William John Helmer

1915 - 1992  (76 years)

• Name	William John Helmer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	26 Dec 1915	Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Elise and George Helmer
  Census	1940	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Elsie; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [10]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Elsie
  Military Service	29 Jan 1943  [6]
  	US Navy - WWII: EM2, USS Wharton (AP-7)
  Census	1950	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Marion
  Death	8 Jan 1992	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA   [5, 7, 8, 11]
  Burial	Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin, California, USA   [11]
  		Park View Cemetery (also known as French Camp Cemetery) Manteca, San Joaquin, California Find a Grave: #8255
  Person ID	I25739	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Marion Luella Conchete,   b. 11 Jul 1921, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA d. 28 Oct 1994, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1946	San Francisco, California, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F11041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elsie 'Frances' Ketner,   b. 10 Sep 1920, Washington, District of Columbia, USA d. Feb 1979 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1939	District of Columbia, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Frances 'Peggy' Helmer,   b. 24 May 1940, Washington, District of Columbia, USA d. 9 Sep 2010, Hesperia, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1915 - Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Elise and George Helmer - 1920 - Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Jan 1939 - District of Columbia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Elsie; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Elsie - 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Marriage - 15 Sep 1946 - San Francisco, California, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Marion - 1950 - Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA Death - 8 Jan 1992 - Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA Burial - - Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  HELMER-William J William John Helmer

  
  

• Sources

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