| Life Story |
Helen Fox worked as a weaver at TKWM in 1933-1937. Her husband Glenn also worked at the mill.
Helen Louise Moullet was born 5 May 1915, six miles east of Gervais, OR. Her parents were Alfred and Lilly [Darby] Moullet. She was one of three children born to the family. By 1920, the family had moved to the Pringle area near Salem where her father continued to farm. In August 1922, her father was killed in a logging accident near Valsetz. He was felling a tree when it broke unexpectedly, and a piece of the tree struck him killing him instantly. Helen’s mother remarried to Isaac M. Howe, a contractor.
In 1933, Helen took a job in the weave room at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. It was here that she met her husband Glenn E. Fox. They were married on 12 Oct 1935 in Vancouver, WA. It was the first marriage for both of them. By the 1940 census, Helen was 24 years old, and the family lived in Turner, OR. Three children were born to the couple here: Denzell, Glenda, Linda. Glenn worked for the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill.
In 1949 her husband left the woolen mill and went to work in the tire department of the Master Service Center in Salem and the family moved into town 1795 12th St. Helen also took a job as a salesclerk at Montgomery Ward’s department store.
On the 4th of July 1969, husband Glenn died unexpectedly of a heart attack while jogging on the track of South Salem High School. He was buried at Belcrest Memorial Park. Helen continued to work at Montgomery Ward’s until retirement. Her obituary recorded that she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Marion County Historical Society. She enjoyed volunteering at the Mission Mill Museum and bird watching. Helen died 23 Nov 1995 in Salem and was buried with husband Glenn at Belcrest Memorial Park. |
| Salem City Directories |
1934 Moullet, Helen r 695 S 25th
1935 Moullet, Helen L, weaver TKWM Co, r 695 S 25th
1936-37 Fox, Helen L, weaver TKWM Co, r 1740 Kay
1938-39 Fox, Glenn E (Helen L), textile worker, h 1740 Kay
1940 Fox, Glenn E (Helen L), helper TKWM Co, h Turner RD2
1942 Fox, Glenn E (Helen L), laborer, h 1310 S 12th
1945 Fox, Glenn E (Helen L), tire man Frank Doolittle, h 1795 S 12th
1947 Fox, Glenn E (Helen L), vulcanizer Salem Tire Service, h 1795 S 12th
1950 Fox, Glenn E (Helen L), repairman O K Rubber Welders, h 1795 S 12th
1955 Fox, Glenn E (Helen), vulcanizer Master Service Station, h 1795 S 12th
1955 Fox, Helen Mrs, clerk Kingwood Market, h 1795 S 12th
1960 Fox, Glenn E (Helen), vulcanizer Master Service Station, h 1795 S 12th
1960 Fox, Helen Mrs, clerk Kingwood Market, h 1795 S 12th
1966 Fox, Glenn E (Helen), vulcanizer Master Service Station, h 1795 S 12th
1968 Fox, Glenn E (Helen), vulcanizer Master Service Station, h 1795 S 12th
1968 Fox, Helen Mrs, clerk Kingwood Market, h 1795 S 12th
1969 Fox, Glenn E (Helen), vulcanizer Master Service Station, h 1795 S 12th
1971 Fox, Glen E (Helen L), vulcanizer Master Service Station, h 1795 12th St SE
1975 Fox, Helen (wid Glen), clerk Kingwood Market, h 2232 42nd Ave SE
1980 Fox, Helen Mrs, retired 42nd Ave SE |
| Census Records |
1920 Helen Mondlet [Moullet]. Age: 4. Birth Year: abt 1916 in Oregon. Home in 1920: Pringle, Marion, OR. Single, daughter to HOH. Additional household members: Alfred Mondlet [Moullet], age 40 (father), Lillie J. Mondlet [Moullet], age 36 (mother), Vera Mondlet [Moullet], age 10 (sister), Harvey C. Mondlet [Moullet], age 3 (brother), John Mondlet [Moullet], age 32 (uncle)
1930 Helen Moullet. Age: 14. Birth Year: abt 1916 in Oregon. Home in 1930: 1365 D St. Salem, Marion, OR. Single, stepdaughter to HOH. Additional household members: Issac M. Howe, age 48 (stepfather), Lilly J. Howe, age 46 (mother), Vera Moulett, age 20 (sister), Harvey C. Moulett, age 13 (brother).
1940 Helen L. Fox. Age: 24. Birth Year: abt 1916 in Oregon. Home in 1940: Turner, Marion, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Glenn E. Fox, age 25 (husband), Dezell E. Fox, age 2 (son), Glenda L. Fox, age 8 months (daughter).
1950 Helen L. Fox. Age: 34. Birth Date: abt 1916 in Oregon. Home in 1950: 1795 12th St. Salem, Marion, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Saleslady in Retail Variety Store. Additional household members: No additional household members. |
