Helen Theo Wallace ²

   Other names for Helen were Theo Bloom, Peggie Burrill, Theo McBride and Helen E. Wallace.

  Research Notes:

Went by the name "Theo" as an adult. Her name reads "Helen Theo McBride Bloom" in her will.

Her name is given as "Helen E. Wallace" on the San Mateo "Notice of Intention to Marry" Joseph H. McBride dated 6 December 1928.

Mother = William H. Wallace's first wife, Mabel Gold. Half-brother of Lorna Wallace (stepdaughter of Edith Poapst Wallace).

Although her daughter Florence was known as "Florence Burrill" to the William Wallace family, Helen may never have married Charley Burrill.

  Death Notes:

Died from pancreatic cancer. According to her great-grandson (in 2016), "Theo" died in 1972 in San Francisco. However the birthdate and place in the California Death Index make it likely that she died on 21 May 1973 in San Mateo county as Theo Bloom. That Theo Bloom was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park. Jack Bloom (her husband?) is also buried there; his death date is 24 Sep 1972.

  Burial Notes:

According to a note from a volunteer for findagrave.com, Theo Bloom was cremated at Cypress Lawn but interred(?) somewhere else. In other words, that volunteer could not find a gravesite or memorial.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Minnesota State, 8 Jun 1905, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States. Wallace, William H, Wyoming Street, M, 34, W, Canada, Canada, Canada, Banker
Wallace, Mable G, Wyoming Street, F, 33, W, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, House Wife
Wallace, Donald C, Wyoming Street, M, 7, W, Minnesota, Canada, Illinois
Wallace, Helen, Wyoming Street, F, 3, W, Minnesota, Canada, Illinois

• Residence: 1043 West 36th Street, Abt 1906, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Residence, 1917-1918, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. She may have lived with a friend or relatives in the Portland area during 1917 and/or 1918 while she was having orthodontic work done.

• Census, 25 Apr 1910, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. ⁷ 1910 United States Federal Census
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Name: William H Wallace
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Canada English
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Canada English
Mother's Birth Place: Canada English
Home in 1910: Long Beach Ward 7, Los Angeles, California
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household
William H Wallace 39 abt 1871 Canada English Head, VP & Manager, Bank
Donald Wallace 11 abt 1899 Minnesota Son
Helen Wallace 8 abt 1902 Minnesota Daughter
Phoebe Larton [sic] 44 abt 1866 Canada English Housekeeper

• Occupation: schoolteacher. Taught 6th grade.

• Census: U.S, 2 Jan 1920, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. ⁸ 16 E. 62 St. N., Portland, Oregon
It is possible that the boarder in this 1920 household is not "our" Helen Wallace since Mabel Gold was born in Illinois, supposedly. kjf
Household:
Francis A. Coleman, head, M, W, 74, Wd, New York, New York, New York, none
Fred R. Coleman, son, M, W, 43, Wd, Michigan, New York, New York, foreman, ship building, W
Fernie A. Todd, daughter, F, W, 40, Wd, Kansas, New York, New York, none
Helen F. Todd, grand-daughter, F, W, 9, S, Oregon, Kansas, New York, none
Frank R. Coleman, grand-son, M, W, 12, S, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, none
Garrett S. Coleman, grand-son, M, W, 8, S, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, none
Helen E. Wallace, boarder, F, W, 18, S, Minnesota, Canada, Pennsylvania, teacher, public school, W

• Census: U.S, 17 Apr 1930, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. ⁹ 2638 Howard St., San Francisco

Joseph H. McBride, Head, M, W, 32, M, age at first marriage 30, California, Ohio, Ohio, Stevedore
Theo McBride, Wife, F, W, 27, M, 17, Minnesota, Scotland, U.S., Waitress
Florence McBride, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Oregon, Oregon, Minnesota

• Residence: 1338-C Stevenson Street, Abt 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. ¹⁰

• Occupation: teacher, 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States.

• Census: U.S, 3 Apr 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. ¹¹ Note from this researcher:
Although the census taker listed the head of household as male, everything but the gender would apply to Florence's mother, [Helen] Theo Wallace [McBride]. Theo's marital status of "D" was crossed out in pencil; she may have been separated. Dolliver was the surname of Florence's husband, who adopted Florence's daughter Theo Dawn [Sigmund] Dolliver.

Transcribed here are the actual entries.

McBride, Theo., Head, M, W, 38, [D]M, Minnesota, Same place, Teacher, W.P.A. school
Dolliver, Florence, Wife, F, W, 19, M, Oregon, Same place
Dolliver, Theo-dawn, Daughter, F, W, 2, S, California, Same place This event was shared with Florence Elaine Burrill and Theo Dawn Sigmund.

Helen married Jasha Blumenschein. (Jasha Blumenschein was born on 9 Nov 1896 in Wisconsin, United States,¹² died on 24 Sep 1972 in San Francisco, California, United States and was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States ¹³.)

Helen next married Joseph H. McBride on 6 Dec 1928 in San Mateo, California, United States.¹ (Joseph H. McBride was born <28 Sep> 1898 in <Ohio>, United States, died <13 Feb 1969> in <San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States> and was buried in <Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States>.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage license application has Joseph H. McBride as a native of Ohio, age 32 years, residing at 916 East 95th St., Cleveland, Ohio. It has Helen E. Wallace as a native of Minnesota, age 27 years, residing at 1431 Linden Ave., Long Beach, California. The application does not ask whether either had been married previously (current marital status).

The data in the 1930 census (17 April 1930) differ slightly in the following ways:
- Joseph H. McBride born in California rather than Ohio, 32. age 30 at the time of his first marriage (i.e., this one)
- Helen E. Wallace is Theo McBride, 27, age 17 at the time of her first marriage (i.e., this one is her 2nd or 3rd). Though the census shows her father as born in Scotland, this is incorrect; he was born in Ontario, Canada.

Helen next married Charles Burrill about 1918. (Charles Burrill was born about 1901.)