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Ora Opal Helton 1928–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1928

Birth Location: Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 17 March 2014

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Kendall Helton

Mother: Della Bailey

Spouse(s): Roy Franklin

Children(s):

Ora Opal Helton was born in 1928 in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Kendall Helton And Della Elizabeth Bailey. In 1930, Ora Opal Helton resided in White Oak, White Oak, Adair, Kentucky, USA. In 1940, Ora Opal Helton resided in Richmond, Kentucky, USA. Ora Opal Helton married Roy Franklin, and had children including Michael Lee Franklin, Richard Alvin Franklin. Ora Opal Helton passed away in 2014 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ora Opal Helton was born in 1928 in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Kendall Helton And Della Elizabeth Bailey.
  • In 1930, Ora Opal Helton resided in White Oak, White Oak, Adair, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1940, Ora Opal Helton resided in Richmond, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ora Opal Helton married Roy Franklin, and had children including Michael Lee Franklin, Richard Alvin Franklin.
  • Ora Opal Helton passed away in 2014 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ora Helton's Ancestors

Self
Ora Helton
1928–2014
Birth Place: Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Kendall Helton
1908–1988
Kentucky
Della (Elizabeth) Bailey
1912–1947
Adair, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Denney (R) Helton
1878–1965
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Belle Helton
1878–1955
Calloway County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gaspare Helton
1856–1880
Elizabeth Try
1857–1932
Thomas Hale
1852–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1836–1876
Mahala Griffin
1828–1900
Calvin Fry
1830–1863
Susan Fry
–1906
James Hale
1821–1910
Catherine Brooks
1820–1880

Ora Helton's Timeline

4 Records

1928
14 May 1928
Birth of Ora Opal Helton in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America
Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 2
Ora Opal Helton resided here in White Oak, White Oak, Adair, Kentucky, USA
White Oak, White Oak, Adair, Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
Ora Opal Helton resided here in Richmond, Kentucky, USA
Richmond, Kentucky, USA
2014
17 March 2014
Age 86
Death of Ora Opal Helton in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1928
    Event Place: Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College; Year: 1940
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Nov 2020; Publication Place: Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: White Oak, Adair, Kentucky; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340466
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 2014; Roll: 05
    [7] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: White Oak, White Oak, Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: White Oak, Adair, Kentucky; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340466

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College; Year: 1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Nov 2020; Publication Place: Shelbyville, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 2014
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Nov 2020; Publication Place: Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 2014; Roll: 05

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