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Lula Mae Helton 1920–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1920

Birth Location: Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 2016

Death Location: Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA

Father: Benjamin Lewis

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Clyde Waters, Terry Sr., Mitchell Helton

Children(s): Ralph Waters, Tommy Waters, Edith Waters

In 1920, Lula Mae Helton entered the world in Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA, born to Benjamin Albert Lewis And Mary Victoria Abston Lewis. Lula Mae Helton married Clyde Opal Waters, Mitchell Roland Helton, Terry Oenita Waters Sr, and had children including Edith Lanell Waters, Ralph Gerald Waters, Terry Oenita Waters Jr, Tommy Wayne Waters. Lula Mae Helton passed away in 2016 in Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Lula Mae Helton entered the world in Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA, born to Benjamin Albert Lewis And Mary Victoria Abston Lewis.
  • Lula Mae Helton married Clyde Opal Waters, Mitchell Roland Helton, Terry Oenita Waters Sr, and had children including Edith Lanell Waters, Ralph Gerald Waters, Terry Oenita Waters Jr, Tommy Wayne Waters.
  • Lula Mae Helton passed away in 2016 in Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Lewis
1878–1927
Birth Location: choctaw county Alabama, United States
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Mary Lewis
1884–1912
Birth Location: Womack Hill, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clyde Waters
1916–1972
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
CW
Terry Sr.
1917–1977
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
TS
Mitchell Helton
1921–2006
Birth Location: Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Ralph Waters
1940–2016
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
RW
Tommy Waters
1942–2013
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Edith Waters
1944–2023
Birth Location: –
EW

Lula Helton's Ancestors

Self
Lula Helton
1920–2016
Birth Place: Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
Parents
Benjamin Albert Lewis
1878–1927
choctaw county Alabama, United States
Mary (Victoria Abston) Lewis
1884–1912
Womack Hill, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Elbert Lewis
1855–
Alabama, USA
Mary (Polly Ann Lewis not) married
1839–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Word
1802–1880
Elizabeth Word
1802–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Vance
1778–1851
Capt. Word
1775–1819
Elizabeth Vance
1778–1851

Lula Helton's Descendants

1.
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Lula (Mae) Helton (23 Aug 1920–11 Apr 2016) m. Clyde (Opal) Waters (14 Aug 1916–9 Aug 1972) m. Terry (Oenita Waters) Sr. (31 Oct 1917–16 Nov 1977) m. Mitchell (Roland) Helton (14 Aug 1921–25 Aug 2006)
  1. 1. Ralph (Gerald) Waters 1940–2016
  2. 2. Tommy (Wayne) Waters 1942–2013
  3. 3. Edith (LaNell) Waters 1944–2023

Lula Helton's Timeline

2 Records

1920
23 Aug 1920
Birth of Lula Mae Helton in Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
2016
11 Apr 2016
Age 96
Death of Lula Mae Helton in Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 2016
    Event Place: Gilbertown, Choctaw, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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