Hiram Helms

of Jackson/Putnam County in Tennessee

Log cabin built by Hiram Helms - Buffalo Valley, Jackson/Putnam Co. TN

Hiram Helms is the son of Archibald and Elander Helms of Mecklenburg Co NC and Lawrence Co. Arkansas. Hiram lived out his days in Putnam/Jackson County Tennessee close to his brother Jenkins and Laura Jane Lafferty Helms. He was researched by Linda Reed of the State of Oregon, Betty Westmoreland Albright of Texas and Doris Garrison Gilbert of Tennessee and of course by Jeri Helms Fultz. Hiram was recently blessed by Gerald Clyde Helms of North Carolina, author of the "Helms Descendants 1720 - 1991" as being a true son of my Archibald Helms of Lawrence County Arkansas.... If you have information on the family of Hiram Helms or have questions about our TN cousins, please contact :  David Helms  Lois Helms Bruce,  Linda Reed or contact
Doris Gilbert , and   Jeri Helms Fultz

 1   [13] Hiram HELMS b: 1822 in Mecklenburg Co., NC  d: 1898 in Putnam  Co, TN
..  +Ruth YOUNG b: 1823 in NC m: Abt. 1845 in ? d: Unknown in Jackson Co TN
...... 2   Marcus HELMS b: 29 Jul 1846 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 10 Jan 1940 in Putnam Co., TN - Jones Cemetery
..........  +Elizabeth SYPERT b: 24 Jan 1847 in Putnam Co., TN m: Unknown in ? d: 6 May 1932 in Putnam Co., TN - Jones Cemetery
............... 3   Mathew H. HELMS b: 24 May 1870 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 11 Jul 1877 in Putnam Co., TN - Jones Cemetery
............... 3   Mary Ann HELMS b: 1872
............... 3   Ruth Etmo HELMS b: 24 Sep 1876  d: 28 Oct 1955 in Putnam Co., TN - Odd Fellow Cemetery
............... 3   Albert M. HELMS b: 1880  d: 1914
............... 3   [1] Betty D. HELMS b: 1881 in Silver Point, TN  d: 1932 in Silver Point
...................  +M. W. SYPERT
...............  *2nd Husband of [1] Betty D. HELMS:
...................  +John WILLIAMS b: in Silver Point, TN
....................... 4   Earnest Ray WILLIAMS
...... 2   Marley HELMS b: 1848
...... 2   Aden HELMS b: 1850
..........  +Sarah SYPERT b: 1851 m: Unknown in ?
............... 3   Thomas HELMS
............... 3   John S. HELMS b: 1873
............... 3   Ruth Alice HELMS b: 1877
............... 3   Matthew H. HELMS b: 1878  d: 1918
...................  +Valley MEDLEY
....................... 4   Baby HELMS b: 23 Jan 1918  d: 23 Jan 1918
............... 3   Marie E. HELMS b: 1881
............... 3   Mollie HELMS b: 1884
............... 3   Nebraska HELMS b: 1888
............... 3   Ina Bell HELMS b: 1891
...................  +Wesley CARR b: 9 Jan 1889
............... 3   [2] Oscar "True HELMS b: 14 Dec 1885 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 17 May 1965 in Putnam Co., TN
...................  +[4] Nada HELMS b: 1892  d: Abt. 1950 in Putnam Co., TN
....................... 4   [5] Thelma HELMS
....................... 4   [6] Duggin HELMS
....................... 4   [7] Luke HELMS
....................... 4   [8] Alma HELMS
....................... 4   [9] Demple HELMS
....................... 4   [10] Lotis HELMS
....................... 4   [11] J. R. HELMS
....................... 4   [12] Ruby HELMS   d: 1925
...............  *2nd Wife of [2] Oscar "True HELMS:
...................  +Nade CARR b: Unknown m: Unknown d: Abt. 1950 in Maxwell Graveyard - Putnam Co., TN
....................... 4   Oscar HELMS, Jr. b: Unknown  d: 1925
....................... 4   Ruby HELMS b: Unknown
....................... 4   Infant HELMS b: Unknown
...... 2   Enoch HELMS b: 1852 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 1931 in Putnam Co., TN - Tight Fit Cemetery
..........  +Martha A. SYPERT b: 10 Oct 1857 in Putnam Co., TN m: Unknown in ? d: 1 Oct 1926 in Putnam Co., TN - Tight Fit Cemetery
............... 3   Lilly Belle HELMS b: 21 Jun 1874 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 10 Mar 1920 in Putnam Co., TN - Tight Fit Cemetery
...................  +John Preston BROWN b: 27 Mar 1872 in TN m: 1890 in Putnam Co., TN d: 15 Jan 1936 in Boma TN
....................... 4   Myrtle BROWN b: 16 Jul 1892  d: 23 Feb 1963 in Boma, TN
...........................  +Daniel FORD
....................... 4   Enoch Hickey BROWN b: 19 Dec 1899  d: 28 Jun 1978 in Boma TN
...........................  +Nannie ?
....................... 4   Infant BROWN b: Unknown
............... 3   Jane HELMS b: Nov 1875
............... 3   Napoleon P. HELMS b: 1881  d: 24 Feb 1922 in Putnam Co, TN - Tight Fit Cemetery
...................  +Mattie Elizabeth SYPERT b: 20 Mar 1881 m: 1903 d: 24 Feb 1922 in Putnam Co., TN - Tight Fit Cemetery
....................... 4   Mary Ruth HELMS
....................... 4   Edgar HELMS b: 30 Aug 1903 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 21 Jan 1968 in Putnam Co., TN - Tight Fit Cemetery
....................... 4   Napoleon HELMS b: 24 Aug 1904  d: Nov 1980 in Tight Fit Cemetery - Putnam Co., TN
...........................  +Beula G. SLIGER b: 22 Apr 1913  d: 22 Jun 1979 in Tight Fit Cemetery - Putnam Co., TN
................................ 5   Oten HELMS
................................ 5   Lloyd Kenneth HELMS   d: 4 Sep 2002
................................ 5   Lennel HELMS
................................ 5   Hulon HELMS
................................ 5   Ronnie HELMS
................................ 5   Floyd HELMS
................................ 5   Treva HELMS
....................................  +? SORELL
................................ 5   Sue HELMS
....................................  +? MCCLAIN
................................ 5   Shirley HELMS
....................................  +? DYER
................................ 5   Donna HELMS
....................................  +? WALKER
....................... 4   Bonnie HELMS b: 1907
....................... 4   Alice HELMS b: 1909
...... 2   William Riley HELMS b: 1854 in Putman  Co, TN  d: 12 Jul 1924 in Runnels Co.,Texas
..........  +Sophia Eljira COLE b: 1852  d: 25 Jan 1920 in Runnels Co., Texas
............... 3   John Leaton HELMS b: 1874  d: 4 Jun 1907
............... 3   Peter Cosby HELMS b: 1876  d: 22 Mar 1917
...................  +Hettie Lee SUE b: 1881 m: Unknown in ? d: 1961
....................... 4   Augusta Mae HELMS b: 1913  d: 7 Dec 1972
....................... 4   Ila Mae HELMS b: 1915  d: 1984
...........................  +Henry Clinton HANNON b: 1914  d: 1947
................................ 5   Linda Ann HANNON b: 1937
....................................  +Robert Donald REED b: 1934
................................ 5   Melvin Bland HANNON b: 1941
....................................  +Anita LITCHFIELD b: 1944
................................ 5   [3] Judith Carolyn HANNON b: 1943
....................................  +Larry SULLIVAN b: 1941  d: 27 Jun 1983
................................  *2nd Husband of [3] Judith Carolyn HANNON:
....................................  +James LOKIE b: 1948
............... 3   Martha Borden HELMS b: 1878  d: 22 May 1907
............... 3   Otho Young HELMS b: 1881  d: 19 Sep 1961
............... 3   Mary Elizabeth HELMS b: 1885  d: 1969
...................  +Jeremiah Gilbert WESTMORELAND b: 1875  d: 1948
....................... 4   William Marvin WESTMORELAND b: 1902
....................... 4   Whitely Eldredge WESTMORELAND b: 1904
....................... 4   Houston Alvin WESTMORELAND b: 1906
....................... 4   Lucius Oliver WESTMORELAND b: 1910
....................... 4   Lucille Estelle WESTMORELAND b: 1911
....................... 4   Velmer Dee WESTMORELAND b: 1914
....................... 4   Ola Geneva WESTMORELAND b: 1916
....................... 4   Troy Clifford m WESTMORELAND b: 1918
....................... 4   Otha Lawrence WESTMORELAND b: 1921
............... 3   Ruth Ann HELMS b: 1890  d: 12 Aug 1906
............... 3   Hiram H. HELMS b: 1892  d: 20 Dec 1894
............... 3   Matilda Florece HELMS b: 1897  d: 5 Sep 1950
............... 3   Ida HELMS b: 1899  d: 14 Sep 1899
............... 3   Clara HELMS b: 1901  d: 6 Oct 1901
............... 3   Calla HELMS b: 1903  d: 5 Oct 1903
...... 2   Leaton HELMS b: 1856
...... 2   Lafayette HELMS b: 16 Feb 1859 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 30 Jan 1941 in Putnam Co., TN
..........  +Nancy CARR b: 3 Jan 1873 m: in ? Kingman, AZ d: 6 Dec 1967 in Putnam Co., TN
............... 3   [4] Nada HELMS b: 1892  d: Abt. 1950 in Putnam Co., TN
...................  +[2] Oscar "True HELMS b: 14 Dec 1885 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 17 May 1965 in Putnam Co., TN
....................... 4   [5] Thelma HELMS
....................... 4   [6] Duggin HELMS
....................... 4   [7] Luke HELMS
....................... 4   [8] Alma HELMS
....................... 4   [9] Demple HELMS
....................... 4   [10] Lotis HELMS
....................... 4   [11] J. R. HELMS
....................... 4   [12] Ruby HELMS   d: 1925
............... 3   Nettie HELMS b: 4 Jan 1896 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 1960 in Putnam Co., TN
...................  +Solon GARRISON b: 3 May 1896 in Putnam Co., TN m: 1 Mar 1919 d: 2 Feb 1984 in DeKalb Co., TN
....................... 4   L. B. GARRISON b: 10 Mar 1920 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 21 Mar 1999 in Nashville, TN - St. Thomas Hospital
...........................  +Sarah Elizabeth FORD b: 4 Sep 1922 in DeKalb Co., TN m: 28 May 1942 d: 25 Aug 1993 in Smithville, TN - DeKalb General Hospital
................................ 5   Doris Gean GARRISON
....................................  +Harold GILBERT
................................ 5   Linda Gail GARRISON
....................................  +Charles WILLOUGHBY. b: 2 Sep 1944
....................... 4   Clifford GARRISON b: 13 Mar 1928
....................... 4   Alfred Floyd GARRISON b: 3 May 1932
............... 3   Henry C. HELMS b: Jan 1898 in Putnam Co., TN
...................  +Bessie CARR
............... 3   Mona HELMS b: 5 Jul 1904 in Putnam Co., TN  d: 2 Apr 1982 in Putnam Co., TN
...................  +Euclid CARR b: 15 Jul 1900 in Putnam Co., TN m: 16 Apr 1921 in Putnam Co., TN d: 14 Sep 1968 in Putnam Co., TN
............... 3   Newell S. HELMS b: Unknown  d: Unknown in Putman  Co, TN - Tucker Ridge Cemetery
...................  +Lillian SADLER b: Unknown  d: Unknown
............... 3   Lillian HELMS b: Unknown  d: Unknown in Tucker Ridge Cemetery - Putnam Co., TN
  *2nd Wife of [13] Hiram HELMS:
..  +Sarah E. BALLARD  m: Aft. 1859 in Putnam  Co, TN d: 1923