James L Helms1

#15960, (circa 1824 - )

Family

Sarah Ann Simpson b. c 1827
Birth*circa 1824He was born circa 1824 at IndianaG.1 
Marriage*30 November 1845He married Sarah Ann Simpson on 30 November 1845 at Spencer Co., IndianaG.2 
4 October 1850He and Sarah Ann Simpson appeared on the census of 4 October 1850 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.3 
9 June 1860He and Sarah Ann Simpson appeared on the census of 9 June 1860 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.4 
June 1863He registered for the military draft in June 1863 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.5 
circa 1864He was circa 1864.6 
18 August 1870Pension file for James L Helms dated 18 August 1870, (invalid.)6 
28 December 1885Pension file for James L Helms dated 28 December 1885, (death.)6 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019 (index and images), online FamilySearch.org, James L Helms and Sarah Ann Simpson, lic. 29 Nov 1845, marr. Spencer Co. 30 Nov 1845, by T H Brown; no image, citing county record no. 1247, p. 128, FHL film 1,321,758 [in other indices, she is named Mary Ann Simpson].
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Jas L (26), b. IN, farmer; Sarah A (23), b. IN.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James (36), b. IN, farmer; Sarah (31), b. IN.
  5. [S564] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration, online Ancestry.com, IN 1st CD, Class 2 A-Z, vol. 3 of 4, sh 116, Spencer Co., Ohio Tshp., line 8. James L Helms, age 40, farmer, b. IN.
  6. [S304] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; T288, 546 rolls, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, James Helms, F, 124 Ind Inf; invalid appl. 160017, 18 Aug 1870, cert. 302203; widow Sarah A Helms, appl. 333801, 28 Dec 1885, cert. 281781, IN.