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Helen Lorraine Rouse 1925–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1925

Birth Location: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 6 July 2000

Death Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Chester Sheetz

Mother: Emma Sheetz

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Helen Lorraine Rouse was born in 1925 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Chester Vernon Sheetz And Emma Louise Sheetz. In 1935, Helen Lorraine Rouse resided in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa. In 1940, Helen Lorraine Rouse resided in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA. Helen Lorraine Rouse passed away in 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Helen Lorraine Rouse was born in 1925 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Chester Vernon Sheetz And Emma Louise Sheetz.
  • In 1935, Helen Lorraine Rouse resided in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Helen Lorraine Rouse resided in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA.
  • Helen Lorraine Rouse passed away in 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Helen Rouse's Ancestors

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Helen Rouse
1925–2000
Birth Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Chester Vernon Sheetz
1895–1965
Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Emma (Louise) Sheetz
1896–1965
Germany
Grandparents
Fred (Monroe) Sheetz
1871–1952
Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Tessa (Van) Pelt
1869–1967
Pleasant Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Adolf (August Friedrich Otto) Ploeger
1861–1931
Evangelisch, Lage, Lippe, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Sheetz
1842–1926
Nancy Northup
1846–1934
James Pelt
1821–1897
Dorcas McCullough
1837–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McCullough
1800–1880
Mary McKnight
1801–1879

Helen Rouse's Timeline

4 Records

1925
20 February 1925
Birth of Helen Lorraine Rouse in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 10
Helen Lorraine Rouse resided here in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa
Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 15
Helen Lorraine Rouse resided here in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
2000
6 July 2000
Age 75
Death of Helen Lorraine Rouse in Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, United States of America
Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1925
    Event Place: Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01213; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-14
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01213; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01213; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 2000
    Event Place: Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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