Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Helena Marie Hammes

Female 1878 - 1954  (76 years)    Has 69 ancestors and 183 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Helena Marie Hammes 
    Nickname Lena 
    Birth 1 Feb 1878  At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Obituary 2 Sep 1954 
    OBITUARY

    Mrs. Helena M. Greiner, 75, former resident of the Clear Creek community and sister of several Sigourney persons, died on September 2 in the hospital at Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. She had suffered with a heart ailment and complications for several years, and her condition became more serious the past six weeks. As Helena Hammes, better known to her relatives and friends as "Lena", she was born on February 1, 1879 in Clear Creek township and was a daughter of Peter and Anna Buch Hammes. She attended the schools of Clear Creek township and Saints Peter and Paul's parochial school there. On January 29, 1897 she was married to Peter L. Greiner and they lived on a farm in Clear Creek township until 1907, when they moved to Wetaskiwin in Canada, where her home has been since. Mrs. Greiner had made several trips back to Keokuk county and always enjoyed visiting her relatives and friends here. She is survived by three sons, Walter of Edmonton, Clarence of Red Deer and Leroy of Calgary, all in Canada; 13 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Vogel of Sigourney, Mrs. M.A. Hammes of Racine, Wisconsin and Mrs. Walter Reed of Wellman and three brothers, Constant P., Mike L., and Zeno Hammes, all of Sigourney. Preceding her in death were her husband; one daughter, Valburga, one son, Alfred; her parents; three brothers, N.E., P.J., and Mathias Hammes of Sigourney and one sister in infancy. Mrs. Greiner was a member of the Catholic church. The last rites and burial were in Wetaskiwin, Canada. 
    Death 2 Sep 1954  Hospital, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Wetaskiwin Cemetery, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3  Peter and Anna | Helena Marie Hammes Greiner
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2017 

    Father Peter Hammes, Sr.,   b. 26 May 1852, Feyen, Near Trier, Merzig-Wadern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1929, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Anna Rosalia Buch,   b. 2 May 1859, Talleyrand, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1929 (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1877 
    Photos
    Peter & Anna Hammes Family
    Peter & Anna Hammes Family
    Standing, L-R: Nicholas Edward (9/4/1881), Peter Joseph (8/22/1886), Constant Peter (7/21/1884), Mathias Jacob (7/9/1889), Anna Margaret (8/22/1886), Helena Marie (2/1/1878), John Zeno (9/13/1897)
    Seated, L-R: Michael Aloysius (6/26/1891), Margaret Mary (9/5/1902), Peter Sr (5/26/1852), Cecilia Anna (12/8/1894), Anna Rosalia Buch Hammes (5/2/1859)
    Peter & Anna Hammes
    Peter & Anna Hammes
    Anna Buch Hammes & Peter Hammes
    Anna Buch Hammes & Peter Hammes
    Peter Hammes Family in 1905
    Peter Hammes Family in 1905
    Documents
    Plat Map of Clear Creek Township of Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1887
    Plat Map of Clear Creek Township of Keokuk County, Iowa -- 1887
    Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and School are in Section 16.
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter L Greiner,   b. 30 Aug 1871, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1935, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1897  Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Walter George Greiner,   b. 25 Oct 1899, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1974, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Alfred Peter Greiner,   b. 10 Feb 1901, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1952, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Valburga Anna Greiner,   b. 22 Aug 1902, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1946, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Clarence Constant Greiner,   b. 24 Apr 1904, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1964, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Leroy Jacob Greiner,   b. 5 Jan 1909, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1978, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
    Photos
    Peter & Helena Hammes House built in 1914
    Peter & Helena Hammes House built in 1914
    in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
    Barbara Greiner Roulston
    Barbara Greiner Roulston holding a board supposedly taken from the shipping crate of the house which had been ordered from the Eaton Catalog. She is standing in the entryway of the catalog ordered house. — Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.
    Evan Harrison, Connie Harrison, Barbara Greiner Roulston, Rose Ellen Stelton, Hal Roulston
    Left to right: Evan Harrison, Connie Harrison, Barbara Greiner Roulston, Rose Ellen Stelton, Hal Roulston. In front of the 100 year old house of Peter and Helena Hammes Greiner. Built in 1914. — at Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Anna Hammes Vogel, Jacob Vogel & Helena Hammes Greiner
    Anna Hammes Vogel, Jacob Vogel & Helena Hammes Greiner

  • Notes 
    • OBITUARY

      Mrs. Helena M. Greiner, 75, former resident of the Clear Creek community and sister of several Sigourney persons, died on September 2 in the hospital at Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. She had suffered with a heart ailment and complications for serveral years, and her condition became more serious the past six weeks. As Helena Hammes, better known to her relatives and friends as "Lena", she was born on February 1, 1879 in Clear Creek township and was a daughter of Peter and Anna Buch Hammes. She attended the schools of Clear Creek township and Saints Peter and Paul's parocial school there.

      On January 29, 1897 she was married to Peter L. Greiner and they lived on a farm in Clear Creek township until 1907, when they moved to Wetaskiwin in Canada, where her home has been since. Mrs. Greiner had made several trips back to Keokuk county and always enjoyed visiting her relatives and friends here.

      She is survived by three sons, Walter of Edmonton, Clarence of Red Deer and Leroy of Calgary, all in Canada; 13 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Vogel of Sigourney, Mrs. M. A. Hammes of Racine, Wisconsin and Mrs. Walter Reed of Wellman and three brothers, Constant P., Mike L. and Zeno Hammes, all of Sigourney.

      Preceding her in death were her husband; one daughter, Valburga, one son, Alfred; her parents; three brothers, N. E., P. J. and Matthias Hammes of Sigourney and one sister in infancy. Mrs. Greiner was a member of the Catholic church. The last rites and burial were in Wetaskiwin, Canada.