hmtl5 Lydia Ann Helms b. 5 Dec 1871 Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri d. 25 Jun 1945 Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Lydia Ann Helms

Female 1871 - 1945  (73 years)

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  • Name Lydia Ann Helms 
    Birth 5 Dec 1871  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Jun 1945  Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Burial 28 Jun 1945  Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I2610  Hedges
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2023 

    Father Simon Helms,   b. 28 Oct 1844, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1900, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Maryann Malinda Cassity,   b. Abt 1849, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1869  Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oliver M. P. Seals,   b. 5 Jan 1870, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1935, Jackson, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bertha Bernice Seals,   b. 30 May 1897, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1939, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     2. Alta P. Seals,   b. 13 Sep 1892, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1909, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
    Family ID F1184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Dec 1871 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Jun 1945 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jun 1945 - Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Fatally Burned Monday Morning
      Mrs. Lydia Seals Died From Burns of an Oil Stove Explosion.
      Mrs. Lydia Seals, sister-in-law of Mrs. Eva Helms of this city, was fatally burned at her home in Purdin, Monday morning. Mrs. Seals was in the kitchen when an oil stove exploded, the flames of which ignited her clothing and hair. She was taken in an unconscious condition to the McLarney hospital in Brookfield where death occurred at 12 o’clock.
      Arrangements for the funeral to be held Thursday afternoon are under the direction of the Chaney Funeral Home of Milan. Burial will be made in the family lot in the Milan cemetery.
      Mrs. Seals is survived by a brother, Dr. Pomps Helms of Eugene, Ore., a former resident of this city. Her brothers, Wallace Helms and Ed Helms, preceded her in death. Her husband died eight years ago.
      Mrs. Seals, who was 70 years old, made her home with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lula Helms in Purdin. At the time of the accident Monday, Mrs. Helms was in the garden.
      The kitchen in which the explosion occurred was badly damaged.
      The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Tuesday, 26 June 1945, page 1.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S7] Death certificate.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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