Helen Mary Farrar^[1]

1851 - 1912

• Born	6 May 1851	, Lexington, South Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Move	1860  [4]
  	across the plains in a covered wagon with her father and sister Julia
  	Helen and Julia were given ten cents each by their father while crossing the plains. He told them they could spend it on anything they wanted. When they reached an outpost they decided to spend the money. They had lived on dried food for months and wanted fresh vegetables. The only fresh vegetables available at the outpost were green onions. Helen declaired that "nothing ever tasted better in the world than those green onions."
  Census	1870	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [5]
  	David Drew, 35, farmer, property $300, real estate $1660, born in Massachusetts. Hellen Drew, 19, Keeping House, born in South Carolina. Dwelling #110, Family #111. Township 8.
  Census	1880	Angels Camp, Calaveras, California   [6]
  	D.L. Drew, male, 46, born in Massachusetts, miner. Ellen Drew, 30, born in South Carolina, keeping house. Hattie Drew, 9, born in California. Solon Drew, 7, born in California. Nettie Drew, 5, born in California. Lurie Drew, 2, born in California.
  Census	1900	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [7]
  	David L. Drew, 65, day laborer, born in Massachusetts. Helen M. Drew, 49, born in South Carolina. Ellis Drew, 17, day laborer, born in California. Harry Drew, 16, born in California. Florence M. Drew, 6, born in California.
  Census	1910	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [8]
  	Helen M. Drew, 58, born in South Carolina. Florence M. Drew, 18, born in California.
  Died	12 Sep 1912	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [9, 10]
  	Helen died on Copperopolis, Calaveras, California of pneumonia after being ill for four days.
  Buried	14 Sep 1912	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [11]
  Notes	Helen traveled across the plains with her father and sister when she was 10 and her sister Julia was 6.
  Person ID	I9	Churchill
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2005

  
  

  Family	David Lewis Drew,   b. 2 Aug 1834, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Oct 1903, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California
  Married	21 Dec 1869	, Calaveras, California   [12, 13]
  Children	> 1. Hattie May Drew,   b. 10 Feb 1871, Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California ,   d. 5 Apr 1894, , , California > 2. Solon White Drew,   b. 7 Mar 1873, Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California ,   d. 25 Apr 1905, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California > 3. Helen Minnette Drew,   b. 29 Dec 1875, Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California ,   d. 9 Jan 1968, San Andreas, Calaveras, California > 4. Lurie Ann Drew,   b. 4 Nov 1878, Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California ,   d. 2 Feb 1961, Stockton, San Joaquin, California   5. Julia Ada Drew,   b. 9 Oct 1880, Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California ,   d. 13 Apr 1941, Stockton, San Joaquin, California > 6. David Ellis Drew,   b. 10 Dec 1882, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 1 Aug 1926, Stockton, San Joaquin, California > 7. Charles Harrison Drew,   b. 3 May 1884, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 8 Jan 1922, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah > 8. Florence Meader Drew,   b. 9 Oct 1891, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 14 Jan 1969, Stockton, San Joaquin, California
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2005
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 May 1851 - , Lexington, South Carolina Married - 21 Dec 1869 - , Calaveras, California Census - 1870 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Census - 1880 - Angels Camp, Calaveras, California Census - 1900 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Census - 1910 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Died - 12 Sep 1912 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Buried - 14 Sep 1912 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S959] Native Daughters of the Golden West, The Native Daughters fo the Golden West, (San Francisco, CA., The Native Daughters of the Golden West. Microfilmed records.), Drew, Helen Mary -- 49-238 (Reliability: 3). [S626] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - 1900 Federal Census, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis, (www.ancestry.com), 3: «b»Helen M. Drew,«/b» 49, born in South Carolina (Reliability: 3). [S760] California, Calaveras Co. - 1912 - Helen Mary Drew, State of California, Department of Health Services, (1912, certificate in possession of Lee R. Drew.), Helen Mary Drew, born 6 May 1851 (Reliability: 3). [S637] Letter - from Hattie Morgue to Aleta Drew 1962 - 1975, Hattie Morgue, (1962 - 1975. All of the letters are in the posession of Lee Drew). [S499] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - 1870 Federal Census, California, Calaveras County, Copperopolis, (Washington D.C.: The National Archives 1964), Hellen Drew, 19, born in South Carolina (Reliability: 3). [S569] California, Calaveras, Angels Camp - 1880 Census, United States. Census Office. 10th census, (Washington : National Archives and Records Service, [19--]), Ellen Drew, 30, South Carolina, National Archives Film T9-0064, Page 398B (Reliability: 4). [S626] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - 1900 Federal Census, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis, (www.ancestry.com), 3: Helen M. Drew, born May 1851, age 49, born in South Carolina. Father born in England, mother born in New Hampshire. (Reliability: 3). [S631] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - 1910 Federal Census, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis, (www.ancestry.com), Helen M. Drew, 58, born in South Carolina (Reliability: 3). [S481] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - Cemetery, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis Cemetery, Helen M. Drew tombstone (Reliability: 3). [S760] California, Calaveras Co. - 1912 - Helen Mary Drew, State of California, Department of Health Services, (1912, certificate in possession of Lee R. Drew.). [S481] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - Cemetery, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis Cemetery, «b»Helen M. Drew«/b» tombstone (Reliability: 3). [S511] California, Calaveras County - 1869 - David Lewis Drew & Helen Farrar Marriage Certificate, State of California. County of Calaveras., (1869, certificate in possession of Lee R. Drew), Book B, page 355 (Reliability: 4). David L. Drew to Hellen M. Farrar, State of California, County of Calaveras. Mr. David L. Drew of Calaveras County and State aforesaid, and Miss Hellen M. Farrar of same county are under and by virtue of this Marriage License, allowed to be United in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony. Witness my Hand to the Seal of the County, this 20th day of Dec. 1869. J. A. Foster, Clerk, by N. O. Norcross Depy Clerk. On the same page of the record: Marriage Certificate State of California County of Calaveras This certifies that December 21 1869, I have this day united in marriage Mr. D. L. Drew and Miss Helen M. Farrar both of this County. Signed: W. N. Campbell, Minister of the Gospel. Marriage license of David L. Drew and Helen M. Farrar [S1021] California, Calaveras, Vital Records Index - Marriages 1854 - 1905, Calaveras County (California) County Recorder, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. Film #1302999).