THE DESCENDANTS OF HENRY HELPER
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Don Norman
1.HENRY HELPER
Henry Helper
was born about 1860. He married Mary E.
Dougherty. Mary
was a daughter of John Harvey and Sarah Ann (Hively) Dougherty, was born
September 6, 1861. After Henry died,
Mary married ------- Vineyard and
lastly, ------ Simonds.
Children of Henry and Mary E. (Dougherty) Helper.
2. (1). Effie b.c. 1886
3. (2). Elizabeth b.c. 1888
m.Warder
Drake
4. (3). Oma b.c. 1890
m.Bob Lowe
5. (4). Mamie b.c. 1892
m.------
Hosford
6. (5). Otis Gay b.Aug 18 1894 d.Oct 21 1977
m.Clara
Dell Drake Mar 15 1914
7. (6). Cyrus b.c. 1894
m.Zubie
Taylor
6.OTIS GAY HELPER
1.HENRY HELPER
Otis Gay
Helper, a son of Henry and Mary E. (Dougherty)
Helper, was born in Roane County WV August 18, 1894 and
died
October 21, 1977.
He married Clara Dell Drake March 15, 1915.
Clara was born June 15, 1898 and died October 20, 1976.
Children of Otis Gay and Clara Dell (Drake) Helper.
8. (1). Gladys Ethel b.Mar 10 1915
m.------
Tawney
m.------
Sampson
m.------
Cottrell
9. (2). Edna Beulah b.Aug 13 1917
m.John
Edward Carper Mar 4 1939
10. (3). Freda Hope b.Sep 12 1921
m.------
Pettit
11. (4). Eugene Calvin b.Sep 25 1923 d.Oct
4 1973
12. (5). Otis Gay Jr. b.Aug 30 1926
13. (6). Betty Lou b.Jun 23 1930
m.------
Carper
14. (7). Paul Richard "Jack" b.Jun 19 1935 d.Jun
5 1977
15. (8). Herbert Neal b.Feb 2 1938
d.Apr 27 1938
8.GLADYS ETHEL HELPER
6.OTIS GAY HELPER 1.HENRY
HELPER
Gladys Ethel
Helper, a daughter of Otis Gay and Clara Dell
(Drake) Helper, was born in Roane County WV March 10,
1915. She
first married ------- Tawney, then ------- Sampson and
then
------ Cottrell.
Children of ------- and Gladys Ethel (Helper) Tawney.
16. (1). Wilbur Glen
17. (2). Wilma Jean
m.------ Griffin
Children of ------- and Gladys Ethel (Helper) Sampson.
18. (1). Carol Ann
m.-------
Hoff
19. (2). Patricia Diane
m.-------
Berkhouse
6.OTIS GAY HELPER
1.HENRY HELPER
Edna Beulah
Helper, a daughter of Otis Gay Sr., and Clara
Della (Drake) Helper, was born August 13, 1917. She married John
Edward Carper March 4, 1939. John, a son of Harvey Roland and
Savannah (Cook) Carper, was born in Roane County WV June
28, 1912
and died October 27, 1967.
Children of John Edward and Edna (Helper) Carper.
20. (1). Joyce Ann b.Feb 27 1940
m.Larry
Strickland
21. (2). Karen Sue b.Feb 8 1942
m.------
Dodd
22. (3). Marilyn Kay b.Apr 28 1945
m.Randal
Carte
23. (4). John Edward II
24. (5). Norma Jean
m.------
Stump
25. (6). Patricia Louise
m.------
Robinson
10.FREDA HOPE HELPER
6.OTIS GAY HELPER 1.HENRY
HELPER
Freda Hoper Helper, a daughter of Otis Gay
and Clara Dell
(Drake) Helper, was born in Roane County WV September 12,
1921.
She married ------- Pettit.
Children of ------- and Freda Hope (Helper) Pettit.
26. (1). James Keith
27. (2). Charles William
28. (3). Roger Lee
29. (4). Jerry Wayne
30. (5). Ronald Eugene
12.OTIS GAY HELPER JR.
6.OTIS GAY HELPER 1.HENRY
HELPER
Otis Gay Helper
Jr., a son of Otis Gay and Clara Dell (Drake)
Helper, was born in Roane County WV August 20, 1926. His wife is
unknown.
Children of Otis Gay Helper Jr.
31. (1). Alan Ray
32. (2). David Gay
33. (3). Pamela Kay
m.------
King
13.BETTY LOU HELPER
6.OTIS GAY HELPER 1.HENRY
HELPER
Betty Lou
Helper, a daughter of Otis Gay and Clara Dell
(Drake) Helper, was born in Roane County WV June 23,
1930. She
married Jack Allen Carper August 8, 1948. Jack, a son of Nelson
Joseph and Junie (Allen) Carper, was born in Roane County
WV in
1923. He served in
the US Navy in World War II.
Children of Jack Allen and Betty (Helper) Carper.
34. (1). Deborah Lynn b.May 14 1949
m.Roger C.
Keller Jun 1970
35. (2). Dennis Allen b.Oct 8 1952
m.Ginger
Kay Gough Aug 18 1973
14.PAUL RICHARD HELPER
6.OTIS GAY HELPER 1.HENRY
HELPER
Paul Richard
"Jack" Helper, a son of Otis Gay and Clara Dell
(Drake) Helper, was born in Roane County WV June 19, 1935
and
died June 5, 1977.
His wife is unknown.
Children of Paul Richard Helper.
36. (1). Paul Richard II
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Roane County WV Family History 1989" pp.107, 141, 143,189
Norman, Don, "The Descendants of Nicholas
Carper", "The
Descendants of Charles Edward Drake".