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Edna Helmer Hoel was born on December 5, 1907. She is related to Walt twice, once as a first cousin 1x removed and once as the wife of his uncle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Edna Helmer was born to Charles and Lydia Ellen Hoel Helmer. She was the third child born to the family. The family were farmers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family reports have Edna born in Ohio shortly before the family moved to Michigan. I have come across some reports that list her place of birth as Michigan, including some census records. I haven’t found a birth certificate, so I don’t know for sure. Edna only had a 5th grade education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to transcriptions, Edna Helmer married Charles Aaron Hoel (Hole) on May 1, 1925 in Monmouth, Illinois. I have not seen an actual record, so I am not sure of the exact date. Charles in the son of William and Martha Fisher Hoel and Lydia’s nephew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles went by Aaron (which I talked about in this post<\/a>). Aaron and Edna lived in Michigan near Cadillac. Aaron held a number of labor jobs, and in the 1930 census he was listed as Laborer, Odd Jobs. By that 1930 census, they had 2 girls, the youngest being just 11 months. They had three daughters altogether. 1940 found Aaron working on a school project and by 1950 he and his eldest daughter were working for Goodyear. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Edna and Carol, late 1930s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As far as I know, Edna never held a job. Aaron died on April 17, 1961. Edna Helmer Hoel died on March 24, 1987 in Cadillac, Michigan. I corresponded regularly with her daughter Vera for many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote about Edna’s parents in these posts, Charles<\/a> and Lydia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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