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Helen Eleanor Vinson 1915–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1915

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 7 January 1998

Death Location: Nicollet, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Louis Vinson

Mother: Minnie Spainhower

Spouse(s): Walter Wilking

Children(s): Jerald Wilking, Donald Wilking

The story of Helen Eleanor Vinson began in 1915 in Iowa. In 1920, Helen Eleanor Vinson resided in Duncombe, Webster, Iowa, USA. In 1930, Helen Eleanor Vinson resided in Transit, Sibley, Minnesota, USA. Helen Eleanor Vinson married Walter Fred George Wilking, and had children including Donald Kent Wilking, Jerald Lee Wilking, Robert Dean Wilking, Thomas Gene Wilking. Helen Eleanor Vinson passed away in 1998 in Nicollet, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Eleanor Vinson began in 1915 in Iowa.
  • In 1920, Helen Eleanor Vinson resided in Duncombe, Webster, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, Helen Eleanor Vinson resided in Transit, Sibley, Minnesota, USA.
  • Helen Eleanor Vinson married Walter Fred George Wilking, and had children including Donald Kent Wilking, Jerald Lee Wilking, Robert Dean Wilking, Thomas Gene Wilking.
  • Helen Eleanor Vinson passed away in 1998 in Nicollet, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Louis Vinson
1869–1951
Birth Location: Illinois
LV
Minnie Spainhower
1878–1931
Birth Location: Iowa
MS

Spouses(s)

Walter Wilking
1911–2006
Birth Location: Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America
WW

Children(s)

Jerald Wilking
1939–2009
Birth Location: Minnesota
JW
Donald Wilking
1944–1967
Birth Location: Minnesota
DW

Helen Vinson's Ancestors

Self
Helen Vinson
1915–1998
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Louis A Vinson
1869–1951
Illinois
Minnie Spainhower
1878–1931
Iowa
Grandparents
John (B.) Spainhower
1850–1924
North Carolina, United States of America
Amanda (Fidelia) Crouse
1848–1908
N. Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Spainhower
1823–1897
Lydia Miller
1824–1881
George Crouse
1814–1898
Henrietta Shaub
1819–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Vinson's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Eleanor) Vinson (24 May 1915–7 January 1998) m. Walter (Fred George) Wilking (11 June 1911–10 August 2006)
  1. 1. Jerald (Lee) Wilking 1939–2009
  2. 2. Donald (Kent) Wilking 1944–1967

Helen Vinson's Timeline

7 Records

1915
24 May 1915
Birth of Helen Eleanor Vinson in Iowa
Iowa
1920
1920
Age 5
Helen Eleanor Vinson resided here in Duncombe, Webster, Iowa, USA
Duncombe, Webster, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Helen Eleanor Vinson resided here in Transit, Sibley, Minnesota, USA
Transit, Sibley, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Helen Eleanor Vinson resided here in Webster
Webster
1940
1940
Age 25
Helen Eleanor Vinson resided here in Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Helen Eleanor Vinson resided here in Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
1998
7 January 1998
Age 83
Death of Helen Eleanor Vinson in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States of America
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1915
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Transit, Sibley, Minnesota; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340865
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Duncombe, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T625_517; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 255
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01941; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 52-11
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 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: Nicollet, Nicollet

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Duncombe, Webster, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Duncombe, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T625_517; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 255

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Transit, Sibley, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Transit, Sibley, Minnesota; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Webster
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01941; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 52-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nicollet, Nicollet, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01941; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 52-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nicollet, Nicollet, 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: Nicollet, Nicollet

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1998
    Event Place: Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nicollet, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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