Helen Frances (Peck) Converse (1869 - 1955)

Born 29 May 1869 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Sep 1955 at age 86 in London, Madison County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Timeline

1869 May 29:
Birth of Helen Frances Peck in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. She was the daughter of John Peck and Eliza Melvin.

1870:
Helen, age 1, lived in Ohio with her parents, John Peck and Eliza Melvin, 29, and Frank Baxter, 10.

1873 May 18:
Death of mother, Eliza Melvin Peck in Union, Madison, Ohio. She was born August 21, 1840 in Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio. She was 32 years old.

1883 Jul 25:
Marriage of John Peck and Edith Thacker in London, Madison, Ohio.

1885 Jan 23:
Birth of half-brother, Frank Peck in Union Township, Madison, Ohio.

1887 Jun 14:
Birth of half-brother, Donald Peck in Union Township, Madison, Ohio.

1889 Jul 29:
Marriage of Helen Frances Peck and Caleb Hamilton Converse Jr. in Madison County, Ohio. He was born November 20, 1867 in Unionville, Union, Ohio and was the son of Orson Parley Converse and Emeline Cramer.

1892 Feb 22:< br /> Birth of half-sister, Lella Peck in Springfield, Clark, Ohio.

1894 Jun 15:< br /> Birth of son, Harry Booth Converse in London, Madison, Ohio.

1896 Mar 27:
Birth of half-brother, Raymond Peck in Harmony, Clark, Ohio.

1897 Jul 28:
Birth of daughter, Frances Florence Converse in London, Madison, Ohio.

1897 Dec 10:
Death of daughter, Frances Florence Converse in London, Madison, Ohio. She was 5 months old.

1900 Jun 01:
Death of father, John Peck in London, Madison, Ohio. He was buried at Kirkwood Cemetery, London, Madison, Ohio. John's headstone of Deceased Union Veterans was supplied by Vermont Marble Company in Proctor, Vermont. He was 58 years old.

1940:
Helen, age 70, lived at 155 Lafayette Road in London Village, Union Township, Madison, Ohio with her husband, Caleb, 72.

1954 Mar 19:
Death of husband, Caleb H. Converse. He was buried at the Kirkwood Cemetery in London, Madison, Ohio.^[1]

1955 Sep 16:
Death of Helen Frances Peck Converse in London, Madison, Ohio. She was buried at the Kirkwood Cemetery in London, Madison, Ohio. She was 86 years old.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave memorial 11533290 Caleb H Converse.
2. ↑ Find A Grave memorial page for Helen Frances Peck Converse (29 May 1869–16 Sep 1955), Memorial ID 11533280; citing Kirkwood Cemetery, London, Madison County, Ohio, USA; maintained by Dave M (contributor 46499754).

• FamilySearch Family Tree.
• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD2W-ZH3 : 10 February 2018), C.H. Converse Jr. and Helen F. Peck, 29 Jul 1889; citing Marriage, Madison, Ohio, United States, p. 468, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6T8-P7M : 11 February 2018), Caleb Hamilton Converse in entry for Harry Booth Converse, 15 Jun 1894; citing London, Madison, Ohio, reference 173 p 38; FHL microfilm 522,857.
• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X68V-F28 : 9 March 2018), Caleb Hamilton Converse in entry for Harry Booth Converse, 15 Jun 1894; citing Birth, Loudon, Madison, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 522,857.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNM-XYK : 14 March 2018), Caleb H Converse, Ward 2, London Village, Union Township, Madison, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-21, sheet 1B, line 63, family 28, 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 3107.
• Find A Grave memorial 11533246 Harry Booth Converse.