Helen Gilligan

1913 - 1976  (63 years)

• Name	Helen Gilligan  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 May 1913	Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Divorced of Fred Ruecker; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed
  Death	5 Jul 1976  [3]
  Burial	Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I28760	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Frederick Arthur Ruecker, Sr,   b. 8 Aug 1910, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 16 Apr 1947, Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1934	Clayton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F12773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	William John Madden,   b. 5 Feb 1911, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 25 May 1967 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1952	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F12871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 May 1913 - Illinois, USA Marriage - 22 Sep 1934 - Clayton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Divorced of Fred Ruecker; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - Jun 1952 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-MADDEN Helen and William (Marriage) MARRIAGE LICENSES -- William J Madden and Helen B Gilligan • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • St. Louis, Missouri • 01 Jun 1952, Sun • Page 19

  
  

• Sources

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