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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 Kyle's maternal great-great-grandmother. 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. 1901
    BuriedRiverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan — Block H, Lot 052, with Harley
  4. 1901
    MarriedHarley G. Philo
  5. 1999
    Died1999 (year on stone)
  6. 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
Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan — Block H, Lot 052, with Harley
Harley G. Philo
Elton Laverne Philo (1922–2015)

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.