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Hildred Leone Pulley

Hildred Leone Pulley

Female 1898 - 1991  (92 years)

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  • Name Hildred Leone Pulley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 16 Oct 1898  Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    Alt. Birth Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Death 4 Mar 1991  Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Obituary 6 Mar 1991  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    News-Press 


    • Hildred Helms

      TARKIO, Mo. - Hildred Helms, 92, Tarkio, formerly of Burlington Junction, Mo., died Monday, March 4, 1991, at a health-care center here.

      Born in Maysville, Mo., Mrs. Helms lived most of her life in the Burlington Junction area. She was a homemaker.

      Helms was preceded in death by a daughter and two sons.

      Surviving: a sister, Marguerite Hardy of Burlington Junction; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild.

      Service: 1 p.m. Thursday, First Christian Church, Burlington Junction. Burial: Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction. Family visitation: 7- 8 p.m. today, Barr-Merrick Funeral Home, Burlington Junction.
    Burial 7 Mar 1991  Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Person ID I3735  CCBasic
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2025 

    Father Andrew J. Pulley,   b. 17 Jul 1867, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1903, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Anna Estella "Stella" Stafford,   b. 28 Jul 1882, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1955, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1898  Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dayton Brooks Helms,   b. 12 May 1896, Hartford, Lyon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1951, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 22 Aug 1916  Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10] 
    News Article 17 Sep 1924  Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Maryville Daily Forum 


    • Hildred L. Helms Files For Divorce

      Hildred L. Helms today entered suit for divorce against her husband, Dayton B. Helms, charging desertion. They were married in August, 1916, and lived together until August, 1921, when, according to the petition, the husband left without reason. The plaintiff asks for the custody of the two children, 6 and 7 years old.
    News Article 14 Apr 1925  Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Maryville Daily Forum 


    • Hildred L. Helms vs. Dayton B. Helms, divorce . . . . decree for plaintiff and care and custody of minor children awarded to plaintiff. 
    _STAT 14 Apr 1925 
    Divorced 
    Children 
     1. Vera Esther Helms,   b. 10 Oct 1916, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1980, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Donald Carl Helms,   b. 1 Jun 1918, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1978, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Andrew Gene Helms,   b. 9 Mar 1922, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1922, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F2976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2025 

  • Photos
    Hildred Pulley Helms -- Grave Marker    		Hildred Pulley Helms -- Grave Marker

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), death certificate 24335 (1922), Andrew Gene Helms, accessed 07 Oct 2025. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S501] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Burlington Junction Post Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Death of Small Child," 24 August 1922, p. 1, col. 6; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/954328391 : accessed 24 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S503] Iowa -- Marriage Records 1880-1949, ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8823/ : 2014)), accessed 07 Oct 2025), Dayton Helms - Hildred Pulley. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S504] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Hopkins Journal Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Vera Fullerton," 06 March 1980, p. 4, col. 1; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/955608982 : accessed 26 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S504] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Hopkins Journal Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Donald Helms," 23 February 1978, p. 8, col. 7; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/955580139/ : accessed 26 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S216] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Maryville Daily Forum Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Spangler-Helms," 23 June 1938, p. 2, col. 6; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/80256503 : accessed 25 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S505] Burlington Junction (Nodaway County, Missouri), Missouri, Nodaway County -- Ohio Cemetery, Hildred Helms marker, photographed by Greenlee, 2011. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Hildred Helms," 06 March 1991, p. 15, col. 2; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/563120890/ : accessed 24 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S216] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Maryville Daily Forum Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Hildred L. Helms," 14 April 1925, p. 1, col. 7; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/687709248/ : accessed 25 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S216] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Maryville Daily Forum Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Hildred L. Helms Files for Divorce," 17 September 1924, p. 1, col. 5; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/687715659/ : accessed 25 Aug 2025). (Reliability: 3).