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James Marshall Helton 1871–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1871

Birth Location: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky

Death Date: July 1944

Death Location: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thurston Helton

Mother: Priscilla Brown

Spouse(s): Sarah Peck

Children(s): Harlan Helton, James Helton, Kelly Helton, Oscar Helton, Ora Helton, Bessie Helton, Dillard Helton

James Marshall Helton was born in 1871 in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, the child of Thurston Helton And Priscilla Helton Brown. In 1935, James Marshall Helton resided in Ebon, Maytown, Morgan, Kentucky. In 1940, James Marshall Helton resided in Magisterial DG, Morgan, Kentucky, USA. James Marshall Helton married Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Peck, and had children including Bessie Bird Helton, Dillard Mitchell Helton, Glenn Helton, Harlan Thurston Helton, James Russell Helton, Kelly Clayton Helton, Ora Lou Helton, Oscar Marion Helton. James Marshall Helton passed away in 1944 in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Marshall Helton was born in 1871 in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, the child of Thurston Helton And Priscilla Helton Brown.
  • In 1935, James Marshall Helton resided in Ebon, Maytown, Morgan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, James Marshall Helton resided in Magisterial DG, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Marshall Helton married Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Peck, and had children including Bessie Bird Helton, Dillard Mitchell Helton, Glenn Helton, Harlan Thurston Helton, James Russell Helton, Kelly Clayton Helton, Ora Lou Helton, Oscar Marion Helton.
  • James Marshall Helton passed away in 1944 in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Helton's Ancestors

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James Helton
1871–1944
Birth Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky
Parents
Thurston Helton
1843–1909
New Garden, Russell Co., Virginia, USA
Priscilla (Helton) Brown
1843–1900
Morgan Co., Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William Helton
1820–1872
Patrick Co, Virginia
Patience (Boyd) Helton
1818–1872
Patrick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Helton's Descendants

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James (Marshall) Helton (10 Jan 1871–July 1944) m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Peck (24 Oct 1871–1 Jan 1914)
  1. 1. Harlan (Thurston) Helton 1908–1981
  2. 2. James (Russell) Helton 1905–1980
  3. 3. Kelly (Clayton) Helton 1897–1978
  4. 4. Oscar (Marion) Helton 1894–1968
  5. 5. Ora (Lou) Helton 1895–1914
  6. 6. Bessie (Bird) Helton 1900–1974
  7. 7. Dillard (Mitchell) Helton 1903–1982

James Helton's Timeline

4 Records

1871
10 Jan 1871
Birth of James Marshall Helton in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky
Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 64
James Marshall Helton resided here in Ebon, Maytown, Morgan, Kentucky
Ebon, Maytown, Morgan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 69
James Marshall Helton resided here in Magisterial DG, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial DG, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1944
July 1944
Age 73
Death of James Marshall Helton in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ebon, Maytown, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial DG, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1944
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

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