Lenz, ?
father: Lenz, (chamberlains at the court of the Elector Palantine of the Rhine
mother:
born:
married:
spouse: ?, ? (? -1886)
occupation: taciturn small official in Friedrichsburg, Germany
child: Lenz, ? (son, mining engineer, died in Peru)
child: Lenz, Aline (died of childbed fever; mother of Finfen)
child: Lenz, Franziska (taught German to foreigners; arisocratic)
child: Lenz, Josepha (quick tempered, but a favorite)
child: Lenz, ? (daughter)
child: Lenz, Caroline *
child: Lenz, ? (son, dashing and elegant; died miserably and true to type))
died:
Muser, Jacob
father:
mother:
born:
married:
spouse: Meerwein, ? (attempted suicide at learning of Jacob's indiscretions)
occupation: petty official in law court (politcal reactionary)
child: Muser, Berthold; (bachelor)
child: Muser, Otto; (warm and easy, married to Fannie)
child: Muser, Oskar *
child: Muser, Franz; (fat, studied medicine)
died:
Helburn, Julius
father:
mother:
born: in Bavaria, Germany
emmigrated: to NYC at age 14
married:
spouse:
child: Helburn, Willard
child: Helburn, Theresa
worked: tanner
Muser, Oskar
father: Muser, Jacob
mother: Meerwein, ?
born: Apr
married:
spouse: A HREF="#L1857">Lenz, Caroline
occupation: lawyer
founded: Democratic Party in Baden, Germany
child: Muser, Elisabeth *
child: Muser, Lenchen
died:
Lenz, Caroline
father: Lenz, ?
mother:
born:
married:
spouse: Muser, Jacob
occupation: lawyer
founded: Democratic Party in Baden, Germany
child: Muser, Elisabeth *
child: Muser, Lenchen
died:
Neilson, William Allan
father: Neilson, ?
mother:
born: 28 Mar 1869 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland"His father was his schoolteacher when he was growing up. His father died when he was just 12 years old, leaving no one as teacher. He was asked to teach and took over duty as a substitute teacher." [M.N.H.]
attended: University of Edinburgh, M.A. in Philosophy with Honors, 1891
emigrated: to Toronto, Canada in 1891, then Cambridge, MA
attended: Harvard University, Ph.D., 1898
married:
spouse: Muser, Elisabeth
child: Neilson, Allan
child: Neilson, Margaret
child: Neilson, Caroline
worked: President of Smith College, 1917 to 1939
authored: Smith College: The First Seventy Years, ca. 1946
died: 1946
Helburn, Willard
father: Helburn, Julian
mother:
born:
married:
spouse: Mason, Margaret
child: Helburn, Stephen
child: Helburn, Peter
child: Helburn, Nick
child: Helburn, Margaret
Mason, Margaret (Guppie)
father: Mason, Frank
mother:
stepmother: ?, Sally
born: 10 Jun 1888
married:
spouse: Helburn, Willard
child: Helburn, Stephen
child: Helburn, Peter
child: Helburn, Nick
child: Helburn, Margaret
died: May 1980 in Kennet Sq.,Chester, PA
Muser, Elisabeth (Mutzie) (1882 - 1968)
father: Muser, Oskar
mother: Lenz, Caroline
born: 16 Jun 1882 in Germany
married:
spouse: Neilson, William
child: Neilson, Allan
child: Neilson, Margaret
child: Neilson, Caroline
authored: The House I Knew; Memories of Youth
died: 15 Oct 1968
Muser, Lenchen
father: Muser, Oskar
mother: ?, Caroline
born: 1886 in Germany
died: bef 1918 in psychiatric hospital in Germany
Helburn, Theresa (Aunt Terry)
father: Helburn, Julian
mother:
born: 1887
educated: Bryn Mawr College, Radcliffe
married:
spouse: Opdycke, Oliver (30 Mar 1907 - Aug 1983)
worked: poet, producer with the New York Theatre Guild
produced: The Fountain, Marco Millions, OKLAHOMA!, Most Happy Fella', Carousel!
died: 1959
Steiner, Ralph (1899 - 1986)
father:"My father, an insurance agent, had told me that on both sides my family had come from a suburb of Prague, the name of which was Nez da Sôv. Only recently did I discover that Nez da Sôv is not the name of a place, but means 'The Village of the Dolts'" [R.S.]
mother:
born: 8 Feb 1899 in Cleveland
attended: Dartmouth College, B.A., 1921
married:
spouse:
child: Steiner, Antoinette (Toni)
director:City, The (1939)
Pie in the Sky (1935)
Cafe Universal (1934)
Surf and Seaweed (1931)
Mechanical Principles (1930)
H2O (1929)
cinematographerCity, The (1939)
Plow That Broke the Plains, The (1936)
Cafe Universal (1934)
married:
spouse: Neilson, Caroline
step child: Oram, William A.
step child: Oram, Kate
author: Arts and Their Mission (1964)
A Point of View (1978) review
In Spite of Everything, Yes (w Caroline Steiner)
In Pursuit of Clouds, Images and Metaphors (1985)"Ralph Steiner, the late, great photographer, would occasionally write me a funny, provocative letter after he had read one of my published articles. He would end with the words: 'But you still have not told me in which direction to point the camera--and this is what matters.' And he is right." - Bill Jaydied: Jul 1986 in Thetford, Orange Co, VT
Neilson, Allan
father: Neilson, William
mother: Muser, Elisabeth
born: abt 1909"He became ill with arthritus while away at boarding school. He came home and got a heart infection while in hospital. At home, an invalid, his younger sister Margaret became close to him and vowed that she would devote her life to taking care of him, but he died when she was about 14." [M.N.H.]
died: abt 1926 in Northampton, Hampton Co, MA
Neilson, Margaret
father: Neilson, William
mother: Muser, Elisabeth
Hanover, NH
born: 30 Jul 1912Christmas 1920
"My elementary school years were with a private tutor in her basement in Northampton. I was only interested in animals, and she never made schoolwork interesting. I just remember her saying 'Hen tracks' whenever she looked at a paper I gave her." [M.N.H.]
attended: Smith College
attended: University of Massachusetts, B.A. in Agriculture, 1938
married: in MA
spouse: Helburn, Peter
child: Helburn, Jean
child: Helburn, Ann
child: Helburn, Tom
Helburn, Steve
father: Helburn, Willard
mother: Mason, Margaret (Guppie)
Tunbridge, VT
born:
contracted: polio while at Exeter
attended: Harvard College, Harvard Littauer graduate school
worked: speechwriter for FDR
Helburn, Peter photo
father: Helburn, Willard
mother: Mason, Margaret
Tunbridge, VT
born: 18 Jun 1916"I became a blacksmith, some in high school, more in small shops in NYC, where I worked through the hard depression of the early thirties, chasing jobs with the great and not so great artists of the trade." PH
married: Jan 1942
spouse: Neilson, Margaret
child: Helburn, Jean
child: Helburn, Ann
child: Helburn, Tom
worked: self employed contractor, 1946-58
taught: Buckingham School, Warehouse School, Peter's School
sailed : Little Dipper, Little Chance, Apogee All Hands
died: 5 Feb 2002
Helburn, Nick
father: Helburn, Willard
mother: Mason, Margaret (Guppie)
Longmont, CO
born:
attended: University of Chicago
married:
spouse:
worked: geography professor
Helburn, Margaret (Peggy)
father: Helburn, Willard
mother: Mason, Margaret (Guppie)
born:
attended: Radcliffe, with Honors
assisted: Aunt Terry Helburn with theatre chores
married:
spouse: Eric Kocher
child: 3 sons, one daughter
Neilson, Caroline
father: Neilson, William
mother: Muser, Elisabeth
born: 5 Jan 1917
attended: Smith College, B.A.
married:
spouse: Oram, ?
child: Oram, William A.
child: Oram, Kate
married: Steiner, Ralph
authored: A Walk in the Dolomites
authored: In Spite of Everything, Yes (w Ralph Steiner)
died: Sep 1993
Helburn, Jean
father: Helburn, Peter
mother: Neilson, Margaret
Milton, VT
born: 15 Sep 1943
attended: Brown University, Sc.B. in biology, 1965
married: 30 May 1964 in Lincoln, MA
spouse: Townsend, Charles Lewis
served: U.S. Peace Corps, Philippines XIV letters home
child: Townsend, Benjamin David
child: Townsend, Jeffrey Peter
Helburn, Ann
father: Helburn, Peter
mother: Neilson, Margaret
Fairlee, VT
born: 10 Oct
attended: Brown University, A.B.
married:
spouse: Stephens, John
child: Stephens, Julian
child: Stephens, Monica
Helburn, Tom
father: Helburn, Peter
mother: Neilson, Margaret
NC
born:
attended: Buxton School in Williamstown, Massachusetts
married:
spouse:
Last updated: 15 Mar 1999
E-Mail: charles.townsend@valley.net