My Helmer Family
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Second Generation

2. (Girl) HELMER (George1).

3. Abe HELMER (George1).

4. Anne HELMER (George1).

5. Thomas HELMER (George1).

Thomas married Eviline JACKSON [MRIN: 139] on 15 Jan 1848 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

6. Robert White HELMER (George1) was born on 21 Oct 1822 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 21 Oct 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 64, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

General Notes: Succession dated 17 Oct 1889 in Opelousas Courthouse.

Robert married Martha Ann JACKSON [MRIN: 103] on 17 Sep 1850 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Martha was born on 1 Jul 1832 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 26 Jan 1860 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi at age 27, and was buried in Helmer Cemetery, Woodville, Wilkinson Ccunty, Mississippi.

General Notes: Martha is buried in the Helmer cemetery north of Woodville Mississippi in
the community of Dolorosa


Children from this marriage were:

   7 M    i. John H. HELMER was born on 17 Aug 1852 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

   8 F    ii. Caroline Elmira HELMER was born on 6 Sep 1855 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 12 Nov 1930 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana at age 75, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.

Caroline married Andrew Jackson WALKER [MRIN: 2] (b. 17 Feb 1851, d. 4 Jan 1926) on 20 Sep 1874 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

   9 F    iii. Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER was born on 1 Jun 1858 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died in 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 69, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.

Catherine married David Owen BASS [MRIN: 6] (b. 1855, d. 29 Apr 1937) on 12 Jun 1880.

Catherine next married Hiram C. SOLOMON [MRIN: 297].

Robert next married Elizabeth Hall AVERY [MRIN: 5] on 12 Jul 1860 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Elizabeth was born on 12 Jan 1832 in Tennessee, died on 19 Sep 1915 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 83, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.

General Notes: Elizabeth was living with Robert M. in the 1900 Ward 6 (all east of Meridian & Turkey Creek), St. Landry, Louisiana, United StatesSt. Landry Census at 64 yrs. of age (b. 1836)
Elizabeth was living with Robert M. in the 1910 St. Landry Census at 76 yrs. of age


Children from this marriage were:

   10 M    i. Robert Macdonald HELMER was born on 27 Mar 1864 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi and died on 13 Sep 1944 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 80.

Robert married Sarah Ola DOUCET [MRIN: 11] (b. 15 Sep 1875, d. 15 Jul 1971) on 23 Sep 1912.

Robert next married Martha DOSSMAN [MRIN: 12] (b. Abt 1869) on 18 Nov 1893 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

   11 M    ii. Wilbur King HELMER was born on 18 Apr 1866 in Mississippi and died on 16 Apr 1950 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana at age 83.

Wilbur married Anna Rosa TATMAN [MRIN: 21]. (b. 15 Sep 1875, d. Jan 1968)

Wilbur next married Arasitia Cecilia Emma SAVANT [MRIN: 13] on 29 Jul 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Wilbur next married Alice Josephine HARRISON [MRIN: 166] on 10 Dec 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

   12 F    iii. Lizzie Emma HELMER was born in Jul 1869 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died about 1905 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana about age 36.

Lizzie married Lawrence Madison RASBERRY [MRIN: 301] (b. 15 Jul 1869, d. 1962) on 10 Sep 1888 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.