Helen Ruth Steppe

Female3 May 1925–14 February 2010

Brief Life History of Helen Ruth

When Helen Ruth Steppe was born on 3 May 1925, in Pitt, North Carolina, United States, her father, Marshall James Stepps, was 21 and her mother, Effie Louise Joyner, was 21. She married William Woodrow Owens on 15 September 1947, in Warwick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Township 9 Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Newport News, Virginia, United States for about 1 years. She died on 14 February 2010, in Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

William Woodrow Owens
1919–2004
Helen Ruth Steppe
1925–2010
Marriage: 15 September 1947
William Woodrow Owens Jr.
1949–1997

Sources (10)

  • Helen R Owens, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Helen Ruth Stepp, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • Helen Ruth Steppe, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 September 1947Warwick, Virginia, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 2

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

    Age 16

    The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

    1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

    Age 23

    The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

    Name Meaning

    Flemish, North German, and Dutch: variant of Stepp .

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

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