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Luella Coryell Helcel

Female 1863 - 1956  (92 years)


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  • Name Luella Coryell Helcel 
    Born 22 Jul 1863  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Feb 1956  Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22872  Rossville
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2018 

    Father Dennis Coryell 
    Mother Charlotte Vieux (View) Coryell Stackhouse McGuire,   b. 1844, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1914  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1864 
    Divorced 1871 
    Notes 
    • According to George Stackhouse's obituary, she was still married to Dennis when George and Charlotte were married in 1869. She divorced Dennis in 1871.
    Family ID F6586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jul 1863 - Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Helcel, Luella
    Obituary- Helcel, Luella
    From findagrave.com 2/15/2018

    Married Steve in Kansas in 1880 and had four children, including William and Almina.

    In 1895, they were living in Jackson County, Kansas. The household included: Steve, age 33, born in Iowa; Leula, age 29, born in Kansas; and William, age 10, born in Kansas.

    In 1900, they were living on a farm they owned in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). The household included: Dugher Helcel, born October 1860 in Pennsylvania, a farmer, married 19 years; Luella P., born July 1865 in Kansas, married 19 years, two children; Willie, born June 1889 in Kansas; and Elmina, born June 1896 in Kansas.

    In 1910, Luella, Steve, and their daughter Almina were living on their farm in Canadian, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). Luella, was listed as 1/4 Pottawatomie Indian, age 44, born in Kansas to a white father from Kansas and a Pottawatomie mother from Wisconsin, married once for 30 years, two living children of four born. She received an allotment in 1889. Steven, was listed as white, age 49, married once for 30 years, born in Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania parents. Minie was age 13, listed as Indian, born in Oklahoma. Their son William was living next door to them in 1910.

    In 1920, she and Steve were living on a farm they were renting in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County).