Born in Parkman, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William W. Smith
and Mattie E. (Arnold) Smith
Wife of
William James Mertz
— married
14 Jun 1922 in Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Mother of
Betty L. (Mertz) Davis
Died
at about age 81
in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2019
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Biography
Hellen was born in 1905. She is the daughter of William Smith and Mattie Arnold. She worked in a basket making factory at the time of her marriage to William Mertz.
Sources
Birth
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6WQ-PJD : 9 March 2018), Helen S. Smith, 14 Nov 1904; citing Birth, Parkman, Geauga, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,460.
Census
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXS-GN1 : accessed 13 March 2019), Hellen S Smith in household of William W Smith, Parkman, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 3A, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1185; FHL microfilm 1,375,198.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4Z8-L35 : accessed 14 March 2019), Helen S Mertz in household of William J Mertz, West Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 1B, line 60, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1882; FHL microfilm 2,341,616.
Marrriage
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQT-4X18 : 28 November 2018), William James Mertz and Helen Shirley Smith, 14 Jun 1922; citing Marriage, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
Death
"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKK7-PQ5 : 8 December 2014), Helen S Mertz, 06 Feb 1984; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 25563, certificate number 014771, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3M4-3JM : 20 May 2014), Helen Mertz, Feb 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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