Helen Kathryn (Katherine) Nelson

1903 - 1985  (82 years)

• Name	Helen Kathryn (Katherine) Nelson
  Birth	17 Apr 1903	Seattle, Washington
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Apr 1985	Kaneohe, Hawaii
  Burial	02 May 1985	Diamond Head Memorial Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
  	Sec. B, 196-B-3
  Notes	1930 census (media 146): Helen K. Wilkinson, wife, born Washington, both parents born Denmark.
  Person ID	I711	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Carolyn
  Last Modified	17 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Nelson,   b. 7 Feb 1868, Gludpr Horsens, Denmark d. 19 Feb 1916, Seattle, Washington (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Sophia K. Dinesen,   b. 29 Jan 1866, Vjele, Denmark d. Seattle, Washington
  Family ID	F505778185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James William Wilkinson,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Honolulu, Hawaii d. 03 Aug 1957 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1921	Honolulu, Hawaii   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Virginia Mae Wilkinson,   b. 21 Feb 1922, Washington, USA d. 18 May 1981, Paulsbo, Washington (Age 59 years) + 2. James William Wilkinson, Jr.,   b. 11 Jun 1927, Seattle, Washington d. 24 Aug 2016, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 11 May 1921 - Honolulu, Hawaii  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sophia Dinesen Nelson and her daughter Helen Wilkinson (nee Nelson) at Hale Kimo
  		James Wilkinson, Sophia K. Dinesen (Grandma Nelson), and Helen Wilkinson 1941
  		Photograph of Helen K. Nelson's Class of 1917 Names of the teachers and students written on the back. Unfortunately some of the children moved when the photo was being taken -- long exposures were needed in those days -- so their faces are blurred.
  		Boat Day - Honolulu, Hawaii - Lily Wyser Wilkinson Departure Circa 1939 or 1940
  		Anna and Helen Nelson - Seattle
  		Lily Wyser Wilkinson Arrival in Honolulu, 1954 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Helen Wilkinson (nee Nelson) Taken in 1957. Helen was only 54 when her husband, James Wilkinson, had a sudden heart attack. According to Carolyn Wilkinson, "It was a very big adjustment for her. She then focused her attention on her grandchildren and was a blessing to us all."
  		1947 Family Portrait - Helen and James Wilkinson with daughter Virginia Mae Wilkinson and son James William Wilkinson Jr.
  		42 Passengers on Wilhelmina Matson Liner has small shipment of mail, big cargo. Arrival from Seattle on 1 Nov 1929

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1930 U.S. Census - James Wilkinson and Family at 1259 Center Street, Honolulu, Hawaii Report shows James W. (age 32, a machinist at a fruit cannery - presumably pineapple) living with wife Helen K. (age 27), daughter Virginia (age 8), and son James W. Jr. (age 2). Helen K. was born in Washington, and both of her parents were born in Denmark. Year: 1930; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2633; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 5.0.
  		"Mother Remembers" - A Personal History by Helen K. [Nelson} Wilkinson This is a download in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) format. The document is 40 pages long, and 1.32 MB.
  		Helen Wilkinson Obituary

  
  

  Headstones

  Graves of Helen Katherine Wilkinson and James William Wilkinson Diamond Head Memorial Park - Helen located in Section B, Plot 196-B-3. James located in Section B, Plot 196-B-2. The two graves are located to the left of the Diamond Head entrance road, just near the point where Section B becomes Section CM. They are about four or five graves from the curb of the road.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4970] Hawaii Digital Library - Ulukau, (http://hawaiidigitallibrary.org/), Page O-99(4):249 (Reliability: 3).