Talk:Helen Hornby

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This entry says Helen died in 1992, but her book, Lights of Guidance, says:

"Helen Bassett Hornby, the compiler/author of this monumental work, died October 17, 1994".

Which date is correct?

I'll pull the sources and get back to you tomorrow. David 21:23, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

It looks like October 17, 1992 is the correct date. The source is The Baha'i World, 1992-1993, page 274. I'd be hard pressed to believe they reported her death two years before it happened without anybody noticing. I suppose if the Bahai World was 2 years behind in publishing the volumes they could have gotten it wrong. It would be nice to have a 3rd source, but I'll stick with 1992 until I hear otherwise.

David 12:32, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Just a note to say that I have added both Michigan Death Index and SSDI entries which confirm her 1992 death date. - Territorygal (talk) 08:34, 4 November 2024 (+08)

I have removed this because it is actually a small volume of newspaper articles by a Montana environmentalist. OCLC Number: 41797163 Notes: "Columns originally appeared as a somewhat-regular feature called "the old lady sez" in Montana's yellowstone newspapers." Description: 94 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Responsibility: by Helen Hornby.

Helen Hornby's Family[edit]

Helen's obituary in The Bahá’í World lists her mother's name as Leila Kirkland; however, census and SSDI records indicate it was actually Leila Denton. The Kirkland surname appears to come from her maternal grandmother's side, and there is circumstantial evidence that the Kirklands and Bassetts were intermarried over several generation, so possibly Leila used the Kirkland name during her life at some point.

It also appears that she had a daughter born during her teen years in the 1930s, who may possibly still be alive. For privacy reasons I have not named her, but as far as I can tell, this daughter was primarily raised by other family members while Helen was working in Chicago. She eventually married and has several children/grandchildren.

SSDI records indicate that Helen was married at least three times and went by the names "Helen Nealy" (also spelt Neely), "Helen L Jacobs", and finally "Helen L B Hornby"; this info is also listed on her 1974 passport application made while she was living in Colombia. It is indexed on FamilySearch here.

- Territorygal (talk) 08:34, 4 November 2024 (+08)