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Ollie Doreatha Helms 1920–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1920

Birth Location: Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1991

Death Location: Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA

Father: William Helms

Mother: Ollie Sawley

Spouse(s): George Cox, Herman Ross

Children(s): Robert Ross, Allan Ross, Buell Swindal

Ollie Doreatha Helms was born in 1920 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Madison Helms And Ollie Lee Sawley. Ollie Doreatha Helms married George Ellsworth Cox, Herman Franklin Jack Ross, and had children including Allan Edwin Ross, Buell Franklin Swindal, James Allen Ross, Robert Norman Bob Ross. Ollie Doreatha Helms passed away in 1991 in Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Ollie Doreatha Helms was born in 1920 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Madison Helms And Ollie Lee Sawley.
  • Ollie Doreatha Helms married George Ellsworth Cox, Herman Franklin Jack Ross, and had children including Allan Edwin Ross, Buell Franklin Swindal, James Allen Ross, Robert Norman Bob Ross.
  • Ollie Doreatha Helms passed away in 1991 in Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Helms
1874–1920
Birth Location: Spalding Co., Georgia
WH
Ollie Sawley
1897–1980
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Cox
1912–1965
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
GC
Herman Ross
1905–1968
Birth Location: Sprott, Perry County, Alabama, United States of America
HR

Children(s)

Robert Ross
1942–1995
Birth Location: Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
RR
Allan Ross
–1978
Birth Location: –
AR
Buell Swindal
1930–2001
Birth Location: Sprott, Perry, Alabama, USA
BS

Ollie Helms's Ancestors

Self
Ollie Helms
1920–1991
Birth Place: Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Madison Helms
1874–1920
Spalding Co., Georgia
Ollie (Lee) Sawley
1897–1980
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Mattison) Helms
1845–1929
Pike, Georgia, United States
Susan ((Susanna)) Allison
1843–1896
Line Creek, Spalding, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Allison
1808–1880
Lucinda Stewart
1814–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Capt
1775–1842
Sarah Fannin
1771–1815

Ollie Helms's Descendants

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Ollie (Doreatha) Helms (5 Jan 1920–15 Feb 1991) m. George (Ellsworth) Cox (1912–Mar 1965) m. Herman (Franklin (Jack)) Ross (30 Oct 1905–1 Dec 1968)
  1. 1. Robert (Norman "Bob") Ross 1942–1995 m. Jane (Lee Zanardelli Worstell) Ross 1942–1992
  2. 2. Allan (Edwin) Ross –1978
  3. 3. Buell (Franklin) Swindal 1930–2001

Ollie Helms's Timeline

2 Records

1920
5 Jan 1920
Birth of Ollie Doreatha Helms in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA
1991
15 Feb 1991
Age 71
Death of Ollie Doreatha Helms in Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1991
    Event Place: Gotha, Orange County, Florida, USA
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