Person:Helen Reynolds (2)

Helen taught school at the Seventh-Day Adventist school in a basement in Sioux City, Iowa, about the time Vernon was born. According to her niece (and one of her pupils), she was a jolly person. Later she got a correspondence degree in nursing to become an LPN, and helped out on the farm.

Helen watches over her son Vernon

1. ↑ Iowa, Woodbury, Sioux City, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   T625 roll 520 pg. 265, 5 Jan 1920.

   Address: 721 Turner St,
   Reynolds, Wm. C. H, head, renting, age 79, b. OH, parents b. England, no occupation
   Elizabeth, age 55, wife, emigrated 1880, na 1885, b. England, parents b. England, no occupation
   Harry F, son, age 28, b. IA, farm laborer
   Horace W, age 27, b. IA, shipping clerk for biscuit co.
   Stella L, dau, age 25, b. South Dakota, cashier for biscuit co.
   Helen B. dau, age 20, b. IA, teacher at a private school
   Bernice M, dau, age 11, b. Minnesota

2. ↑ 1910 Census, Minnesota, Big Stone Co
   T624 roll 690, pg 135, 27 Apr 1910.

   Akron Twp
   Reynolds, William E., age 69, married twice, 20 yrs., b. OH, parents b. England, worked as a general farm laborer
   Elizabeth, age 45, married once, 20 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b. England, parents b. England, immigrated 1882
   Harry, son, age 19, single, b. IA, working on home farm
   Horace W, son, age 17, b. IA, working on home farm
   Stella L, dau, age 16, b. SD
   Hellen B, dau, age 10, b. IA
   Bernice M, dau, age 2, b. MN

3. ↑ Birth registration
   Book 2, page 78 of Monona Co. Clerk, Onawa, Iowa, 18 Nov 2005.
4. ↑ Death certificate
   State file # 67 04645, 14 Aug 2007.
5. ↑ Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905.

   Reynolds, William E. male age 64 white, b. Ohio, parents b. England, residence in Minnesota is 3 months, occupation is farmer and nursery.
   Elizabeth, female, 40, b. England parents b. England.
   Harry F., male age 14, b. Iowa.
   Horace W, age 12 b. Iowa.
   Stella L, female age 11 b. S. Dakota.
   Helen B, female age 5 b. S Dak(?)

6. ↑ Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line).

   Reynolds, William, served in Ohio army during the Civil War, no church affiliation listed.
   Reynolds, Stella L, daughter, female, white, age 30, single, owns home, mortgaged, value $5000, mortgage value $2500, $3000 insurance on home, highest grade completed: 8, b. South Dakota.
   Helen B, daughter, age 25, single, completed 1 yr. of college, b. Iowa.
   Bernice M, daughter, age 17, single, in 10th grade of school, born Minnesota.
   Harry F, son, age 34, married, completed 7 yrs. of grammar school, born Iowa.
   For all children, lists father William Reynolds b. England age 85, mother Elizabeth Beaumont b. England age --,parents married in Nebraska.

7. ↑ 1930 Census, Iowa, Woodbury Co
   Roll: 690; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 890.0, 12 Aug 2007.

   Reynolds, Stella, head, owns home worth $5000, owns radio set, female, white, single, age 36, did not attend school last year, able to read and write, b. South Dakota, father b. Ohio, mother b. England, occupation linetype for a circulation industry
   Joy, Harry, brother-in-law, age 30, first married at age 25, did not attend school last year, can read and write, b. Iowa, parents b. Iowa, occupation mechanic for an auto garage, not a veteran
   Joy, Helen, sister, age 30, married at 25, did not attend school last year, can read and write, b. Iowa, father b. Ohio, mother b. England, no occupation
   Reynold, Bernice, sister, age 22, single, attended school in last year, can read and write, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. England, occupation student at college.

8. ↑ Vernon L. Joy. Autobiography of Vernon L. Joy. (Macomb, Illinois, August 2000.).

   In late November 1944 my father and I went in to town on Saturday night. I went to a movie and then looked for father to go home. He wasn't to be found but that was no problem because he was bound to show up. Suddenly someone who knew me asked, "How was the fire?" "What fire?" It seemed that our ten room farmhouse was burning and half of Laurel was helping to put out the fire. Somebody drove me home and I watched our house go up in flames. We lost everything: clothes, souvenirs, everything! It was war time and things were rationed and there was no lumber available. We made do. For several years Stella and Helen lived in a plastered one room "milkhouse," while father and I slept in a chicken coop. Everything was fine until one night my father and I awoke itching furiously. A flashlight showed that our bed had shifted against the chicken house wall and we were covered in millions of red chicken mites. Actually they were not red until after they bit you and sucked your blood. No more sleeping that night.
   
   Finally in 1946 the war was over and we bought a new, three quarter ton, white pickup, a new refrigerator and a six room pre-cut ranch house, which father and I hammered together.

9. ↑ Obituary of Helen Reynolds Joy, in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States. News. (Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States)
   Norfolk, Nebraska newspaper 4 May 1967, 16 Aug 2007.

   Mrs. Helen Blanche Joy
   Randolph-- Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Blanche Joy, 67, Magnet, who died April 30 in Osmond General Hospital, were held Tuesday in the Magnet Methodist Church.
   The Rev. John Sharp of South Sioux City officiated. Burial was in Magnet Cemetery. Music was furnished by Mrs. A. L. Henrickson and Mrs. C. J. Dennis, with George Jones as organist. Pallbearers were I. W. Rick and Ernest Bailey of South Sioux City, and Robert Henrickson, Floyd Dawson, Jerald Henrickson and Ellis Tilton, all of Magnet.
   Mrs. Joy was born at Onawa, Iowa, Nov. 3, 1889, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds.
   Survivors include her husband, Harry V. Joy; a son, Dr. Vernon Joy of Macomb, Ill.; two sisters, Stella L. Reynolds of Magnet and Bernice M. Kerttula of Atlyn, Wash.; a brother, Harry F. Reynolds of Pleasant Hope, Mo.

10. ↑ Reynolds, William, head, b. Nov 1840, age 59, married for 9 years, b. Ohio, parents b. England, works as a clerk at a furniture store, rents a home.
    Elizabeth, wife, b. Oct 1864, age 35, married 9 years, 6 children, 4 living, born England and parents b. England, naturalization unknown.
    Harry F, son, b. Apr 1891, age 9, b. Iowa, at school.
    Horrace W., son, b. July 1892 in Iowa, age 7, at school.
    Stella L, daughter, b. Jan 1894 in Iowa, age 6, at school.
    Helen B, daughter, b. Nov. 1899 in Iowa, age 6/12.
11. ↑ Reynolds, William E., head, married, white, age 69, married twice, married 20 years, b. Ohio, parents b. England, occupation general farm employer, renting a farm.
    Elizabeth, wife, age 45, married once, 7 children and 5 living, b. England and parents b. England, immigrated in 1882.
    Harry, son, age 19, b. Iowa, working as a farm hand.
    Horace W., son, age 17 b. Iowa, working as a farm hand.
    Stella L, daughter, age 16, b. South Dakota, not in school.
    Helen B., daughter, age 10, b. Iowa, in school.
    Bernice M, daughter, age 2, b. Minnesota.
12. ↑ They lived on a 10-acre farm.
13. ↑ Stella Reynolds lived with them on the farm, where she and Helen raised cattle, hogs, alfalfa, and corn. Harry Joy was working as a mechanic-machinist at the Modern Machine Shop in downtown Sioux City.
14.   They bought a 160-acre farm for $110/acre.
15. ↑ The 160-acre farm was "probably the finest place in the county and we bought it for $110 per acre and later sold it in 1960 for $220 per acre. At the time those prices were tops for Laurel property."