NameHelen Adele CANNADY
Birth4 Jun 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois331,150,2333
Death8 Nov 1983, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon331 Age: 90
CremationCentral Oregon Crematory, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon
BurialInglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California1450
FatherGeorge Joseph CANNADY (1871-1931)
MotherMary RYDER (1872-1944)
Spouses
Birth23 Aug 1891, Cook County, Illinois334
Death14 Sep 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California335 Age: 64
BurialInglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California335,1
OccupationConstruction Engineer335
FatherEdward Dougherty PHILLIPS (1851-1912)
MotherLucy Elizabeth BAY (1860-1950)
Marriage25 May 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois345
Notes for Helen Adele CANNADY

Family Remembrance:150 Dictation by Helen Cannady Phillips to Leslie Constance Phillips: My father's family - do not have birth dates on my grandparents. His name was Augustus Cannady, born in France. Name was originally De Cannady. His wife was also born in France. French Huguenots born near the Pyrenees Mountains - could not speak English. Her name Ann Marie Cannady. What her maiden name was I do not know. They settled in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where they had 4 children. My father was the baby of the family. George Joseph Cannady. Mary. Emma. Frank. On the other sheets you have my mother's marriage to George Joseph Cannady. He was born Jan. 21, 1871, at Fort Wayne, Indiana - died Sept. 28, 1931, Roscoe, Calif. (Statement not dated)

Family Remembrance:150 Dictation of Helen Cannady Phillips to Leslie Constance Phillips: O. E. Phillips Jr. married Vera C. Gray, can't remember the date, Aug. 17. Had 2 children, Leslie C. & Perry E. Phillips. You take it from here on, Perry & yourself. George Cannady Phillips married Mary Duchow, can't remember the date. Maybe your mother can help you on that. Had 2 children, Janet Kay and Georgia Ann Phillips. My father's family - little known of them. Born in France, French Huguenots. His father's name August De Cannady. They dropped the 'De' on coming to America. Grandmother's name Ann Marie. I don't know her maiden name. Both Mother and Dad passed away, leaving 4 orphan children. My Dad, George Joseph Cannady, Mary Cannady, Emma Cannady, and Frank. (Statement not dated)}

1893 Birth:2333,792,930,1900,331 Phillips Family Bible lists birth as "Helen Adele Cannady was born in Chicago, Ill., June 4th, 1893," as does Helen's 1983 Oregon death certificate. This date is partly supported by the birth date information of "April 1893" given in the 1900 census enumeration. Cook County Clerk, David Orr, did not locate birth record for Helen Adele Cannady dated June 4, 1893 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Birth place of Chicago assumed because parents George J. Cannady and Mary Ryder were married there in 1892 and resided there at the time of the 1900 census enumeration. There is no indication the family left the Chicago area.

1900 U.S. Census:930 Helen enumerated in the household of her father George J. Cannady at 5714 Lowe Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois as a daughter, white, female, June 1893, age 9, single, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois, in school 9 months.

1910 U.S. Census:949 Helen enumerated in the household of her father George J. Cannady at 722 Thirty fifth Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois as as daughter, female, white, 16, single, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois, can speak English, can read and write, did not attend school within the year. Also residing in the household were mother Mary Ryder and siblings Chester, William, Ruth, Walter, and George Jr. as well as maternal grandfather Andrew Ryder.

1920 U.S. Census:998 Helen enumerated in the household of her husband Otis Phillips in 32nd Ward, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois as a wife, female, white, 26, married, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois, able to speak English. Other ressidents were son Edward, age 4, and mother-in-law Elizabeth, age 59. The family was living as one of two families in a duplex; the other household is that of Frank D. Simms, age 45, worked in life insurance; his wife Clara, age 40, and their two children, Arthur and Jessie.

1930 U.S. Census:2628 Helen A. enumerated in the household of her husband Otis E. Phillips in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California as a wife, female, white, 36, married, first married at age 20, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois.

1958 Application for Social Security Account Number:1086 Helen Adele Brochier; residence, 1035 Browning Blvd.; maiden name, Helen Adele Cannady; age, 65; birthdate, June 4, 1893; birthplace, Cook County, Illinois; mother, Mary Ryder; father, George J. Cannady; female; white; unemployed; signed 3 December 1958.

1983 Death Certificate:331 Helen Adele Brochier. Date of death: November 8, 1983. White, female, age 90. Date of birth: June 4, 1893. Location of death: Bend, Deschutes. State of birth: Illinois. Citizen of U.S.A. Divorced. Not in Armed Forces. Occupation: Housewife. Residence: Oregon, Deschutes County, Bend, 18750 Choctaw, zip 97702. Father: George J. Cannady. Mother: Mary Ryder. Cremation: Central Oregon Crematory, Bend, Oregon.
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