Helen Clark

1919 - 1981  (61 years)

• Name	Helen Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1 Aug 1919	Kentucky, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Lacy Compton
  Census	1950	Center, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced of Lacy
  Death	29 Apr 1981  [5, 6]
  Burial	Park Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I18407	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Lacy Wilford Compton,   b. 7 Jul 1916, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Oct 1993, Lincoln, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1939	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Marriage End	27 Jan 1947	Oakland County, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Divorce of Helen and Lacy Compton
  Children	1. Living   2. (infant daughter) Compton  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1919 - Kentucky, USA Marriage - 1 Aug 1939 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Lacy Compton - 1940 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Helen and Lacy Compton - 27 Jan 1947 - Oakland County, Michigan, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced of Lacy - 1950 - Center, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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