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William Lafayett Helm 1872–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1872

Birth Location: Independence, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1924

Death Location: Mills, Texas, USA

Father: James Helm

Mother: Martha Slaughter

Spouse(s): Mallie Garrett, Jacie Helms

Children(s): Margaret Helm, Eva Helm, Leona Helm, Mary Helms, James Helm, Ellen Helm, Jesse Helm, Irma Helm, Effie Helm, Walter Helm, Molly Helms

The story of William Lafayett Helm began in 1872 in Independence, Arkansas, USA. William Lafayett Helm married Jacie M Helms, Mallie Josephine Josie Garrett, and had children including Effie Mae Helm, Ellen Marie Helm, Eva Frances Helm, Irma Helm, James Henry Helm, Jesse Lonnie Helm, Leona Katherine Helm, Margaret Arlene Maggie Helm, Mary J B Helms, Molly G B Helms, Walter Elmer Helm. William Lafayett Helm passed away in 1924 in Mills, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lafayett Helm began in 1872 in Independence, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Lafayett Helm married Jacie M Helms, Mallie Josephine Josie Garrett, and had children including Effie Mae Helm, Ellen Marie Helm, Eva Frances Helm, Irma Helm, James Henry Helm, Jesse Lonnie Helm, Leona Katherine Helm, Margaret Arlene Maggie Helm, Mary J B Helms, Molly G B Helms, Walter Elmer Helm.
  • William Lafayett Helm passed away in 1924 in Mills, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Helm
1838–1921
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
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Martha Slaughter
1841–1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mallie Garrett
1882–1982
Birth Location: Olympus, Overton, Tennessee, USA
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Jacie Helms
1874–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Margaret Helm
1902–1974
Birth Location: Comanche County, Texas, USA
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Eva Helm
1913–1997
Birth Location: Sidney, Comanche, Texas, USA
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Leona Helm
1897–1997
Birth Location: Comanche County, Texas, USA
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Mary Helms
1904–1997
Birth Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA
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James Helm
1907–1988
Birth Location: Texas, USA
JH
Ellen Helm
1908–2005
Birth Location: Comanche County, Texas, USA
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Jesse Helm
1910–1995
Birth Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA
JH
Irma Helm
1905–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Effie Helm
1906–1951
Birth Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA
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Walter Helm
1915–1989
Birth Location: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
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Molly Helms
1904–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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William Helm's Ancestors

Self
William Helm
1872–1924
Birth Place: Independence, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Calhoun Calvin "Jim" Helm
1838–1921
Fayetteville, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Martha (Jane) Slaughter
1841–1875
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Hiram Helm
1794–1816
South Carolina, United States
Jonathan (Mulkey Slaughter) Dr.
1812–1889
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Edney Slaughter
1815–1857
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Helm
1760–1822
Agnes Patterson
1765–1833
William Slaughter
1781–1871
Rebecca Slaughter
1788–1863
William Donaho
1763–1860
Mary Jenkins
1799–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Helms
1719–1760
Lydia Moser
1720–1760
John Jr
1750–1815
Rebecca Ford
1750–1800
William Slaughter
1756–1844
Sarah Sheerer
1756–1781
Jonathan Rev.
1752–1826
Nancy Mulkey
1754–1795
John Donoghoe
1730–1802
Elizabeth Lark
1735–1816

William Helm's Descendants

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William (Lafayett) Helm (29 Jul 1872–1924) m. Mallie (Josephine "Josie") Garrett (9 May 1882–6 Jun 1982) m. Jacie (M) Helms (abt 1874–)
  1. 1. Margaret (Arlene "Maggie") Helm 1902–1974 m. Odrey (Denzil) Allcock 1897–1977
    1. 1. Ernest (Lee) Allcock 1932–2014
    2. 2. James (Edward Allcock) Sr 1925–2013
    3. 3. Melba (Marie Allcock) McKinney 1920–2011 m. Wilson (Brooks) McKinney 1917–1999
    4. 4. Odrey (Denzil Allcock) I 1923–2003
  2. 2. Eva (Frances) Helm 1913–1997 m. Alvin (Randolph) Appleton 1910–1970
    1. 1. Billy (Don) Appleton 1939–2004
  3. 3. Leona (Katherine) Helm 1897–1997 m. Charlie (Robert) Hamil 1892–1974
    1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Hamil 1919–2010 m. Ralph (William) Bishop 1913–1988
    2. 2. Katherine (Josephine) Hamil 1924–2020
    3. 3. Charles (Ray) Hamil 1920–1969
    4. 4. Joy (Lynn) Hamil 1928–2005
  4. 4. Mary (J B) Helms 1904–1997
  5. 5. James (Henry) Helm 1907–1988
  6. 6. Ellen (Marie) Helm 1908–2005 m. Elmer Hale 1903–1981
    1. 1. Richard (Weldon) Hale 1927–1990
    2. 2. Frances (Marie) Hale 1929–2004
  7. 7. Jesse (Lonnie) Helm 1910–1995
  8. 8. Irma Helm 1905–
  9. 9. Effie (Mae) Helm 1906–1951
  10. 10. Walter (Elmer) Helm 1915–1989
  11. 11. Molly (G B) Helms 1904–

William Helm's Timeline

16 Records

1871
Abt. 1871
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1872
29 Jul 1872
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Scurry, Erath, Texas, USA
Scurry, Erath, Texas, USA
1872
29 Jul 1872
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Erath County, Texas, USA
Erath County, Texas, USA
1872
Jul 1872
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Erath, Texas, USA
Erath, Texas, USA
1872
29 Jul 1872
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1872
29 Jul 1872
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Independence, Arkansas, USA
Independence, Arkansas, USA
1872
29 Jul 1872
Birth of William Lafayett Helm in Independence, Arkansas, USA
Independence, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
William Lafayett Helm resided here in Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
William Lafayett Helm resided here in Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
William Lafayett Helm resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
William Lafayett Helm resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
William Lafayett Helm resided here in Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1924
1924
Age 52
Death of William Lafayett Helm in Mills, Texas, USA
Mills, Texas, USA
1949
9 Jun 1949
Age 77
Death of William Lafayett Helm in Mills, Texas, USA
Mills, Texas, USA
1949
9 Jun 1949
Age 77
Death of William Lafayett Helm in Mills County, Texas, USA
Mills County, Texas, USA
1949
9 Jun 1949
Age 77
Death of William Lafayett Helm in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Scurry, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Erath County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1872
    Event Place: Erath, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1871
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Independence, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Independence, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1949
    Event Place: Mills, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1949
    Event Place: Mills County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1949
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Mills, Texas, USA
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