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5. Thomas HELMER .

Thomas married Eviline JACKSON on 15 Jan 1848 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

6. Robert White HELMER was born on 21 Oct 1822 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 21 Oct 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, 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, daughter of David JACKSON and Celina CAUSEY, 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, 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, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline 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, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.

Robert next married Elizabeth Hall AVERY 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, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.

General Notes: 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 Evangeline 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.

+ 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.


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