Gazlay Family History
Helen Jane Mailler
Parents
| Father | John Preston Mailler (25 September 1890 - ca. September 1960) |
| Mother | Margaret Brown ‘Reta’ McGregor (16 February 1893 - ca. May 1975) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 November 2009; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 9 |
| Name | Helen Jane Mailler |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 9 March 1916 in New Jersey1, 2, 3 |
| Partnered | with (unidentified) |
| Married | to Robert Harris MacPherson |
| Divorced | after 1940 from Robert Harris MacPherson: Both Robert and Helen appear in a 1940 McGregor family photograph |
| Married | ca. 1947 to Theodore Dwight ‘Ted’ Hoffman |
| Died | 6 May 1996 in Gainesville, Georgia1 |
Biography
As a young woman, Helen lived and worked in New York City apparently in a professional art firm. As an adult, Helen was known by her middle name Jane to many people outside the Mailler family. Helen worked in a J.C. Penney’s department store, first in sales and later as a bookkeeper.
Person/Family
| Partner 1 |  (unidentified) |
| Born | |
| Partnered | with Helen Jane Mailler |
| Children | of Helen Jane Mailler and (unidentified): |
| +1. | David William Mailler |
| Born | 13 May 1935 in New York, New York |
| Married | November 1962 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey to Margaret Maud ‘Peggy’ Hobart |
| Died | 12 November 2023 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia |
| Spouse 2 | Robert Harris MacPherson |
| Born | 2 October 1912 |
| Married | to Helen Jane Mailler |
| Died | 5 December 1979 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida |
| Spouse 3 | Theodore Dwight ‘Ted’ Hoffman (son of Grayden D. Hoffman and Helen W. _____) |
| Born | 7 August 1915 |
| Married | ca. 1947 to Helen Jane Mailler |
| Died | March 1987 in Gainesville, Georgia |
| Children | of Helen Jane Mailler and Theodore Dwight ‘Ted’ Hoffman: |
| +1. | Judith Ann ‘Judi’ Hoffman |
| Born | 20 April 1948 |
| Married | to Thomas George Transue |
| Partnered | with Robert Mitchell O’Shields |
| Died | 29 June 2004 in Gainesville, Georgia |
| 2. | Jill Hoffman |
| Born | ca. 1950 |
| Died | ca. 1951 |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Helen M. Hoffman, no. 137-03-6672
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Orange, Enumeration District 299, Sheet No. 7B, family of John Mailler (28, New Jersey, machinist, Edison); wife Margaret Mailler (26, New Jersey); daughter Helen Mailler (3, New Jersey); son Jack Mailer (1, New Jersey); border Wilson Roby (30, New Jersey, clerk, grocery store). They are living next door to Margaret’s parents.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Morris County, Borough of Madison, Enumeration District 14-30, Sheet No. 5B, family of John P. Mailler (39, New York, engineer, public utility, first married age 23); wife Margaret B. Mailler (34, New Jersey, first married age 19); daughter Helen J. Mailler (14, New Jersey); son John P. Mailler Jr. (11, New Jersey); son William D. Mailler (9, New Jersey).