Helene Caroline Claus

• Name source ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}
• Sex: F
• Also Known As: Helen\Lena Claus
• Born: 6 JAN 1881 in Belknap Twp., Presque Isle, Michigan ^{9 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16}
• Died: 1970 ¹⁰
• Census 1900: 9 JUN 1900: Belknap Twp., Presque Isle, Michigan; age 19 ¹⁸
• Census 1910: BET. 22 - 23 APR 1910: Alpena, Alpena, Michigan; age 29 ²⁰
• Census 1920: 8 JAN 1920: Alpena, Alpena, Michigan; age 39 ¹⁹
• Census 1930: 11 APR 1930: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; age 51 ²¹
• Occupation: 1900: Servant ¹⁸
• Residence: 1910: Alpena, Alpena, Michigan ¹⁷
• Notes:

  She never liked the name "Lena" (which apparently may have been her given name); she was always called "Helen". Source: Interview with John W. Claus (Claus Enclosure File #C2)

• Married: 21 AUG 1900: Belknap Twp., Presque Isle, Michigan ^{22 23 24}

1. Herman August Felax, b. 7 MAY 1901 in Moltke Twp., Presque Isle, Michigan
2. Martha O. Felax, b. 19 AUG 1902 in Presque Isle County, Michigan

1. Title: Letter from Velma Claus, Mar. 3, 1973
   Comment/Location: Letter consists of transcribed extracts from Belknap church records
   Comment/Location: Primary enclosure file
   Call Number: #56
   Media: Letter
2. Title: Klaus/Claus Family Tree
   Author: Harvey & Anita Hahn
   Comment/Location: Claus enclosure file
   Call Number: #C14
   Media: Manuscript
3. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; MI; Presque Isle Belknap
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED 147, Sheet 5A; entry 73 73
   Text: "Klause, Helen"
4. Title: Census - 1920 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 16, Sheet 10A; entry 716 190 199
   Text: "Felax, Helena"
5. Title: Census - 1910 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 14, Sheet 14B; entry 222 267 268
   Text: "Felax, Lena"
6. Title: Census - 1930 US Federal; MI; Oakland Royal Oak
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 104, Sheet 15B; entry 803 347 366
   Text: "Felix, Hannah"
7. Title: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
   Comment/Location: Includes images of the actual pages in the marriage registers. Some or all of the data is also indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Data also available as LDS microfilms 2342448-2342523 and 2342663-2342773
   Comment/Location: Very good, though names are not always spelled correctly.
   Comment/Location: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html
   Media: Electronic
   Page/Cite: Oakland, 1923, p. [206], no. 483
   Text: "Helena Claus" [record for daughter Martha]
8. Title: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
   Comment/Location: Includes images of the actual pages in the marriage registers. Some or all of the data is also indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Data also available as LDS microfilms 2342448-2342523 and 2342663-2342773
   Comment/Location: Very good, though names are not always spelled correctly.
   Comment/Location: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html
   Media: Electronic
   Page/Cite: Presque Isle, 1900, p. 62, no. 521
   Text: "Lena Klaus"
9. Title: Interview with Velma Claus, April 14, 1973
   Author: Harvey Hahn
   Publication: April 14, 1973
   Comment/Location: Primary enclosure file
   Call Number: #47
   Media: Interview
10. Title: Claus Family History
    Author: Jackson, Willard
    Publication: Newland, N.C. : 1991
    Comment/Location: Many mistakes & typos
    Media: Book
11. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; MI; Presque Isle Belknap
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED 147, Sheet 5A; entry 73 73
    Text: "Jan 1881, Age 19, Michigan"
12. Title: Census - 1920 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 16, Sheet 10A; entry 716 190 199
    Text: "Age 39, Michigan"
13. Title: Census - 1910 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 14, Sheet 14B; entry 222 267 268
    Text: "Age 29, Michigan"
14. Title: Klaus/Claus Family Tree
    Author: Harvey & Anita Hahn
    Comment/Location: Claus enclosure file
    Call Number: #C14
    Media: Manuscript
    Text: "1882" [sic]
15. Title: International Genealogical Index (IGI)
    Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    Comment/Location: The source note "Family Group Sheets" or "Family Group Record" means the data is "user-submitted data" from a member of the LDS church and thus even if accurate is unsourced second-hand information at best and is a wildly inaccurate guess or conflation portrayed as fact at worst. Those with [Family Group sheets?] or similar notes claim to be transcriptions of original records, but do not state anything about the original records and thus are simiarly suspect, though are more likely to be regularly reliable.
    Comment/Location: Good if from transcribed original documents; untrustworthy if from user-submitted data
    Comment/Location: http://www.familysearch.org/
    Media: Electronic
    Page/Cite: Batch C029788 [Family Group Sheets?]
    Text: "6 Jan 1881, Belknap, Presque Isle, Michigan"
16. Title: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Comment/Location: Includes images of the actual pages in the marriage registers. Some or all of the data is also indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Data also available as LDS microfilms 2342448-2342523 and 2342663-2342773
    Comment/Location: Very good, though names are not always spelled correctly.
    Comment/Location: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html
    Media: Electronic
    Page/Cite: Presque Isle, 1900, p. 62, no. 521
    Text: "Age 19"
17. Title: Interview with Viola Schaedig
    Author: Harvey Hahn
    Publication: Dec. 30, 1972 & April 14, 1973
    Comment/Location: Primary enclosure file
    Call Number: #47
    Media: Interview
18. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; MI; Presque Isle Belknap
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED 147, Sheet 5A; entry 73 73
19. Title: Census - 1920 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 16, Sheet 10A; entry 716 190 199
20. Title: Census - 1910 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 14, Sheet 14B; entry 222 267 268
21. Title: Census - 1930 US Federal; MI; Oakland Royal Oak
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 6; ED 104, Sheet 15B; entry 803 347 366
22. Title: Census - 1910 US Federal; MI; Alpena Alpena
    Media: Census
    Page: Ward 6; ED 14, Sheet 14B; entry 222 267 268
    Text: "9 [years ago]"
23. Title: International Genealogical Index (IGI)
    Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    Comment/Location: The source note "Family Group Sheets" or "Family Group Record" means the data is "user-submitted data" from a member of the LDS church and thus even if accurate is unsourced second-hand information at best and is a wildly inaccurate guess or conflation portrayed as fact at worst. Those with [Family Group sheets?] or similar notes claim to be transcriptions of original records, but do not state anything about the original records and thus are simiarly suspect, though are more likely to be regularly reliable.
    Comment/Location: Good if from transcribed original documents; untrustworthy if from user-submitted data
    Comment/Location: http://www.familysearch.org/
    Media: Electronic
    Page: Batch M017050
    Text: "21 Aug 1900, Belknap, Presque Isle, Michigan"
24. Title: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Comment/Location: Includes images of the actual pages in the marriage registers. Some or all of the data is also indexed in the International Genealogical Index. Data also available as LDS microfilms 2342448-2342523 and 2342663-2342773
    Comment/Location: Very good, though names are not always spelled correctly.
    Comment/Location: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html
    Media: Electronic
    Page: Presque Isle, 1900, p. 62, no. 521
    Text: "Aug 21 1900, Belknap"