Individual Details
Mary A. MENGES
(28 Dec 1840 - 27 Mar 1897)
Events
| Birth | 28 Dec 1840 | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1863 | White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Samuel J. HELMAN | | ||
| Divorce | 3 Jun 1891 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Samuel J. HELMAN | | | |
| Marriage | 18 Jun 1891 | Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - John F. PIFER | | ||
| Death | 27 Mar 1897 | Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Mar 1897 | Paradise Community UCC Cemetery, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Samuel J. HELMAN (1840 - 1920) |
| Spouse | John F. PIFER (1812 - ) |
| Father | Peter MENGES ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah MENGES ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Her birth date is calculated from her date of death and her age of 56 years, 2 months, and 27 days on her tombstone.Divorce
Samuel J. Helman married Mary A. Menges about 1865 and was living with her and their three children in the 1870 census in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. According to the accounts in the newspaper when the divorce was filed in June, 1890 and granted in June, 1891, Samuel J. Helman left his wife, Mary A., in 1871 and was living in Cambria County, Pennsylvania in 1890 with another wife and family.Endnotes
1. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 July 2017), John F. Pifer and Mary A. Helman, 18 June 1891; Jefferson County Marriage Records, Volume 6, page 395, number 176; FHL microfilm 927,548.
2. Paradise Community UCC Cemetery (Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2017), memorial page for Mary A. Pifer, Find A Grave Memorial # 37828020, memorial created by Carol Laughlin, photograph by Carol Laughlin.
3. "Court News," Divorce , The Indiana Gazette, 10 June 1890, "Mary A. Helman vs Samuel J. Helman; divorce decreed. The testimony showed that Helman 25 years ago, deserted his wife and children, went to Cambria County where he married again, and is now living there with wife No. 2 and children."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
4. "He Forgot To Return," Divorce, The Indiana Gazette, 10 June 1891, "Mary A. Helman sued Samuel J. Helman on the ground of desertion...Divorce granted."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
5. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 July 2017), John F. Pifer and Mary A. Helman, 18 June 1891; Jefferson County Marriage Records, Volume 6, page 395, number 176; FHL microfilm 927,548.
6. "Court News," Divorce , The Indiana Gazette, 10 June 1890, "Mary A. Helman vs Samuel J. Helman; divorce decreed. The testimony showed that Helman 25 year ago, deserted his wife and children, went to Cambria County where he married again, and is now living there with wife No. 2 and children."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
7. "He Forgot To Return," Divorce, The Indiana Gazette, 10 June 1891, "Mary A. Helman sued Samuel J. Helman on the ground of desertion...Divorce granted."; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 July 2017).
8. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 July 2017), John F. Pifer and Mary A. Helman, 18 June 1891; Jefferson County Marriage Records, Volume 6, page 395, number 176; FHL microfilm 927,548.
9. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 July 2017), John F. Pifer and Mary A. Helman, 18 June 1891; Jefferson County Marriage Records, Volume 6, page 395, number 176; FHL microfilm 927,548.
10. Paradise Community UCC Cemetery (Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2017), memorial page for Mary A. Pifer, Find A Grave Memorial # 37828020, memorial created by Carol Laughlin, photograph by Carol Laughlin.
11. Paradise Community UCC Cemetery (Jefferson County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2017), memorial page for Mary A. Pifer, Find A Grave Memorial # 37828020, memorial created by Carol Laughlin, photograph by Carol Laughlin.