Helen Louise Genung

Brief Life History of Helen Louise

When Helen Louise Genung was born on 16 February 1891, in Port Chester, Rye Town, Westchester, New York, United States, her father, Merwin Elisha Genung, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Louise Reynolds, was 23. She married Archibald Bush Campbell on 3 June 1915, in Port Chester, Rye Town, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in January 1974, in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Archibald Bush Campbell
1891–1965
Helen Louise Genung
1891–1974
Marriage: 3 June 1915
Jean Louise Campbell
1921–2007

Sources (5)

  • Helen G Campbell in household of Archibald Campbell, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Helen Louise Genung, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Helen L Genung in entry for Jean Campbell Tippett, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Guénon: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wano, from wan ‘hope, expectation’. Compare Ganong and Ganung .

History: This surname is listed along with its original form Guenon in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

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