Daughter of Sarah E. White and John H. Wood. 1m to William Eldridge Norton on 17 May 1879 in Douglas Co, KS. Divorced on 06 Jul 1882 in Douglas Co, KS. 2m to William M. Helm on 15 Feb 1883 in Shawnee Co, KS.
This story was told by R. Wayne Watson, and it was told to him either by his mother, Grace Helm Watson, or his grandmother, Julia Wood Helm:
"In the summer of 1863, following William Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, some of Quantrill's men rode through the Wood property southwest of Lawrence. One-year-old Julia and presumably her older sisters were hidden under the porch while the raiders fired their guns, ransacked the house, and killed all of the livestock. Only women and girls were home at the time, as John H. Wood was away serving in the Union army. Given the death toll of men in Lawrence, he might have been killed if he had been home at the time."
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Topeka (KS) State Journal, 6 Jun 1942:
Mrs. Julia Frances Helm, 80, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Main, 547 Wilson. She was born near Clinton, Kan., April 2, 1862, and lived in Kansas her entire life, the last 30 years in Topeka. She was married to William M. Helm February 15, 1883, and he preceded her in death August 18, 1920. Besides Mrs. Main, she is survived by three other daughters: Mrs. Dora Finley, Overbrook, Mrs. Pearl Nibarger, Wichita, and Mrs. Grace Watson, Emporia; three sons, Roy Helm, Topeka, Claude Helm, Oakland, Calif., and Ralph Helm, Denver; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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Emporia (KS) Gazette, 9 Jun 1942:
Funeral services were held in Topeka Monday for Mrs. Julia Helm, who died Saturday morning. Mrs. Helm was the mother of Mrs. R. A. Watson, 1406 State, and had made extended visits many times at the Watson home. Burial was at Carbondale. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Watson and Stuart Watson, of Emporia, and Mrs. Pearl Nibarger and Deane Watson, Wichita, attended the funeral.
This story was told by R. Wayne Watson, and it was told to him either by his mother, Grace Helm Watson, or his grandmother, Julia Wood Helm:
"In the summer of 1863, following William Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, some of Quantrill's men rode through the Wood property southwest of Lawrence. One-year-old Julia and presumably her older sisters were hidden under the porch while the raiders fired their guns, ransacked the house, and killed all of the livestock. Only women and girls were home at the time, as John H. Wood was away serving in the Union army. Given the death toll of men in Lawrence, he might have been killed if he had been home at the time."
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Topeka (KS) State Journal, 6 Jun 1942:
Mrs. Julia Frances Helm, 80, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Main, 547 Wilson. She was born near Clinton, Kan., April 2, 1862, and lived in Kansas her entire life, the last 30 years in Topeka. She was married to William M. Helm February 15, 1883, and he preceded her in death August 18, 1920. Besides Mrs. Main, she is survived by three other daughters: Mrs. Dora Finley, Overbrook, Mrs. Pearl Nibarger, Wichita, and Mrs. Grace Watson, Emporia; three sons, Roy Helm, Topeka, Claude Helm, Oakland, Calif., and Ralph Helm, Denver; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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Emporia (KS) Gazette, 9 Jun 1942:
Funeral services were held in Topeka Monday for Mrs. Julia Helm, who died Saturday morning. Mrs. Helm was the mother of Mrs. R. A. Watson, 1406 State, and had made extended visits many times at the Watson home. Burial was at Carbondale. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Watson and Stuart Watson, of Emporia, and Mrs. Pearl Nibarger and Deane Watson, Wichita, attended the funeral.
Daughter of Sarah E. White and John H. Wood. 1m to William Eldridge Norton on 17 May 1879 in Douglas Co, KS. Divorced on 06 Jul 1882 in Douglas Co, KS. 2m to William M. Helm on 15 Feb 1883 in Shawnee Co, KS.
This story was told by R. Wayne Watson, and it was told to him either by his mother, Grace Helm Watson, or his grandmother, Julia Wood Helm:
"In the summer of 1863, following William Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, some of Quantrill's men rode through the Wood property southwest of Lawrence. One-year-old Julia and presumably her older sisters were hidden under the porch while the raiders fired their guns, ransacked the house, and killed all of the livestock. Only women and girls were home at the time, as John H. Wood was away serving in the Union army. Given the death toll of men in Lawrence, he might have been killed if he had been home at the time."
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Topeka (KS) State Journal, 6 Jun 1942:
Mrs. Julia Frances Helm, 80, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Main, 547 Wilson. She was born near Clinton, Kan., April 2, 1862, and lived in Kansas her entire life, the last 30 years in Topeka. She was married to William M. Helm February 15, 1883, and he preceded her in death August 18, 1920. Besides Mrs. Main, she is survived by three other daughters: Mrs. Dora Finley, Overbrook, Mrs. Pearl Nibarger, Wichita, and Mrs. Grace Watson, Emporia; three sons, Roy Helm, Topeka, Claude Helm, Oakland, Calif., and Ralph Helm, Denver; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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Emporia (KS) Gazette, 9 Jun 1942:
Funeral services were held in Topeka Monday for Mrs. Julia Helm, who died Saturday morning. Mrs. Helm was the mother of Mrs. R. A. Watson, 1406 State, and had made extended visits many times at the Watson home. Burial was at Carbondale. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Watson and Stuart Watson, of Emporia, and Mrs. Pearl Nibarger and Deane Watson, Wichita, attended the funeral.
This story was told by R. Wayne Watson, and it was told to him either by his mother, Grace Helm Watson, or his grandmother, Julia Wood Helm:
"In the summer of 1863, following William Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, some of Quantrill's men rode through the Wood property southwest of Lawrence. One-year-old Julia and presumably her older sisters were hidden under the porch while the raiders fired their guns, ransacked the house, and killed all of the livestock. Only women and girls were home at the time, as John H. Wood was away serving in the Union army. Given the death toll of men in Lawrence, he might have been killed if he had been home at the time."
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Topeka (KS) State Journal, 6 Jun 1942:
Mrs. Julia Frances Helm, 80, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Main, 547 Wilson. She was born near Clinton, Kan., April 2, 1862, and lived in Kansas her entire life, the last 30 years in Topeka. She was married to William M. Helm February 15, 1883, and he preceded her in death August 18, 1920. Besides Mrs. Main, she is survived by three other daughters: Mrs. Dora Finley, Overbrook, Mrs. Pearl Nibarger, Wichita, and Mrs. Grace Watson, Emporia; three sons, Roy Helm, Topeka, Claude Helm, Oakland, Calif., and Ralph Helm, Denver; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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Emporia (KS) Gazette, 9 Jun 1942:
Funeral services were held in Topeka Monday for Mrs. Julia Helm, who died Saturday morning. Mrs. Helm was the mother of Mrs. R. A. Watson, 1406 State, and had made extended visits many times at the Watson home. Burial was at Carbondale. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Watson and Stuart Watson, of Emporia, and Mrs. Pearl Nibarger and Deane Watson, Wichita, attended the funeral.
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