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Philo Line

Helen E. Lethorn Philo

1901 – 1999

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Kyle DerryDebra L. Philo DerryElton Laverne 'Verne' PhiloHelen E. Lethorn Philo

Life

Helen E. Lethorn married Harley G. Philo and is the mother of Elton Laverne Philo. She is named in Elton Philo's obituary with her maiden name Lethorn. A shared stone at Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, reads Helen E. 1901–1999. Compiled Social Security notes give 28 August 1901 and 20 February 1999; Find a Grave's heading also lists 1902, so the day and the 1901 vs 1902 year should be checked against a birth record. The Lethorn surname is highly concentrated in Michigan.

Timeline

  1. 1901
    Born1901 (year on Riverside Cemetery stone)
  2. 1901
    Birth date (compiled)28 August 1901 — SSDI/Find a Grave compilation; memorial heading also shows 1902
  3. 1999
    Died1999 (year on stone)
  4. 1999
    Death date (compiled)20 February 1999 — SSDI/Find a Grave compilation

Claims in the record

Lethorn
1901 (year on Riverside Cemetery stone)
28 August 1901 — SSDI/Find a Grave compilation; memorial heading also shows 1902
1999 (year on stone)
20 February 1999 — SSDI/Find a Grave compilation
Harley G. Philo
Elton Laverne Philo (1922–2015)

Places

Philo–Racer Line — MichiganMount Pleasant and Union Township, Isabella County, MichiganBurialRiverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan — Block H, Lot 052, with Harley

Sources

Verified

Riverside Cemetery stone, Mount Pleasant, MI: Helen E. 1901–1999. Find a Grave memorial 76460086. Compiled SSDI dates 28 Aug 1901 and 20 Feb 1999; some indexes also list birth year 1902.

Research next

Resolve 1901 (stone) vs 1902 (some compiled indexes) with a Michigan birth record. Search Lethorn households in Isabella County census 1900–1920 for her parents.