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Helen L Martin 1918 – 1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1918

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 7 Oct 1991

Death Location: San Mateo

Father: James Martin

Mother: Fay Boyd

Spouse(s): Herbert Knecht

Children(s): William Knecht, Sharon Knecht, Barbara Knecht, Herbert Knecht, Beverly Knecht, Shirley Knecht

According to available records, Helen L Martin was born in 1918 in Iowa, the child of James Chester Martin and Fay Oma Boyd. Following those early years, Helen L Martin married Herbert Knecht, and their family grew to include William Joseph Knecht, Sharon F Knecht, Barbara Lee Knecht, Herbert L Knecht, Beverly Loraine Knecht and Shirley Ann Knecht. In the later years of life, Helen L Martin died in 1991 in San Mateo.

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Parents

James Martin
1894 – 1964
Birth Location: Forbes, Missouri
JM
Fay Boyd
1899 – 1985
Birth Location: Fortesque, Holt County, Missouri
FB

Spouses(s)

Herbert Knecht
1914 –
Birth Location: Missouri
HK

Children(s)

William Knecht
1933 – 2001
Birth Location: Kansas
WK
Sharon Knecht
1942 –
Birth Location: California
SK
Barbara Knecht
1935 –
Birth Location: Missouri
BK
Herbert Knecht
1937 –
Birth Location: Missouri
HK
Beverly Knecht
1938 –
Birth Location: Missouri
BK
Shirley Knecht
1942 – 2000
Birth Location: San Diego, California
SK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Northboro, Page County, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1921
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1919
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 12 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Lincoln, Atchison, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Home, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Hudson, Hudson, Weld, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 12 Oct 1933
    Event Place: Mound City, Missouri
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Mound City News-Independent - 12 Oct 1933 - Page 1, Charge 12 Oct 1933

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: A D 79, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: National City, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 07 Oct 1991
    Event Place: Belmont, San Mateo, California, United States of America
    Record Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1991
    Event Place: San Mateo

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