored since she died, I came across a very short history she had written. This is exactly how she wrote it. See original in my Noorlander misc file.
I, Gertie Noorlander Timmers, daughter of Arie Mechiel Johannes Noorlander and Angenieta Margaretha Hennekam was born the 25th of August 1892 at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherland.
When 4 years old I started at the kindergarten school, and when 6 years I started grade school.
My Mother was a member of the Dutch Reformed church, but when hearing the principles of the church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints from her Aunt Angenieta Margreta Meijer Verhagen who was married to Jan Verhagen, she became interested.
They arranged a meeting with the missionaries who were located at that time in Rotterdam. Elder Nijveldt visited my parents for the first time, then Elder Thatcher.
In about three weeks my Mother was converted to Mormonism, being thoroughly converted to the truthfulness that this was the gospel of Jesus Christ. Baptist by Elder Thatcher.
My Father joined the church some three months later and was also baptist by Elder Thatcher.
The missionaries, who were always welcome visited our home frequently, several times a week we had them for dinner.
After being a member of the church for eight years my parents my oldest brother Johannes who was only 18 year old left for America to go to Ogden Utah, the gathering place for His people.

NOTES: April 2008 - See picture of President Grant and Apostle Smith & Minnesota Missionaries (with Aunt Margaret) and
President Grant's actual signature and Margaret's Mission call etc. papers in my Noorlander pictures file.
See letter Johannes wrote to Aunt Margaret in 1959 in my Noorlander misc file.
See letter Johannes wrote to Aunt Margaret in 1973 in my Noorlander misc file.

NOTES: April 2008 - See 1930 US Census and California Death Index (on same paper) in my Noorlander Census file.
Margaret was married to Charles R Best in this 1930 census. He had a son James Best age 14.

NOTES: Following info came from the Polk's Ogden, Utah city directory:
1938 Mrs Margt B Timmers lives at 1604 - 22nd street slswn JC Penney Co
1939 " " " " " " " " " dept mgr CA West Co
1940 " " N " " " " " " slswn CA West Co
1941 Timmers Gerretje N Mrs " " 1031 - 22nd street slswn CA West Co

NOTES: October 2010 - Looking on abish.byui.edu I found John and Gerritje's marriage info. John Timmers residence as
Salt Lake City. Gertie Noorland residence Ogden, Utah date 27 Jul 1936 county of record Weber, Utah.

NOTES: June 2011 - Verified birth date from web site gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl/content/index. (on my favorites)