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James Marshall Helton 1871–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1871

Birth Location: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: MARION BROWM FARM

Father: Thurston Helton

Mother: Priscilla Brown

Spouse(s): Sarah Peck, Sula Ross, Madia Brown

Children(s): Glen Helton, Bessie Helton, Dillard Helton, Harlan Helton, James Helton, Ora Helton, Kelly Helton, None None, Leonard Helton

James Marshall Helton was born in 1871 in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thurston Helton And Priscilla Brown. James Marshall Helton married Edna Ward, Lulu Ward, Madia Brown, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Peck, Sula Lula Bolin Ross, and had children including Bessie Byrd Helton, Dillard M Helton, Glen Garrett Helton, Harlan Thurston Helton, James Russell Helton, Kelly Clayton Helton, Leonard Loren Helton, Ora Lou Helton. James Marshall Helton passed away in 1944 in MARION BROWM FARM.

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Biography

  • James Marshall Helton was born in 1871 in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thurston Helton And Priscilla Brown.
  • James Marshall Helton married Edna Ward, Lulu Ward, Madia Brown, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Peck, Sula Lula Bolin Ross, and had children including Bessie Byrd Helton, Dillard M Helton, Glen Garrett Helton, Harlan Thurston Helton, James Russell Helton, Kelly Clayton Helton, Leonard Loren Helton, Ora Lou Helton.
  • James Marshall Helton passed away in 1944 in MARION BROWM FARM.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thurston Helton
1843–1909
Birth Location: New Garden, Russell Co., Virginia, USA
TH
Priscilla Brown
1843–1900
Birth Location: SCOTT CO, VA.
PB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Peck
1871–1916
Birth Location: W0LFE CO, KY.
SP
Sula Ross
1888–1934
Birth Location: White Oak, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
SR
Madia Brown
1888–
Birth Location: Morgan Co Kentucky, USA
MB

Children(s)

Glen Helton
1928–2017
Birth Location: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
GH
Bessie Helton
1900–1974
Birth Location: WOLFE CO. KY.
BH
Dillard Helton
1903–1982
Birth Location: Kentucky
DH
Harlan Helton
1908–1981
Birth Location: W0LFE CO, KY.
HH
James Helton
1905–1980
Birth Location: Pomeroyton, Menifee County, Kentucky, USA
JH
Ora Helton
1895–1814
Birth Location: MENIFEE CO, KY.
OH
Kelly Helton
1898–1978
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
KH
None None
1894–1968
Birth Location: Pomeroyton, Menifee County, Kentucky USA
Leonard Helton
1924–2017
Birth Location: Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA
LH

James Helton's Ancestors

Self
James Helton
1871–1944
Birth Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thurston Helton
1843–1909
New Garden, Russell Co., Virginia, USA
Priscilla Brown
1843–1900
SCOTT CO, VA.
Grandparents
William Helton
1820–1878
PATRICK CO, VA.
Patience Boyd
1818–1872
PATRICK CO, VA.
Braxton Brown
1791–1870
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Donnelson
1803–1870
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Hilton
1793–1864
Malinda"Milly" Wade
1795–1880
Joseph Boyd
1769–1852
Nancy Aaron
1770–1870
Hon. Brown
1766–1835
Hannah Abbott
1768–1830
Richard Donnelson
1780–
Margaret Rhods
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Hilton
1744–1837
Elizabeth Wade
1753–1820
William Wade
1791–1850
Joseph ?
1737–1820
Benjamin Aaron
1750–
Rev. Brown
1728–1803
Margaret Preston
1727–1802
Abraham Abbott
1745–1782
Ann Cromwell
1748–

James Helton's Descendants

1.
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James (Marshall) Helton (10 Jan 1871–1944) m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Peck (24 Oct 1871–1916) m. Sula (Lula Bolin -) Ross (1 Nov 1888–03 Oct 1934) m. Madia Brown (1888–)
  1. 1. Glen (Garrett) Helton 1928–2017 m. Jean (Margaret) Jardine 1924–2010
  2. 2. Bessie (Byrd) Helton 1900–1974 m. William (Leonard) Denniston 1899–1991
    1. 1. Mary (Gladys) Denniston 1927–2014 m. Wallace (Marvin Fugate) II 1922–2006
      1. 1. Leonard (Monroe) Fugate 1951–2007
    2. 2. Allie (Robert) Denniston 1923–2001
    3. 3. James (Ishmael) Denniston 1921–1993
    4. 4. Donald (Mitchell) Denniston 1935–2019
    5. 5. Asa (Harlen) Denniston 1930–2007
    6. 6. Leonard (Denniston) Jr. 1925–2008
    7. 7. Lennie (Marrie) Denniston 1931–2016
    8. 8. Ishmael (J) Denniston 1921–
  3. 3. Dillard (M) Helton 1903–1982 m. Offie (Mae) Fraley 1913–1990 m. Effie Helton 1903–1935 m. Offie (Mae) Fraley 1913–1990
    1. 1. Edith (Faye) Helton 1933–1981
    2. 2. Venie (May Helton -) Winkle 1923–2002 m. Charles (Lester) Winkle 1922–1991
    3. 3. Vernon (Lee) Helton 1921–
    4. 4. Ida (Ruth Helton -) Spivey 1937–1995
    5. 5. Vernon (Lee) Helton 1923–
    6. 6. Venie (May Helton -) Winkle 1924–
  4. 4. Harlan (Thurston) Helton 1908–1981 m. Arpie (Ethel) Helton 1908–1977
    1. 1. Bessie (Ellen) Helton 1939–1987 m. John (Albert) Porter 1936–1975
    2. 2. James (Everett) Helton 1930–2009 m. Susan (Rebecca Helton) ? 1927–2014
    3. 3. Henry (Clay) Helton 1949–2017 m. Jacquelyn (Gaskins) Woods 1949–1999
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Louise) Helton 1933–2004 m. Elois (Fugate) Sr. 1933–2003
  5. 5. James (Russell) Helton 1905–1980 m. Essie Lykins 1917–2009 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Agee 1904–1927
    1. 1. Loretta (Carol) Helton 1935–2015
    2. 2. Harold (Henderson) Helton 1927–2012
    3. 3. Gerald Helton 1927–1927
  6. 6. Ora (Lou) Helton 1895–1814
  7. 7. Kelly (Clayton) Helton 1898–1978 m. Grace (D "Gracie") Lawson 1905–1989
    1. 1. Lexie (Edison) Helton 1928–2014
    2. 2. Roger (Clayton) Helton 1941–2021
    3. 3. Dorsie Helton 1926–2010
    4. 4. James (B.) Helton 1933–1972
    5. 5. Alta (Fay) Helton 1945–2018 m. Roger (Gilmore) Maze 1928–2020
    6. 6. Vernon Helton 1922–2001 m. Stella Hall 1927–2009
      1. 1. Odessa Dean 1943–2003
    7. 7. Eula (Mae) Helton 1943–2003
    8. 8. Wendell (Grant) Helton 1938–2014
    9. 9. Ella (Jean) Helton 1936–2010 m. Richard (Franklin) Craig 1934–2013
    10. 10. Orvin (Russell) Helton 1931–2008 m. Katherine Centers 1938–2006
    11. 11. Corine Helton 1923–1992 m. Raleigh ("Rollie") Cole 1922–1978
  8. 8. 1894–1968 m. Maud Landrum 1897–1991
    1. 1. James ("Jimmie" William) Helton 1938–2021 m. Mary (Lou) Guinn 1941–2016
    2. 2. Wanda (Ruth) Helton 1932–2019
    3. 3. Bulah (Mae) Helton 1926–1928
    4. 4. Bert (Lavern) Helton 1917–1918
    5. 5. Ora (Belle) Helton 1919–2008 m. Wilbur (Thomas) Lister 1924–2007
    6. 6. Volney (Everett "Buck") Helton 1923–2008 m. Ethel (Louise) Scholl 1923–1984
      1. 1. Michael (Lynn) Helton 1948–2005
      2. 2. Constance ("Connie" Sue) Helton 1950–2020
      3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Helton 1946–2007
    7. 7. Bessie (Louise) Helton 1928–2017 m. James (Franklin "Doc") Thompson 1918–1981
    8. 8. Ella (Elizabeth) Helton 1924–2012 m. James (Louis) Abrams 1921–2011
    9. 9. Otto (Otis) Helton 1915–1973 m. 1918–1997
      1. 1. Gene (David) Helton 1940–2022
      2. 2. Franklin (Gerald "Jerry" Helton) Sr 1938–1999
    10. 10. Dorothy Helton 1930–2002 m. Forrest (Leroy) Booth 1924–2009
  9. 9. Leonard (Loren) Helton 1924–2017

James Helton's Timeline

25 Records

1871
02 Feb 1871
Birth of James Marshall Helton in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1871
10 Jan 1871
Birth of James Marshall Helton in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1871
10 Jan 1871
Birth of James Marshall Helton in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1871
10 Jan 1871
Birth of James Marshall Helton in Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 9
James Marshall Helton appeared in census in MENIFEE CO,KY.
MENIFEE CO,KY.
1880
1880
Age 9
James Marshall Helton resided here in Harlan
Harlan
1880
1880
Age 9
James Marshall Helton resided here in Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
James Marshall Helton resided here in Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 29
James Marshall Helton appeared in census in WOLFE CO,KY.
WOLFE CO,KY.
1900
1900
Age 29
James Marshall Helton resided here in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky
Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 29
James Marshall Helton resided here in Magisterial District 7, Clifty Precinct, Wolfe, Kentucky
Magisterial District 7, Clifty Precinct, Wolfe, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 39
James Marshall Helton appeared in census in MARION CO,FL.
MARION CO,FL.
1910
1910
Age 39
James Marshall Helton resided here in Fort McCoy, Marion, Florida
Fort McCoy, Marion, Florida
1920
1920
Age 49
James Marshall Helton appeared in census in MORGAN CO,KY.
MORGAN CO,KY.
1920
1920
Age 49
James Marshall Helton resided here in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky
Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 49
James Marshall Helton resided here in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky
Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 59
James Marshall Helton appeared in census in MORGAN CO,KY.
MORGAN CO,KY.
1930
1930
Age 59
James Marshall Helton resided here in District 2, Morgan, Kentucky
District 2, Morgan, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 59
James Marshall Helton resided here in District 2, Morgan, Kentucky
District 2, Morgan, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 64
James Marshall Helton resided here in Morgan, Kentucky
Morgan, Kentucky
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 69
James Marshall Helton resided here in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 69
James Marshall Helton resided here in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1944
Jul 1944
Age 73
Death of James Marshall Helton in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1944
Jul 1944
Age 73
Death of James Marshall Helton in Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
1944
1944
Age 73
Burial of James Marshall Helton in MARION BROWM FARM
MARION BROWM FARM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1871
    Event Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 359.0.
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: 433; Family History Film: 1254433; Page: 667A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 0559.
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: T623_555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort McCoy, Marion, Florida; Roll: T624_165; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 452.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Valeria, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: MENIFEE CO,KY.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Harlan
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: 433; Family History Film: 1254433; Page: 667A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 0559.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ridge, Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: 433; Family History Film: 1254433; Page: 667A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 0559.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: WOLFE CO,KY.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: T623_555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 7, Clifty Precinct, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: T623_555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 98.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: MARION CO,FL.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort McCoy, Marion, Florida
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort McCoy, Marion, Florida; Roll: T624_165; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 452.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: MORGAN CO,KY.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1927
    Event Place: MORGAN CO.KY. BK.59 PG.156

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: MORGAN CO,KY.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 359.0.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 359.0.

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-9

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1944
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1944
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: MARION BROWM FARM
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