Arthur Richard Helseth

  Research Notes:

1. Birth

- 1900 US Census record is questionable,
- Arthika [???], daughter [ ?? ] age 3, born Mar 1897 in FL ---- this must be Arthur R

- other records indicate his birth as 26 Mar 1897


2. US Census

a. 1920 Indrio, St Lucie Co, FL

- Arthur, age 22 born in FL; Tractor Operator
- Luara B, wife, age 24 born in NY
- also listed is : J W Shiland, father-in-law, age 56 born in New York; retired farmer

b. 1930 Fort Pierce, St Lucie Co, FL

- Arthur, age 33 b in FL; age 23 at marriage <1919>; Grower, Citrus Fruit; own farm, own home
- Laura, wife age 35 b in NY
- Thurley, daugther, age 10 <1920>
- Everett, son, age 3 8/12 months <1926>
- also: Oscar Helseth, age 27 b in FL; labour, citrus fruit


c. 1940 Fort Pierce, St Lucie Co, FL

- Arthur, age 43; 4 years of high school; working on own accord as a Vegetable Fruit grower; farm schedule 88; own home - farm value of $15000
- Laura, wife age 45; 4 yrs of high school; housework
- Thurley R, daughter, age 20; 3 yrs of high school; pupil, vocational school
- Everett R, son, age 13; grade 7
- Harold S, son, age 9, grade 3
- also: John Shildand, father-in-law; age 79, wd

- same house - 1 Apr 1935

d. 1945 FL State Census, St Lucie Co, FL

- Arthur, Laura, Harold (student)

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- NOT Confirmed: next line: Edward Taylor, age 27; then Thurley Taylor, age 25 <1920>, then Everett age 2 and Teddy age 1


3. US Cities Collection - ancestry.com

- 1949;
1959; 1226 Delaware Ave, Fort Pierce; Arthur and Laura - Citrus grower
- also listed is: Harold S as a Citrus grower with spouse as Betty W, working as a Clk with St Lucie Co Bank - residence as 2115 Golf View Ct ; in 1957, Harold listed as a helper with Amerada Petroleum (Betty as the same)


4. Military - WW I draft

- birth as 26 Mar 1897; address - Viking, FL; occ - farm for self; medium build, gray eyes; brown hair
- contact - Agathe Helseth
- signed - 6 May 1918 or 5 June 1918

4. b. from: https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/225219 (Florida State Archives)
- Army serial number: 4431488
- honable discharge: 18 Mar 1918
- training at University of FL at Gainesville; from 14 Aug 1918 to 29 Oct 1918; then "repair unit" to 5 Mar 1919; Sgt as of 12 Mar 1919


5. Ancestry.com Public Member Family 'Helseth Family tree owner hriverbend';

Comment (14 Feb 2010) on photo of Arthur's house:

HAROLD WAS BORN IN 1931 AND CAN NOT REMEMBER EVER NOT HAVING ELECTRICITY IN THIS HOME, ALSO THE SAND FLIES WERE NOT A PROBLEM AT THIS LOCATION. WITH ELECTRICITY YOU HAD RUNNING WATER AND A FAN WHEN IT WAS HOT.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service, 1918-1919, United States. ^{4574,4575,4576} Sergeant, US Army, World War I. According to the BIRLS file, Arthur enslisted on 14 Aug 1918 and was released on 18 Mar 1919

2. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, St Lucie Co, Florida, United States. ⁴⁵⁷⁷

3. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Fort Pierce, St Lucie Co, Florida, United States. ⁴⁵⁷⁸

4. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, St Lucie Co, Florida, United States. ⁴⁵⁷⁹ Address - Canal Rd (West of King Hwy)

Arthur married Laura Belle Shiland on 25 Jul 1918 in Viking-Indrio, St Lucie Co, Florida, United Sates.⁴⁵⁷² (Laura Belle Shiland was born on 6 Mar 1895 in New York, New York, United States,⁴⁵⁷² died on 24 Feb 1980 in Fort Pierce, St Lucie Co, Florida, United States ⁴⁵⁷² and was buried in Viking Cemetery, St Lucie Co, Florida, United States ⁴⁵⁷⁴.)