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Family HistoryFamily History - Helen Karenda Smith


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Helen Karenda Smith and two of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Helen Karenda Smith,1 born 2 May 1921 in Washington, the daughter of Maurice Randolph ‘Dolphie’ Smith and Alice Karenda Hageman;1, 2, 3 died 23 August 1999.1 Helen married, first, Donald Eugene Lee (born 20 June 1926 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, the son of William R. Lee and Susan F. ‘Susie’ Pollock;4 Donald died 5 March 2005 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon4). Their marriage ended in divorce in June 1970 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.5 Helen married, second, 28 July 1974 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, William D. Coulter7 (born 10 August 1925, parents not determined;6 William died 26 June 19776). William is buried in Sacramento County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.6

Children of Helen Karenda Smith and Donald Eugene Lee:

+2i. Karenda Gail Lee, born 19 July 1954. Married (1) Terry D. Barton Married (2) Jock M. Wilson.
 3ii. Donald Eugene Lee, Jr., born 6 May 1956 in San Luis Obispo County, California.8

  1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Helen K. Coulter, born: 2 May 1921; died: 23 August 1999; residence: Carmichael, Sacramento County, California.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Washington, Spokane County, Spokane City, E.D. 32-101, Sheet No. 22B, M. Randolph Smith, 41, Nebraska, first married age 25, contractor, Risedence [?] building; wife Alice H. Smith, 46, Ohio, first married age 30; daughter Jane L. Smith, 13, Washington; son (Morris R.) Maurice Smith, 11, Washington; daughter Helen K. Smith, 8, Washington.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Washington, Spokane County, Spokane City, E.D. 41-58, Sheet No. 8B, Randolph Smith, 51, Nebraska, house designer, brd. of construction; wife Fannie B. Smith, 54, Iowa, practitioner, Christian Science; daughter Jane L. Smith, 23, Washington, clerk, county welfare bureau; son Maurice Smith, 21, Washington; daughter Helen C. Smith, 18, Washington.
  4. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (available at familysearch.org), Donald E. Lee, born: 20 June 1926 in Hutchinson, Kansas; died: 5 March 2005 in Eugene, Oregon. The entry provides the names of his parents, current spouse, children (and possibly step-children), sibling, and others on record (possibly former spouses, including Helen Smith).
  5. California Divorce Index 1966-1984; available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Donaldeu [sic, Donald Eugene] Lee and Helen K. Smith, June 1970 in Sacramento, California.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Sacramento County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, William D. Coulter, born: 10 August 1925; died: 26 June 1977 (from record).
  7. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Helen K. Smith, age 53; William D. Coulter, age 48; married on 28 July 1974 in Sacramento, California. [Similar entry in the same source shows her name as Helen K. Lee].
  8. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Donald E. Lee, born: 6 May 1956 in San Luis Obispo, California; mother’s name: Smith.
Second Generation
2. Karenda Gail Lee2 (Helen1), born 19 July 1954.1 Karenda married, first, 17 February 1973 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, Terry D. Barton2 (born 24 August 1954, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce in November 1975 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.3 Karenda married, second, 16 June 1982 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, Jock M. Wilson5 (born 18 September 1953 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, the son of John M. ‘Jock’ Wilson and Phyllis June _____;4 Jock died 14 October 2008 in Newcastle, Placer County, California4).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Terry D. Barton, age 20, and Karenda G. Lee, age 18, married 17 February 1973 in Sacramento, California.
  3. California Divorce Index 1966-1984; available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Terry D. Barton and Karenda G. Lee, divorced on November 1975 in Sacramento, California.
  4. Obituary, The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California; 22 October 2008, Jock McCaskie Wilson, died: 14 October 2008 in Newcastle, California; born: 18 September 1953 in Sacramento, California. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife, and siblings.
  5. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Jock M. Wilson, age 28, and Karenda G. Barton, age 27; married on 16 June 1982 in Sacramento, California.