Name: Hellman, Elizabeth
Date: March 6, 1920
Source: unknown, Reel #36
Notes: Hellman-Elizabeth, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; Thursday evening, March 4, at residence, Granger road, Garfield Heights; aged 97 years, 3 months. Funeral services Sunday, March 7, at St. John's Lutheran church, Turney road, at 2:30 p. m. Friends invited. Please omit flowers.
Cleveland Press, Feb. 8, 1919: "Recall When Cleveland Was a Suburb of Newburg? Mrs. Helman Does"
"Cleveland, a suburb of Newburg. That's what we used to say in 1849," says Mrs. Elizabeth M. Helman, who lives on Granger rd near Turney rd. [east of the intersection]. Mrs. Helman, who has entered the Press contest which aims to find the oldest man and woman in Cleveland, is 96. She was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to this country in 1849, settling on a farm on what is now Turney rd. "Newburg was larger than Cleveland in those days," says Mrs. Helman. "Whenever I see the old millstone on the Public Square it awakens memories. That stone was used in a mill close to our farm. It was the only one in Cuyahoga co." Mrs. Helman had ten children, eight of whom are now living. "At first our farm was surrounded by dense woods," she says. "But as the children grew older, they cleared away the trees. I liked to work on the farm. I still like that kind of work. Last year I had a war garden and raised all my own vegetables. There weren't many conveniences in those days. I used to walk eight miles to church every Sunday [probably to Zion Evangelical Church in Cleveland, Rev. H. C. Schwan, 8.8 miles on GoogleMaps]. There was only one store in Cleveland when I first moved here. I was down by the river. It was a general store. Everything from buggy whips to flatirons were sold there."
"Plenty of plain food" has been one of Mrs. Helman's rules of life. She still does most of her own cooking. Mrs. Helman still takes a 15 minute walk every day. Are some of your acquaintances older than Mrs. Helman? Send in their photographs and a sketch of their lives. The Press wants to print the pictures, reminiscences and philosophies of the oldest man and oldest woman in Cuyahoga County."
Would have come from Germany when 27 years old.
Sister of Maria H. Walker Franz, who on the 1900 census was listed as immigrating in 1848.
Date: March 6, 1920
Source: unknown, Reel #36
Notes: Hellman-Elizabeth, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; Thursday evening, March 4, at residence, Granger road, Garfield Heights; aged 97 years, 3 months. Funeral services Sunday, March 7, at St. John's Lutheran church, Turney road, at 2:30 p. m. Friends invited. Please omit flowers.
Cleveland Press, Feb. 8, 1919: "Recall When Cleveland Was a Suburb of Newburg? Mrs. Helman Does"
"Cleveland, a suburb of Newburg. That's what we used to say in 1849," says Mrs. Elizabeth M. Helman, who lives on Granger rd near Turney rd. [east of the intersection]. Mrs. Helman, who has entered the Press contest which aims to find the oldest man and woman in Cleveland, is 96. She was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to this country in 1849, settling on a farm on what is now Turney rd. "Newburg was larger than Cleveland in those days," says Mrs. Helman. "Whenever I see the old millstone on the Public Square it awakens memories. That stone was used in a mill close to our farm. It was the only one in Cuyahoga co." Mrs. Helman had ten children, eight of whom are now living. "At first our farm was surrounded by dense woods," she says. "But as the children grew older, they cleared away the trees. I liked to work on the farm. I still like that kind of work. Last year I had a war garden and raised all my own vegetables. There weren't many conveniences in those days. I used to walk eight miles to church every Sunday [probably to Zion Evangelical Church in Cleveland, Rev. H. C. Schwan, 8.8 miles on GoogleMaps]. There was only one store in Cleveland when I first moved here. I was down by the river. It was a general store. Everything from buggy whips to flatirons were sold there."
"Plenty of plain food" has been one of Mrs. Helman's rules of life. She still does most of her own cooking. Mrs. Helman still takes a 15 minute walk every day. Are some of your acquaintances older than Mrs. Helman? Send in their photographs and a sketch of their lives. The Press wants to print the pictures, reminiscences and philosophies of the oldest man and oldest woman in Cuyahoga County."
Would have come from Germany when 27 years old.
Sister of Maria H. Walker Franz, who on the 1900 census was listed as immigrating in 1848.
Name: Hellman, Elizabeth
Date: March 6, 1920
Source: unknown, Reel #36
Notes: Hellman-Elizabeth, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; Thursday evening, March 4, at residence, Granger road, Garfield Heights; aged 97 years, 3 months. Funeral services Sunday, March 7, at St. John's Lutheran church, Turney road, at 2:30 p. m. Friends invited. Please omit flowers.
Cleveland Press, Feb. 8, 1919: "Recall When Cleveland Was a Suburb of Newburg? Mrs. Helman Does"
"Cleveland, a suburb of Newburg. That's what we used to say in 1849," says Mrs. Elizabeth M. Helman, who lives on Granger rd near Turney rd. [east of the intersection]. Mrs. Helman, who has entered the Press contest which aims to find the oldest man and woman in Cleveland, is 96. She was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to this country in 1849, settling on a farm on what is now Turney rd. "Newburg was larger than Cleveland in those days," says Mrs. Helman. "Whenever I see the old millstone on the Public Square it awakens memories. That stone was used in a mill close to our farm. It was the only one in Cuyahoga co." Mrs. Helman had ten children, eight of whom are now living. "At first our farm was surrounded by dense woods," she says. "But as the children grew older, they cleared away the trees. I liked to work on the farm. I still like that kind of work. Last year I had a war garden and raised all my own vegetables. There weren't many conveniences in those days. I used to walk eight miles to church every Sunday [probably to Zion Evangelical Church in Cleveland, Rev. H. C. Schwan, 8.8 miles on GoogleMaps]. There was only one store in Cleveland when I first moved here. I was down by the river. It was a general store. Everything from buggy whips to flatirons were sold there."
"Plenty of plain food" has been one of Mrs. Helman's rules of life. She still does most of her own cooking. Mrs. Helman still takes a 15 minute walk every day. Are some of your acquaintances older than Mrs. Helman? Send in their photographs and a sketch of their lives. The Press wants to print the pictures, reminiscences and philosophies of the oldest man and oldest woman in Cuyahoga County."
Would have come from Germany when 27 years old.
Sister of Maria H. Walker Franz, who on the 1900 census was listed as immigrating in 1848.
Date: March 6, 1920
Source: unknown, Reel #36
Notes: Hellman-Elizabeth, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; Thursday evening, March 4, at residence, Granger road, Garfield Heights; aged 97 years, 3 months. Funeral services Sunday, March 7, at St. John's Lutheran church, Turney road, at 2:30 p. m. Friends invited. Please omit flowers.
Cleveland Press, Feb. 8, 1919: "Recall When Cleveland Was a Suburb of Newburg? Mrs. Helman Does"
"Cleveland, a suburb of Newburg. That's what we used to say in 1849," says Mrs. Elizabeth M. Helman, who lives on Granger rd near Turney rd. [east of the intersection]. Mrs. Helman, who has entered the Press contest which aims to find the oldest man and woman in Cleveland, is 96. She was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to this country in 1849, settling on a farm on what is now Turney rd. "Newburg was larger than Cleveland in those days," says Mrs. Helman. "Whenever I see the old millstone on the Public Square it awakens memories. That stone was used in a mill close to our farm. It was the only one in Cuyahoga co." Mrs. Helman had ten children, eight of whom are now living. "At first our farm was surrounded by dense woods," she says. "But as the children grew older, they cleared away the trees. I liked to work on the farm. I still like that kind of work. Last year I had a war garden and raised all my own vegetables. There weren't many conveniences in those days. I used to walk eight miles to church every Sunday [probably to Zion Evangelical Church in Cleveland, Rev. H. C. Schwan, 8.8 miles on GoogleMaps]. There was only one store in Cleveland when I first moved here. I was down by the river. It was a general store. Everything from buggy whips to flatirons were sold there."
"Plenty of plain food" has been one of Mrs. Helman's rules of life. She still does most of her own cooking. Mrs. Helman still takes a 15 minute walk every day. Are some of your acquaintances older than Mrs. Helman? Send in their photographs and a sketch of their lives. The Press wants to print the pictures, reminiscences and philosophies of the oldest man and oldest woman in Cuyahoga County."
Would have come from Germany when 27 years old.
Sister of Maria H. Walker Franz, who on the 1900 census was listed as immigrating in 1848.
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