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Helen Louise McCarty 1910–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1910

Birth Location: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 1986

Death Location: Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Ralph McCarty

Mother: Bertha Wendt

Spouse(s): Edmond Dowd

Children(s): Kathleen Dowd, Robert Dowd

The story of Helen Louise McCarty began in 1910 in La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Helen Louise McCarty resided in La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana, USA. In 1924, Helen Louise McCarty resided in La Porte, Indiana, USA. Helen Louise McCarty married Edmond James Dowd, and had children including Kathleen Ann Dowd, Marcia A Dowd, Robert Edmond Dowd, Virginia Lillian Dowd. Helen Louise McCarty passed away in 1986 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Louise McCarty began in 1910 in La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Helen Louise McCarty resided in La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1924, Helen Louise McCarty resided in La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • Helen Louise McCarty married Edmond James Dowd, and had children including Kathleen Ann Dowd, Marcia A Dowd, Robert Edmond Dowd, Virginia Lillian Dowd.
  • Helen Louise McCarty passed away in 1986 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph McCarty
1882–1936
Birth Location: La Porte, Indiana, USA
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Bertha Wendt
1885–1965
Birth Location: Germany
BW

Spouses(s)

Edmond Dowd
1908–1990
Birth Location: Illinois
ED

Children(s)

Kathleen Dowd
1938–2001
Birth Location: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
KD
Robert Dowd
1934–2022
Birth Location: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
RD

Helen McCarty's Ancestors

Self
Helen McCarty
1910–1986
Birth Place: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Parents
Ralph Ludlow McCarty
1882–1936
La Porte, Indiana, USA
Bertha (M) Wendt
1885–1965
Germany
Grandparents
Charles (F) McCarty
1837–1908
Manchester, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ann (A.) NORRIS
1842–1912
Indiana
William (John (Wilhelm)) Wendt
1848–1922
Germany
Augusta Walters
1855–1926
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Parker McCarty
1820–
Sarah Hooker
1820–
Harvey 1C4X
1819–1883
Sarah Miller
1821–1881
Johann Walter
1830–
Hannah Struck
1828–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Struck
1802–1856
Willhelmina Primhauss
1804–1840

Helen McCarty's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Louise) McCarty (9 Jan 1910–1986) m. Edmond (James) Dowd (20 Oct 1908–13 Aug 1990)
  1. 1. Kathleen (Ann) Dowd 1938–2001 m. James (Anthony) Dilley 1935–1995
  2. 2. Robert (Edmond) Dowd 1934–2022

Helen McCarty's Timeline

17 Records

1910
9 Jan 1910
Birth of Helen Louise McCarty in La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1924
1924
Age 14
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, Indiana, USA
1925
1925
Age 15
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, Indiana, USA
1926
1926
Age 16
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, Indiana, USA
1927
1927
Age 17
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1931
1931
Age 21
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, Indiana, USA
1933
Abt 1933
Age 23
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Laporte
Laporte
1935
1935
Age 25
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana
La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 30
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1959
1959
Age 49
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Independence, Missouri, USA
Independence, Missouri, USA
1960
1960
Age 50
Helen Louise McCarty resided here in Independence, Missouri, USA
Independence, Missouri, USA
1986
Nov 1986
Age 76
Death of Helen Louise McCarty
None
1986
1986
Age 76
Death of Helen Louise McCarty
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1910
    Event Place: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1925
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1926
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1927
    [4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1924
    [5] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1924
    [6] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1926
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340151
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: T624_363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374376
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1910; Roll: 011
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Times; Publication Date: 11 Nov 1986; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.27390757,0.4983438,0.3591788&xid=3355
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 5063; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 116-530

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: La Porte Ward 1, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: T624_363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374376

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1924
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1924

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1925
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1926
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1926
    [3] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: La Porte High School; Year: 1927

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340151

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1933
    Event Place: Laporte
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Vidette-Messenger of Porter County; Publication Date: 24 Jun 1933; Publication Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA; ,0.8794226,0.37189204,0.98353076&

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 5063; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 116-530

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Independence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Independence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Independence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Times; Publication Date: 11 Nov 1986; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.27390757,0.4983438,0.3591788&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Times; Publication Date: 11 Nov 1986; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.27390757,0.4983438,0.3591788&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Independence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1986
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Times; Publication Date: 11 Nov 1986; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.27390757,0.4983438,0.3591788&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1986
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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