Person:Helen Tamplin (1)

Helen Dean Tamplin was born 11 October 1895 in Ohio and lived in Indiana as a child, but her family was living in Detroit by 1910 when she was 15. She married Albert Ignatius Apel on 12 August 1916 when she was 21 and he 28. They had two children, Beverly Jean Apel, born , and Robert Allen Apel, born . Robert died on at the age of 12, but Beverly married and had two children. In 1944, at age 49, Helen had a major stroke and was bed-ridden. She died on March 28, 1955

1.   Oral history.

   The author interviewed the daughter of John Apel, Albert Apel's brother.

2.   Letter and family tree by John Apel.

   These items are in the possession of the daughter of John Apel.

3.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   Brummel family tree.

4.   U.S. Census.

   U.S. Census records for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.

5.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).