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 1921 - 2017 (96 years)
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| Name |
Helen Sallie Jo Crawford |
| Birth |
21 Nov 1921 |
Flintville, Lincoln County, Tennessee  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
26 Nov 2017 |
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee [1] |
| Burial |
Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee [1] |
| Person ID |
I53829 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
9 Oct 2019 |
| Family |
Timothy Richard Marsh, b. 12 Jun 1921, Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee d. 21 Jul 2013, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee (Age 92 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Jul 1941 |
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama [1, 2, 3] |
| Residence (Family) |
Chicago, Cook County, Ilinois [1] |
| Residence (Family) |
Gary, Lake County, Indiana [1] |
| Residence (Family) |
Washington, DC [1] |
| Residence (Family) |
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee [1] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F20187 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Marriage - 24 Jul 1941 - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama |
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 | Death - 26 Nov 2017 - Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee |
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 | Burial - - Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee |
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 | Residence (Family) - - Chicago, Cook County, Ilinois |
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 | Residence (Family) - - Gary, Lake County, Indiana |
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 | Residence (Family) - - Washington, DC |
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 | Residence (Family) - - Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee |
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| Notes |
- Helen Sallie Joe Crawford was born on November 21, 1921 at Flintville in Lincoln County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Henry Clark Crawford and Vertna Mae Braden. She married her high school sweetheart Timothy Richard Marsh on July 24, 1941 in Huntsville, Alabama. They moved to Chicago, Illinois where Timothy attended Coyne School where she typed all his study notes into a notebook for him. After their first child, Marsha Joan Marsh was born October 6, 1942 they moved to Gary, Indiana where Tim worked for the Signal Corp. Tim joined the OSS (former CIA) and they moved to Washington, DC where Helen and Marsha stayed at the Williams Hotel while Tim was at Camp McDowell. It was in her later years that she was told of any details of his work there. When the war settled down they moved to Jackson, Tennessee where Tim was hired as an engineer for the radio station WTJS. It was there that their son, Leslie Devons Marsh was born on October 13, 1945. They saw in a radio magazine that Shelbyville, Tennessee was looking for an engineer to build the radio station WHAL. She and Tim and family then moved to Shelbyville and worked at the transmitter for WHAL radio. She studied and got her FCC license and they both went to work as engineers. It was during this time that she (W4WLH) and Tim (W4IWV) became lifelong Amateur Radio operators.
She had a deep interest in family history which grew into a love of the history of Bedford County. She and Tim jointly published over 75 books on historical and genealogical records, most of which were focused on Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Coffee, Davidson and Rutherford Counties in Tennessee. Helen and Tim spent many years on the road searching out their family history throughout Tennessee, the United States, and to their ancestral homes including their only overseas trip to the British Isles while they were in their 70's. They also devoted time to helping others find information on their ancestors. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (2012 National Historic Preservation Medal recipient), Magna Charta Dames, the Order of Washington and the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne.
She then became a "Professional Volunteer". She was the keeper of the History Room in the Argie Cooper Library for 23 years. She and Tim were volunteers at the Bedford County Courthouse and in 1998 they began to get the oldest record books and loose papers in order. They were given permission to set up an archives room in the Bedford County Courthouse in the location that was formerly the Register of Deeds office. She and Tim worked diligently there as Bedford County Historians until Tim passed away in 2013. They were true partners and soulmates. A pair who were devoted to their passion for the preservation of history, to each other, and to their family. Helen still continued to volunteer until she decided her health would not allow her to continue. She continued working on historical publications for Bedford County, for the Shelbyville Times-Gazette through the Bedford County Yesteryears column, and for her family.
She continued her love of spending time with her family, traveling, reading, researching on her iPad, crocheting and doting on her cat "Boots" until her death.
She is survived by her son Leslie D. (Mary) Marsh, of Wartrace, TN, a daughter Marsha J. (Al) Addessi of Shelbyville, TN, a grandson Timothy J. (LaDonna) Edwards of Nashville, TN, a granddaughter Melissa M. Edwards of Greensboro, NC, two great-granddaughters Kaitlyn Elizabeth Edwards of Nashville, TN and Kathryn Michele Edwards of Nashville, TN.
She will be buried by Tim's side in Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville, Tn.
Contributor: Tracy DeVault (48903379)
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- [S14633] "Helen Sallie Joe Crawford Marsh (1921-2017)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190853619/helen-sal.
- [S14631] Leslie Devons Marsh, lesdmarsh@gmail.com, submitted this person, place, event, time or location, Tuesday, October 8th, 2.
- [S14632] "Timothy Richard Marsh (1921-2013)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190853510/timothy-richard-mar.
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