Helena Riggs

Female 1806 - 1835  (28 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Helena Riggs was born 15 Sep 1806; died 03 Feb 1835.

    Helena married Anthony Appelget 20 Jan 1825, First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. Anthony (son of Thomas Appleget and Sarah Baird) was born 26 Jan 1802, New Jersey, USA; died 06 Mar 1890, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried 10 Mar 1890, Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Cornelia Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1825; died 1909.
    2. 3. John Riggs Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1827, Dutch Neck, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 16 Apr 1847; was buried , Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    3. 4. Kenneth Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 09 Jul 1829; died 29 Sep 1831.
    4. 5. Ida Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1831, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died 05 Apr 1831.
    5. 6. Thomas Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Nov 1832, New Jersey, USA; died 19 May 1897, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.
    6. 7. Helena Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1835, New Jersey, USA; died 20 Oct 1905, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cornelia Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helena1) was born 25 Dec 1825; died 1909.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B1
    • Baptism: 04 Jun 1826, First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

    Cornelia — ? ?. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Eugene B Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1846, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 26 May 1932, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Cornelia — Stephen Thomas Box. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Eugene B Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1846, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 26 May 1932, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

  2. 3.  John Riggs Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helena1) was born 17 Sep 1827, Dutch Neck, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 16 Apr 1847; was buried , Brainerd Cemetery, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B2
    • Baptism: 13 Jul 1828, First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA


  3. 4.  Kenneth Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helena1) was born 09 Jul 1829; died 29 Sep 1831.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B3


  4. 5.  Ida Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helena1) was born 16 Mar 1831, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died 05 Apr 1831.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B4


  5. 6.  Thomas AppelgetThomas Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helena1) was born 22 Nov 1832, New Jersey, USA; died 19 May 1897, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5
    • Baptism: 13 Jan 1833, First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

    Notes:

    Hon. Thomas Appelget

    Thomas Appelget was born 22 November 1832 in New Jersey, most likely in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. His father was Anthony Applegate, born in 1802 and his mother was Anthony’s first wife, Helena Riggs.

    We have little knowledge of his early life. One biographical write up from his later days in Nebraska, states he went to the Williston Seminary in Massachusetts at the age of 18 (about 1841) and that he read law under Judge Van Dyke. I have been unable to confirm these claims.

    He married Helen Voorhees on 1 March 1855 in Windsor, New Jersey.

    In 1856, he was commissioned as a justice of the peace for Middlesex County, New Jersey. I have his commission with the date and the state seal on it.

    His first child, Anthony M Appelget, was born on 15 Jun 1857, in Princeton, New Jersey. This birthplace may be incorrect; it seems more likely Anthony was born in either Mercer or Middlesex counties where the Applegates had farmed for more than a century. This is consistent with Thomas being a justice of the peace for Middlesex County.

    On 27 August 1862, Thomas volunteered for the Civil War and joined the 28th New Jersey Volunteers. He enlisted for nine months; received a warrant as adjutant; and, at the very end, a commission as second lieutenant. He was honorably discharged on 6 July, 1863--although he had actually been back in New Jersey since 19 June 1863. As adjutant, he spent several days writing out the discharges for the rest of the regiment. According to his diary/day book, he was allowed to do this at home rather than at regimental headquarters in Freehold, New Jersey.

    Thomas’s day book shows he worked on his father’s farm for the rest of of August 1863. He harvested and shipped peaches and cut oats. The entries stop after August and resume at the end of November 1863. In December 1863, Thomas began recording transactions that seem related to selling cider and whiskey. Finally, the entry on 28 December 1863, shows the cost of a trip to New York.

    Thomas had more than a passing interest in cider. On 20 November 1866, he received a patent for an “Improvement in Cider Mills”. The improvement was the replacement of various canvas belts and rollers with metal plates and chains to prevent slippage.

    He was admitted to practice law in New Jersey on 24 February, 1870. I also have this document with the dated and the state seal on it.

    Shortly after this (before October 4, 1870, when his sister Helen wrote him a letter), Thomas left New Jersey for Tecumseh, Nebraska. On 29 July 1870, his son Anthony was living in the home of Thomas’s father Anthony in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, as shown by Anthony’s census entry. By references in the letter, it is clear son Anthony had joined his mother and father in Nebraska by the beginning of October, 1870.

    Upon arriving in Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska in 1870, Thomas opened a law office and commenced to practice. At some point we was appointed county attorney.

    In 1887, Thomas was appointed a judge of the District Court (First Judicial District). In 1878, we was elected to the same post, which held for several years.

    In 1892, Thomas applied for a disability pension for his Civil War service. He claimed he was “unable to earn support by manual labor by reason of Hernia, or rupture, and Rhumatism. That said disabilities are not due to his vicious habits, and are to the best of his knowledge and belief of a permanent character.” He claimed that “immediately after the battle on return to camp on the morning of December 16th 1862 he discovered for the first time that he was slightly ruptured on the right side. But not deeming it serious said nothing about it for about two weeks afterward. But at the end of that time finding that it continued to grow worse, he reported the fact to Doc William S Newell at that time surgeon of the regiment who instructed him to procure a truss.” The claim was rejected on 20 June 1893, on the grounds the hernia was not sufficiently severe to prevent him from earning a living.

    On 21 January 1895, Thomas made his will:

    In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Appelget of Tecumseh, Johnson County, State of Nebraska, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say:
    ?First. It my wi11 and I do order that all of my, just debts and funeral expenses be first paid out of my estate, as soon as conveniently can be done after my decease.
    Item- I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Thomas C. Appelget my sword belt and sash that I wore and used during the war of the rebellion.
    Item- If my Grandson Thomas C. Appelget shall select and adopt the profession of law as his business, then and in that case I give and bequeath unto him my law library. But if he does not so adopt the legal profession as his calling or business, then my law library, shall be disposed of in all respects the same as my other personal property.
    Item- I give and bequeath unto my Son Anthony M. Appelget One Thousand dollars.
    Item- I give and bequeath unto my wife Hellen A. Appelget all of my household goods of every kind and description.
    Item- I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary E. Appelget one third of all of my property both real and personal, subject however to the bequests made to Thomas C. Appelget and Hellen A. Appelget as above specified. Item-I give and bequeath unto my wife Hellen A. Appelget one third of my property, real and personal, subject however to the bequests above named as having been made to Thomas C. Appelget and Hellen A. Appelget.
    Item-I give and bequeath unto my four Grandchildren Thomas C. Appelget, Harry E. Appelget, Abby M. Appelget and Frederick Appelget, in equal shares, share and share alike one third of all my property both real and personal, subject however to the bequests above named and having been made to Thomas C. Appelget and Hellen A. Appelget and all subject to the bequests above made to their Father Anthony M. Appelget. It being my intention that the said four grandchildren above named shall have one third of my estate, less the one thousand dollars bequeathed to their Father and also less the bequests made to Thomas C. Appelget and the household goods bequeath to my wife.
    --Lastly.? I hereby appoint my beloved wife Hellen A. Appelget sole executrix of this my last will and testament and I do hereby order that she shall not be required to give bonds as such Executrix. My said Executrix is hereby authorized and empowered to sell any and all of my real estate and personal property at such times and in such manner as she shall deem for the best interest of my estate.
    --Witness my hand this 21st day of January, 1895.
    Thomas Appelget

    Thomas died on 19 May 1897 in Tecumseh, Nebraska and is buried there. He was survived by his son Anthony and his daughter Mary.

    Thomas married Helen A Voorhees 01 Mar 1855, Windsor, New Jersey, USA. Helen was born Sep 1830, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 03 May 1902, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Anthony M Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jun 1857, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 23 Mar 1915, Oklahoma, USA; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA.
    2. 10. Mary Etnah Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1867, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 02 May 1930, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

  6. 7.  Helena Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helena1) was born 28 Jan 1835, New Jersey, USA; died 20 Oct 1905, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B6
    • Residence: Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

    Helena — Elijah Brown. Elijah was born 06 Aug 1815, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA; died 25 Jan 1891, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Erminie Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Frank A Brown  Descendancy chart to this point

    Helena married Henry Luther Dey 26 Feb 1856, First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Eugene B Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (2.Cornelia2, 1.Helena1) was born 22 Oct 1846, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 26 May 1932, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B1A
    • Occupation: 1870
    • Residence: 1870, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    College Student

    Eugene married Mary L Hare 1874, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA. Mary was born 18 Sep 1852, Ohio, USA; died 08 May 1933, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Thomas Sinclair Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Apr 1876, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA; died 18 Nov 1877, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA.
    2. 14. Ella Uritta Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1878, Nebraska, USA.

  2. 9.  Anthony M AppelgetAnthony M Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 15 Jun 1857, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 23 Mar 1915, Oklahoma, USA; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A
    • Residence: 1870, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    • Occupation: 1900
    • Residence: 1900, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    in his grandfather Anthony's household

    Occupation:
    Attorney

    Anthony married Mary Catherine Payne 22 Oct 1879, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA. Mary was born 01 Nov 1859, Illinois, USA; died 26 Mar 1953, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Thomas Clair Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Oct 1880, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 05 Feb 1965, Minnesota, USA.
    2. 16. Harry E Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Sep 1882, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 21 Dec 1960, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.
    3. 17. John B Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1884, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 22 Aug 1884, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.
    4. 18. Abby M Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1885, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 21 Jan 1901, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA; was buried , Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.
    5. 19. Clarence Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Aug 1887, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 27 Mar 1892, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.
    6. 20. Frederic Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Dec 1889, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died Jul 1967, Hastings, Nebraska, USA.

    Anthony married Clara May Green 26 Apr 1892, Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA. Clara (daughter of Mary A Bundage, daughter of John A Green) was born 12 Aug 1867, Illinois, USA; died 15 Apr 1920. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. John Alan Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1893, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA; died 01 Oct 1948.
    2. 22. Harold Anthony Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1896, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA; died Dec 1970, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas, USA.
    3. 23. Helen May Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1909; died 20 Nov 1915; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA.

  3. 10.  Mary Etnah Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born Jan 1867, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died 02 May 1930, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5B
    • Residence: 1900, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA


  4. 11.  Erminie Brown Descendancy chart to this point (7.Helena2, 1.Helena1)

  5. 12.  Frank A Brown Descendancy chart to this point (7.Helena2, 1.Helena1)


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Thomas Sinclair Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (8.Eugene3, 2.Cornelia2, 1.Helena1) was born 24 Apr 1876, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA; died 18 Nov 1877, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B1A1


  2. 14.  Ella Uritta Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (8.Eugene3, 2.Cornelia2, 1.Helena1) was born Mar 1878, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B1A2

    Ella — William Henry Scofield. [Group Sheet]


  3. 15.  Thomas Clair Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 15 Oct 1880, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 05 Feb 1965, Minnesota, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A1
    • Residence: 1900, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA

    Thomas married Myrl E Gray 09 Jun 1904, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA. Myrl (daughter of Emery Herbert Gray and Nettie M Doolittle) was born Abt Jun 1880, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Thomas married Helen Tolman Gallup 29 Jun 1912, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Helen was born 21 May 1883; died 20 Aug 1977, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Mary Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 02 May 1913, Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA; died 06 Oct 2012, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA.
    2. 25. John Gallup Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Dec 1914; died 23 Feb 1989, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA.
    3. 26. Hiram Forest Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 05 Jul 1918, Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA; died 1943, Tunisia.

  4. 16.  Harry E Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 18 Sep 1882, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 21 Dec 1960, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A2
    • Residence: 1900, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA


  5. 17.  John B Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 30 Mar 1884, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 22 Aug 1884, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A3


  6. 18.  Abby M AppelgetAbby M Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 18 Jul 1885, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 21 Jan 1901, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA; was buried , Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A4
    • Residence: 1900, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA


  7. 19.  Clarence Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 30 Aug 1887, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 27 Mar 1892, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A5


  8. 20.  Frederic Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 11 Dec 1889, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died Jul 1967, Hastings, Nebraska, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A6
    • Residence: 1900, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA

    Frederic — Jessie Matthews. Jessie was born 1891; died 1961, Hastings, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Harry Lloyd Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Nov 1913, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died May 1983, Hastings, Nebraska, USA.
    2. 28. Eugene Lavern Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 07 Aug 1927, Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 03 Feb 1948, Beatrice, Nebraska, USA.

  9. 21.  John Alan Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born Dec 1893, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA; died 01 Oct 1948.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A7
    • Residence: 1900, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA

    Notes:

    Obit from findagrave

    J. A. Appelget, Transport Line Manager, Dies

    J. Allen Appelget, 54, for 10 years traffic manager for H. J. Jeffries Truck Lines, died Friday afternoon in his home, 608 NW 36 Terrace, following a 15-month illness. He died of Cancer. Appelget, widely known in transportation circles, was born in Sheridan, Wyoming. He moved to Woodward in 1900 and lived there until 1925 when he went to Blackwell. He had been a resident of Oklahoma City since 1931.

    He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Siloam Chapter, Eastern Star. He was also a Thirty-Second Degree Mason.

    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Street & Draper Chapel with Dr. Raymond Campbell, Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Leah M., home address; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Louise Tracey, 536 NW 31, and Mrs. Dorothy Wenzel, 536 NW 31; a brother, Harold A. Appelget, Kilgore, Texas, and three grandchildren.

    Courtesy of The Daily Oklahoman
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    October 2, 1948

    John — Leah Marjorie Sparks. Leah (daughter of John S Sparks) was born 28 Nov 1895, Oklahoma, USA; died Dec 1978. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Eleanor L Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point was born 04 Apr 1918, Oklahoma, USA; died 21 Apr 1978, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.
    2. 30. Dorothy Appelget  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 22.  Harold Anthony Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 23 May 1896, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA; died Dec 1970, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A8
    • Residence: 1900, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas, USA

    Harold married Freda Idell Senike 23 May 1921, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA. Freda was born Abt 1899, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]


  11. 23.  Helen May Appelget Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anthony3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Helena1) was born 25 Mar 1909; died 20 Nov 1915; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Voress Number: 5A1C1B5A9



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