HELEN WINGER

Brief Life History of HELEN

HELEN WINGER was born on 29 August 1892, in Oregon, United States. She married Willis Eli Sheldon in 1914, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years and Supervisorial District 2, Pima, Arizona, United States in 1940. She died in December 1974, in Pima, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82.

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Willis Eli Sheldon
1889–
HELEN WINGER
1892–1974
Marriage: 1914
Shirley Evelyn Sheldon
1915–
Vivian Marie Sheldon
1918–2000

Sources (6)

  • Helen Sheldon in household of Willis E Sheldon, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Helen Sheldon, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Helen Wenger in entry for Vivian M McKenzie, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English (Essex): from the Middle English personal name Wingar (Old English Winegār, from wine ‘friend’ + gār ‘spear’).

German: habitational name for someone from any of several places in Alsace (now part of France) named Wingen.

Norwegian: variant of Vinger . This surname is also found in Sweden, where it is very rare.

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

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