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Franklin C. HELMICK

Franklin C. HELMICK

Male 1854 - 1938  (~ 83 years)

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  • Name Franklin C. HELMICK 
    Born Dec 1854  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1874  [4] 
    clerk 
    Census 1870, 1880  Palatine (East Fairmont), Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1893  Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation printer, newspaper printer  [1, 5] 
    Died 1938  [3] 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Inscription: F. C. Helmick, 1854-1938, No. 804. Plot: Union Printers Home, Block 51.
    Person ID I100110  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2019 

    Father Daniel Ryan HELMICK,   b. 23 Dec 1805, Randolph Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1886, Palatine (East Fairmont), Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary MCNEMAR,   b. 8 Feb 1812,   d. 22 Mar 1887, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F3452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha A. WILSON,   b. CA 1856, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Sep 1874  Palatine (East Fairmont), Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Ella Clare HELMICK,   b. 10 Oct 1877, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F38228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ida Lucille TRAINER,   b. 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1926  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1893  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      Head of household Ida Helmick, 27, b. Jul 1872, occupation (blank), married 6 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son William T, 6, b. Sep 1893; dau Edna, 3, b. Jul 1896; son George L, 2, b. Mar 1898.
      NOTE:
      In the 1900 Census of Monongalia County, Franklin C. Helmick, 45, b. Dec 1854, printer, married 6 yrs, was one of several residents in a boarding house in Morgantown.
      In the 1910 Census of Nicholas County, Franklin C. Helmick, 55, widowed, newspaper printer, was one of several roomers in a hotel in Richwood.
      In the 1910 Census, George Helmick, age 12, was listed as a foster child in the home of Samuel E. Sheets and his wife Ida (Bond) Sheets.
      In the 1930 Census of El Paso County, Colorado, Franklin C. Helmick, 75, b. WVa, widowed, was one of many patients at Union Printers Home (www.unionprintershome.org) in Colorado Springs.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 16 1910 at 616 Pike Street:
      William F. Griffith, 39, occupation saloonist, married 7 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Ida L, 38, married 7 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Minnie, 14; dau Ednor, 13; servant Florence Scott, 33, married. All born in West Virginia.

      1920 Census, Los Angeles Co, CA (City of Los Angeles), enumerated on Jan 3 1920 on South Grand Avenue:
      William F. Griffith, 49, b. WVa, no occupation; wife Ida, 48, b. WVa, no occupation.

      1930 Census, Los Angeles Co, CA (City of Los Angeles), enumerated on Apr 2 1930 on Manhattan St/Ave/Blvd:
      William F. Griffith, 60, b. WVa, retired builder, married.
    Children 
     1. William Trainer HELMICK,   b. 15 Sep 1895, Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1964, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Edna HELMICK,   b. 28 Jul 1896, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George H. HELMICK,   b. 10 Mar 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1958, Reno, Washoe Co, NV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Documents
    100110_FranklinCHelmick_IdaLucilleTrainer_MarriageRecord_27Dec1893.jpg    		100110_FranklinCHelmick_IdaLucilleTrainer_MarriageRecord_27Dec1893.jpg
    Family ID F37821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Sep 1874 - Palatine (East Fairmont), Marion Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870, 1880 - Palatine (East Fairmont), Marion Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Dec 1893 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    100110_HELMICK_FranklinC_1854-1938_EvergreenCem_UnionPrintersHomeBlock51_ColoradoSpringsCO.jpg    		100110_HELMICK_FranklinC_1854-1938_EvergreenCem_UnionPrintersHomeBlock51_ColoradoSpringsCO.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2420] 1900 Census, Monongalia County, WV.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV.

    5. [S2412] 1910 Census, Nicholas County, WV.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com, Plot: Union Printers Home Block 51. Inscription: No. 804.

    7. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, MR p. 57 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12523230&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Franklin C. Helmick, 19, b. & res. in Marion Co, occupation clerk; and Martha Wilson, 18, b. & res. in Marion Co. Married Sep 16 1874 in Palatine.