Brief Life History of Helen Josephine
When Helen Josephine Nickerson was born on 13 July 1919, her father, George Roy Ethelbert Nickerson, was 37 and her mother, Mary Nelson Smith, was 38. She married Raymond S Wheeler in May 1943. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States in 1940 and Oakland Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1950. She died on 20 July 1994, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lane Heights Cemetery, Lupton, Rose Township, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Helen J Wheeler, "United States 1950 Census"
- Helen Josephine Wheeler, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
- Helen Wheeler in entry for Margaret J Furgerson, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
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World Events (8)
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1920
Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Lincolnshire): variant of Nixon , in which trisyllabic Nickeson has been spelled Nickerson.
English: alternatively, a variant of Nicholson with /r/ substituted for /l/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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