Born in Spencer, Washington Township, Owen, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Walter Winfield Anderson
and Lelah Frances (Cooper) Allen
Sister of
Beulah Delorys (Anderson) White
Wife of
Thomas William Murray
— married
16 Jun 1920 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Janice Frances (Murray) Howland
Died
at age 80
in Ramona, San Diego, California, United States
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Biography
When Helen Olevia Anderson was born on January 4, 1899, in Spencer, Indiana, her father, Walter, was 23 and her mother, Lelah, was 23. She married Thomas William Murray and they had one daughter together in 1922. She then married John Franklin Couch in 1962. She died on February 21, 1979, in Ramona, California, at the age of 80, and was buried in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Birth
4 Jan 1899 • Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States
Residence
14 Jun 1900 • Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States
18 Apr 1910 • Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
10 Jan 1920 • Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
18 Apr 1930 • Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
1 Apr 1940 • Wayne Township, Marion, Indiana, United States
28 Feb 1961 • Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States
- Guest attends Soroptimist Club meeting.
10 Oct 1970 • Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States
Occupation
19 Aug 1964 • Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States Teaching at Hazelwood School
Marriage
16 Jun 1920 • Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death
21 Feb 1979 • Ramona, San Diego, California, United States
Burial
21 Feb 1979 • Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
- Her crypt is at Mt. Vernon North Wing on nave floor 8 gn crypt 7.
Sources
- Birth:
- Her birth record is located at Book H-4 on page 27 and Book H-7 on page 121.
- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, citing Helen O Anderson, birthdate: 1899.
- Residence:
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 77; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T623, roll 399, citing Helen Anderson in household of Winfield Anderson.
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Chicago (Ward 34), Cook, Illinois; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1481; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T624, roll 281, citing Helen O Anderson in household of Walter W Anderson.
- 1920 United States Federal Census, Indianapolis (Ward 9), Marion, Indiana; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 174; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T625, roll 454, citing Helen Anderson in household of Layton Allen.
- 1930 United States Federal Census, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 20; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T626, roll 607, citing Helen Murray in household of Thomas Murray.
- 1940 United States Federal Census, Wayne, Marion, Indiana, United States; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 49-75; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T627, roll 1076, citing Helen Murray in household of Thomas Murray.
- Marriage:
- Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1916 - 1920 Inclusive, Vol, [unknown], County Clerk's Office, Indiana; Book: 110; Page: 642.
- death:
- California Death Index, 1940-1997; citing Helen O Couch. Birth Date: 4 Jan 1899. Birth Place: Indiana. Death Date: 21 Feb 1979. Death Place: San Diego, California.
- Record of Deaths , San Diego, California, State File No. 79-019467.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Anonymous Howland
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup I1a1, FTDNA kit #861275
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~25.00%
50.00%
Anonymous Howland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #861275
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Ada (Troutman) Vieceli :
23andMe, GEDmatch HC2824531 [compare], yourDNAportal ADA0bb91ec6
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