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Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms 1898–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 October 1898

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 February 1929

Death Location: Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Westmoreland

Mother: Rebecca Overcash

Spouse(s): Chess Helms

Children(s): Etta Robinson, Lawrence Helms, Catherine Pressley

In 1898, Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Robert Ellis Lee Westmoreland And Rebecca Jane Overcash. Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms married Chess Reubon Helms, and had children including Catherine Helms Pressley, Etta Louise Helms Robinson, Lawrence Henry Helms. Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms passed away in 1929 in Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Robert Ellis Lee Westmoreland And Rebecca Jane Overcash.
  • Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms married Chess Reubon Helms, and had children including Catherine Helms Pressley, Etta Louise Helms Robinson, Lawrence Henry Helms.
  • Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms passed away in 1929 in Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Westmoreland
1863–1917
Birth Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Overcash
1862–1929
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Chess Helms
1893–1965
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CH

Children(s)

Etta Robinson
1923–1980
Birth Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
ER
Lawrence Helms
1920–1990
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LH
Catherine Pressley
1915–1970
Birth Location: Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
CP

Mary Helms's Ancestors

Self
Mary Helms
1898–1929
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Ellis Lee Westmoreland
1863–1917
Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Overcash
1862–1929
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David (Stephen Westmoreland) Sr
1827–1891
Germanton, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Juliana (Southern) Westmoreland
1827–1863
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Helms's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Teleatha Westmoreland) Helms (21 October 1898–2 February 1929) m. Chess (Reubon) Helms (24 May 1893–14 March 1965)
  1. 1. Etta (LOUISE Helms) Robinson 1923–1980
  2. 2. Lawrence (Henry) Helms 1920–1990
  3. 3. Catherine (HELMS) Pressley 1915–1970 m. James (Henry) Pressley 1904–1966
    1. 1. Marse (Edward) Pressley 1940–1997
    2. 2. Donna (Pressley) Auton 1934–1995
    3. 3. Baby (Boy) Pressley 1946–1946
    4. 4. James (Dalbert) Pressley 1935–2013
    5. 5. Mary (Gwyndolyn Pressley) Waters 1932–1999

Mary Helms's Timeline

2 Records

1898
21 October 1898
Birth of Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1929
2 February 1929
Age 31
Death of Mary Teleatha Westmoreland Helms in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 October 1898
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1929
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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