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John Lewis Child 1903–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1903

Birth Location: Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1979

Death Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Rubin Child

Mother: Martha Douglass

Spouse(s): Hilda Helmholz

Children(s):

The story of John Lewis Child began in 1903 in Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA. In 1910, John Lewis Child resided in Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA. In 1920, John Lewis Child resided in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA. John Lewis Child married Hilda May Helmholz. John Lewis Child passed away in 1979 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Lewis Child began in 1903 in Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1910, John Lewis Child resided in Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1920, John Lewis Child resided in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA.
  • John Lewis Child married Hilda May Helmholz.
  • John Lewis Child passed away in 1979 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rubin Child
1874–1910
Birth Location: Illinois
RC
Martha Douglass
1877–1926
Birth Location: Illinois
MD

Spouses(s)

Hilda Helmholz
1909–2003
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
HH

Children(s)

John Child's Ancestors

Self
John Child
1903–1979
Birth Place: Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Rubin Parmenter Child
1874–1910
Illinois
Martha (Helen "Mattie") Douglass
1877–1926
Illinois
Grandparents
Addison (Coffey) Douglass
1830–1894
Robert's Farm near Greenfield, Highland, Ohio
Mary (Elizabeth) Robertson
1844–1911
Macon County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Watson 3GGF
1782–1833
Isabella 3GGM
1794–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George 4GGF
1731–1801
Martha 4GGM
1745–1808
John 4GGF
1773–1853
Ruth 4GGM
1774–1842

John Child's Timeline

7 Records

1903
5 Apr 1903
Birth of John Lewis Child in Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
John Lewis Child resided here in Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
John Lewis Child resided here in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
John Lewis Child resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California
Oakland, Alameda, California
1940
1940
Age 37
John Lewis Child resided here in Brooklyn Twp A D 13, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Brooklyn Twp A D 13, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
John Lewis Child resided here in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
1979
10 Jan 1979
Age 76
Death of John Lewis Child in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1903
    Event Place: Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00433; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 61-251
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934, Minnesota Historical Society; St Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Birth Certificates Index
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 2712; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 67-50

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00433; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 61-251

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brooklyn Twp A D 13, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00433; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 61-251

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, 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: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 2712; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 67-50

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
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