Family History - Helen Townley

1. Helen Townley,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Helen married Delos DeWolf Smyth (born ____, parents not determined).

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Helen DeWolf Smyth, born 8 May 1901 in Clinton, Dutchess County, New York; died April 1976. Married Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope.

2. Helen DeWolf Smyth² (Helen¹), born 8 May 1901 in Clinton, Dutchess County, New York;^{1, 2, 3} died April 1976.^{2, 3} Helen married, 14 June 1924 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope¹ (born 11 February 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of George Jackson Pope and Almyra Virginia Van Wyck;^{1, 4, 5} Thomas died 19 April 1957^{5, 6}). Helen and Thomas are buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York.^{2, 5}

+	3	i.	Thomas Van Wyck Pope, born 18 March 1925; died March 1983. Married Elizabeth Wilcox Reid.
+	4	ii.	Helen Townley Pope, born 18 January 1927 in New York; died 23 February 2012 in Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts. Married Laurance Pond Miller.
+	5	iii.	Henry DeWolf ‘Andy’ Pope, born 17 May 1928 in Utica, Oneida County, New York; died 22 January 2013 in Eagle Bay, Herkimer County, New York. Married Barbara Atwell.

1. New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848, 1908-1936, available at familysearch.org, Marriage License and Certificate, Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope, age 25, banker, born in Chicago, Ill., father: George; mother: Almayra Van Wuck [sic, Almyra Van Wyck]; Helen De Wolf Smyth, age 23, born in Clinton, N.Y., father: Delos Smyth; mother: Helen Townley; married on 14 June 1924 in Utica, Oneida County, New York.
2. Find a Grave (website). Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Helen Smyth Pope, born: 1901; died: 1976 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, sibling, and husband).
3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Helen Smyth Pope, born: 8 May 1901; died: April 1976; last place of residence: Oneida, New York.
4. Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, Birth Registration, 17 August 1939, Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope, born: 11 February 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: George J. Pope, born in Chicago, Illinois, age 33; mother: Almyra Virginia Van Wyck, born in Chicago, Illinois, age 28.
5. Find a Grave (website). Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope, born: 1899; died: 1957 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
6. United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope, born: 11 February 1897; died: 19 April 1957.

3. Thomas Van Wyck Pope³ (Helen,² Helen¹), born 18 March 1925;^{1, 2} died March 1983.^{2, 3} Thomas married, 29 January 1949 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, Elizabeth Wilcox Reid⁶ (born 12 January 1927 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, the daughter of George Goold Reid and Elizabeth W. Havens;^{4, 5} Elizabeth died 8 May 1996⁵). Thomas is buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York.²

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Reid Van Wyck Pope, born 2 November 1950 in Utica, Oneida County, New York.7

4. Helen Townley Pope³ (Helen,² Helen¹), born 18 January 1927 in New York;⁸ died 23 February 2012 in Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts.⁸ Helen married, 15 June 1949 in Clinton, Dutchess County, New York, Laurance Pond Miller¹¹ (born 14 December 1918 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, the son of Douglas J. Miller and Isabel P. Cornwall;^{9, 10} Laurance died 3 October 1996⁹).

5. Henry DeWolf ‘Andy’ Pope³ (Helen,² Helen¹), born 17 May 1928 in Utica, Oneida County, New York;¹² died 22 January 2013 in Eagle Bay, Herkimer County, New York.¹² Andy married, November 1966, Barbara Atwell¹² (born ____, parents not determined). Andy is buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York.¹²

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Anne Pope, born 1977.12

1. Birthday Celebration, Sunday, 20 March 1938, Birthday Dinner for Thomas Van Wyck Pope. The article indicates his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Pope, held a dinner on Friday for his 13th birthday [i.e., 18 March 1925].
2. Find a Grave (website). Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Thomas VanWyck Pope, born: 1925; died: 1983 (from record, which includes a note: son of Thomas B. and Helen).
3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Thomas Pope, born: 19 March 1925; died: March 1983; last place of residence: Ulster County, New York.
4. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Elizabeth Wilcox Reid, born: 12 January 1927 in Rochester, New York; father: George G. Reid; mother: Elizabeth W. Havens.
5. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Elizabeth R. Pope, died: 8 May 1996; born: 12 January 1927; residence zip code: 85375 (which corresponds to Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona).
6. Marriage Announcement, Utica Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York (available at fultonhistory.com). 4 February 1949, Elizabeth Wilcox Reid and Thomas Van Wyck Pope, married on 29 January 1949 in Utica, New York. The article provides wedding details and the names of their parents, wedding party, and several guests.
7. Birth Announcement, Clinton Courier, Clinton, New York, 9 November 1950, Reid Van Wyck Pope, born 2 November 1950 in Faxton Hospital [in Utica, New York], son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. W. Pope.
8. Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); Helen Townley Pope Miller, born: 18 January 1927 in New York; died: 23 February 2012 in Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts (from record, which includes a note: wife of late Laurance Pond Miller, daughter of Thomas B. & Helen D.(Smyth) Pope).
9. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Laurance P. Miller, born: 14 December 1918; died: 3 October 1996; residence zip code: 02771 (corresponding to Bristol County, Massachusetts).
10. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Laurance Pond Miller, born: 14 December 1918 in Port Chester, New York; mother: Isabel P. Cornwall; father: Douglas J. Miller.
11. Marriage Announcement, The Clinton Courier, Clinton, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), 16 June 1949, Helen Townley Pope and Laurance Pond Miller, married on 15 June 1949 in Clinton, New York. The article provides biographical and wedding details and the names of their parents, wedding party, and several guests.
12. Obituary, legacy.com; Henry “Andy” DeWolf Pope, died: 22 January 2013 in Eagle Bay [New York]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, wife, child, step-children and several friends.