Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Helmers was born on 8 November 1923, in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States, his father, William Frederick Helmers, was 28 and his mother, Mary Gall, was 25. He married Doris Irene Ryan on 7 February 1948, in Springfield Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 9 November 1978, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Joseph A Helmers, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joe Helmers - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Joe Helmers
- Joseph Anthony Helmers, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
North German and Dutch: patronymic from Helmer 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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