Helen Louise (Artz) Crail (1905 - 1972)

Born 25 Jun 1905 in Clinton Co., Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick W Crail — married 19 Aug 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Died 19 Sep 1972 at age 67 in Los Angeles Co., California, USA

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Biography

Helen L Artz was born 25 June 1905 in Clinton Co., Missouri. She was the daughter of David Artz and Laura Barnes.

1910 census - King Co., Washington, USA

David Artz, head, white, male, age 35, married 5 years, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland, manager lumber yard, rent house; Laura L Artz, wife, white, female, age 31, married 5 years, 3 children / 2 living, born Missouri, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois; Helen L Artz, daughter, white, female, age 4, single, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri; John B Artz, son, white, male, age 1/3/12, born Kansas, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri^[1]

1920 census - Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA

David Artz, head, own mortgaged, white, male, age 44, married, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland, lumber retail; Laura Louise Artz, wife, white, female, age 41, married, born Missouri, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri; Helen L Artz, daughter, white, female, age 14, single, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, attended school; John Burnett Artz, son, white, male, age 10, born Kansas, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, attended school; Donald McHugh Artz, son, white, male, age 6, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, attended school;^[2]

She married Fred W Crail 19 August 1925 in Los Angeles, California.^[3]

1930 census -- Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Fred W Crail, head, rent $50, white, male, age 29, married, first married @ 25, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania, part owner & secretary oil trucking co.; Helen L Crail, wife, white, female, age 24, married, first married @ 20, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri; Frederick T Crail, son, white, male, age 3 7/12, single, born California, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Missouri; Barbara Jean Crail, daughter, white, female, age 1 6/12, single, born California, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Missouri;^[4]

1940 census - Palm Springs, Riverside Co., California, USA

Fred F Crail, head, rent $80, white, male, age 39, married, 8th grade education, born Pennsylvania, Long Beach CA 1935, ___ oil industry; Helen L Crail, wife, white, female, age 35, married, 4 years high school education, born Missouri, Long Beach CA 1935; Fred F Crail, son, white, male, age 13, single, attended school, 7th grade education, born California, Long Beach CA 1935; Barbara J Crail, daughter, white, female, age 11, single, attended school, 5th grade education, born California, Long Beach CA 1935; Laura L Artz, mother-in-law, white, female, age 61, widow, 4 years high school education, born Missouri, LOng Beach CA 1935^[5]

She died 19 September 1972 in Los Angeles Co., California.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJN-G2W : accessed 26 September 2022), Helen L Artz in household of David Artz, Mountain View, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 7A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1657; FHL microfilm 1,375,670.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFN-RWD : 4 February 2021), Helen L Artz in entry for David Artz, 1920.
3. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8N8-TFS : 9 March 2021), Fred William Crail and Helen Louise Artz, 19 Aug 1925; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,522.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ5-8QQ : accessed 26 September 2022), Helen L Crail in household of Fred W Crail, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1086, sheet 6B, line 53, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 129; FHL microfilm 2,339,864.
5. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Palm Springs, Riverside, California; Roll: m-t0627-00277; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 33-22A
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5XF-8M4 : 11 January 2021), Helen Crail, Sep 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPN4-7LY : 26 November 2014), Helen L Crail, 19 Sep 1972; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.