Doris Leona Pendleton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14842, (1914 - 1993)
FatherRalph Howard Pendleton4,5,6 (8 Aug 1870 - 4 Oct 1945)
MotherMinnie Irene Arnold4,7,8 (12 Dec 1875 - 17 Mar 1946)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Jan 1914, North Dakota9,10,11
Marriage: 20 Sep 1933, Bennie Rolland Reigel (8 Jun 1900 - 14 May 1963)12,13,14
Marriage: Buster Otis Winters (1 Jan 1920 - 18 May 1967)15,16
Divorce: Dec 1943, Kitsap Co., Washington, Bennie Rolland Reigel (8 Jun 1900 - 14 May 1963)17,18,19
Divorce: before 1950, Buster Otis Winters (1 Jan 1920 - 18 May 1967)20
Marriage: Nov 1950, Yakima Co., Washington, Guy Lee Helmick (27 Sep 1904 - 26 Feb 1980)21,22
Death: 8 Oct 1993, Seattle, Washington23,24
Burial: Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington25
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Doris Leona Pendleton was born on 24 Jan 1914 in North Dakota.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Marshall Twp., Williams Co., North Dakota, in the household of her parents, Ralph Howard Pendleton and Minnie Irene Arnold.5 She appeared on the 1925 State Census of Marshall Twp., Williams Co., North Dakota, in the household of her parents.26
     Doris married first Bennie Rolland Reigel, son of Ralph Orzben Reigel and Edith Jennie Roberts, on 20 Sep 1933.12,13,14
     Doris and Bennie moved to Orland, Glenn Co., where his parents were then living, by 1934 when their daughter was born there.
     They moved to Yolo Co. between 1937 and 1940.27 They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dunnigan, Yolo Co., California, enumerated 25 Apr 1940, reporting they were living on a farm and paying no rent. Their daughter Monna was listed as living with them.28
     She was an almond huller in 1940, reporting that she worked 30 hours the last week of March, and had worked six weeks the prior year, earning $155 in 1940.28
     Doris married second Buster Otis Winters, son of Odis Winters.15,16
     Doris and Bennie were divorced in Dec 1943 in Kitsap Co., Washington.17,18,19
     Doris and Buster were divorced before 1950.20
     Doris appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Selah, Yakima Co., Washington, on West Fremont Ave., enumerated 20 Apr 1950, reporting she lived in a home that was not on a farm. Her three children were listed as living with her.29
     Doris married third Guy Lee Helmick in Nov 1950 in Yakima Co., Washington. He had previously been married to Fern Sebald.21,22
     Doris died on 8 Oct 1993 in Seattle, Washington, at age 79.23,24 She was buried in Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington, with her mother.25

Children:
     Child with Bennie Rolland Reigel:

  • Monna Rae Reigel30,31,29 (29 Jul 1934 - 21 Jul 2023)

Children:
     Children with Buster Otis Winters

Doris and Buster's other child is still living (Sep 2023).
  • Daryl P. Winters29 (4 Aug 1944 - 16 Apr 2017)

Children:
     Children with Guy Lee Helmick:

Doris and Guy's only child is still living (Sep 2023).

Citations

  1. [S921] "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Ancestry.com, record for Monna Rae Reigel, show mother's maiden name as Pendleton.
  2. [S1504] Ralph Pendleton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, shows name as Doris Pendleton.
  3. [S867] "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Doris Leona Pendleton, shows name as Doris Leona Pendleton.
  4. [S1501] Interview, Monna Rae Wardell, 30 Jul 2008, reading from her maternal grandparents marriage certificate.
  5. [S1504] Ralph Pendleton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota.
  6. [S6145] Ralph Pendleton household, 1925 Kansas State Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, Marshall Twp., shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S1504] Ralph Pendleton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, shows Doris as the daughter of Minnie's husband.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132417000, Doris Leona Pendleton Helmick, and includes tombstone photo showing Doris labeled "daughter" and Minnie labeled "mother" on same plaque.
  9. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Doris L. Helmick, Soc. Sec. No. 561-01-9122, shows date.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132417000, Doris Leona Pendleton Helmick, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S1504] Ralph Pendleton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, shows age 5 and state.
  12. [S6153] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows date.
  13. [S614] Interview, Elizabeth Robasciotti, 4 Sep 2003, said they were married.
  14. [S6141] Bennie R. Reigel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Yolo Co., California, shows married.
  15. [S867] "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Buster Sherwood Winters, citing roll no. 1946_0013, shows them as his parents.
  16. [S12562] Doris L. Winters household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington, shows her with surname Winters and divorced.
  17. [S12571] "Divorce Actions," The Bremerton Sun, 6 Dec 1943, shows final decree had been issued in superior court, Port Orchard.
  18. [S1501] Interview, Monna Rae Wardell, 30 Jul 2008, said her parents divorced when she was about eight years old.
  19. [S12570] Bennie Rolland Reigel, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as person who will always know his address.
  20. [S12562] Doris L. Winters household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington, shows her as divorced.
  21. [S12483] Marriage Applications, Yakima Co., Washington, 28:327, no. 4186a, Guy Helmick and Doris Reigel Winters, shows application date, as 1 Nov 1950, county, and state.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132417000, Doris Leona Pendleton Helmick, and includes tombstone photo showing her name as Doris L. Helmick.
  23. [S919] "Washington Death Index, 1940-2014," Ancestry.com, record for Doris L Helmick, citing cert. no. 029663, shows date and city.
  24. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132417000, Doris Leona Pendleton Helmick, shows date, as 18th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  25. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132417000, Doris Leona Pendleton Helmick, includes photo of joint tombstone.
  26. [S6145] Ralph Pendleton household, 1925 Kansas State Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, Marshall Twp.
  27. [S6141] Bennie R. Reigel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Yolo Co., California, shows they lived in Orland in 1935.
  28. [S6141] Bennie R. Reigel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Yolo Co., California.
  29. [S12562] Doris L. Winters household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington.
  30. [S921] "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Ancestry.com, record for Monna Rae Reigel, shows mother's maiden name as Pendleton.
  31. [S6141] Bennie R. Reigel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Yolo Co., California, shows the girl as daughter of Doris's husband.