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Bessie Ellen Helton 1939–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1939

Birth Location: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1987

Death Location: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Harlan Helton

Mother: Arpie Helton

Spouse(s): John Porter

Children(s):

In 1939, Bessie Ellen Helton entered the world in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, born to Harlan Thurston Helton And Arpie Ethel Helton. In 1940, Bessie Ellen Helton resided in Morgan, Kentucky, USA. In 1940, Bessie Ellen Helton resided in Morgan, Kentucky, USA. Bessie Ellen Helton married Carl Delmus Holbrook, John Albert Porter, and had children including Michael Albert Porter, Regina Ann Porter. Bessie Ellen Helton passed away in 1987 in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1939, Bessie Ellen Helton entered the world in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, born to Harlan Thurston Helton And Arpie Ethel Helton.
  • In 1940, Bessie Ellen Helton resided in Morgan, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1940, Bessie Ellen Helton resided in Morgan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Bessie Ellen Helton married Carl Delmus Holbrook, John Albert Porter, and had children including Michael Albert Porter, Regina Ann Porter.
  • Bessie Ellen Helton passed away in 1987 in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Helton's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Helton
1939–1987
Birth Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Harlan Thurston Helton
1908–1981
W0LFE CO, KY.
Arpie (Ethel) Helton
1908–1977
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Marshall) Helton
1871–1944
Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Peck
1871–1916
W0LFE CO, KY.
William Helton
1878–1942
Menifee County, Kentucky, USA
Louise (B. Eda "Eady") Lane
1886–1922
Scott, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thurston Helton
1843–1909
Priscilla Brown
1843–1900
James Peck
1847–1923
Mary Brown
1851–1915
Thurston Helton
1843–1909
Priscilla Brown
1843–1900
William Lane
1857–1900
Mary Jennings
1856–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Helton
1820–1878
Patience Boyd
1818–1872
Braxton Brown
1791–1870
Rebecca Donnelson
1803–1870
Henry Peck
1801–1850
Elizabeth Boyd
1804–1885
John Brown
1825–1900
Sarah Cress
1821–1880
William Helton
1820–1878
Patience Boyd
1818–1872
Braxton Brown
1791–1870
Rebecca Donnelson
1803–1870
Corbin Lane
1835–1907
Louisa Lawson
1835–1927

Bessie Helton's Timeline

5 Records

1939
13 Sep 1939
Birth of Bessie Ellen Helton in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 1
Bessie Ellen Helton resided here in Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 1
Bessie Ellen Helton resided here in Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1986
1986
Age 47
Bessie Ellen Helton resided here in Ashland, KY
Ashland, KY
1987
1987
Age 48
Death of Bessie Ellen Helton in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9
    [2] Kentucky Birth Index
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Ashland, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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