William Henry LOOPER {M} = Elvira Jane BURDINE {F}

Married 14 March 1894

William Henry LOOPER:

Born 28 March 1841, Dawsonville, Dawson Co, GA
Died 25 September 1925, GA
Buried 28 September 1955, Salem, Dawson Co, GA at Salem Methodist Cemetery


Elvira Jane BURDINE:

Born 7 November 1865, Pickens, Pickens Co, SC
Died 16 February 1902, Dawson Co, GA
Birth: William & Lucinda had 12 children, Elvira being the second.

May Belle LOOPER {F}

Born 2 October 1895
Died 18 August 1896

William Henry LOOPER {M} = Helen Annette POYE¹ {F} > Family

Married 18 February 1918, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI²
Divorced 1925, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI

William Henry LOOPER:

Born 8 June 1897, Atowah River, Dawson Co, GA
Died 8 May 1955, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Holy Cross Hospital
Buried 11 May 1955, Clinton Twp, Macomb Co, MI at Cadillac Gardens


Helen Annette POYE:

Born 26 May 1902, Swampton, Magoffin Co, KY³
Died 21 December 1965, Bay City, Bay Co, MI at Bay City General Hospital⁴
Birth: Baptism Certificate states that Helen was born 26 May 1900.
Death: Cause of death was volvus of intestine and cardiac infarction. An autopsy was performed. She was 63 yrs, 6 mos, 26 days old.
Cremation Date: 24 DEC 1965
Cremation Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Evergreen Cemetery
Helen's youngest sister, Olga, and Olga's daughter, Laurie, were at the cremation. Fortunately, families are no longer in attendance at cremations. Olga was aghast at the whole procedure. After the service Laurie remembers going with her mother to Joyce's and Jim's house. Joyce placed the urn with her mother's remains on the living room mantle. In September, 1997, Laurie visited Evergreen Cemetery and discovered that Helen's remains are still there. According to cemetery records, the remains were given to the funeral home and shortly thereafter they were returned to the cemetery.
Baptism Date: 6 NOV 1911
Baptism Place: Gary, McDowell Co, WV at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Census Date: 12 JAN 1920
Census Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
LOOPER, WILLIAM (1920 U.S. Census)
MICHIGAN , WAYNE, 14-WD DETROIT
Age: 22, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: GA, Occ: Electrical Operator, sub-station
Series: T625 Roll: 813 Page: 110

E.D 416
Helen - Wife - Age: 17, Female, Race: WHITE, Born: VA, Occ: Operator, Western Union

The address was either 77 or 277 Park Ave. The house had two flats. William and Helen were listed as #2 - so that probably means they lived in the upper flat.
Residence: 8300 Pt. Austin Road
Residence Date: BET 1948 AND 1963
Residence Place: Pigeon, Huron Co, MI
Helen & William Goldmann bought land on Wild Fowl Bay, a finger of Saginaw Bay, built a house for themselves and sold lots for cottages. Their house was a favorite visiting spot for nieces, nephews and grandchildren and their parents. The children were allowed to explore the "wilds" and fish the inlet. Laurie and Freddie Scarpace remember catching their first fish there. An article in the Blade-Crescent of Sebewing (September 26, 1963) shows Helen with her collection of international dolls as part of an exhibit for the 18th Anniversary of the United Nations put on by the Bay Port Woman's Club. Her granddaughter, Sheree (Watt) Schalte currently has the collection on display at her home. On 13 Oct 1996, Laurie and Sheree visited the house. The current owner (1996) is Gerald (Jerry) Himmell, a retired Detroit Police Officer. He remembers watching the house being built as a youngster and was pleased to find it on the market when he returned "home" from Detroit. The house now sports a sauna, a dining room (formerly a Florida room where Helen worked on her crafts) and an enlarged living room with a bay window from which to view the outdoors. The garage floor has foot and handprints dated 1948: Helen, Willy, Joyce, Jim, Duffy and Bob and Alice (by proxy). Grandson, Kim Watt, has many memories of Helen and "Liebling," Willie. As a child he remembers visiting before the Goldmanns had developed the property. He and Sheree used to swim and fish in the inlet. Once they visited a local farm for fresh chickens and eggs; Kim ended up with a chicken foot. Pulling the tendon would make the toes curl; it made Sheree so sick she wouldn't eat chicken or eggs for many years. Son, Bob Looper, never lived here but visited fairly often and always enjoyed it.
Residence: 8210 Whitcomb
Residence Date: BET 1939 AND 1948
Residence Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI

= Jane JACOBS {F} > Family

Married 10 August 1931, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at a Justice of the Peace

Jane JACOBS:

Born ABT 1902, Stratford, Ontario, Canada

Joseph O LOOPER {M}

Born 7 January 1900
Died 8 March 1919, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO

Marriage: 12 Dec. 1894 ?

1 : "Dept. of Vital Statistics, State of Michigan, Death Certific"; Page State of Michigan File No.: 70645
1a: "Church of Our Lady of Victories, Gary, WV, Baptism Certifica"
2 : "Wayne Co., MI, Marriage License"; Page File No.: 159162
3 : "Bureau of Vital Statistics, Louisville, KY, Birth Certificat"; Page File No. 24807
4 : "Dept. of Vital Statistics, State of Michigan, Death Certific"; Page State File No.: 70645; Primary evidence