Son of Luella and Steven Helcel. William appears with his parents in the 1895 Kansas State census in Jackson County, Kansas.
In 1900, he was living with his parents and sister on a farm they owned in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). The household included: Dugher Helcel, born October 1860 in Pennsylvania, a farmer, married 19 years; Luella P., born July 1865 in Kansas, married 19 years, two children; Willie, born June 1889 in Kansas; and Elmina, born June 1896 in Kansas.
He married Minnie Dell Couch (1889-1947) in 1906. They would have four children, including: David Franklin Helcel, Della May Helcel, Essie Lee Helcel, and Jessie Dee Helcel.
By 1910, they had three children and were living on a farm they were renting in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County), next to his parents. His household included: William, 1/8 Pottawatomie Indian, 7/8 white, age 25, born in Kansas, married once for four years; Minnie, white, age 21, born in Oklahoma, married once for four years, three living children of four born; David F., Pottawatomie Indian, age 3, born in Oklahoma; Dellie M., Pottawatomie Indian, age 1, born in Oklahoma; and Ester, Pottawatomie Indian, age 0/12, born in Oklahoma.
He and Minnie had their fifth child, Jessie Dee, in 1913, before they separated and Minnie married Charles Henry Wolfe (1880-1922). Minnie and Charles subsequently had four more children: Mary Etta Wolfe, Alfred Edward Wolfe, Charles Henry Wolfe, and Lewis Bearing Wolfe. William's four children went with their mother and in 1920, were living with her and her husband Charles Wolfe on a farm they were renting in Forest, Oklahoma (Pottawatomie County). By that time, Minnie and Charles had two children of their own, Mary, age 2, and Louis, age 1.
Sometime before 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, William married Lillian and by 1920, they were living on Broadway in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). He was working as a shoe repairer in his own shop. He and Lillian had two children: Wesley, age 7, and Steven, age 6/12. He had registered for the draft in September 1918 in Catoosa, Oklahoma (Rogers County) and listed Lillian as his wife. He was observed as being of medium height and build, with dark hair and eyes. He had a permanent dislocation and had lost three fingers of his left hand.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, September 22, 1962
Services for William M. Helcel, 78, Lexington, who died Thursday (September 20), will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lexington Holiness Church. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery under direction of Primrose Funeral Home, Norman.
Survivors include his wife, May; four sons, Dave of Phoenix; Steve of Oregon; and Marvin and Leroy, both of West Memphis; five daughters, Mrs. Della Swarb, Wynnewood; Mrs. Essie Cooper, El Reno; Mrs. Jessie Wheeler, Tecumseh; Mrs. Mary Kee, Parkin, Arkansas; and Mrs. Rosa Ruffinen, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and a sister, Mrs. Elmina Kelley, Lexington.
In 1900, he was living with his parents and sister on a farm they owned in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). The household included: Dugher Helcel, born October 1860 in Pennsylvania, a farmer, married 19 years; Luella P., born July 1865 in Kansas, married 19 years, two children; Willie, born June 1889 in Kansas; and Elmina, born June 1896 in Kansas.
He married Minnie Dell Couch (1889-1947) in 1906. They would have four children, including: David Franklin Helcel, Della May Helcel, Essie Lee Helcel, and Jessie Dee Helcel.
By 1910, they had three children and were living on a farm they were renting in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County), next to his parents. His household included: William, 1/8 Pottawatomie Indian, 7/8 white, age 25, born in Kansas, married once for four years; Minnie, white, age 21, born in Oklahoma, married once for four years, three living children of four born; David F., Pottawatomie Indian, age 3, born in Oklahoma; Dellie M., Pottawatomie Indian, age 1, born in Oklahoma; and Ester, Pottawatomie Indian, age 0/12, born in Oklahoma.
He and Minnie had their fifth child, Jessie Dee, in 1913, before they separated and Minnie married Charles Henry Wolfe (1880-1922). Minnie and Charles subsequently had four more children: Mary Etta Wolfe, Alfred Edward Wolfe, Charles Henry Wolfe, and Lewis Bearing Wolfe. William's four children went with their mother and in 1920, were living with her and her husband Charles Wolfe on a farm they were renting in Forest, Oklahoma (Pottawatomie County). By that time, Minnie and Charles had two children of their own, Mary, age 2, and Louis, age 1.
Sometime before 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, William married Lillian and by 1920, they were living on Broadway in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). He was working as a shoe repairer in his own shop. He and Lillian had two children: Wesley, age 7, and Steven, age 6/12. He had registered for the draft in September 1918 in Catoosa, Oklahoma (Rogers County) and listed Lillian as his wife. He was observed as being of medium height and build, with dark hair and eyes. He had a permanent dislocation and had lost three fingers of his left hand.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, September 22, 1962
Services for William M. Helcel, 78, Lexington, who died Thursday (September 20), will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lexington Holiness Church. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery under direction of Primrose Funeral Home, Norman.
Survivors include his wife, May; four sons, Dave of Phoenix; Steve of Oregon; and Marvin and Leroy, both of West Memphis; five daughters, Mrs. Della Swarb, Wynnewood; Mrs. Essie Cooper, El Reno; Mrs. Jessie Wheeler, Tecumseh; Mrs. Mary Kee, Parkin, Arkansas; and Mrs. Rosa Ruffinen, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and a sister, Mrs. Elmina Kelley, Lexington.
Son of Luella and Steven Helcel. William appears with his parents in the 1895 Kansas State census in Jackson County, Kansas.
In 1900, he was living with his parents and sister on a farm they owned in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). The household included: Dugher Helcel, born October 1860 in Pennsylvania, a farmer, married 19 years; Luella P., born July 1865 in Kansas, married 19 years, two children; Willie, born June 1889 in Kansas; and Elmina, born June 1896 in Kansas.
He married Minnie Dell Couch (1889-1947) in 1906. They would have four children, including: David Franklin Helcel, Della May Helcel, Essie Lee Helcel, and Jessie Dee Helcel.
By 1910, they had three children and were living on a farm they were renting in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County), next to his parents. His household included: William, 1/8 Pottawatomie Indian, 7/8 white, age 25, born in Kansas, married once for four years; Minnie, white, age 21, born in Oklahoma, married once for four years, three living children of four born; David F., Pottawatomie Indian, age 3, born in Oklahoma; Dellie M., Pottawatomie Indian, age 1, born in Oklahoma; and Ester, Pottawatomie Indian, age 0/12, born in Oklahoma.
He and Minnie had their fifth child, Jessie Dee, in 1913, before they separated and Minnie married Charles Henry Wolfe (1880-1922). Minnie and Charles subsequently had four more children: Mary Etta Wolfe, Alfred Edward Wolfe, Charles Henry Wolfe, and Lewis Bearing Wolfe. William's four children went with their mother and in 1920, were living with her and her husband Charles Wolfe on a farm they were renting in Forest, Oklahoma (Pottawatomie County). By that time, Minnie and Charles had two children of their own, Mary, age 2, and Louis, age 1.
Sometime before 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, William married Lillian and by 1920, they were living on Broadway in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). He was working as a shoe repairer in his own shop. He and Lillian had two children: Wesley, age 7, and Steven, age 6/12. He had registered for the draft in September 1918 in Catoosa, Oklahoma (Rogers County) and listed Lillian as his wife. He was observed as being of medium height and build, with dark hair and eyes. He had a permanent dislocation and had lost three fingers of his left hand.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, September 22, 1962
Services for William M. Helcel, 78, Lexington, who died Thursday (September 20), will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lexington Holiness Church. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery under direction of Primrose Funeral Home, Norman.
Survivors include his wife, May; four sons, Dave of Phoenix; Steve of Oregon; and Marvin and Leroy, both of West Memphis; five daughters, Mrs. Della Swarb, Wynnewood; Mrs. Essie Cooper, El Reno; Mrs. Jessie Wheeler, Tecumseh; Mrs. Mary Kee, Parkin, Arkansas; and Mrs. Rosa Ruffinen, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and a sister, Mrs. Elmina Kelley, Lexington.
In 1900, he was living with his parents and sister on a farm they owned in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). The household included: Dugher Helcel, born October 1860 in Pennsylvania, a farmer, married 19 years; Luella P., born July 1865 in Kansas, married 19 years, two children; Willie, born June 1889 in Kansas; and Elmina, born June 1896 in Kansas.
He married Minnie Dell Couch (1889-1947) in 1906. They would have four children, including: David Franklin Helcel, Della May Helcel, Essie Lee Helcel, and Jessie Dee Helcel.
By 1910, they had three children and were living on a farm they were renting in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County), next to his parents. His household included: William, 1/8 Pottawatomie Indian, 7/8 white, age 25, born in Kansas, married once for four years; Minnie, white, age 21, born in Oklahoma, married once for four years, three living children of four born; David F., Pottawatomie Indian, age 3, born in Oklahoma; Dellie M., Pottawatomie Indian, age 1, born in Oklahoma; and Ester, Pottawatomie Indian, age 0/12, born in Oklahoma.
He and Minnie had their fifth child, Jessie Dee, in 1913, before they separated and Minnie married Charles Henry Wolfe (1880-1922). Minnie and Charles subsequently had four more children: Mary Etta Wolfe, Alfred Edward Wolfe, Charles Henry Wolfe, and Lewis Bearing Wolfe. William's four children went with their mother and in 1920, were living with her and her husband Charles Wolfe on a farm they were renting in Forest, Oklahoma (Pottawatomie County). By that time, Minnie and Charles had two children of their own, Mary, age 2, and Louis, age 1.
Sometime before 1918 when he registered for the World War I draft, William married Lillian and by 1920, they were living on Broadway in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). He was working as a shoe repairer in his own shop. He and Lillian had two children: Wesley, age 7, and Steven, age 6/12. He had registered for the draft in September 1918 in Catoosa, Oklahoma (Rogers County) and listed Lillian as his wife. He was observed as being of medium height and build, with dark hair and eyes. He had a permanent dislocation and had lost three fingers of his left hand.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, September 22, 1962
Services for William M. Helcel, 78, Lexington, who died Thursday (September 20), will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lexington Holiness Church. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery under direction of Primrose Funeral Home, Norman.
Survivors include his wife, May; four sons, Dave of Phoenix; Steve of Oregon; and Marvin and Leroy, both of West Memphis; five daughters, Mrs. Della Swarb, Wynnewood; Mrs. Essie Cooper, El Reno; Mrs. Jessie Wheeler, Tecumseh; Mrs. Mary Kee, Parkin, Arkansas; and Mrs. Rosa Ruffinen, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and a sister, Mrs. Elmina Kelley, Lexington.
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