George HELMS Sr. b. ca 1749 d. ca 1800 (buried High Hill Cem., Monroe co., NC) m. ________ FORTENBERRY | Abraham HELMS, Sr. m. Phoebe _____ | Rev. John HELMS m. Holly CHANEY | Aaron Nelson HELMS b. 12 Nov 1847 AL d. 22 Apr 1929 AL m(2) 7 Aug 1879 Joanna Thomas DICKENS b. 1848 AL | Gideon Seymour HELMS b. 5/22/1880 FL d. 1953 Birmingham, AL m. Rosa Lee HALL b. 2/15/1894 Thayer, MO Gray LEWIS d. 10/31/1953 Birmingham b. 1900 AL | m. Dorothy Lucille HELMS Ella D. WALLACE b. 3/17/1928 AL b. AL d. May 1990 | m. AL | Tolbert LEWIS-----------------------------------
1880 census, Barbour County, AL Vol. 2, ED 21, Sheet 3, Line 47:
Aaron Helms, white, male, 32, farmer, b. AL, father b. NC, mother b. NC
Joe Anna, wife, keeps house, 30, b. AL, father b. GA, mother b. GA
John W., son, laborer, 11, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL
Aaron, son, 9, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL
Amanda L., dau, 6, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL
Emma L., dau, 4, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL
*Lucinda J., dau, 1, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL
*Rachel Helms, sis, 56, b. NC, father b. NC, mother b. NC
*Gideon Helms, GS, 1/12, b. in May--FL, father b. AL, mother b. AL
*according to a cousin, there is no way Gideon was the grandson of Aaron. Lucinda J. was the last child born to Aaron and his first wife Lucinda Jane. Lucinda, the mother, died early 1979. Aaron married Joanna later in 1979 and their first born was Gideon born May 1880. Rachel was a sister (Aaron's mother?) who came to help when Gideon was born.
There is another Aaron HELMS listed in the 1880 census, Barbour county, AL. Relationship is unknown.
1880 Census, Barbour county, AL Vol. 2, ED 21, Sheet 53, Line 42 Aaron Helms, white, male 35, b. AL Nancy C. Helms, wife, 34, b. AL Florence, dau, 4, b. AL Joanna dau, 2, b. AL
The following families are not known to be related, at this point:
1880 Census, Barbour county, AL
Vol. 2, ED 21, Sheet 19, Line 18 Aaron Helms, white, male, 62, b. NC Mary Helms, wife, 46, b. FL Dela Helms, dau, 11, b. AL Logis Helms, son, 9, b. AL Vol. 6, ED 44, Sheet 6, Line 41 Aaron W. Helms, white, m, 35, b. AL Margarett S. Helms, wife, 28, b. AL Jas Oscar, son, 10, b. AL Frances E., dau, 8, b. AL, Melissie M., dau, 6, b. AL Charles I., son, 3, b. AL (unnamed) Helms, dau, NR, b. AL 1880 census, Barbour county, AL SD 4, ED 21, Beat 12, #314 LA Helms, white, male, 27, farmer, b. AL, father b. NC, mother b. NC Victoria, white, female, 27, keep house, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Mary E., white, female, 4, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Anna L(?), white, female, 2, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Wm. M., white, son, 1, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Helms JJ, white, male, 42, farmer, b. AL, father b. NC, mother b. NC Francis, white, female, wife, 35 (?), b. GA, father b. NC, mother b. NC Wm. A., white, male, son, 19, laborer, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA John F(?), white, male, son, 17, laborer, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA Mary (?), white, female, dau, 13, laborer, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA Lillian (?), female, dau, 11, laborer, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA Andrew J., male, son, 9, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA George W., male, son, 6, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA James F., male, son, 5, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA Dallis (?) C., male, son, 1, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. GA Vol. 2, ED 21, Sheet 7, Line 41 Adam Helms, white, male, farmer, 31, b. AL, father b. NC, mother b. NC Sarah Jane Helms, wife, keep house, 31, b. AL, father b. SC, mother b. SC Bessie Helms, dau, 11, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Mincy Helms, dau, 9, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Leona Helms, dau, 7, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Nancy E. Helms, dau, 3, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Etheridege Helms, son, 8/12, b. AL in September, father b. AL, mother b. AL 1880 Census, Elinne (?) county, AL Vol. 9, ED 75, Sheet 48, Line 47 Andrew J. Helms, white, male, 27, b. GA Josephine, wife, 23, b. AL Alma, dau, 4, b. AL Willie S.(?), dau, 2, b. AL John F. Helms, N/R, 29, b. GA Joseph Helms, 28, farmer, b. AL, father b. NC, mother b. NC Sarah, 24, keep house, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Mollie (?) Ann, 3, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL Emma D., 8/12, b. AL, father b. AL, mother b. AL