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Helen Sophia Donaldson 1883–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1883

Birth Location: Yankton, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: Jan 1956

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: Adrian Donaldson

Mother: Hilda Nyberg

Spouse(s): Robert Ferris

Children(s): Elinor Ferris, Edmund Ferris, Robert Senior

The story of Helen Sophia Donaldson began in 1883 in Yankton, South Dakota, USA. In 1900, Helen Sophia Donaldson resided in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA. Helen Sophia Donaldson married Robert Ferris, and had children including Edmund Arthur Ed Ferris, Elinor Roberta Ferris, Robert Martin Bob Ferris Senior. Helen Sophia Donaldson passed away in 1956 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Sophia Donaldson began in 1883 in Yankton, South Dakota, USA.
  • In 1900, Helen Sophia Donaldson resided in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA.
  • Helen Sophia Donaldson married Robert Ferris, and had children including Edmund Arthur Ed Ferris, Elinor Roberta Ferris, Robert Martin Bob Ferris Senior.
  • Helen Sophia Donaldson passed away in 1956 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adrian Donaldson
1849–1928
Birth Location: Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
AD
Hilda Nyberg
1849–1932
Birth Location: Hakafors, Kronoberg, Hjortsberga, Smaland, Sweden
HN

Spouses(s)

Robert Ferris
1870–1946
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
RF

Children(s)

Elinor Ferris
1908–1959
Birth Location: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
EF
Edmund Ferris
1911–1977
Birth Location: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
EF
Robert Senior
1914–2000
Birth Location: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
RS

Helen Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Helen Donaldson
1883–1956
Birth Place: Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Adrian Josef Gottfrid "Fred" Donaldson
1849–1928
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Hilda (Christina) Nyberg
1849–1932
Hakafors, Kronoberg, Hjortsberga, Smaland, Sweden
Grandparents
Johan (Fredrik) Danielsson
1821–1853
Bettna, Södermanland, Sweden
Anna (Mathilda) Möller
1816–1887
Göteborg, Göteborgs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Anders Danielsson
1784–1839
Catherine Andersdotter
1779–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Pehrsson
1752–1819
Ellicka Gunnarsdotter
1759–1840

Helen Donaldson's Descendants

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Helen (Sophia) Donaldson (11 Aug 1883–Jan 1956) m. Robert Ferris (10 Oct 1870–Feb 1946)
  1. 1. Elinor (Roberta) Ferris 1908–1959 m. Andrew (Stuart Cowie) Dr. 1906–1991
    1. 1. Nan (Ferris) Cowie 1942–1942
    2. 2. Arthur (Robert "Art") Cowie 1934–2009
  2. 2. Edmund (Arthur "Ed") Ferris 1911–1977 m. Margaret (Mae) Blystone 1916–1996 m. Helen (Beatrice "Betty") FitzMaurice 1917–2003
    1. 1. Bruce (Bradley) Hickox 1940–2005 m. Nancy (Elaine) Ludlam 1944–2003
  3. 3. Robert (Martin "Bob" Ferris) Senior 1914–2000 m. Marion (B.) Jacobson 1914–2008 m. Marjory ("Marge") Pillsbury 1914–1979
    1. 1. Robert (Martin Ferris) Junior 1942–2018 m. Anne (Charlene) Harvey 1943–1995

Helen Donaldson's Timeline

13 Records

1883
10 Aug 1883
Birth of Helen Sophia Donaldson in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
1883
11 Aug 1883
Birth of Helen Sophia Donaldson in Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, South Dakota, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
1905
1905
Age 22
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in South Dakota, USA
South Dakota, USA
1906
Abt. 1906
Age 23
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 57
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Helen Sophia Donaldson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1956
09 Jan 1956
Age 73
Death of Helen Sophia Donaldson in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
1956
Jan 1956
Age 73
Burial of Helen Sophia Donaldson in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1980; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 89-144
    [2] Year: 1920; Census Place: Yankton Ward 1, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1726; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 265; Image: 907
    [3] Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1099; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2340834
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: 1555; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0348; FHL microfilm: 1241555
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Yankton Ward 1, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0439; FHL microfilm: 1375502
    [6] South Dakota Marriages
    [7] Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1943; Microfilm Serial: T938; Microfilm Roll: 450
    [8] South Dakota, State Census, 1905
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Minneapolis, Hennep
    [11] Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Yankton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1943; Microfilm Serial: T938; Microfilm Roll: 450

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: 1555; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0348; FHL microfilm: 1241555

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1906
    Event Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 13 Oct 1906; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.3967759,0.5649742,0.52442956&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Des Moines Register - 13 Oct 1906 - Page 9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Yankton Ward 1, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0439; FHL microfilm: 1375502

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Yankton Ward 1, Yankton, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1726; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 265; Image: 907

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1099; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2340834

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1980; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 89-144

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1980; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 89-144

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1943; Microfilm Serial: T938; Microfilm Roll: 450

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1943; Microfilm Serial: T938; Microfilm Roll: 450

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Minneapolis, Hennep

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1943; Microfilm Serial: T938; Microfilm Roll: 450

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1956
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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