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Helen Mae Champion 1926–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 2002

Death Location: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA

Father: Jerry Jr.

Mother: Helen Choate

Spouse(s): Albert Sr.

Children(s): Jerry Sr.

Helen Mae Champion was born in 1926 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Jerry Henderson Champion Jr And Helen Mae Choate. Helen Mae Champion married Albert Al Holmes Bates Sr, and had children including Dorothea Marina Bates, Jerry Haywood Bates Sr. Helen Mae Champion passed away in 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Mae Champion was born in 1926 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Jerry Henderson Champion Jr And Helen Mae Choate.
  • Helen Mae Champion married Albert Al Holmes Bates Sr, and had children including Dorothea Marina Bates, Jerry Haywood Bates Sr.
  • Helen Mae Champion passed away in 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerry Jr.
1896–1947
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
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Helen Choate
1905–1988
Birth Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Albert Sr.
1920–1980
Birth Location: Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
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Children(s)

Jerry Sr.
1947–2004
Birth Location: Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
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Helen Champion's Ancestors

Self
Helen Champion
1926–2002
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jerry Henderson Champion Jr.
1896–1947
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Helen (Mae) Choate
1905–1988
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah ("Jerry" Henderson) Champion
1871–1941
North Carolina, USA
Lula (Watson) Quarles
1875–1948
North Carolina, USA
Charles (Axe Choate) Jr.
1884–1959
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (Park) Kane
1883–1961
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Choate
1857–
Katherina Hannold
1856–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Choate
1828–1868
Catharine Bain
1830–1925
Sheppard Hannold
1822–1864
Susan Martin
1832–1913

Helen Champion's Descendants

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Helen (Mae) Champion (16 Jul 1926–11 Oct 2002) m. Albert ("Al" Holmes Bates) Sr. (22 Feb 1920–31 Aug 1980)
  1. 1. Jerry (Haywood Bates) Sr. 1947–2004

Helen Champion's Timeline

3 Records

1926
16 Jul 1926
Birth of Helen Mae Champion in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1946
22 Mar 1946
Age 20
Helen Mae Champion was married in Dade County, Florida
Dade County, Florida
2002
11 Oct 2002
Age 76
Death of Helen Mae Champion in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Dade County, Florida

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 2002
    Event Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
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