"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 11 February 2019), Helen G Carson in household of Frank H Carson, Joliet Township Joliet city Ward 5, Will, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 14A, family 294, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,353.
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"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 11 February 2019), Helen Carson in household of Frank H Carson, Joliet Ward 5, Will, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 174, sheet 8A, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 334; FHL microfilm 1,374,347.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : accessed 11 February 2019), Helen Carson in household of Frank Carson, Joliet Ward 5, Will, Illinois, United States; citing ED 170, sheet 6A, line 19, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 415; FHL microfilm 1,820,415.
"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch ([5] : 10 March 2018), Emmett J. Purfield and Helen G. Carson, 13 Apr 1920.
"Idaho Births and Christenings, 1856-1965", database, FamilySearch ([6] : 7 February 2020), Emmett J. Purified or Purfield in entry for Joannem Carson Purfield, 1922.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([7] : accessed 11 February 2019), Helen C Purfield in household of Emmett J Purfield, Precinct 69, El Paso, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 2A, line 44, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 242; FHL microfilm 2,339,977.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ([8] : 14 March 2018), Helen C Purfield in household of Emmet J Purfield, Broadmoor, Election Precinct 71, El Paso, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-89, sheet 4B, line 61, family 87, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 462.
The Independent-Record newspaper; "Officers' Wives Club", The Independent-Record (Helena, Montana), 17 Oct 1943, Page 6; [9]
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"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch ([11] : accessed 11 February 2019), Charlotte G Carson in entry for Mrs Helen Carson Purfield, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 11 Jun 1993; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch ([12] : accessed 11 February 2019), Mrs Helen Carson Purfield, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 11 Jun 1993; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB9D-BZ9 : 19 May 2014), Helen C Purfield, 09 Jun 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch ([13] : 10 February 2023), Charlotte H Gillette in entry for Helen Carson Purfield, .
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ([14] : 11 July 2016), Helen Gillette Carson Purfield, 1993; Burial, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States of America, Evergreen Cemetery; citing record ID 35031730, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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