Helen Cordelia Watson
(1912-1991)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Darrell Carl Swalla

Helen Cordelia Watson 2

  • Born: 6 Dec 1912, Wellington, Sumner, KS
  • Marriage (1): Darrell Carl Swalla on 20 Jan 1942 in Las Vegas, Clark, NV 1
  • Died: 6 Jun 1991 at age 78

   FamilySearch ID: GC9Z-6VH.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Tampa Tribune, 21 Jan 1942, Tampa, Hillsborough, FL. 3 Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Watson, of 805 Cleveland st., have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Helen Cordelia Watson, to Darrell C. Swalla Los Angeles, Jan. 3 at St. Joan Arc Catholic church. The Rev. F. M. Flahue, of Los Vegas, Nev., officiated. Mrs. Swalla, a former Tampan, was graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names, and until her marriage was employed at Moffett field, Palo Alto, Calif., as secretary to the commanding officer.

2. Newspaper: Tampa Tribune, 10 Mar 1944, Tampa, Hillsborough, FL. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Swalla, of Los Angeles, have announced the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Swalla is the former Miss Helen Cordelia Watson, of Tampa. Her mother, Mrs. J. E. Watson, of 805 Cleveland St., is visiting her in Los Angeles.

3. Census in 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 2 The 1950 census recorded at 507 South Orange Lane: Darrell Swalla, field service for aircraft manufacturers, 34, living with wife Helen, 37; Darilyn S., 6; Susan, 4; and Wayne, 1. The children were born in California, their father in Iowa and mother in Kansas.


Helen married Darrell Carl Swalla on 20 Jan 1942 in Las Vegas, Clark, NV.1 (Darrell Carl Swalla was born on 21 Jun 1915 in , , IA and died on 4 May 1973 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4L-5MBP Darrell C Swalla and Helen C Watson, 20 Jan 1942.

2 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGN-SY6F Darrell Swalla, Los Angeles CA.

3 "Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL)," 21 Jan 1942, page 8.

4 "Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL)," 10 Mar 1944, page 10.



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