Reid was born Helen Miles Rogers in Appleton, Wisconsin on November 23, 1882.
 She was the daughter of Benjamin Talbot Rogers (1827–1885), a prominent merchant, and his wife Sarah Louise (née Johnson) Rogers (1838–1916).
  She was the youngest of eleven children including: Minna Rogers Winslow (1857–1945) James Carson Rogers (1858–1924), Grace Eleanor Rogers (1863–1882), the Rev. Benjamin Talbot Rogers Jr. (1865–1934), Annette Rogers (1871–1953), and Florence Rogers Ferguson (1874–1969).
Reid was born Helen Miles Rogers in Appleton, Wisconsin on November 23, 1882.  She was the daughter of Benjamin Talbot Rogers (1827–1885), a prominent merchant, and his wife Sarah Louise (née Johnson) Rogers (1838–1916).   She was the youngest of eleven children including: Minna Rogers Winslow (1857–1945) James Carson Rogers (1858–1924), Grace Eleanor Rogers (1863–1882), the Rev. Benjamin Talbot Rogers Jr. (1865–1934), Annette Rogers (1871–1953), and Florence Rogers Ferguson (1874–1969).
Helen Rogers Reid