Anna May (Beerbower) Helbling as a young woman, possibly high school aged? The art around her portrait was drawn by the man she married, Gerard William “G. W.” Helbling. (Click to enlarge.)
Today is the anniversary of the death of Anna May (Beerbower) Helbling, who left her beloved and loving family on November 9th, 1954.
Anna May was born on 26 May 1881 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Anna Missouri (Springsteen) Beerbower (1854-1939), and Edgar Pater Beerbower (1849-1916), their fourth of five children. She married Gerard William “G.W.” Helbling (1882-1971) on 24 Nov 1904.
Focusing on her as a young woman, full of joy and sweetness, is something that she would be happy about. So here are a few pictures of May, as her loving “G.W.” called her.
Anna May Beerbower (later Helbling) as a teen?, possibly c1890 as she was born in 1881.
There are many family pictures that have been glued to a heavy pasteboard that have amazingly survived over 110 years! This is one of those compositions:
Gerard William “G.W.” Helbling in center with Anna May (Beerbower) Helbling in pictures surrounding. The pictures were pasted on a heavy posterboard. These are probably from around 1900, since she was born in 1881, although the left picture and bottom two may be a bit later.
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Family treasure chest of photos.
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