Jane Louise Willey and Charles Cecil Helmer

CHARLES CECIL HELMER was born August 25, 1876 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa,⁶¹⁶³ and died October 27, 1946 in Carroll, Carroll, Iowa.⁶¹⁶³ He is buried in Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll County, Iowa.⁴⁵⁶

He married JANE LOUISE WILLEY on May 15, 1905 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa,³⁴³⁴ daughter of JENNIE LOUISE SMITH and OGDEN STANLEY WILLEY. She was born October 7, 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died February 12, 1971 in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington.⁶¹⁶⁶ She is buried in Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll County, Iowa.^{6166, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jane L. Willey)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jane L. Willey)

Children of JANE LOUISE WILLEY and CHARLES CECIL HELMER:

1. JANE E. HELMER, b. March 7, 1906;⁴⁵⁶ m. JOHN G. SCHEER on December 23, 1943 in LaCrosse, Whitman, Washington⁶¹⁶⁸; d. February 18, 1993.⁴⁵⁶
2. CHARLES WILLEY HELMER, b. September 15, 1907, Iowa;⁶³²⁵ d. August 3, 1924, Lakeview, Sac, Iowa.^{6160, 6325}
3. ORLANDO HOWARD HELMER, b. 1909; m. (1) DOROTHY ELIZABETH MILLER on August 2, 1932 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois⁶¹⁶⁴, m. (2) MARJORIE MAE SUTHERLAND on April 11, 1937 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio^{2373, 7969}; d. October 13, 1962, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.⁴⁸⁰⁶
4. MARY GERTRUDE HELMER, b. September 7, 1912, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa;^{6165, 6325} m. JOE GAUDERMAN on December 15, 1933 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa⁶¹⁶⁵; d. July 31, 1935, St. Anthony Hospital, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa.^{6165, 6325}
5. JAMES B. HELMER, b. July 13, 1915, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa;⁴⁵⁶ d. March 22, 2004, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois.⁴⁵⁶
6. PAUL WAYNE HELMER, b. September 17, 1921, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa;²⁴³² d. January 3, 1980, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana.⁷⁹⁷¹



Personal Information

• Charles Cecil Helmer was a member of the Methodist Church.⁶¹⁶³

Education

Military Service

Work History

Clubs and Associations

Obituaries

Carroll Daily Times, October 28, 1946⁶¹⁶³

Death Claims C. C. Helmer, Lawyer Here

Ends Long, Successful Career in Civic, Political Activity

Charles C. Helmer, senior member of the law firm of Helmer and Minnich and former state senator, died at his home, 905 North Main street, at 11 o'clock last night. He was 70 years old.

Mr. Helmer succumbed to a heart ailment after a six weeks' illness.

The body is at the Huffman Funeral home. Funeral arrangements have not been made, awaiting arrival of his children: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Helmer of Iowa City are here now and all of the other children are expected to arrive today.

Veteran of 2 Wars

Mr. Helmer was a veteran of two wars—the Spanish-American war and World War I. In the spring of 1898 he enlisted in Company F, Forty-ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, for service in the Spanish-American war. The company went into camp at Des Moines, proceeding thence to Jacksonville, Fla., where the regiment was made a part of the Seventh Army Corps under General Fitzhugh Lee. The regiment was ordered to Savannah, Ga., and on December 19, 1898, embarked for Cuba. The command went into camp near Havana and remained there about four months. Pvt. Helmer was mustered out at Savannah, Ga., in May, 1899.

Mr. Helmer resigned as state senator in 1917 to enter service in World War I, in which he held the rank of captain in the infantry. He was released from duty early n 1919.

Mr. Helmer, a native Iowan was born at Mechanicsville August 25, 1876, a son of Orland H. and Letitia (Briggs) Helmer. His father, educated as a physician, was assistant surgeon, with the rank of first lieutenant, in the Civil war.

Taught School

Mr. Helmer was the fourth in order of birth in a family of five children. He received his early education in the public schools of Tipton and Mechanicsville. He attended Iowa State college at Ames and while securing his college education taught school two winters.

After serving in the Spanish-American war he entered the law department of the State University of Iowa in the fall of 1899. He was graduated with the degree of LL.B. in June, 1901.

A few months later he began the practice of law at Manning, where he continued until January, 1904. At that time he came to Carroll, where he has been in the legal profession ever since.

For several years he was associated with the late Judge F. M. Powers, who left Carroll to reside in California. In 1919 he formed the partnership with G. A. Minnich which continued until his death.

Former City Attorney

Mr. Helmer served as city attorney for 10 years, from 1904 to 1914, and as county attorney during 1905 and 1906.

He was state senator from 1914 until his resignation in 1917.

Mr. Helmer, an adherent of the republican party ever since he reached his majority, was a member of the republican state central committee in 1930. Appointed in the spring of that year to fill a vacancy, he completed the term but was not a candidate for re-election.

Mr. Helmer was a member of the Methodist church.

Interested in civic affairs, he had served on the original park commission here. He was a charter member and past president of the Carroll rotary club.

He had served on the board of education of the Carroll public schools.

Masonic Membership

Mr. Helmer held memberships in several Masonic organizations—Signet Lodge No. 264 A.F. and A.M., which he had served as worshipful master, Copestone chapter, which he had headed as high priest, Cryptic Council and Eastern Star. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Masonic temple, a post he had held for many years.

Mr. Helmer was married to Jennie W. Willey May 15, 1905, at Keokuk, Iowa. They were the parents of six children, two of whom preceded their father in death.

Survivors

Surviving with his wife are one daughter and three sons: Mrs. John Scheer (Jane), LaCrosse, Wash.; Orlando Helmer, Grayslake, Ill.; James B. Helmer, Chicago, and Paul W. Helmer, Iowa City.

He also leaves three grandchildren, Sally Jo Gauderman, Vancouver, Wash.; Adell Helmer, Grayslake, Ill., and Paul Helmer jr., Iowa City, and one brother, A. C. Helmer, Washington, D. C.

A son, Charles, died August 3, 1924, and a daughter Mrs. Joe Gauderman (Gertrude), July 31, 1935.

Carroll Daily Times Herald, February 13, 1971⁶¹⁶⁶

MRS. JENNY HELMER

Mrs. Jenny Helmer, 90, of Longview, Wash., formerly of Carroll, died Friday, Feb. 12, at Longview where she had resided since 1952. She was the widow of C. C. Helmer, a Carroll attorney who had practiced in partnership with the late G. A. Minnich Sr.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Dahn-Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll, with burial in the Carroll City Cemetery. The Rev. Paul E. Trauemer of Denison, interim pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate. The casket is expected to arrive in Carroll late Monday and friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Mrs. Helmer is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jance Scheer of Longview, two sons, James B. of Mt.Prospect, Ill., and Paul W. of Minden, La.; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a sister, Mary Willey of St. Petersburg, Fla.

She was born at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 7, 1880, and married Mr. Helmer in 1905. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was first president of the Maurice Dunn unit No. 7 of the Auxiliary in Carroll.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 27, 19106159	Carroll, Carroll, Iowa	Charles Cecil Helmer Jane Louise Willey Jane E. Helmer Charles Willey Helmer Orlando Howard Helmer
January 5, 19206161	Carroll, Carroll, Iowa	Charles Cecil Helmer Jane Louise Willey Jane E. Helmer Charles Willey Helmer Orlando Howard Helmer Mary Gertrude Helmer James B. Helmer
April 3, 19306162	Carroll, Carroll, Iowa	Charles Cecil Helmer Jane Louise Willey Jane E. Helmer Orlando Howard Helmer Mary Gertrude Helmer James B. Helmer Paul Wayne Helmer
April 8, 19406167	Carroll, Carroll, Iowa	Charles Cecil Helmer Jane Louise Willey Jane E. Helmer Paul Wayne Helmer