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Helen R. Rankin (1854-1925) was the first wife of the [[State Reform School]] director, [[A. J. Hylton]] and matron of the same school. After her husband resigned, they either separated or divorced. She kept his name and died a "widow", but he remarried twice.

1893: Assistant clerk at the Indiana Reform School for Boys, Plainfield, Indiana (where her future husband [[A. J Hylton]] worked).
1909-1912 (at least): Superintendent of Cornelia Memorial Orphan's Home in New Albany (Floyd County), Indiana.
Helen died in 17 July 1925 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. Ohio and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis (Marion County), Indiana. ([http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45980669 Plot: Sec: 48, Lot: 799])


birth:	14 August 1854	Hanover, Indiana
death:	17 July 1925	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
burial:	18 July 1925	Indianapolis, Ind.
father:	Wm. T. Rankin
mother:	Elizabeth Young
Residence Place:	
Address:	 Methodist Home for Aged
Gender:	 Female
Age:	 70
Marital Status:	 Widowed
Race:	 white

Married:
Name:	 Allen J. Hylton
Birth Date:	
Birthplace:	 Of Custer, Montana (this probably just refers to residence in Custer County, MT, even though he'd only been there a few months)
Age:	
Spouse's Name:	Helen E. Rankin
Spouse's Birth Date:	
Spouse's Birthplace:	 Of Jefferson, Idiana
Spouse's Age:	
Event Date:	 13 Jun 1894
Event Place:	 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

From 1870 census:
 	Household	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Wm T Rankin	M	53	 Kentucky
Eliza Rankin	F	49	 Indiana
Mary Rankin	F	21	 Indiana
Charles Rankin	M	17	 Indiana
Helen Rankin	F	16	 Indiana
James Rankin	M	14	 Indiana
Maggie Rankin	F	11	 Indiana