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Thomas Jefferson Helton 1868–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1868

Birth Location: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 January 1954

Death Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: Enoch Bowman

Mother: Nancy Shoemaker

Spouse(s): Mary Tolson, Eliza Gilbert

Children(s): Willie Helton, Elice Helton, Maldie Helton, Sadie Helton, Cassie Hilton, Thomas Helton, George Hilton, Mary Hilton, Kara Hilton, Lillie Helton, Vera Hilton, Nancy Hilton

In 1868, Thomas Jefferson Helton entered the world in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA, born to Enoch P Bowman And Nancy Mannie Shoemaker. Thomas Jefferson Helton married Eliza Jane Gilbert, Mary A Tolson, and had children including Cassie Ellen Hilton, Elice J Helton, George W Hilton, Kara Jane Hilton, Lillie Francis Helton, Maldie Mae Helton, Mary Bell Hilton, Nancy Martin Hilton, Sadie Lynn Helton, Thomas Jefferson Helton, Vera Nakota Hilton, Willie N Helton. Thomas Jefferson Helton passed away in 1954 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Thomas Jefferson Helton entered the world in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA, born to Enoch P Bowman And Nancy Mannie Shoemaker.
  • Thomas Jefferson Helton married Eliza Jane Gilbert, Mary A Tolson, and had children including Cassie Ellen Hilton, Elice J Helton, George W Hilton, Kara Jane Hilton, Lillie Francis Helton, Maldie Mae Helton, Mary Bell Hilton, Nancy Martin Hilton, Sadie Lynn Helton, Thomas Jefferson Helton, Vera Nakota Hilton, Willie N Helton.
  • Thomas Jefferson Helton passed away in 1954 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Thomas Helton's Ancestors

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Thomas Helton
1868–1954
Birth Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Enoch P Bowman
1823–1909
Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Mannie) Shoemaker
1848–
Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Riley Shoemaker) Jr
1812–1863
Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy Eastis
1821–1861
Great-Grandparents
William Shoemaker
1775–1847
Phebe Shoemaker
1787–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William PROVEN
1750–1830

Thomas Helton's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Helton (25 Sep 1868–23 January 1954) m. Mary (A) Tolson (10 Mar 1872–) m. Eliza (Jane) Gilbert (22 Dec 1890–13 Jan 1961)
  1. 1. Willie (N) Helton 1888–1901
  2. 2. Elice (J) Helton 1890–1892
  3. 3. Maldie (Mae) Helton 1892–1893
  4. 4. Sadie (Lynn) Helton 1908–1963
  5. 5. Cassie (Ellen) Hilton 1910–1992 m. Arthur (Mitchell) Lawson 1896–1962
    1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Lawson 1927–1992
    2. 2. Earlene (C) Lawson 1929–1987
    3. 3. Arthur (Jackson) Lawson 1931–1979
    4. 4. Nathan (B.) Lawson 1933–2010
    5. 5. Franklin (Lewis) Lawson 1937–2002
    6. 6. Sally (Irene) Lawson 1939–1939
    7. 7. Eliza (Vera) Lawson 1941–2000
    8. 8. Barbara (June) Lawson 1943–1943
    9. 9. Walter (Franklin) Lawson 1944–2002
    10. 10. Laura (Ellen) Lawson 1946–2014
    11. 11. Sadie (Charlene) Lawson 1949–1951
  6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Helton 1913–1994
  7. 7. George (W.) Hilton 1915–1917
  8. 8. Mary (Bell) Hilton 1918–1954
  9. 9. Kara (Jane) Hilton 1921–2001
  10. 10. Lillie (Francis) Helton 1924–1924
  11. 11. Vera (Nakota) Hilton 1926–1996
  12. 12. Nancy (Martin) Hilton 1928–2016

Thomas Helton's Timeline

2 Records

1868
25 Sep 1868
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Helton in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
1954
23 January 1954
Age 86
Death of Thomas Jefferson Helton in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1954
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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