Born in Chicago, Illinois
Daughter of John N H Murphy
and Theresa (Kennedy) Murphy
Sister of
William H Murphy, Theresa M Murphy, James Murphy, John Murphy, Elizabeth M (Murphy) Goodbody, Joseph Murphy, Edward Murphy and Cecilia B (Murphy) Goggin
Wife of
Benjamin A Killham
— married
3 Feb 1883 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Descendants 
Mother of
Benjamin J Killham, Raymond Aloysius Killham, Loretta Mae (Killham) Charles, Walter Henry Killham, William Edward Albert Killham, Theresa (Killham) Hellebrand, Helence (Killham) Reilly, Harold Edward Killham and Edward Leo Killham
Died
at age 62
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Helena was born about 1858. She is the daughter of John Murphy and Theresa Kennedy. She passed away in 1927.
Maiden Name
- Maiden Name:
- Child's Birth Record:
- Name: Mary Leauratta Killham
- Date: 01 May 1888
- Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
- Father's Name: Benjeman H. Killham
- Mother's Name: Heline Murphy Killham
- Source: [Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940]
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 18 Feb 1865 (cannot be right, shows up in 1860 Census, rumored she lied about age to marry a younger man)
- Place: Chicago, Illinois
- Source: [Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947]
- Birth:
- Date: 1857
- Source: [United States Census, 1860]
- Birth:
- Date: 1856-1857
- Source: [United States Census, 1870]
- Birth:
- Date: 1858
- Source: [United States Census, 1880]
- Birth:
- Date: 1862
- Source: [Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920]
- Birth:
- Date: Feb 1863
- Source: [United States Census, 1900]
- Birth:
- Date: 1865
- Source: [United States Census, 1910]
- Birth:
- Date: 1866
- Source: [United States Census, 1920]
Residence
- Residence:
- Date: 1860
- Name: Helen Murphy
- Place:The 5th Ward In The City Of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1860]
Residence:
- Date: 1870
- Name: Helena Murphy
- Place: Ward 9, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1870]
- Residence:
- Date: 1880
- Name: Lena Murphy
- Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1880]
- Residence:
- Date: 1900
- Name: Helene Killham
- Place: Precinct 28 Lake Township Chicago city Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1900]
- Residence:
- Date: 1910
- Name: Helene Killham
- Place: Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1910]
- Residence:
- Date: 1920
- Name: Helene Killham
- Place: Chicago Ward 29, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1920]
Marriage
- Marriage:
- Date: 3 Feb 1883
- Spouse: Benjamin Killham
- Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Source: [Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920]
Death
- Death:
- Date: 19 Mar 1927
- Name: Helene Killham
- Father: John N Murphy
- Mother: Theresa Kennedy
- Spouse: Benjamin
- Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
- Sources:
- [Illinois Death Index]
- [Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947]
Sources
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helene by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helene:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helene by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helene:
-
~12.50%
William Killham
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wkillham10
-
~6.25%
Terry (Killham) Thornton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A056239 [compare], Ancestry member terryllandis1
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