When George Henry Van Hellen was born on 23 July 1878, in Saint Louis, Gratiot, Michigan, United States, his father, John J. Van Hellen, was 33 and his mother, Delinda Eveline Sias, was 40. He married Harimenia Jane "Minnie" De Feyter on 21 May 1915, in Flathead, Montana, United States. He lived in Briley Township, Montmorency, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Polson, Lake, Montana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 September 1969, in St. Helena, Napa, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Saint Helena Public Cemetery, St. Helena, Napa, California, United States.