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James Otis (Otus) Helton 1904–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1904

Birth Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 APR 1983

Death Location: Wofford Heights, Kern County, California

Father: Levi Helton

Mother: Nannie Arp

Spouse(s): Marjorie SHORE

Children(s): James Helton

James Otis (Otus) Helton was born in 1904 in Loudon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Levi Alexander Helton And Nannie Luiza Arp. In 1910, James Otis (Otus) Helton resided in Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee. In 1920, James Otis (Otus) Helton was recorded in the census in Craig, Oklahoma, USA. James Otis (Otus) Helton married Marjorie Eugenia Shore, and had children including James Argle Helton. James Otis (Otus) Helton passed away in 1983 in Wofford Heights, Kern County, California.

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Biography

  • James Otis (Otus) Helton was born in 1904 in Loudon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Levi Alexander Helton And Nannie Luiza Arp.
  • In 1910, James Otis (Otus) Helton resided in Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee.
  • In 1920, James Otis (Otus) Helton was recorded in the census in Craig, Oklahoma, USA.
  • James Otis (Otus) Helton married Marjorie Eugenia Shore, and had children including James Argle Helton.
  • James Otis (Otus) Helton passed away in 1983 in Wofford Heights, Kern County, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Helton's Ancestors

Self
James Helton
1904–1983
Birth Place: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Levi Alexander Helton
1877–1934
Cusicks Cross Roads, Sevier, Tennessee
Nannie (Luiza) Arp
1880–1924
Monroe Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Joseph (Eugene) Helton
1852–1926
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana
Martha (S.) Jenkins
1862–1932
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Charles (Harrison) Earp
1854–1910
Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Sallie (Ann) Giles
1855–1925
Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Helton
1823–1905
Susan Gilliland
1832–1895
Caleb Jenkins
1817–1894
Jane Gibson
1812–1891
Abednego Jr.
1801–1883
Sarah Roden
1810–1888
James Giles
1827–1903
Henrietta Davis
1829–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marvel Helton
1780–1847
Aggy Alvis
1790–1879
Joseph Gilleland
1790–1847
Elizabeth Watson
1790–1860
James Jr.
1790–1832
Nancy Perkins
1791–1863
David Gibson
1742–1812
Jennie Miller
1752–1840
Abednego Sr.
1763–1844
Sarah Wright
1773–1826
Harguston Roden
1779–
Thomas Giles
1797–1883
Nancy Lee
1800–1838
Wesley Davis
1803–1855
Nancy Smith
1799–1897

James Helton's Descendants

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James (Otis (Otus)) Helton (17 MAY 1904–21 APR 1983) m. Marjorie (Eugenia) SHORE (12 SEP 1914–6 NOV 1987)
  1. 1. James (Argle) Helton 1925–

James Helton's Timeline

7 Records

1904
17 MAY 1904
Birth of James Otis (Otus) Helton in Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
James Otis (Otus) Helton resided here in Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee
Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 16
James Otis (Otus) Helton appeared in census in Craig, Oklahoma, USA
Craig, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
James Otis (Otus) Helton resided here in Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma
Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 26
James Otis (Otus) Helton resided here in District 6, Marion, Tennessee
District 6, Marion, Tennessee
1983
18 APR 1983
Age 79
Death of James Otis (Otus) Helton in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
1983
21 APR 1983
Age 79
Burial of James Otis (Otus) Helton in Wofford Heights, Kern County, California
Wofford Heights, Kern County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1904
    Event Place: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 325.0.
    [2] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 560-01-7357; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] California Death Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1457; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [7] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 11, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Craig, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 4, Craig, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1457; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 6, Marion, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 325.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1983
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 560-01-7357; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 APR 1983
    Event Place: Wofford Heights, Kern County, California
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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