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Emma Karoline HELGESEN

Female 1885 - 1973  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Emma Karoline HELGESEN was born on 27 Dec 1885 in Brown County, Wisconsin; died on 14 Mar 1973 in Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Valders Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    The 35 year-old widow “Anna” Torrison lived in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, in the 1920 census, with her daughters Vivian, Leona, Jenette, and Georgeanna.

    In the 1930 census, she and Leona and Jeanette and Elaine lived in the village of Valders. She owned her house, worth $5000, but had no occupation.

    In the 1940 census, she and Elaine lived with her daughter Jeanette and her husband Anton Fridrych in Riverside, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: George Cornelius TORRISON. George (son of Goodnow T TORRISON and Anna Gunnarsdatter HAAVERUD) was born on 9 Nov 1884 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died in 1918; was buried in Valders Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Vivian TORRISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1909 in Wisconsin; died on 7 Jun 2001 in Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Leona TORRISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jun 1912 in Wisconsin; died on 2 Feb 1985 in Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Valders Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
    3. 4. Jeanette A TORRISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1914 in Wisconsin; died on 21 Oct 1995 in Illinois.
    4. 5. Elaine G TORRISON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 1919 in Wisconsin; died in May 1985 in Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Vivian TORRISON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born on 5 Nov 1909 in Wisconsin; died on 7 Jun 2001 in Cook County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: Lawrence D CREADON. Lawrence was born about 1904 in Illinois; died in Jun 1975 in Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. George Peter CREADON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1942 in Cook County, Illinois; died on 8 Sep 2015 in Cook County, Illinois.

  2. 3.  Leona TORRISON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born on 7 Jun 1912 in Wisconsin; died on 2 Feb 1985 in Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Valders Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    Graduated from Valders High School in 1930.


  3. 4.  Jeanette A TORRISON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born on 15 Jul 1914 in Wisconsin; died on 21 Oct 1995 in Illinois.

    Notes:

    In the 1940 census, she was a beauty operator at a beauty shop. She and her husband, with her mother and youngest sister, lived in Riverside, Illinois.

    Birth:
    the date in SSDI

    Family/Spouse: Anton FRIDRYCH. Anton was born about 1911 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Elaine G TORRISON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Emma1) was born on 27 Mar 1919 in Wisconsin; died in May 1985 in Illinois.

    Notes:

    Called “Georganna” in the 1920 census.

    In the 1940 census, she was unmarried and living with her mother and her married sister Jeanette in Riverside, Illinois. She was an office worker for an electric appliance manufacturer.

    Died:
    last residence Lyons, Cook County

    Family/Spouse: John C HARDINA. John was born on 2 Nov 1916; died on 14 Sep 1989 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  George Peter CREADON Descendancy chart to this point (2.Vivian2, 1.Emma1) was born on 26 Nov 1942 in Cook County, Illinois; died on 8 Sep 2015 in Cook County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    US Army

    Family/Spouse: Sharon DONDA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]