Helene Terilli1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19603, (1930 - 2006)
FatherVincent Terilli4,5 (1 Mar 1895 - Jan 1985)
MotherAmalia Laura Baris6,5 (abt 1897 - 12 Dec 1959)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 May 1930, Bronx, New York7,8,9
Marriage: Mar 1958, Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey, William Henry Morris (3 Oct 1925 - 8 Nov 1993)10,11,12
Death: 25 Feb 2006, Trenton, New Jersey9,13
Burial: Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New Jersey14

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Helene Terilli was born on 15 May 1930 in Bronx, New York.7,8,9
     Helene's family has not been found in the 1940 census.
     She appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Bronx, Bronx Co., New York, in the household of her parents, Vincent Terilli and Amalia Laura Baris.4
     Helene married William Henry Morris, son of LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty, in Mar 1958 in Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey.10,11,12
     She worked at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, as a civilian employee.5 She was later Assistant Housing Administrator with the Department of the Army at Ft. Dix, working there until her death.5
     Her husband died on 8 Nov 1993 in Bordentown, Burlington Co., New Jersey.15,16,17
     Helene died on 25 Feb 2006 in Trenton, New Jersey, at age 75.9,13 She was buried in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New Jersey.14

Children:
     Children with William Henry Morris

Helene and William's other child is still living (Aug 2023).
  • William H. Morris Jr.18,5,19 (19 Oct 1967 - 15 Jul 2010)

Citations

  1. [S12532] Vincent Terilli household, 1950 U.S. Census, Bronx Co., New York, shows name as Helene Terilli.
  2. [S10022] "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris and Elena Terilli, citing cert. no. 5678.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72299162, Elena Terilli Morris, includes photo of cemetery plaque showing name as Elena Morris.
  4. [S12532] Vincent Terilli household, 1950 U.S. Census, Bronx Co., New York.
  5. [S5603] Elena Morris obituary, unknown newspaper.
  6. [S12532] Vincent Terilli household, 1950 U.S. Census, Bronx Co., New York, shows shows the girl as daughter of Amelia's husband.
  7. [S12532] Vincent Terilli household, 1950 U.S. Census, Bronx Co., New York, shows age 19 and state.
  8. [S12505] "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965," Ancestry.com, record for Elena Terilli, citing certificate 7254, shows date, city and state.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72299162, Elena Terilli Morris, includes photo of cemetery plaque showing date.
  10. [S10022] "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris and Elena Terilli, citing cert. no. 5678, shows date, city, county and state.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72299162, Elena Terilli Morris, includes photo of joint cemetery plaque showing her as his wife.
  12. [S12536] William Henry Sr. Morris obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows her as his widow.
  13. [S5603] Elena Morris obituary, unknown newspaper, shows she died Saturday, and city.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72299162, Elena Terilli Morris, includes photo of cemetery plaque.
  15. [S9896] "New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris Sr, shows date, city, county, and state.
  16. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris, Soc. Sec. No. 298-14-4015, shows date and last residence, as 08505 Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey.
  17. [S12536] William Henry Sr. Morris obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows died Monday, town, as his home.
  18. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle."
  19. [S5604] William H. Morris obituary, James J. Dougherty Funeral Home Inc.