Born in Caledonia, Washington, Missouri, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Brant Sutton
and Lucinda M (McMurtrey) Sutton
Sister of
Lewis Kenneth Sutton, Virgil Otho Sutton, Mary Ethelyn (Sutton) Stoner and Noel Brant Sutton
Wife of
Andrew J Nikels
— married
5 Jan 1937 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 91
in Hazard, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
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Biography
Helen was born in 1915 to William Brant Sutton and Lucinda M McMurtrey. She moved from Missouri to Illinois between 1930 and 1935, where she married her husband in 1937. Helen lived in Illinois until her husband's passing, and then moved to Nebraska, where her son Kenneth lived. She died in 2007 at 91 years old.
Timeline with Sources
- 1915 Nov 28 - Birth - Caledonia, Washington, Missouri
- 1920 United States Federal Census[1] - Iron, Iron, Missouri - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- 1930 United States Federal Census - Iron, Iron, Missouri [2] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- 1935 - Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois [3]
- 1937 Jan 5 - Marriage to Andrew J Nikels - Cook, Illinois - Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [4]
- 1940 United States Federal Census - Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois [5] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
- 1957 - Residence: Ottawa, Illinois - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [6]
- 1993 Sep 16 - Death of Husband Andrew J Nikels - Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
- 2007 Sep 1 - Death - Hazard, Sherman, Nebraska - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [7] — Find a Grave[8] Memorial# 134445132 - Burial: Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa LaSalle County Illinois
Helen Nikels, 91 of Kearney, Nebraska, formerly of Ottawa, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at St. Lukes Good Samaritan Village in Nebraska. Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with the Rev. Polly Klimson, Pastor, of First United Methodist Church in Ottawa officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday before the services at the funeral home. Mrs. Nikels was born on November 28, 1915, in Caledonia, Missouri. to William and Lucinda (McMurtrey) Sutton. She graduated in 1932 from Caledonia High School at the age of 16. She married Andrew J. Nikels of Ottawa on January 5, 1937 in Chicago. They lived in Ottawa thereafter, where they raised their family. They were active in the First United Methodist Church in Ottawa and loved Ottawa High School sporting events. She is survived by one daughter, Helen (Garin) VanDeMark of Fort Collins, Colorado; two sons, Robert (Kathy) Nikels of Westminster, South Carolina and Kenneth (Diane) Nikels of Kearney, Nebraska; 7 granddaughters, Melinda White, Beth Nikels, Amy Murphy, Judy Nikels-Reesha, Gina Nichols, Holly Nikels and Michelle Nikels; 3 great grandsons and 3 great granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew, who died September 16, 1993; her parents; one sister, Ethelyn Stoner and three brothers, Kenneth, Otho and Noel Sutton. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated later. This memorial provided by:Mueller Funeral Home, Memorial Networks Partner Provider: Batesville Interactive, All rights reserved. |
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- Source: S-2074894911 Repository: #R-2141381508 Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, Note: APID: 1,6224::0
- Repository: R-2141381508 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
- Source: S-2080954883 Repository: #R-2141381508 Title: Social Security Death Index Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D Note: APID: 1,3693::0
- ↑ Source: #S-2080954883 Page: Number: 326-44-1695; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: 1964-1965. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ssdi&h=80527931&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 28 Nov 1915Birth place: Death date: 1 Sep 2007Death place: Hazard, Sherman, Nebraska APID: 1,3693::80527931
- ↑ Source: #S-2074894911 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1641; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 861.0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=45945180&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1915Birth place: Residence date: 1930Residence place: Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York APID: 1,6224::45945180
- ↑ Source: #S-2080954883 Page: Number: 326-44-1695; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: 1964-1965. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ssdi&h=80527931&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 28 Nov 1915Birth place: Death date: 1 Sep 2007Death place: Hazard, Sherman, Nebraska APID: 1,3693::80527931
- ↑ Source: #S-2074894911 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1641; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 861.0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=45945180&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1915Birth place: Residence date: 1930Residence place: Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York APID: 1,6224::45945180
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