DNA and interesting marriage record

Seems like DNA is the newest avenue in genealogy. Though I'm not certain just how it will paly out in our[genealogists] search. Any database that connect related descendants will have to inter-act with other database since there are many doing the same thing independent of one another. Well, perhaps some day it will all be compiled so that will be only one place to search for connections.

Was online in the middle of the night and did a little searching in Cook Co [IL] records and came up with a marriage record for a Paul A Helwick who married a Elsie A McGinty in 1934. Now I do know that the surname Helwick in Cook Co is not common. In fact, in all my research I've found only one - that is Paul Alfred Helwick [1892-1945] son of Karl and Karrie Helwick my great-grandparents. At the time of his death Paul's wife is listed as Marie - Paul's military papers state in 1930 his closest living relative is his sister. Try as I might I can not get 'Marie' from Elsie A.

Edel/Ethel 1930 and 1945

1930 Federal Census CA Kings Armona Twp

THORNE,

Edward D, hh, age 37, first married at age 28; CA-NY-IL; farmer - farm; Veteran WW

Ethel, wife, age 30, first married at age 22; IL-NOR-NOR;

Douglass, son, age 1 1/12; CA-CA-IL

1945 December 28 Chicago Tribune Friday

page 10

HELWICK, Paul A. Helwick, Dec. 26, 1945, late of 4826 Sheridan road,

beloved husband of Marie,

fond brother of Josephine Bowron, Ethel Thorne, Charles Helwick and the late Marie McCarthy.

Funeral Friday 2:30 p.m., at chapel, 5149-51 N. Ashland avenue, at Foster.

Interment Elmwood.

Member of North Shore post, No. 21, American Legion. Longbeach 5147