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James Wilbur Helton 1836–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1836

Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 05 Jan 1907

Death Location: Carroll County, Georgia, USA

Father: Amos Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Harper

Spouse(s): Amanda Helton

Children(s): Georgia Helton, James Helton, Henry Helton, Thomas Helton, Doctor Helton, Samuel Helton, Nancy Helton

James Wilbur Helton was born in 1836 in Carroll, Georgia, USA, the child of Amos C Hilton Sr And Elizabeth Harper. In 1850, James Wilbur Helton resided in Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA. In 1860, James Wilbur Helton resided in District 10, Carroll, Georgia, USA. James Wilbur Helton married Amanda E Helton, and had children including Doctor Harrison Doc Helton, Georgia Ann Elizabeth Helton, Henry Wilbur Helton, James D Helton, Nancy Martin Helton, Samuel E Helton, Thomas K Helton. James Wilbur Helton passed away in 1907 in Carroll County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wilbur Helton was born in 1836 in Carroll, Georgia, USA, the child of Amos C Hilton Sr And Elizabeth Harper.
  • In 1850, James Wilbur Helton resided in Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, James Wilbur Helton resided in District 10, Carroll, Georgia, USA.
  • James Wilbur Helton married Amanda E Helton, and had children including Doctor Harrison Doc Helton, Georgia Ann Elizabeth Helton, Henry Wilbur Helton, James D Helton, Nancy Martin Helton, Samuel E Helton, Thomas K Helton.
  • James Wilbur Helton passed away in 1907 in Carroll County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amos Sr
1805–1879
Birth Location: Georgia
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Elizabeth Harper
1803–1879
Birth Location: Clark, Dodge, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Helton
1828–1910
Birth Location: Coweta, Georgia, USA
AH

Children(s)

Georgia Helton
1858–1937
Birth Location: Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America
GH
James Helton
1874–1934
Birth Location: Georgia
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Henry Helton
1866–1937
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America
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Thomas Helton
1868–
Birth Location: Georgia
TH
Doctor Helton
1855–1916
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America
DH
Samuel Helton
1861–1930
Birth Location: Carroll County, Georgia, USA
SH
Nancy Helton
1871–1937
Birth Location: Carroll County Georgia
NH

James Helton's Ancestors

Self
James Helton
1836–1907
Birth Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA
Parents
Amos C Hilton Sr
1805–1879
Georgia
Elizabeth Harper
1803–1879
Clark, Dodge, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
James (H) Helton
1764–1845
Piercetown, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Edith (Patricia "Patty") Brewer
1780–1845
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Averett Harper
1775–1822
Lenoir County, North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Byrd
1770–1840
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hilton
1720–1789
Martha Meyers
1724–1806
Lewis Brewer
1760–1839
Agatha Holland
1768–1862
John Harper
1750–1823
Dorcas Daniell
1753–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Holland
1730–1802
Mary Coleman
1728–1817

James Helton's Descendants

1.
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James (Wilbur) Helton (Feb 1836–05 Jan 1907) m. Amanda (E.) Helton (Dec 1828–1910)
  1. 1. Georgia (Ann Elizabeth) Helton 1858–1937 m. John (Calvin) Sticher 1855–1926
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Sticher 1890–1978 m. James (Wiley) Welborn 1866–1926
      1. 1. Arlen (Henry) Welborn 1932–2021 m. Dorothy (Lee) Burgess 1937–2011
      2. 2. Lester (Calvin) Welborn 1924–2011 m. Myrna (Lettie Mae) Prather 1935–2018
      3. 3. Ethel (Beatrice) Welborn 1913–1959 m. Joseph (Levi) May 1906–1974
      4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Welborn 1906–1990 m. James (Madison) Spence 1884–1965 m. Lee Ivey 1905–1971
        1. 1. James (Lamar) Spence 1925–2013 m. Barbara (Jean) Hamilton 1932–1990
        2. 2. Evelyn (Virginia) Spence 1927–1992
        3. 3. Sarah (Helen) Spence 1913–1987 m. Reuben (James) Smith 1909–1995
        4. 4. Jack (A) Spence 1928–1935
        5. 5. Sara (Helen) Smith 1913–1987 m. Reuben (James) Smith 1909–1995
      5. 5. Walter (Ellis) Welborn 1917–1994 m. Mallie Cook 1923–2009
        1. 1. James (Ellis) Welborn 1939–2008 m. Phyllis (Anna) Walker 1942–2006
      6. 6. Rufus (Henry) Welborn 1914–1973 m. Jonella Middlebrooks 1924–1965
        1. 1. Trilba (Jean) Welborn 1947–2015
      7. 7. Aubrey (Homer) Welborn 1919–1998 m. Jeanette (Eron) Bailey 1923–2002
        1. 1. Judy (Carol) Welborn 1946–2008
      8. 8. Ruth (Elizabeth) Welborn 1921–2004 m. Charles (E) Willis 1915–1960
      9. 9. Lillian ((Lilly)) Welborn 1926–1927
      10. 10. Veena (Mae) Welborn 1910–1951 m. Jake (Lemmie) Yearta 1910–1976
        1. 1. Jesse (Lemmie Yearta) Jr 1935–1996
        2. 2. Bertha (Mae) Yearta 1932–1992 m. David (Callaway) Daniel 1924–1977
        3. 3. Douglas (Arnold) Yearta 1937–2016 m. Emily (Mae) Spradlin 1941–2002
        4. 4. Ruth (Elizabeth) Yearta 1946–2000
      11. 11. James (Harvey Welborn) Sr 1911–1990 m. Mildred (Lavelle) Boggs 1917–2005
        1. 1. William (Larry) Welborn 1945–1984
        2. 2. James (Harvey Welborn) Jr 1940–2016
        3. 3. Majorie (Faye) Welborn 1938–2014 m. Lonnie (Castleberry Pettus) Jr 1937–2004
      12. 12. Mary Welborn 1909–1998
    2. 2. Amanda (Nancy "Mandy") Sticher 1900– m. Walter (E) Cook 1895–1971
      1. 1. Mallie Cook 1923–2009 m. Walter (Ellis) Welborn 1917–1994
      2. 2. Walter (Lewis) Cook 1917–1991
      3. 3. Charlie (Reese) Cook 1919–1996
      4. 4. Frances (Cook) Knight 1925–2011
      5. 5. Allie Cook 1929–1943
      6. 6. Leonard (Calvin) Cook 1921–1921
      7. 7. Maude (Nancy) Cook 1927–2015 m. Marvin (Olen) Cheatwood 1920–1969
      8. 8. Nellie Cook 1931–2012
      9. 9. Florence (Inez) Cook 1938–1938
    3. 3. Jasper (Isom Rueben) Sticher 1878–1919 m. Lena Bently 1882–1943
      1. 1. Robert Stitcher 1903–1907
    4. 4. Alice (Cole) Sticher 1880–1969 m. William (A J) Carter 1875–1947
    5. 5. Samuel (Henry) Stitcher 1883–1939 m. Audie (B) Pruitt 1888–1963
      1. 1. Fletcher (William) Stitcher 1916–1991 m. Sara (Frances) Webb 1923–2012
      2. 2. Floyd Stitcher 1906–1935
      3. 3. Flossie (Delitha) Sticher 1909–1999 m. James (Hubert) Hinesley 1900–1983
      4. 4. Ferrell (Bee) Stitcher 1928–1995 m. Thomas (Cleveland) Bryson 1928–1982
      5. 5. Fayra (Viola) Stitcher 1919–2005
      6. 6. Frances (Emma) Stitcher 1922–2009 m. Walter (H.) McCoy 1936–2000
      7. 7. Felton (Calvin) Stitcher 1914–1965
    6. 6. Lula (Martin) Sticher 1887–1926 m. Will Yeoman –1920 m. James (Alexander "Jim") Moore 1861–1931
      1. 1. James (Henry Hamilton) Moore 1911–1987 m. Francis (Magaleen) Tidwell 1938–2000
    7. 7. Jesse (Washington) Sticher 1888–1952 m. Roberta (Mae) Williams 1903–1998
      1. 1. Mattie (Hazel) Sticher 1920–2005 m. Floyd (Russell) Horsley 1917–2002
      2. 2. Evelyn (Ruth) Sticher 1927–2014
      3. 3. Opal (Geneva) Sticher 1922–1936
      4. 4. Melba (L) Sticher 1932–2017 m. Robert (Jackson) Keaten 1930–1998
      5. 5. Clinton Sticher 1909–
      6. 6. Ruby (Mae) Sticher 1924–2009 m. William ("Bill") Pitts 1921–1963
      7. 7. Syble Sticher 1929–2005 m. John (William) Helms 1925–2011
    8. 8. Drucilla (Queen) Sticher 1894–1979 m. Samuel (E) Helton 1861–1930
    9. 9. Nora (Beatrice) Sticher 1896–1915
    10. 10. Nollie (Lee) Sticher 1898–1914
    11. 11. Annie (Eliza) Sticher 1895–1961 m. James (Aubrey) Holloway 1895–1977 m. James (Garland Driver) Sr. 1897–1939 m. John (C.) Sticker 1892–
      1. 1. James (Garland Driver) Jr. 1932–1932
      2. 2. Raymond (Clifton) Sticher 1914–1993 m. Della (Lee) Hendrix 1920–1989
        1. 1. Betty Stitcher 1937–2011
      3. 3. James (Clenton) Sticher 1909–1995 m. Nora (Lee) Epps 1918–2004
      4. 4. Bessie Sticher 1917–1990
      5. 5. Lela (Christine) Sticher 1920–1995 m. James (Alson) Steele 1906–1949
    12. 12. Charles (Winston "Charlie") Sticher 1876–1936 m. Elender (Mary) Tolbert 1880–1912
      1. 1. Willie (Edward) Sticher 1902–1966
      2. 2. Kirvin Sticher 1904–
      3. 3. Charlie (Winston Sticher) Jr 1910–1981 m. Mattie (B) Hicks 1900–1978
      4. 4. Glover Sticher 1912–1986
      5. 5. Solomon (Ervin) Sticher 1907–1966
  2. 2. James (D) Helton 1874–1934 m. Missouri (Clementine) Nix 1862–1912 m. Eliza (J.) Lott 1880–1968
  3. 3. Henry (Wilbur) Helton 1866–1937 m. Eula (Eugenia) Turner 1872–1952
  4. 4. Thomas (K) Helton 1868– m. Mollie K 1872–
  5. 5. Doctor (Harrison 'Doc') Helton 1855–1916 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Woodard 1856–1921
  6. 6. Samuel (E) Helton 1861–1930 m. Drucilla (Queen) Sticher 1894–1979 m. Emma (F) Lewis 1864–1929 m. Georgia (Ann) Driver 1861–1915
    1. 1. Arnold Hilton 1919–1996 m. Iline Sims 1925–
    2. 2. Bessie Hilton 1924–2007 m. William (Lloyd Reed) Sr 1923–1989
    3. 3. Ervin (Ross) Hilton 1914–1980 m. Adrian (Alice) Hines 1925–1997
    4. 4. Harris Hilton 1916–1970
    5. 5. Perrin (Ray) Hilton 1929–2022 m. Nell Breeland 1931–2004
    6. 6. James (Henry) Hilton 1922–2001 m. Emma (Lee) Shelnut 1935–2006
    7. 7. Selby (Van Buren) Helton 1891–1978 m. Beatrice (Vivian) Smith 1895–1984
      1. 1. Elmer (Ellis) Helton 1921–2000
      2. 2. Earl (M) Helton 1925–1951
      3. 3. Mabel Helton 1923–1961
      4. 4. Manuel Helton 1925–1925
      5. 5. Byron Helton 1930–2006 m. Irma (Jean) George 1936–2014
  7. 7. Nancy (Martin) Helton 1871–1937 m. James (L) Sticher 1860–
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Sticher 1912–1993
      1. 1. James (Lee) Gilley 1941–2015

James Helton's Timeline

10 Records

1836
Feb 1836
Birth of James Wilbur Helton in Carroll, Georgia, USA
Carroll, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 14
James Wilbur Helton resided here in Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
James Wilbur Helton resided here in District 10, Carroll, Georgia, USA
District 10, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1861
1861-1866
Age 25
James Wilbur Helton resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
James Wilbur Helton resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1880
26 Jun 1880
Age 44
James Wilbur Helton resided here in District 714, Carroll, Georgia, USA
District 714, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 64
James Wilbur Helton resided here in Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1904
1904
Age 68
James Wilbur Helton - Probate in Carroll, Georgia, USA
Carroll, Georgia, USA
1907
05 Jan 1907
Age 71
Death of James Wilbur Helton in Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Carroll County, Georgia, USA
1907
4 Mar 1907
Age 71
James Wilbur Helton - Probate in Carroll, Georgia, USA
Carroll, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1836
    Event Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archive, Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Compiled Service Records of the Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Gr
    [2] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government; NAI: 586957; Record Group Title: Carded Records Showing Milit
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 714, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: 137; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 032
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M593_139; Page: 138A; Family History Library Film: 545638
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0006
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 10, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M653_113; Page: 347; Family History Library Film: 803113
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M432_63; Page: 48B; Image: 101
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M432_63; Page: 48B; Image: 101

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 10, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 10, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M653_113; Page: 347; Family History Library Film: 803113

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861-1866
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Tennessee : of the military forces of the state, from 1861 to 1866.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M593_139; Page: 138A; Family History Library Film: 545638

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1880
    Event Place: District 714, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 714, Carroll, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:11; Page: 39; Line: 8; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 714, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: 137; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 032

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0006

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Carroll County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Estates, Administration, Guardianship, Testamentary, Dismission Letters, Petitions and Bonds, Annual Returns, Vouchers, Inventories, Appraisements and Sales Bills, 1831-1963, With Index 1826-1939; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Carroll County)
    [2] Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Estate Records; Index, 1800-1950; Author: Georgia. Probate Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, Georgia
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Estate Records; Index, 1800-1950; Author: Georgia. Probate Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Estates, Administration, Guardianship, Testamentary, Dismission Letters, Petitions and Bonds, Annual Returns, Vouchers, Inventories, Appraisements and Sales Bills, 1831-1963, With Index 1826-1939; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Carroll County)
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