Krebill, Helen Doris

Krebill, Helen Doris

Female 1917 - 1983  (65 years)

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  • Name Krebill, Helen Doris  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Born 25 Aug 1917  Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    • near Donnellson
    Gender Female 
    Grandma # 1104449 
    Residence 1920  Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1 Jan 1925  Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1930  Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1930  Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence Apr 1936  Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Abt 1939  [6
    Residence 1966  R. Route #2, Keosauqua, Iowa 52565 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 7 Jul 1983  Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried 11 Jul 1983  Vernon Twp., Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Center Chapel Cemetery
    Person ID I3418  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Krebill, Otto Christian,   b. 16 Nov 1885, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1958, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Schowalter, Abigail Marie,   b. 27 Mar 1890, Halstead, Harvey, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1957, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 11 Feb 1914  Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hervey, Robert Woodrow,   b. 16 Jan 1912, Henry Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1978, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1936  Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Fort Madison Evening Democrat, 15 April 1936, p 8.
    Fort Madison Evening Democrat, 15 April 1936, p 8.
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Hervey, Hollis Edward,   b. 16 Apr 1943, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1971, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)  [natural]
     5. Living
    Documents
    Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 - Robert Woodrow Hervey
    Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 - Robert Woodrow Hervey
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F1447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Aug 1917 - Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Jan 1925 - Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1936 - Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Apr 1936 - Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1966 - R. Route #2, Keosauqua, Iowa 52565 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jul 1983 - Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Jul 1983 - Vernon Twp., Van Buren, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Helen_Roberta_Roger_Hervey.JPG
    Helen, Marvin, and Homer Krebill
    Helen, Marvin, and Homer Krebill
    Fort Madison Evening Democrat, 15 April 1936, p 8.
    Fort Madison Evening Democrat, 15 April 1936, p 8.

    Documents
    Helen%20Hervey%20Obit[1].JPG
    Helen%20Hervey%20Obit[1].JPG
    Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 - Robert Woodrow Hervey
    Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 - Robert Woodrow Hervey
    1930 United States Federal Census - Otto Christian Krebill
    1930 United States Federal Census - Otto Christian Krebill
    Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

  • Notes 


    • Graduated from Iowa Wesylan College, Mt. Plesant, IA in Rural Education. Course work took 12 weeks.

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      Obituary

      Helen D. Hervey

      Helen D. Hervey, daughter of Otto and Abigail Schowalter Krebill, was bom August 25, 1917 in Donnellson, Iowa and died Thursday, July 7, 1983 at Van Buren County Memorial Hospital in Keosauqua at the age of 65. She graduated from Donnellson High School, attended Iowa Wesleyan College, and taught achool.

      On April 11, 1936, she married Robert Hervey at Keosauqua. They farmed in the Center Chapel community south of Keosauqua.

      Mr. Hervey died in 1978. Also preceding her in death were a son, Hollis, a brother, Homer Krebill and a grandson, Rickey Wiley.

      Helen was a long-time active member of the Center Chapel United Methodist Church, and attended the Keosauqua United Methodist Church since moving to town. She was co-president of the Keosauqua United Methodist Women and a volunteer worker with the Happy Day Express Preschool at the Keosauqua church.

      For a number of years she was coordinator of the Keosauqua Neighborhood Center, and until her last illness was employed at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center. She volunteered her talents in a variety of services to the community. She and her husband sang and played gospel, folk and popular music at many community gatherings and on a regular basis at the Good Samaritan Center prior to his death. Her contributions to the happiness of others will be remembered as a fitting memorial to her life of service.

      Remaining are a son, Roger of Galena,. llL.; and three daughters, Roberta Leuck, North Manchester; Ind.; Marilyn Wiley, Keosauqua; and Sharon Clark, Forest Lake, Minn. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, one great grandson, and two brothers, Marvin Krebill, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Dwight Krebill, Donnellson, other relatives and many friends.

      Funeral services were held Monday, July 11, 1983 at 3 p.m. in the Keosauqua United Methodist Church, with Dr. Louise Spears and Rev.Louise Knupp officiating.

      Interment was in Center Chapel Cemetery. Memorials were established for the American Cancer Society and the Happy Day Express pre-school. Arrangemetns were in charge of Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua.

  • Sources 
    1. [S326] The Altleiningen Krebills 1730-1966, Olga A. Krebill Hirschler, (Name: Paul and Olga Hirschler, 020 Lassen Street, Richmond, CA: 1966;).
      Krebill Book Cover Page
      Krebill Book Cover Page


    2. [S342] The Schowalter Book, Arb. A. Schowalter, Clarence C. Schowalter, Edgar P. Schowalter, (Name: 1963, with Supplementary Report;).
      1799

    3. [S1062] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Robert Hervey
      Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 - Robert Woodrow Hervey
      Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 - Robert Woodrow Hervey


    4. [S1230] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    5. [S1225] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
      Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925


    6. [S2010] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa.
      Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940
      Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940


    7. [S396] Social Security Death Index, US Social Security Administration.
      Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

    8. [S537] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 485-46-4716; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1956.
      Record for Helen Hervey

    9. [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;).
      Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
      For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
      Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
      Harrison, Lee, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 691.

    10. [S17] 1930 United States Federal Census.
      Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1930 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1930 Federal Population Census. T626, 2,667 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Harrison, Lee, Iowa, ED 10, roll 663, page 2A, image 675.0.

    11. [S444] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrison, Lee, Iowa; Roll: 663; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 675.0; FHL microfilm: 2340398.
      Record for Otto C Krebill
      1930 United States Federal Census - Otto Christian Krebill
      1930 United States Federal Census - Otto Christian Krebill