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PINT, Helen 1865-1929

PINT, JOHANNS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/22/2010 at 18:42:34

Helen Pint was born a twin, along with her sister, Katherine, to pioneer Mitchell County parents Anton and Margaret (Johanns) Pint on May 12, 1865 in Chicago, Illinois.

Katherine died in infancy, Helen remained single all her life. She was a seamstress, traveling to homes throughout the area, staying days or weeks at a time with various families until the family wardrobes were completed for the season.

Her talent was in much demand as ready-mades or factory mades were not that plentiful. Room and board were furnished while sewing. Her account book shows she earned $143.50 for 1926 from about 30 different families. About 1910, Helen homesteaded on the S.E. quarter of Section 35-3-20 in Haakon County, South Dakota. She lived in a sod dwelling. A horse provided her transportation.

In 1914, while at Philip, South Dakota, she was very active in the Philip Equal Franchisee League working toward the XIX amendment granting the right of voting to women. Motto: Equal rights to men and women alike. Helen returned to Mitchell County in 1919 and established her home in Stacyville where she continued her work as a seamstress.

Margaret and Anton were the parents of eight children; John, Katherine, Helen, William, Veronica, Anna, George, and another besides Katherine that probably died as infant.

Helen passed away on January 14, 1929 following a fall causing her leg to become paralyzed, and pernicious anemia. She is buried at the Osage City Cemetery, Osage, Iowa.

By Carmella Indra

MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989

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