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Peter Cosby Helms 1876–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1876

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 11 Mar 1917

Death Location: Wingate, Runnels, Texas

Father: William Helms

Mother: Sophina Cole

Spouse(s): Hettie Sue

Children(s): Ila Helms, Augusta Helms

Peter Cosby Helms was born in 1876 in Tennessee, the child of William Riley Helms And Sophina Eljira Sally Cole. Peter Cosby Helms married Hettie Lee Sue, and had children including Augusta Mae Helms, Ila Mae Helms. Peter Cosby Helms passed away in 1917 in Wingate, Runnels, Texas.

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Biography

  • Peter Cosby Helms was born in 1876 in Tennessee, the child of William Riley Helms And Sophina Eljira Sally Cole.
  • Peter Cosby Helms married Hettie Lee Sue, and had children including Augusta Mae Helms, Ila Mae Helms.
  • Peter Cosby Helms passed away in 1917 in Wingate, Runnels, Texas.

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Peter Helms's Ancestors

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Peter Helms
1876–1917
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Riley Helms
1854–1924
Tennessee
Sophina (Eljira (Sally)) Cole
1852–1920
Tennessee
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Peter Helms's Descendants

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Peter (Cosby) Helms (3 Apr 1876–11 Mar 1917) m. Hettie (Lee) Sue (29 Sept 1881–25 Feb 1961)
  1. 1. Ila (Mae) Helms 1915–1984 m. Henry (Clinton "Mutt") Hannon 1914–1947 m. Augusto (Avila "Gus") Melo 1923–1975
    1. 1. Judith (Carolyn) Hannon 1943–2019
  2. 2. Augusta (Mae) Helms 1913–1972

Peter Helms's Timeline

2 Records

1876
3 Apr 1876
Birth of Peter Cosby Helms in Tennessee
Tennessee
1917
11 Mar 1917
Age 41
Death of Peter Cosby Helms in Wingate, Runnels, Texas
Wingate, Runnels, Texas

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1876
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Wingate, Runnels, Texas

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