Irene Myrtle Helpman

Female18 July 1875–19 April 1881

Brief Life History of Irene Myrtle

When Irene Myrtle Helpman was born on 18 July 1875, in Village Creek, Allamakee, Iowa, United States, her father, DeWitt Clinton Helpman, was 28 and her mother, Flora Adelia Rose, was 18. She lived in Greenfield Township, Elk, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Harrison Township, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 19 April 1881, at the age of 5, and was buried in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

DeWitt Clinton Helpman
1847–1917
Flora Adelia Rose
1857–1935
Irene Myrtle Helpman
1875–1881
Flossie J Helpman
1878–1884
Luther Clinton Helpman
1881–1912
Jessie Winogene Helpman
1890–1970
Martin Lawrence Helpman
1895–1982
Albert Lorenzo Pratt Helpman
1899–1968

Sources (3)

  • Myrtle Halfman in household of Angus Wilkinson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Myrtle Irene Helpman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Irene Helpman in household of Flora Helpman, "United States Census, 1880"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (4)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

Age 1

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

Age 2

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 6

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): topographic name denoting a dweller on a hill, from Middle English hil(le), hel(le) ‘hill’ + man. Compare Heller and Hillman .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hellerman .

Americanized form of German Hellmann .

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

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