Anton "Anthony" Joesph Helle
ANTON "ANTHONY" JOSEPH HELLE, 14g (Frederick 13g)
b.
Smithfield, IL; 5 Feb. 1872
Smithfield, IL; 5 Feb. 1872d.Smithfield, IL; 24 July 1909
Smithfield, IL; 24 July 1909br. Smithfield, IL; Buckeye Cemetery
m.Smithfield, IL; 9 Jan. 1895
Smithfield, IL; 9 Jan. 1895SARAH BELLE HUFFMAN, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lasswell) Huffman.
b.Smithfield, IL; 6 Aug. 1875
Smithfield, IL; 6 Aug. 1875d.Smithfield, IL; 20 Feb. 1938
Smithfield, IL; 20 Feb. 1938br. Smithfield, IL; Buckeye Cemetery
ANTON "ANTHONY" JOSEPH HELLE was the second son and fifth living child of Frederick and Katharine (Krauser) Helle. He was born on the family farm northwest of Smithfield in a log cabin built by Frederick. He received his basic education at the nearby one - room grade school and learned farming. At age twenty - two he married SARAH BELLE HUFFMAN who had also grown up in the Buckeye Community. Reared by her grandparents, the Lasswells, Sarah had a fundamentalist Protestant background. They were married at the home of Sarah's cousin, Melissa (Lasswell) Bolon.
Anthony and Sarah first settled in a cabin where Put Creek meets Spoon River. Charles (1895) and Clara (1897) were born there. In 1898 they moved to the Prince land immediately north of Whites Ferry. Anthony built a three room cabin (on stilts so he could move it later) with a lean - to for a kitchen. They had a still - born daughter that September and Bessie (1899) and Earl (1901) were born there. The birthdates of their children were:
CHARLES ELGIN HELLE, 15g
b.Smithfield, IL; 18 Nov. 1895
Smithfield, IL; 18 Nov. 1895 CLARABEL ETHEL HELLE, 1 5g
b.Smithfield, IL; 18 Feb. 1897
Smithfield, IL; 18 Feb. 1897INFANT DAUGHTER, lSg
b.Smithfield, IL; 10 Sep. 1898
Smithfield, IL; 10 Sep. 1898d.Smithfield, IL; 10 Sep. 1898
Smithfield, IL; 10 Sep. 1898br. Smithfield, IL; Buckeye Cemetery
BESSIE IRENE HELLE, 15g
b.Smithfield, IL; 19 Oct. 1899
Smithfield, IL; 19 Oct. 1899 EARL GEORGE HELLE (HELLEY), 15g
b.Smithfield, IL; 2 Mar. 1901
Smithfield, IL; 2 Mar. 1901 In the late 20s or early 30s Earl for changed his name to Helley,
FREDERICK JOSEPH HELLE, 15g
b.Smithfield, IL; 24 Feb. 1906
Smithfield, IL; 24 Feb. 1906 ANTHONY JAMES HELLE, 15g
b.Smithfield, ILL; 15 Oct. 1909
Smithfield, ILL; 15 Oct. 1909The newspaper clipping of Anthony's obituary appears to be from the Canton Daily Ledger:
Anthony Joseph Helie
This community was shocked Saturday evening to hear of the death of one of its most respected citizens, Anthony J. Helle. Mr. Helle was injured about a week before by a hay pole falling upon him breaking his leg. At the time it was thought that the broken leg was all his injuries but he must have been badly hurt internally also.
Mr. Helle was a son of the late Fred Helle and was born February 5, 1872. January 6, 1895, he was married to Miss Sarah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huffman and to them were born six children, fiveof whom with the mother survive. One child died in infancy. Besides the wife and children he leaves an aged mother, seven sisters and three brothers to mourn his loss.
Mr. Helle was well liked and deservedly popular with his neighbors and the voters of Cass township had twice shown their conlidence in his judgernent by electing him assessor. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Buckeye church conducted by Rev. N. M. Douglas and burial was in Buckeye cemetery.
29 Years Later
Mrs. Sarah Bell Ford, 62, died last night at her home in Cass township. She had lived all her lifetime within a mile of the Buckeye church.
Born Aug. 6, 1875 in the Buckeye neighborhood, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lasswell) Huffman, she was married to Anthony Helle, who died July 24, 1909. Later she married John Ford, who survives. Children are: Charles Helle, Smithfield; Mrs. Clara Palmer, Boulder, Cob.; Miss Bessie Helle, Chicago; Earl Helle, Beardstown; Fred Helle, Smithfield; and Anthony Helle, Canton. Step - children are:
Miss Blanche Ford, Avon; Harry Ford, Ellisville; Mrs. Jacuqutta Brush, Marietta; Mrs. Ona Shiver, Canton; and Mrs. Dorothy Woodcock, Farmington. Mrs. Phoebe Eveland, Cuba, is an aunt. There are several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Buckeye church, of which she was a member, by the Rev. Russell Coulter of Smithfield...
The land purchased by Anthony and Sarah in 1904 remained in her possession until 1931 when it was conveyed to son, Fred F. Helle subject to a real estate mortgage of $1,500.00. He conveyed the land back to Sarah by Quit Claim Deed in 1933 and she retained ownership until her death in 1938. Through Quit Claim Deeds from her husband, John Ford, and her children and their mates -- the land became the property of the oldest son, Charles, and his wife. Charles had bought the estate of Frederick Helle, Sr., at the estate sale 7 October 1922. Thus, all the land once owned by
Mrs. Sarah Bell Ford, 62, Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Sarah Bell Ford, 62, died last night at her home in Cass township. She had lived all her lifetime within a mile of the Buckeye church.
Born Aug. 6, 1875 in the Buckeye neighborhood, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lasswell) Huffman, she was married to Anthony Helle, who died July 24, 1909. Later she married John Ford, who survives. Children are: Charles Helle, Smithfield; Mrs. Clara Palmer, Boulder, Cob.; Miss Bessie Helle, Chicago; Earl Helle, Beardstown; Fred Helle, Smithfield; and Anthony Helle, Canton. Step - children are:
Miss Blanche Ford, Avon; Harry Ford, Ellisville; Mrs. Jacuqutta Brush, Marietta; Mrs. Ona Shiver, Canton; and Mrs. Dorothy Woodcock, Farmington. Mrs. Phoebe Eveland, Cuba, is an aunt. There are several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Buckeye church, of which she was a member, by the Rev. Russell Coulter of Smithfield...
The land purchased by Anthony and Sarah in 1904 remained in her possession until 1931 when it was conveyed to son, Fred F. Helle subject to a real estate mortgage of $1,500.00. He conveyed the land back to Sarah by Quit Claim Deed in 1933 and she retained ownership until her death in 1938. Through Quit Claim Deeds from her husband, John Ford, and her children and their mates -- the land became the property of the oldest son, Charles, and his wife. Charles had bought the estate of Frederick Helle, Sr., at the estate sale 7 October 1922. Thus, all the land once owned by Frederick and Katharine (Krauser) Helle was once under single ownership of their grandson, Charles Elgin and his wife, Ethel Marie (Worley) Helle. They retained possession with no encumbrances until they retired when they sold the complete parcel to Marvin L. and Eva White who still own and farm it.
