Helen (Schwab) Walton (1907 - 1995)

Born 11 Jun 1907 in Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Oct 1995 at age 88 in Oregon, United States

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Biography

• Helen was born in 1907, in Clay Center, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Mary Schwab.

In 1910, the Schwab family lived in Marshall, Clay, Nebraska. The household included George W., 33, b. IL, a farmer who owned his property free and clear. George’s parents were born in Germany; his wife May, 34, b. IL (father b. IN; mother b. Arkansas). George and Mary had been married 12 years, and had had four children, all living; their four children, all b. NE: Reuben, 12, farm laborer, in school; Herschel, 6, in school; Edith (Helen?), 2; and Herbert, 1. Also living with them was an adopted daughter, Martha Schwab, 14, b. NE, whose parents were US born. Nearby was another Schwab family: W.F, 38; his wife Stella R., 27, and their children. W.F was b. IL, and his parents were b. Germany (possibly a brother of George). ^[1]

In 1920, the Schwab family lived in Marshall, Clay, Nebraska. The household included George, 43, b. IL (parents b. Germany), a farmer who owned his property free and clear; his wife May, 43, b. IL (father b. IN; mother b. Arkansas); and their four children, all b. NE: Herschel, 16; Helen, 12; Herbert, 11; and Luella, 9. The three youngest were in school. All members of the household could read and write. ^[2]

• Helen married Gale Walton. She lived most of her life in Nebraska. Helen died in Oregon in 1995, aged 88, and is buried with her husband in Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 US Census, Marshall, Clay, Nebraska (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLWB-XLQ)
2. ↑ 1920 US Census, Marshall, Clay, Nebraska (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCVK-BMQ)
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #63536889