Brief Life History of Helen Catherine
When Helen Catherine Wildnauer was born on 17 February 1910, in Dagus Mines, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Joseph Wildnauer, was 26 and her mother, Lillian "Flossie" Rebecca Green, was 16. She had at least 2 sons with George Frank “Sonny” Meyer. She lived in Elk, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Benzinger Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States for about 5 years. She died on 29 September 2001, in Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Helen C Meyer, "United States Census, 1950"
- Helen Catharine Meyer, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Helen C Wildnauer Meyer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
vernacular form of the name (Greek Hēlēnē) borne in classical legend by a famous beauty, wife of Menelaus, whose seizure by the Trojan prince Paris sparked off the Trojan War. Her name is of uncertain origin; it may be connected with a word meaning ‘ray’ or ‘sunbeam’ compare Greek hēlios ‘sun’. It has sometimes been taken as connected with the Greek word meaning ‘Greek’, Hellēn, but this is doubtful. In the early Christian period the name was borne by the mother of the Emperor Constantine, who is now usually known by the Latin version of her name, Helena. She is credited with having found the True Cross in Jerusalem. She was born in about 248 , probably in Bithynia. However, in medieval England it was believed that she had been born in Britain, which greatly increased the popularity of the name there.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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