Helen was born in 1874. She was the daughter of James Otis and Mary Walden. She passed away in 1962.[1]
From Otis Family in America, Pg. 635:
3572. James Franklin - Married Mary Ann Walden.
4197. I. Emma R. (11) Married Joseph R. Conroy of Missouri Valley, Ia.
4198. II. Helen M. (11) Married Frank M. Bickfprd of Boone, Ia.
4199. III. Robert R. (11) Address in 1906. Boone, Ia. Died Feb. 25, 1920.
4200. IV. William Franklin (11) Born Oct. 7, 1882, at Boone, Ia. Married Regina M. Brahm, May 22, 1921. Address in Mar. 1922 was 224 N. Le Claire Ave., Chivago, Ill.
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Sources
A Genealogical and Historical Memoir of the Otis Family in America, by William A. Otis, Chicago, 1924. Helen is the daughter of James Franklin Otis, Record #3572, Eleventh Generation, Pg. 635.[2]
1880 US Census: Harrison, Boone County, IA, 24 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 1, Pg. 38[3]
1910 US Census: Des Moines, Boone County, IA, 11 May 1910, Enumeration District 5, Sheet 18B[4]
Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996: Helen Otis Patterson & Frank Bickford, 23 Aug 1913, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Reference ID: 2:3PRLWKK[5]
1920 US Census: Missouri Valley, Harrison County, IA, 21 Jan 1920, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 15A[6]
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925: Boone, Ward 5, Boone County, 1925[7]
1930 US Census: Des Moines, Boone County, IA, 14 Apr 1930, Enumeration District 16, Sheet 7A[8]
Find A Grave: Memorial #57520933; Helen Bickford, Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone IA, Plot: WD 2
↑ Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: 328; Page: 19D; Enumeration District: 001; Image: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1254328
↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T624_392; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374405
↑ Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL microfilm: 1749716z
↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T625_493; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 90
↑ Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest
↑ Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Roll: 643; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 824.0; FHL microfilm: 2340378
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen 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 Helen: