Ollie
Phillips was the daughter of Thomas Wesley
Phillips & Sarah Jane Moore
John Elmer "Jack" Dyer was the
son of Samuel Dyer & Sarah Jane Mann
Samuel Franklin Helsel was the son of George Helsel & Melissa P. Powers
THE FAMILIES OF OLLIE PHILLIPS
First marriage:
 | Jack Dyer |  | Ollie Phillips | Ollie Phillips married John
Elmer "Jack" Dyer on September 21, 1899 in Phelps, Lawrence Co., MO.
They were married at the home of Ollie's father, Thomas W. Phillips. Their daughter
Besssie was born March 1901 in Missouri, but the family moved soon after her birth
to Colorado. Jack & Ollie are listed in the 1902 City Directory for Canon
City, CO, with Jack's occupation listed as Hostler at W.B.Knox, which was a saloon
there. He also worked part-time helping the guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary,
which was less than a block from their house in Canon City. In the 1903 City Directory,
Jack is listed as living alone in the rooms above W.B.Knox - Ollie had taken Bessie
and was living elsewhere. I assume she returned to Missouri, where she got her
evangelist license in July 1907. They were possibly divorced by 1910 - on the
1910 census Jack is living in Florence City, Fremont Co., CO and he is listed
as married, but Ollie is living in Harrison Twp., Boone Co., Arkansas, and she
is listed as divorced. Jack and Ollie were divorced by 1916 - Jack remarried
in 1916 to Lula LaPlant, and Ollie remarried in 1917 to Samuel Franklin Helsel.
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The children of John Elmer "Jack" Dyer & Ollie Phillips:
 | Bessie Belle Dyer | Born March 9, 1901, near Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
Co., MO. She disliked the name Bessie and was known as Betty as an adult,
although her family still often called her Bessie. She moved with her parents
to Canon City Colorado by 1902, but her parents separated by 1903 and she had
returned with her mother to Missouri by 1907.Betty spent her childhood in in Missouri
and Arkansas, moving around with her mother Ollie, who was a licensed evangelist
in the Free Methodist church. In 1917, when Betty was 16, Ollie remarried Frank
Helsel and the family settled in McPherson, KS where Betty met and married Lester
Alvin Dye on May 14, 1919. Lester and Betty had three children, and the family
moved often with Lester's jobs. They lived in Nebraska, North Dakota, California
and Colorado. Known as "Momo" to her grandchildren, Betty had a sweet
and gentle disposition, and a great sense of humor. Betty Belle Dyer died September
26, 1974 in Omaha, NE, and is buried with Lester in the Ft. Logan National
Cemetery in Denver, CO. The Family of Lester Alvin Dye & Bessie "Betty" Belle Dyer |
Second marriage:
 | Samuel Franklin Helsel & Ollie Phillips Dyer | Samuel Franklin
"Frank" Helsel & Ollie Phillips Dyer were married on June 24, 1917
in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Frank was a widower with 4 young sons,. ages
4 months to 8 years old. Frank's first wife was Mary May Kindred. Ollie also had
a daughter from her previous marriage to Jack Dyer; Bessie was age 16. Frank &
Ollie had 3 more children. The family is listed on the 1920 census of McPherson,
McPherson Co., KS. They are listed on the 1930 census of Meade Center Twp., Meade
Co., KS. Ollie died on November 16, 1933 in Meade, KS. She is buried in
the Graceland Cemetery in Meade, Meade Co., KS. Frank died on December 26,
1959 in Lyons, Linn Co., OR. He is buried in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Notes for Samuel Franklin "Frank" Helsel |
The children of Samuel Franklin Helsel &
Mary May Kindred (included here because they became Ollie's stepsons)
Marriage
photo Samuel Franklin Helsel & Mary May Kindred
Marriage
certificate Samuel Franklin Helsel & Mary May Kindred
 | Raymond Helsel | George Raymond Helsel was born on October 11, 1906 in Haskel Co., KS. His mother died in March 1915 when he was age 8. His father remarried in June 1917 when he was age 10. He is listed as Raymond, age 13, with his father & stepmother on the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. He died when he was age 14 of kidney problems. George Raymond Helsel died on April 11, 1921 in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. |
 | Everett Helsel | Kenneth
Everett Helsel was born on March 21, 1909 in Haskel Co., KS. His mother died
in March 1915 when he was age 6. His father remarried in June 1917 when he was
age 8. He is listed as Everett, age 10, with his father & stepmother on the
1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. He is listed at age 21 on the 1930
census of Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK as a Roomer in the household of Nancy Todd. Everett
married Beulah Stevens on February 24, 1934 in Sand Springs, OK. Kenneth
Everett Helsel died in December 1982. Wedding Photo Everett Helsel & Beulah Stevens |
 | Walter Wesley Helsel | Walter Wesley Helsel was born on July 27, 1913 in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. His mother died in March 1915 when he was age 1-1/2. His father remarried in June 1917, a month before he turned age 4. He is listed as Wesley, age 6, with his father & stepmother on the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. The family moved from McPherson County to Meade Co., KS sometime between 1920 to 1930. Wesley is listed at age 16 with his father & stepmother on the 1930 census of Meade Center Twp., Meade Co., KS. Wesley married Viola Black on April 24, 1935 in Red Oak, IA. Walter Wesley Helsel died on December 25, 1989 in Rifle, CO. |
 | Lewis Helsel | Lewis Levere Helsel was born in November 1914 in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. His mother died in March 1915 when he was 4 months old. His father remarried in June 1917 when he was age 2-1/2. He is listed at age 5 with his father & stepmother on the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. The family moved from McPherson County to Meade Co., KS sometime between 1920 to 1930. Lewis is listed at age 15 with his father & stepmother on the 1930 census of Meade Center Twp., Meade Co., KS. Lewis married Alice Sifferd on May 1, 1935 in Newkirk, OK. Lewis Levere Helsel died on November 22, 2005 in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas. |
The children of Samuel Franklin Helsel & Ollie Phillips Dyer:
 | Samuel F.Helsel Jr. | Samuel Franklin Helsel Jr. was born on March 18, 1918 in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. He is listed at age 10 months with his parents on the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. The family moved from McPherson County to Meade Co., KS sometime between 1920 to 1930. Samuel is listed at age 12 with his parents on the 1930 census of Meade Center Twp., Meade Co., KS. Samuel died from a ruptured appendix at 10 days short of his 15th birthday. His brother Ralph Helsel said that it took too long to transport him to the hospital in those days, and he didn't make it. Samuel Franklin Helsel Jr died on March 07, 1933 in Meade, Meade Co., KS |
 | Ralph Helsel | Ralph Marvin Helsel was born in 1921 in KS.
The family moved from McPherson County to Meade Co., KS sometime between 1920
to 1930. Ralph is listed at age 8 with his parents on the 1930 census of Meade
Center Twp., Meade Co., KS. Ralph married Rosemary Siddens on June 21,
1944 in Kansas City, KS. High School Graduation Photo Ralph Helsel |
 | Juanita Helsel | Juanita Grace Helsel was born in July 16, 1923 in McPherson, McPherson Co, Kansas. The family moved from McPherson County to Meade Co., KS sometime between 1920 to 1930. Juanita is listed at age 6 with her parents on the 1930 census of Meade Center Twp., Meade Co., KS. Juanita married John B. Reimer on May 09, 1942 in Alva, OK, and they had 4 children. John died on May 5, 1981. Juanita was married second to Minor Love on January 20, 1989 in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas. Minor died on October 27, 1999. Juanita Grace Helsel Reimer Love died on September 18, 2008 in Satanta, Haskell Co., Kansas. She is buried in Dudley Twp Cemetery, Satanta, Haskell, Kansas. |
