Sarah Ann Simpson1

#15961, (circa 1827 - )

Family

James L Helms b. c 1824
Her married name was Helms.1 
Prob. sisters, daus. of either Ignatius or Benjamin; two of Elizabeth's children (Mary and Benjamin) appear in Sarah's household in 1860.2 
Birth*circa 1827She was born circa 1827 at IndianaG.1 
Marriage*30 November 1845She married James L Helms on 30 November 1845 at Spencer Co., IndianaG.1 
4 October 1850She and James L Helms appeared on the census of 4 October 1850 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.3 
9 June 1860She and James L Helms appeared on the census of 9 June 1860 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.4 
28 December 1885She was named as the widow in the pension file of James L Helms on 28 December 1885, (death.)5 

Citations

  1. [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].
  2. [S520] VWH.
  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. [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.