Margaret A. Reid and Mornay D. Helm

MORNAY D. HELM was born in 1846, and died April 13, 1909 in Manhattan County, New York.^{120, 93}

He married (1) MARGARET A. REID on April 14, 1868 in Delaware County, Indiana,¹⁶⁷⁵ daughter of JANE MARIA WAKEFIELD and JOHN PATTERSON REID. She was born in 1849, and died May 18, 1875.⁸⁴⁹ She is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{849, 456}

He married (2) MARTHA A. DUMBLE on October 3, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia.¹⁸⁰⁰ She died September 5, 1894 in Washington, District of Columbia.¹⁹⁶⁷ She is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.¹⁹⁶⁷

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Margaret A. Reid)

Children of MARGARET A. REID and MORNAY D. HELM:

1. EDGAR E. HELM, b. June 20, 1869, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;⁶¹⁹ m. (1) LEONA BELLE ARMSTRONG on November 25, 1889 in Washington, District of Columbia¹⁸⁰⁰, m. (2) NELLIE M. BORLAND on June 7, 1919 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio¹⁷⁸⁶; d. June 22, 1943, Akron, Summit, Ohio.⁶¹⁹

Military Service

Marriage Announcements and News

National Republican, October 4, 1876¹⁹⁶⁰

Hymeneal.

Last evening, at the residence of the bride's father, in this city, Mr. M. D. Helm, foreman of the Congressional Record, Government printing office, led to the altar Mattie A. Seitz. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George O. Little, in the presence of a select group of the immediate friends of the parties. The happy pair left on the night train for Philadelphia, where they will spend a few days in visiting the Centennial, and will proceed from thence to Mr. Helm's home, in Indiana, where he will be on the 10th instant to cast his vote for Hayes and Harrison, like a true patriot. A large circle of acquaintances will join us in wishing the new-made pair a prosperous and happy future.

Obituaries

Washington Times, September 6, 1894¹⁹⁶⁷

Death of Mrs. M. D. Helm—Mrs. Martha A. Helm, wife of M. D. Helm, died yesterday at her home, No. 124 E street northwest. The death of Mrs. Helm comes as a great shock to her many friends, although for some time past she has been in very bad health. She was a very charming woman, gracious in manner and thought, and had endeared herself to a wide circle of acquaintances. Mrs. Helm came to Washington with her husband about 1881, when Gen. Brady purchased the National Republican, Mr. Helm taking charge of the mechanical department of the paper. Later he managed the Critic, and was afterward appointed foreman of the Congressional Record by Public Printer Records.

The funeral will take place to-morrow at 3 p.m., the interment being at Rock Creek.

Muncie Evening Press, April 14, 1909⁶⁹⁵⁷

FOUNDER OF TIMES

MORNAY D. HELM DIES AT HOME IN NEW YORK CITY

Former Muncie Newspaper Man, Later a Broker, Passes Away at Advanced Age

Mornay D. Helm, several years ago a prominent resident of Muncie and during the past fifteen years a resident of New York City, died last night. Mr. Helm was a son of the late Dr. J. C. Helm, a pioneer of Delaware county and was well known to the older residents of this city. He with Fuller Ethel founded the Muncie Weekly Times and conducted the paper for sometime. The Weekly Times is still published, by the owner of the Muncie Press. He enlisted from Delaware county in the Civil war and after four years service went to Washington where he was employed in the government printing office for nearly twenty years, becoming first assistant to the public printer during his service there. Mr. Helm then moved to New York where he has been engaged in the brokerage business. He is survived by a wife and one son, Edgar E. Helm, of Washington, D. C.; a half-sister, Mrs. W. W> Orr and a sister, Miss Elizabeth Helm, both of this city.

Washington Herald, April 16, 1909¹⁹⁵⁹

MORNAY D. HELM DEAD.

Long Resident of Washington Expires in New York.

Word has been received by his former friends here of the death in New York City, Tuesday, of Mornay D. Helm, for many years a resident of Washington. He was sixty-three years old. The funeral, under the auspices of the Elks, will take place in New York this afternoon.

Mr. Helm was employed as a printer in the Government Printing Office for many years, being foreman of the Congressional Record when that publication was first issued from that office, in the Forty-third Congress. In 1877 he left the government service and was connected with the National Republican. In 1882 he again returned to the Congressional Record, but resigned the same year to take the management of the Evening Critic. He is survived by a son, E. E. Helm, who is an employe in the engineering department of the District government.

Washington Herald, May 13, 1909¹⁹⁶⁵

Bequeathes Estate to Son.

M. D. Helm, who died on April 13, by his will, filed for probate yesterday, bequeathes his entire estate to his son, Edgar E. Helm. Henry T. Brian is named executor without bond. The instrument is dated May 6, 1896.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
September 3, 1850307	Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana	John Patterson Reid Jane Maria Wakefield Mary Sarah Reid Margaret A. Reid
June 12, 1860306	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	John Patterson Reid Jane Maria Wakefield Mary Sarah Reid Margaret A. Reid William S. Reid Carrie L. Reid
June 6, 18801050	Washington, District of Columbia	Mornay D. Helm Edgar E. Helm
June 11, 19001051	Washington, District of Columbia	Mornay D. Helm Leona Belle Armstrong Edgar E. Helm Mornay Duplisses Helm Ethel Elizabeth Helm