Helen Rice (Parsons) DeNayer (1918 - 1995)

Born 28 Nov 1918 in Wayne Co, MI

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Died 19 Jun 1995 at age 76 in Hickory Co. MO

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Biography

Lived In MI until age 16, when her mother died around age 39, then fathers family purchased her a 1 way ticket to California. She lived on an Indian reservation for a short time. She wore braids or princess Laya buns in her hair often.

Helen was a wonderful artist and they often took trips to the woods so she could paint. she was a free spirit. When she was in California she bought a covered wagon. She took a gun, a friend, and a dog and came across the country to Michigan in it. She made the newspaper with that trip. she was very smart and got a great job at Michigan gas company. She left that job to get married and moved west.

She had self taught herself several languages and was a teacher for several years. She sewed her granddaughters many clothes, and crocheted them barbie furniture. She was excellent piano player and had electric organ in home. She taught some grandchildren how to play. She was very good at math too. She loved to garden had had dogs and cats. often when older, she would not vacation because she didn't want to leave her cats. Her and Eddie (2nd husband) traveled a lot.

1940-Age 22 living as a maid in household of Fredia Siegleman

married Harry Allen Beagle

Nov 1943 Birth of daughter, Harriette Lilah

Jan 1945 Birth of daughter, Alice Catherine in Van Nuys, CA

1948-1951 or 52: children lived in orphanage

street car driver in Henshaw Blvd, Los Angeles in the 1950s-Met Edward Denayer

1954 September 3. Married John Edward De Nayer

1980's moved to Indiana, had property there for a short time by a lake

1980's moved to Flemington Mo & Humansville, MO

1994 moved to Elkton, MO with daughter, Alice

June 1995 passed away in the home of daughter, Alice. with granddaughter, Alisa and daughter, Alice by her side

Had gotten pneumonia and was in hospital, one day coherent and knew everyone, that night she was wanting to walk around the hospital halls and nurses didn't want her to so they gave her some kind of medication and restrained her to bed. The next morning, she did not know any family and was confused. She was never the same again. She went from hospital to nursing home and then Alice moved her into her home. She was unable to care for self, was unable to even feed self. She passed away a few months later.

BURIAL Flemington Cemetery Flemington, Polk County, Missouri, US

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51746649

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CL-Z6S : accessed 30 September 2017), Helen Parsons in household of Fredia Siegleman, Councilmanic District 3, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-203, sheet 8A, line 6, family 168, 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 405.