WILLIAM HELPS
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2. WILLIAM HELPS: Second child born to Henry Helps and Mary Rawlings.
Born 13 May 1831, Frome, Somerset, England, died 10 Feb 1909, Plympton
Twp., Ont. On the
28 Dec 1852 he married MARY Lunam TRANENT, born 9 Sep 1836
Berwickshire, Scotland, died
10 Jun 1903. (d/o Adam Tranent and Ann Cairns..no marriage).
Both buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 13 children. Ann, Henry, James, William & Mary (Twins),
Elizabeth, Jane, Samuel #1,
Sophia, Martha #1, Sarah, Martha #2 and Samuel #2.
William came to Plympton Twp., in 1832, with his parents.
Mary was raised by her grandparents
James Cairns and Elizabeth Patterson. She came to Canada
with them in 1840 and lived with them until she married at the
age of 16 years to William Helps.
1. ANN HELPS: Born 14 Nov 1853, died 8 Nov 1874.
Buried Wyoming, Ont.
(Diptheria)
2. HENRY HELPS: Born 23 Aug 1855, died 11 Jan 1912. He married Alma Cordelia Hill,
born
12 Dec 1857, died 13 Aug 1938. (d/o Robert Hill and ?).
Both buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 6 children. Alma, Bertha, James, Ernest, Mary and Minnie.
(1)
ALMA JANE HELPS: Born 29 Sep 1887, died 7 May 1991. On the 25 Dec 1907, she married
James
Johnson, born 25 Dec 1882, died 1958. (s/o William P. Johnson and Sarah Ann
Hawkes).
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 7
children. William, Bertha, Gladys, Mabel, Elsie, Reta and Harold.
Alma re-married in 1962 to George Dennis, born 1884, died 1970.
(2) BERTHA ANN HELPS: Born 12 Feb 1888,
died 23 Dec 1983. She married Royal Wright,
born 30 Mar
1881, died 2 Oct 1957. (s/o Robert Wright and Jane ?).
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 3
children. Mildred, Wallace & Leslie (Twins).
(3) JAMES HELPS: Born 31 Dec 1890, died
1919.
Buried
Wyoming, Ont.
(4) ERNEST HENRY HELPS: Born 21 Oct 1892,
died 23 Jan 1967. On the 12 May 1921,
he married
Elsie Marie Smith, born 21 Apr 1896, died 19 Oct 1984.
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 10
children. Earle, Kenneth, Howard, Gordon, Ross, Clayton, Marion, Donna,
Gerald and
Arnold.
(5) MARY MARGUERITE HELPS: Born 6 Dec
1894 died 14 Dec 1969. On the 1 Oct 1924, she
married Alexander "Sandy" McManus, born 15 Dec 1883, died 24 Feb 1963.
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 5
children. Baby, Baby, Ross, Lenore and Dorothy.
(6) MINNIE ELIZABETH HELPS: Born 23 Feb
1898 died Mar 1982. On the 2 Oct 1919,
she married
Howard Bryson, born 1897, died 1948. (s/o Benjamin Bryson and Isabella
Dewar).
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 1
child. Lloyd.
Minnie re-married in 1955 to William Burns Smith born 1890, died 12 Aug 1970.
3. JAMES HELPS: Born 1857 Plympton Twp., Ont.
In 1881, he was a blacksmith. He
later moved to California and
nothing more known as he never kept in touch with the family.
4. WILLIAM HELPS: (Twin). Born 27 Sep 1859, died 5 Nov 1942, Port Huron, Mich. He
married
Matilda Ellen Graham, born 30 Jul 1867, died 1925.
William buried Port Huron, Mich.
They had 1 child. Elizabeth.
William re-married Isabelle
Brydon, born 24 Nov 1872, died 1955.
(1) ELIZABETH "Lizzie"
HELPS: Born 1886. On the 17 Nov 1903, she married William
H.H. Trefla.
They
had 10 children. Kenneth, William, Frederick, Harold, Gerald, James, Clayton, Ellen,
Muriel and Ruth.
Went to Alpena, Mich., in 1915.
5. MARY HELPS: (Twin). Born 27 Sep 1859, died 30 Mar 1922. In 1885, she married William
John
Currah, born 1860, died 1897. (s/o Joseph Currah and Elizabeth
Mitchell).
Both buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 7 children. William, Walter, Edna, Elizabeth, Edgar &
Thomas (Twins), and Veva.
Mary re-married 13 Jun 1900 to
William Serle.
They had 2 children. Clayton and Orlof.
(1) WILLIAM JOSEPH CURRAH: Born 20 Mar 1887 died 10 Aug 1972. On the 5 May 1909,
he
married Bella White, born 1886, died 20 Apr 1976. (d/o Lancelot White and Jane ?).
Both
buried Invermay, Sask.
They
had 7 children. William, Mary #1, Lillian, Mary #2, Robert, Lancelot, Thomas and
Vernon.
William and his brother Walter went to Sheho, Sask., in 1905 as farm labourers, in
1907
they
filed for homesteads near Rama, Sask.
(2) WALTER CURRAH: Born 4 Feb 1886,
died 28 Feb 1976. On the 21 Dec 1911, he married
Elizabeth "Lizzie" White, born 1888, died 1955.
Both
buried Invermay, Sask.
They
had 4 children. Mary, Kenneth, Sidney and Edgar.
Walter went to Sheho, Sask., in 1905 and bought his homestead in 1907 near Rama, Sask.
After Lizzie died, Walter returned to Sarnia, Ont. In 1975, he re-married Edna
Warren
Langan, born 1889, died Dec 1975. After Edna died, Walter returned to Invermay where
he
died in his 90th year and is buried with his 1st wife.
His
2nd wife Edna is buried in Lakeview Cemetery Sarnia, Ont.
(3) EDNA ANN CURRAH: Born 23 Jun
1888, died 12 Jan 1940. In 1906, she married William J.
Rawson, born 1889, died 1 Sep 1973.
Both
buried Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, Ont.
They
had 11 children. Frances, William #1 & Andrew (Twins), Raymond, Clifford,
William #2,
Eric,
Earl, Harold, Kenneth and Beatrice.
William re-married Stella James.
(4) ELIZABETH "Bessie"
MAE CURRAH: Born 1890, died 1896.
Buried Wyoming, Ont.
(5) EDGAR STANLEY CURRAH: (Twin).
Born 30 Oct 1893, died 24 Sep 1975. On the 27 Dec
1916,
he married Isabelle Maud Glenn, born 13 Dec 1892, died 23 Jan 1972.
They
had 3 children. Helen, Thomas and Veva.
(6) THOMAS HENRY CURRAH: (Twin). Born 30
Oct 1893, died 14 May 1984. He married
Julie Jean
Morgan, born 1892, died 1960.
Both
buried St. Thomas, Ont.
They
had 2 children. Edgar and Ross.
(7) VEVA CURRAH: Born 1896. In
1913, she married William Baker, born 1894, died 1974.
They had 8 children. Helen, William, Raymond, Mary, Orlaf, Kenneth, Veva and Shirley.
William worked for over 30 years in the New York Central Railroad Shops.
Mary Helps Currah
re-married 13 Jun 1900 to William Serle.
They had 2 children. Clayton and Orlof.
(1) REV. CLAYTON SERLE: Born 3 Feb 1902, died 1994. On the 19 Jun 1932, he married
Thelma Robinson, born 1903, died 1981.
They had 2 children. Catherine and Beverely.
Clayton later re-married his housekeeper.
(2) ORLOF SERLE: Born 1904,
died 1978. In 1934 he married Lucille Quinlin, born 1905.
They had 2 children. Robert and Mary.
6. ELIZABETH HELPS:Born 9 Jun 1862, died 1927. She married John Ormerod, born 1853, died
1887.
(s/o David Ormerod and Elizabeth Reiley).
Elizabeth buried Croswell, Mich.
John buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 5 children. Mae, Annie & Martha (Twins), David and
William.
Elizabeth re-married c1888 to John
Polon.
They had 4 children.
(1)
MAE ORMEROD: Born 1882, died 1968. In 1901 she married William Smith, born 1880
died
1950.
They had 9
children. Bessie, Helen, Ethel, Arthur, Clayton, Everett, John, Fred and Mary.
William was a butcher and lived in Port Huron, Mich.
(2) ANNIE ORMEROD: (Twin). Born 3 Feb
1876, died 3 Apr 1985. In 1909, she married Daniel
Wolsey, born 1883, died 1948.
Both buried
Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
They had 3
children. John, Marian and Doris.
1901 census Wyoming, Ont., states Annie born USA.
Living with
Uncle and Aunt.
(3) MARTHA "Mattie" ORMEROD:
(Twin). Born 3 Feb 1876, died 1969. In 1912, she married
Jasper Morgan, born 1889, died 1962.
They had 5
children. Edward, Elizabeth, Marie, John and William.
1901 census Wyoming, Ont., states Martha born USA.
Living with
Uncle and Aunt.
(4) DAVID ORMEROD: Born 14 May 1880, died
1968. On the 16 Oct 1907, he married Pearl
McAlpine, born 1887, died 1967.
Both buried
St. Thomas, Ont.
They had 4
children. Lila, Lloyd, Glen and Hazel.
In 1901 living with George and Jane Lucas.
(5) WILLIAM ORMEROD: Born 1884, died
1918. In 1907, he married Pearl Watson, born
1887, died
1966.
Both buried
Croswell, Mich.
They had 2
children. Raymond and Stanley.
Elizabeth Helps re-married c1888 to
John Polon.
Both buried Croswell, Mich.
They had 4 children. Felix, Vye, Henry and Hazel.
(1)
FELIX POLON: Born 1889, died 1966. In 1914, he married Pearl Fisher, born 1897,
died
1983.
Both buried
Cadillac, Mich.
They had 3
children. Virginia, Felix and Carl.
(2) VYE POLON: Born 1891, died 1929. In
1915, she married Charles Colclough, born 1890,
died
1970.
They had 6
children. Genevere, Aureen, Elizabeth, Patricia, Phyllis and Jean.
Name also spelt Caughlin. Lived in Albuguerque, New Mexico.
(3) HENRY POLON: Born 1896, died 1976?.
Lived in Detroit, Mich. Never kept in touch with the family.
(4) HAZEL POLON: Born 1902. In 1925, she
married Leo Rubenstein, born 1900, died 1960.
They had 2
children. Stanley and Ann.
Leo owned a large machinery business in Detroit, Mich.
After Leo
died Hazel moved to Hollandale, Fla.
7. JANE SUMMERS HELPS: Born 19 Jan 1864, died 19 Oct 1938. On the 13 Mar 1883, she
married
George Lucas, born 15 Jun 1862, died 17 Apr 1932. (s/o Thomas
Lucas and Mary Lusk).
Both buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 8 children. Thomas, William, Russell, Mary, Stanley, Ellen,
Myrtle and Baby.
George attended the funeral of his
daughter-in-law and when the services were over, they found
him slumped over in the pew, he had died during the service.
(1) THOMAS
HENRY LUCAS: Born 12 Jul 1884, died 15 Jul 1957. On the 28 Jun 1905, he
married
Lillian Mae Martin, born 3 Dec 1886, died 12 Mar 1967. (d/o Thomas Martin
and Anne
Nankervis)
Both buried
Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
They had 4
children. Helena, Wesley, William and Shirley.
(2) WILLIAM
LUCAS: Born 14 Apr 1886, died 18 Feb 1975. On the 28 Aug 1907, he married
Sarah Pearl
Strangway, born 12 May 1883, died 21 Oct 1947.
Both buried Union
Cemetery, Mooretown, Ont.
They had 7
children. William, Sarah, Carl & Walter (Twins), Orville, Doris and Stanley.
William re-married Violet Strangway, who died 23 Jan 1967.
(Sarah's Cousin).
(3) RUSSELL
GEORGE LUCAS: Born 16 Jul 1887, died 29 Mar 1932. On the 26 Dec 1913,
he married
Blanche Violetta Spearman, born 21 Apr 1891, died 14 Apr 1932. (d/o Joseph
J. Spearman
and Sylvia Bowen).
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 3
children. Raymond, Garfield and Earl.
(4) MARY
PEARL LUCAS: Born 30 Aug 1890, died 23 Jun 1977. On the 17 Aug 1910, she
married
Alfred Martin, born 1879, died 25 Sep 1956. (s/o Thomas B. Martin and Anne
Nankervis).
Both buried
Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
They had 2
children. Harold and Lillian.
(5) STANLEY
JAMES LUCAS: Born 7 May 1893, died 3 Dec 1978, Vancouver, B.C. On the
16 Apr 1923, he
married Adeline Gorsalitz, born 2 Mar 1902, died 29 Aug 1979.
(d/o Frederick
Gorsalitz and Lea Catherine Roth).
Stanley buried
Merritt, B.C., with sons Jim and George.
Adeline buried
Kamsack, Sask., with daughter June.
They had 4
children. Beatrice, Stanley, Robert and Fay.
(Better known as:
June, George, Jim and Fay).
(6) ELLEN
ELLENIA "Nellie" LUCAS: Born 28 Oct 1896, died 12 Feb 1980, Florida. On the
30 Aug
1916, she married Severance John Paget, born 1893. (Divorced)
Nellie buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 1 child.
John.
Nellie re-married 3 more times to: Harold Holmes, Joseph Haas and Henry Leo Lutts.
(7) MYRTLE
JANE LUCAS: Born 12 Feb 1898, died 15 Jun 1974. On the 26 Apr 1916, she
married
Jacob Warren Jones, born 1895, died 29 Dec 1961.
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 1 child.
James.
Myrtle re-married in 1973 to Wilfred Salter, who later married Myrtle (Scott) Lucas,
widow of
Wesley Lucas, who was Myrtle's nephew.
(8) BABY LUCAS: Stillborn 25 Sep 1903.
8. SAMUEL HELPS #1: Born 31 May 1866, died 7 Nov 1874.
Buried Wyoming, Ont.
(Diptheria)
9. SOPHIA HELPS: Born 17 Sep 1869, died 25 Dec 1921. On the 16 Jul 1890, she married James
Turner, born 1863, died 1945.
Sophia buried North Battleford, Sask.
James buried Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
They had 3 children. William, Lottie and Mary.
After Sophia died, James returned to Sarnia and married Bessie (Gilletly) Mitchelson.
(1) WILLIAM JAMES TURNER: Born c1891.
Lived in Los Angeles, Calif. He never kept in touch with the family.
(2)
LOTTIE TURNER: Born 27 Oct 1893, died 28 Jul 1980. She married Sidney Booth, born
9 Jul
1887, died 7 Dec 1978.
Both buried
Vancouver, B.C.
They had 3
children. Irene, Hazel and Vera.
(3)
MARY BEATRICE "May" TURNER: Born 1895, died Aug 1978. She married Samuel
Pogue.
Both buried
New Westminster, B.C.
They had 2
children. Gordon and Irene.
Mary later married Stewart Steel.
10. MARTHA HELPS #1: Born 15 Mar 1871, died 9 Nov
1874.
Buried Wyoming, Ont.
(Diptheria)
11. SARAH HELPS: Born 25 Mar 1873, died 24 Dec 1874.
Buried Wyoming, Ont.
(Diptheria).
12. MARTHA SARAH ANN HELPS #2: Born 23 Aug 1875, died 12 Jun 1899.
Buried Wyoming, Ont.
She was named for her 3 sisters all of whom died in 1874 from diptheria.
13. SAMUEL HELPS #2: Born 10 Nov 1878, died 21 Dec 1974. On the 6 Feb 1907, he married
Edna Estella Johnson, born 25 Aug 1887, died 10 Aug 1950.
(d/o William P. Johnson and Sarah
Hawkes).
Both buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 11 children. Cecil, Beatrice, Henry, Mary, Bessie,
Myrtle, Pearl & James (Twins),
Clifford, Clarence and Helen.
Samuel named for his brother who died in 1874 from diptheria.
(1)
CECIL CLIFFTON HELPS: Born 12 Jan 1908, died 12 Jan 1992. On the 26 Sep 1929,
he
married Emily Beatrice Beals, born 26 Sep 1911, died 1995.
Cecil
buried Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
They had 1
child. Edna.
(2)
BEATRICE MABEL HELPS: Born 1 Apr 1910, died 16 Dec 1995. On the 21 Sep 1929, she
married Edwin J. Wilson, born 1908, died 1970.
Both buried
Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
They had 4
children. Baby, Baby, Catherine and Ronald.
(3)
HENRY RAYMOND HELPS: Born 18 Jan 1912, died 16 Jul 1980. He married Margaret
Welsh, born 1915, died 1970.
Both buried
Blackwell Cemetery, Sarnia Twp., Ont.
They had 3
children. Kenneth, Marion and Donald.
Henry re-married Anita Healy.
(4)
MARY ELIZABETH HELPS: Born 22 Oct 1913, died 27 Aug 1914.
(5)
BESSIE VIOLA HELPS: Born 25 Oct 1914, died 4 Sep 1989. On the 18 Jun 1938, she
married Harold Edgar Brown, born 27 Sep 1918. (s/o Ambrose Brown and Sarah
Mae Lucas).
Bessie
buried Blackwell Cem., Sarnia Twp., Ont.
They had 2
children. Betty and Wayne.
(6)
MYRTLE EDITH HELPS: Born 25 Feb 1916, died 5 Apr 1972. She married Fenton Leckie,
born
1904.
Myrtle
buried Wyoming, Ont.
They had 6
children. Garnet, Shirley, Clayton, Lillian, Robert and John.
(7)
PEARL AUGUSTA HELPS: (Twin). Born 20 Oct 1919. She married Arthur Shrumm.
They had 2
children. Elizabeth and Marlyn.
Pearl re-married John Morgan.
(8)
JAMES EARL HELPS: (Twin). Born 20 Oct 1919, died 6 Feb 1920.
(9)
CLIFFORD GORDON HELPS: Born 8 Apr 1924, died 20 Nov 1978. He married Leona
Belanger,
born 1922, died 18 Mar 1993.
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 7
children. Rose, Edgar, Vivian, Ross, Roger, Daniel and Darlene.
(10)
CLARENCE JAMES HELPS: Born 11 Jun 1925.
He
married Mary Haywood.
They
had 4 children. Earl, Garry, Doreen and Gerald.
(11) HELEN
LOUISE HELPS: Born 23 Feb 1928, died 21 Nov 1990. She married James
Maidment, born 1916, died 10 Jan 1992.
Both buried
Hillsdale Cemetery Petrolia, Ont.
They had 2
children. Martin and Penny.
