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Helen Lucile King

Helen Lucile King[1]

Female 1903 - 1980  (77 years)

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  • Name Helen Lucile King 
    Nickname Nana 
    Birth 10 Aug 1903  Los Alamos, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Newspaper Article 14 Jan 1941  Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Passengers joining the Pan American Clipper in Honolulu for the flight to San Francisco included Mrs Helen Wilkinson of Honolulu. 
    Newspaper Article 19 Apr 1950  Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mrs Helen Wilkinson of 140 Dowsett Avenue reported on Wednesday the theft of a .22 caliber rifle from her place of business. 
    Newspaper Article 19 Oct 1956  Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mrs Helen King Wilkinson elected President of the Florist & Flower Growers Association, Hawaii 
    Social Security Number 10 Sep 1980 
    Social Security Number 575-36-3281  
    Death 10 Sep 1980  Irvine, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2021 

    Father Max Zan Konig,   b. 20 Oct 1866, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1935 (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Rachel Morris,   b. 15 Nov 1873, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1941, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Record ID Number MH:F4 
    Documents
    New York Times Article - 'Violent Earthquate Shock in California' - Published 1 Aug 1902
    New York Times Article - "Violent Earthquate Shock in California" - Published 1 Aug 1902
    "Buildings Razed in Los Alamos and People Panic-Stricken. Every Brick Structure in Town Either Demolished or Seriously Damaged - No Loss of Life Reported - Great Gaps in the Earth." This earthquake hit Los Alamos on 31 July 1902. (The great San Franciso earthquake was on 18 April 1906, almost four years later.)
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert Joseph Wilkinson,   b. 11 May 1896, Honolulu, Hawaii - Alapai and King Streets Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1975, Hale Nani Convalescent Hospital, 1677 Pensacola Street, Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 17 Nov 1925  Church of the Crossroads Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Rev G. R. Weaver officiated. The couple honeymooned at the Haleiwa Hotel.
    Children 
    +1. Shirley Rae Wilkinson,   b. 3 Jun 1927, Kapiolani Maternithy Hospital - Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1976, Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +2. Alberta Jean Wilkinson
    Photos
    Albert and Helen (King) Wilkinson
    Albert and Helen (King) Wilkinson
    They spent their honeymoon at the Haleiwa Hotel, and I believe this photo was taken there -- 1925
    Documents
    1930 United States Census - 1046 Kealaolu Avenue, Kahala, Hawaii
    1930 United States Census - 1046 Kealaolu Avenue, Kahala, Hawaii
    The 1930 U.S. census report shows Albert Wilkinson, age 33, a bank clerk [at the Bank of Hawaii] living with his wife Helen Wilkinson, age 26, and daughter Shirley Wilkinson, age 10 months. They own their home at 1046 Kealaolu Avenue, Kahala, Hawaii.

    Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; Roll 2634; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 384.0.

    Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

    Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
    1920 United States Census - 1261 Center Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
    1920 United States Census - 1261 Center Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
    The 1920 U.S. Census shows: Lily Wilkinson, head of household, owner of property, 43 years old, a widow, arrived in the U.S. in 1892, an alien, born in Switzerland, mother language French [seems doubtful, since she was from German Switzerland]. Lily is living with her sons Albert, age 23, a collector in a Bank; James, age 21, a machinist at the Iron Works; and Charles, age 14. All are shown to be "octaroons," which means "an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black." Virtually everyone on this census sheet is shown to be an "octaroon," which is impossible.

    Year: 1920; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2035; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 639.
    1940 United States Census - Albert Wilkinson and Family
    1940 United States Census - Albert Wilkinson and Family
    Residing at 141 Kealaolu Avenue, Honolulu, valued at $6,000. Albert Wilkinson shown as a Bank Clerk with an annual salary of $3,740; Helen Wilkinson shown as a Flower Shop Proprietor with no annual salary. Alberta's name incorrectly shown as Alfreda.
    'San Francisco Girl Marries Wilkinson'
    "San Francisco Girl Marries Wilkinson"
    Miss Helen King married Albert Wilkinson "immediately after disembarking from the steamship Maui." Mr Wilkinson was assistant auditor at the Bank of Hawaii, and Miss King was "a well known California girl."
    Miss Helen L King Met On Arrival of S.S. Maui
    Miss Helen L King Met On Arrival of S.S. Maui
    Helen L King arrived from San Francisco on the S.S. Maui with Miss Marie Mugler to marry Albert J Wilkinson of the audit department of the Bank of Hawaii. They were married the day of her arrival, Tuesday, 17 November 1925.
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Aug 1903 - Los Alamos, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Nov 1925 - Church of the Crossroads Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewspaper Article - Passengers joining the Pan American Clipper in Honolulu for the flight to San Francisco included Mrs Helen Wilkinson of Honolulu. - 14 Jan 1941 - Honolulu, Hawaii Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewspaper Article - Mrs Helen Wilkinson of 140 Dowsett Avenue reported on Wednesday the theft of a .22 caliber rifle from her place of business. - 19 Apr 1950 - Honolulu, Hawaii Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewspaper Article - Mrs Helen King Wilkinson elected President of the Florist & Flower Growers Association, Hawaii - 19 Oct 1956 - Honolulu, Hawaii Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Helen King Wilkinson
    Helen King Wilkinson
    Lau Yee Chai Restaurant, Honolulu, Hawaii - December 1950
    Shirley Walsh with son Craig (L), and Helen King Wilkinson and Albert Wilkinson on the right. Two middle people are not known. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Helen King Wilkinson, Albert Wilkinson, and their daughter Alberta Jean Wilkinson
    1952 at University of Washington (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    The Wilkinson Family
    Kealaolu Avenue, Kahala, Honolulu (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Boat Day - Honolulu, Hawaii - Lily Wyser Wilkinson Departure
    Boat Day - Honolulu, Hawaii - Lily Wyser Wilkinson Departure
    Circa 1939 or 1940
    Lily Wyser Wilkinson Arrival in Honolulu, 1954
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Family Portrait - Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu - 1949 or 1950
    Family Portrait - Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu - 1949 or 1950
    Shirley Wilkinson Walsh, John Walsh, Helen King Wilkinson, and Albert Joseph Wilkinson sitting on the couch -- with Haggerty in the left foreground.
    Wilkie's Flower Shop Is Attractive
    Wilkie's Flower Shop Is Attractive
    New flower shop opens in the Hale-Hawaii Building. This was the arcade in front of the old Outrigger Canoe Club on Kalakaua Avenue, now the site of the Outrigger Hotel. In a later (December 1944) advertisement it appears that Wilkie's Florist was then known as Outrigger Florist.
    Albert and Helen (King) Wilkinson
    Albert and Helen (King) Wilkinson
    They spent their honeymoon at the Haleiwa Hotel, and I believe this photo was taken there -- 1925

    Documents
    Max Z. King (and family) Entry in the 1910 United States Federal Census
    Max Z. King (and family) Entry in the 1910 United States Federal Census
    Albert Joseph Wilkinson - Helen Lucile King Wedding Certificate
    Albert Joseph Wilkinson - Helen Lucile King Wedding Certificate
    Married at 1907 Coyne Avenue (Street?) -- Church of the Crossroads (?) -- on 17 November 1925. The bride's length of residence in Hawaii is shown as "one day."
    June 1940 Article from Zaida's Ka Moae - Wilkie's Flower Shop, Waikiki
    June 1940 Article from Zaida's Ka Moae - Wilkie's Flower Shop, Waikiki
    While Albert Wilkinson worked for the Bank of Hawaii, Helen King Wilkinson started Wilkie's Flower shop at 2111 Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, and sold orchids grown at their house in Kahala.
    1920 U.S. Census - 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco
    1920 U.S. Census - 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco
    The census shows Rachael King (age 45, married) living with her daughters Geraldine (age 20, a clerk for a railroad company) and Helen (age 17, a student) in rented accommodation at 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco.
    Rachel Morris King Obituary - <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> - 16 Jan 1941 - Page A3
    Rachel Morris King Obituary - San Francisco Chronicle - 16 Jan 1941 - Page A3
    "In this city, January 15, 1941, Rachel, beloved wife of the Max King, loving mother of Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Albert J. Wilkinson of Honolulu, devoted sister of Mrs. Robert Salinger. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 o'clock p.m. at the mortuary of Halsted & Co., 1123 Sutter St., near Polk."
    Passenger Manifest - S.S. President Cleveland - Depart Honolulu 14 Oct 1927, arrive San Francisco 20 Oct 1927
    Passenger Manifest - S.S. President Cleveland - Depart Honolulu 14 Oct 1927, arrive San Francisco 20 Oct 1927
    The return sailing was on the President Madison sailing from San Francisco on 6 January 1928, arriving in Honolulu on 12 January 1928. Returned with wife Helen and daughter Shirley. Their addresses were simply shown as "Bank of Hawaii."
    Helen King Birth Certificate
    Helen King Birth Certificate
    Birth certificate not dated until 14 Feb 1949
    Max Z. King Obituary - <i>Los Angeles Times</i> - 17 Sep 1935 - Part II, Page 18
    Max Z. King Obituary - Los Angeles Times - 17 Sep 1935 - Part II, Page 18
    "Max Z. King, beloeved father of Geraldine Allen of San Francisco and Helen Wilkinson of Honolulu, T. H. Services today at 11 AM in the Little Church of the Flowers. Mortuary, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association, Inc., in charge."
    Shirley Rae Wilkinson - Birth Certificate
    Shirley Rae Wilkinson - Birth Certificate
    Born in Kapiolani Maternity Hospital, 3 Jun 1927. The birth certificate shows that her "given name" was added from a supplemental report on 8 Feb 1928.
    Passenger Manifest - <b>S.S. Matsonia</b> - Helen Lucille King
    Passenger Manifest - S.S. Matsonia - Helen Lucille King
    Sailing from Honolulu on 27 May 1925 to San Francisco. After Helen's vacation in Hawaii --- where she met Albert Wilkinson on a blind date --- she returned to San Francisco. She and Albert wrote letters to each other regularly: Albert had a friend in the post office so he could get the letters as quickly as possible. The idea was that they would stay apart for a year to see if it was true love: by Nov 1925 Helen sailed back to Honolulu, and married Albert on 17 Nov 1925.
    The Cowdreys to Take Vacation
    The Cowdreys to Take Vacation
    Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 19 Aug 1949 - Admiral and Mrs Roy T Cowdrey to take vacation at Kilauea Military Camp on Hawaii, with Mr and Mrs Albert Wilkinson as their guests. Admiral Cowdrey is commanding officer of the Naval Shipyard (Pearl Harbor).
    Alberta Wilkinson - Neil Moore Marriage
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    'San Francisco Girl Marries Wilkinson'
    "San Francisco Girl Marries Wilkinson"
    Miss Helen King married Albert Wilkinson "immediately after disembarking from the steamship Maui." Mr Wilkinson was assistant auditor at the Bank of Hawaii, and Miss King was "a well known California girl."
    Alberta Wilkinson to attend University of Washington
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    'Mr and Mrs Walsh Entertained'
    "Mr and Mrs Walsh Entertained"
    The couple completed two years of graduate work at Leland Powers School of Radio and Theater in Boston, and were married in Elko, Nevada on route from Boston to Hawaii. Mr Walsh is now with radio station KGU in Honolulu.
    Helen King Wilkinson Obituary
    Helen King Wilkinson Obituary
    Closure of Hawaiian Island Flowers and Foliage
    Closure of Hawaiian Island Flowers and Foliage
    Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage (HIFF) Wins Prize at Greater New York Orchid Show
    Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage (HIFF) Wins Prize at Greater New York Orchid Show
    Photo of Helen King Wilkinson and Joe Funk from HIFF and Jack Tobin from United Airlines
    Big Business in Blossoms
    Big Business in Blossoms
    Story about Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage (HIFF)
    Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage (HIFF) Christmas Advertisement
    Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage (HIFF) Christmas Advertisement
    Dog Fashion Show at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
    Dog Fashion Show at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
    Helen King Wilkinson's Bedlington terrier, Melinda, was the "pet of the show."
    Incorporation of Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage
    Incorporation of Hawaiian Island Flowers & Foliage
    Helen Wilkinson Wins Prize for White Bull Terrier - Nani Ilio Kea
    Helen Wilkinson Wins Prize for White Bull Terrier - Nani Ilio Kea
    At the Hawaiian Kennel Club 40th All-Breed Dog Show, held at Punahou School Chamberlain Field
    The Wilkinsons Arrive in Honolulu from San Francisco by Pan American Clipper
    The Wilkinsons Arrive in Honolulu from San Francisco by Pan American Clipper
    Arrival on 23 Nov 1946
    Personalities at the Poultry Show
    Personalities at the Poultry Show

    Histories
    Ted Gostin's Genealogical Report on Max Z. Konig [King] and the Morris Family of San Francisco - In June 2008 I retained the services of Ted Gostin to help me find out what he could about Max Z. Konig [King], owner of the Los Alamos General Store (Emporium) in the early 1900's, and the arrival of the Morris family from Prussia in the 1860's.
    Ted Gostin's Genealogical Report on Max Z. Konig [King] and the Morris Family of San Francisco - In June 2008 I retained the services of Ted Gostin to help me find out what he could about Max Z. Konig [King], owner of the Los Alamos General Store (Emporium) in the early 1900's, and the arrival of the Morris family from Prussia in the 1860's.
    This is Ted's preliminary report, dated 5 Sept 2008, with attachments. It is a searchable Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file, 9.32 MB in size. Ted's website is at www.generationspress.com/research.html

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Orange County Clerk Recorder, 12 Sep 1980, Bk 243 Page 282.

    2. [S59] Honolulu Star Bulletin, 14 Jan 1941, 9 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S59] Honolulu Star Bulletin, 20 Apr 1950, 8 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S4980] Honolulu Advertiser, 19 Oct 1956, 20 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S3] Orange County Clerk Recorder, 12 Sep 1980, Bk 243, Page 282.

    6. [S4970] Hawaii Digital Library - Ulukau, (http://hawaiidigitallibrary.org/), Page O-98(11):48 (Reliability: 3).