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Malinda Helms 1844–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1844

Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 JUN 1930

Death Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA

Father: Fleming Helms

Mother: Elizabeth Prillaman

Spouse(s): Jacob Sowder

Children(s): Mary Sowder, Eliza Sowder, Flora Sowder, Vina Sowder, Elizabeth Sowder, John Sowder

The story of Malinda Helms began in 1844 in Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA. Malinda Helms married Jacob Prillaman Sowder, and had children including Eliza Lee Sowder, Elizabeth Vaughn Sowder, Flora Bell Sowder, John Harvey Sowder, Mary Della Sowder, Vina Jane Sowder. Malinda Helms passed away in 1930 in Franklin, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Malinda Helms began in 1844 in Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • Malinda Helms married Jacob Prillaman Sowder, and had children including Eliza Lee Sowder, Elizabeth Vaughn Sowder, Flora Bell Sowder, John Harvey Sowder, Mary Della Sowder, Vina Jane Sowder.
  • Malinda Helms passed away in 1930 in Franklin, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fleming Helms
1805–1858
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Prillaman
1808–1866
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Sowder
1848–1922
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Sowder
1884–1925
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
MS
Eliza Sowder
1880–1965
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Flora Sowder
1876–1958
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
FS
Vina Sowder
1872–1949
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
VS
Elizabeth Sowder
1871–1945
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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John Sowder
1874–1959
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
JS

Malinda Helms's Ancestors

Self
Malinda Helms
1844–1930
Birth Place: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
Fleming Hook Helms
1805–1858
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Prillaman
1808–1866
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Prillaman
1778–1858
Frederick, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Lucy) Snidow
1783–1873
Giles, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Prillaman
1758–1854
Ann O'Briant
1758–1850
Phillip Snidow
1756–1792
Barbara Prillaman
1752–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Prillaman
1721–1796
Priscilla Helms
1723–1799
John Snidow
1730–1771
Mary Helms
1732–1794
Jacob Prillaman
1721–1796
Priscilla Helms
1723–1799

Malinda Helms's Descendants

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Malinda Helms (6 APR 1844–24 JUN 1930) m. Jacob (Prillaman) Sowder (9 SEP 1848–25 SEP 1922)
  1. 1. Mary (Della) Sowder 1884–1925 m. Charles (Peter) Guilliams 1878–1936
    1. 1. Martha (Edna) Guilliams 1900–1975
    2. 2. Charles (Jacob) Guilliams 1902–1989
    3. 3. Terry (Irvin) Guilliams 1904–1973
    4. 4. Mildred (Melinda) Guilliams 1906–1996
    5. 5. Louis (Emmett) Guilliams 1909–1984
    6. 6. Lucy (Gertrude) Guilliams 1911–1992
    7. 7. Albert (Meade) Guilliams 1913–2000
    8. 8. Alfred (Robert) Guilliams 1913–1914
    9. 9. Hettie (Gladys) Guilliams 1915–1945
    10. 10. Mary (Isabelle) Guilliams 1919–1998
    11. 11. Lottie (Evelyn) Guilliams 1921–2003 m. Roy (Eugene) Flora 1921–1998
    12. 12. Frank (Lloyd) Guilliams 1925–1925
    13. 13. Daisy (E.) Guilliams 1917–2006
  2. 2. Eliza (Lee) Sowder 1880–1965 m. John (Luke) Guilliams 1873–1946
    1. 1. Thelma (G.) Guilliams 1920–2005 m. William (Peter Lane) Carter 1927–2005
    2. 2. John (Flemon) Guilliams 1909–1983 m. Stella (Marie) Guilliams 1910–2002
      1. 1. Geraldine (Virginia) Guilliams 1933–2012 m. Claude (Allen) Sink 1932–2004
  3. 3. Flora (Bell) Sowder 1876–1958 m. James (Riley) Webb 1873–1920
    1. 1. Abraham (Lincoln) Webb 1902–1960 m. Alberta (Mae) Hale 1904–1989
      1. 1. Donald (Wayne) Webb 1948–2010
      2. 2. Illean (Mae) Webb 1929–1931
      3. 3. Bevoline (M.) Webb 1927–2010
      4. 4. Junus (Carlie) Webb 1925–2010 m. Valetta Harvell 1927–1992
      5. 5. Laurn (Roy) Webb 1924–2010 m. Thelma (Gunn) Chandler 1922–1994
      6. 6. Lloyd (Coy) Webb 1924–1999 m. Gertrude (Ellen) Frye 1925–2015
  4. 4. Vina (Jane) Sowder 1872–1949
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Vaughn) Sowder 1871–1945 m. Lewis (Flemon) Webb 1867–1952
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Webb 1894–1974
    2. 2. Eliza (Lewis) Webb 1892–1921
    3. 3. Maude (Daisy Elizabeth) Webb 1894–1988
    4. 4. Posey (Lee) Webb 1896–1967 m. Clara (Evelyn) Guilliams 1902–1984
      1. 1. Gladys Webb 1921–2006 m. Lewis (Edward) Jamison 1914–1994
        1. 1. Jerry (Eugene) Jamison 1945–2007
      2. 2. Goldie (Marie) Webb 1923–2008 m. Warren (Harding) Cooper 1920–1982
      3. 3. Lewis (Madison) Webb 1925–2007 m. Virginia Prillaman 1928–2008
    5. 5. Leonard (Hoza) Webb 1898–1982 m. Edna (Willa) Miller 1902–1982
      1. 1. Olive (Ruth) Webb 1927–2007
    6. 6. William (McKinley) Webb 1900–1978
    7. 7. Belvie (Flemon) Webb 1902–1984
    8. 8. Theodore (Rosevelt) Webb 1904–1967 m. Kathleen Ramsey 1907–1995
      1. 1. Wayne (Edward) Webb 1927–2008 m. Dorothy (Ann) Fridley 1928–2004
    9. 9. Clydie (Beatrice) Webb 1908–2000 m. Kelly (Bramwell) Williams 1907–1969
      1. 1. Phylis (Jeanette) Williams 1931–2012 m. Elmer (David) Holdway 1927–2008
    10. 10. Roxie (Merlie) Webb 1911–1988
  6. 6. John (Harvey) Sowder 1874–1959 m. Mary (Catherine) Webb 1876–1973
    1. 1. Mamie (Agnes) Sowder 1894–1975 m. Arthur (Bernard) Jones 1897–1971
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Thyra) Jones 1926–2013 m. Erroll (C.) Sult 1927–2018
    2. 2. Grace (Flora) Sowder 1897–1992
    3. 3. James (Noah) Sowder 1899–1965 m. Merlie (Flora) Willis 1900–1984
      1. 1. William (Harvey) Sowder 1934–2021 m. Edith (Virginia) Green 1935–2018
    4. 4. Ernest (Flemon) Sowder 1901–1991 m. Perna (Olivia) Aliff 1897–1979
      1. 1. Basil (Norvell) Sowder 1923–2001 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Brown 1924–1990
      2. 2. Keith (Ernest) Sowder 1928–2008 m. Helen (Gail) Beavers 1932–1996
      3. 3. Wister (Cornealous) Sowder 1926–2018 m. Lelia (Ann) Saul 1935–2012
    5. 5. Roman (Dillard) Sowder 1907–1986
    6. 6. Wilson (T.) Sowder 1910–2007 m. Lucille (Marguerite) Leslie 1907–2004
    7. 7. Percy (Rodney) Sowder 1919–1990
    8. 8. Elsie (August) Sowder 1903–1971
    9. 9. John (Grady) Sowder 1918–2010 m. Anne (Creighton) Orange 1920–1962

Malinda Helms's Timeline

2 Records

1844
6 APR 1844
Birth of Malinda Helms in Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1930
24 JUN 1930
Age 86
Death of Malinda Helms in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1844
    Event Place: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1930
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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