Elsie 'Frances' Ketner

1920 - 1979  (58 years)

• Name	Elsie 'Frances' Ketner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	10 Sep 1920	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Niece of Eugenia and Malcom Walsh
  Census	1940	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to William Helmer; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1950	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Property Supply Clerk; Relation to Head of House: Wife of William Bertram; Marital Status: Married
  Death	Feb 1979  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23974	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	William Crawford Bertram,   b. 14 Feb 1916, Ohio, USA d. 23 May 1983 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1950  [2, 6]
  Family ID	F782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	William John Helmer,   b. 26 Dec 1915, Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jan 1992, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 76 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 - 10 Sep 1920 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Niece of Eugenia and Malcom Walsh - 1930 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Marriage - 28 Jan 1939 - District of Columbia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to William Helmer; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Census - Occupation: Property Supply Clerk; Relation to Head of House: Wife of William Bertram; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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