Ancestors of John Henry "Jack" Helms

Second Generation

2. John William or Wesley Helms was born on 21 Mar 1871 in Whiteside Co., Illinois. He died on 22 Sep 1946 in Eureka, Lincoln Co., Montana. He was buried on 26 Sep 1946 in C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana. He married Sadie Young about 1910 in Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana. [Parents]

MARRIAGE: A certified photocopy of the original Marriage License and Marriage Certificate was obtained from the Flathead County Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Letter postmarked 25 May 1989. Marriage performed by the "Minister of the 'Christian' Church" (Arthur C. Downing) on 25 March 1903 in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, and was witnessed by L. Paul Downing and Mable Mingle. The license and certificate were issued on the same day (25 March 1903), and the certificate was filed on 30 March 1903.

CENSUS RECORDS:

  • 1880 Federal Census, Lyndon Township, Whiteside County, Illinois; Supv. Dist. #21, ED #203, sheet #148, page 5. FHLC microfilm #1,254,258 and Online at http://www.ancestry.com (image 5 of 25), 18 May 2002.
  • 1900 Federal Census, Lyndon Township, Whiteside County, Illinois; ED #150, sheet #6, page #169A. Online at http://www.ancestry.com (image 11 of 23), 18 May 2002.
  • 1910 Federal Census, Lincoln County, School Dist. #5, FHLC microfilm #1,374,846; ED #46, sheet #4A, pg #1,773.
  • 1920 Federal Census, Lincoln County, E.D. 129, Vol. 12, sheet 3, line 51. FHLC microfilm #1,827,049.

    • LAND RECORDS: Recorded Land Patent 13 Feb 1912 at 8:40 a.m.; Patent # 181572; Reception #3240; obtained from Clerk of Court, Lincoln County Courthouse, Libby, Montana 59926.

    LAND PATENTS: Obtained from http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Records Found 01 October 2002 by Shauna Rae Brown. Searched in Montana for the surname /HELMS/.
    (1) Accession/Serial #: 181572. BLM Serial #: MTKAL 0001851. Names - Patentee: JOHN W HELMS. Survey - State: MONTANA. Acres: 160. Metes/Bounds: No. Title Transfer - Issue Date: 3/6/1911. Land Office: Kalispell. Cancelled: No. U.S. Reservations: Yes. Mineral Reservations: No. Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry Original (12 Stat. 392). Document Numbers - Document Nr.: 01851. Misc. Doc. Nr.: 0. Accession/Serial Nr.: 181572. BLM Serial Nr.: MTKAL 0001851.
    Aliquot PartsSec./BlockTownshipRangeFract. Sec.MeridianStateCountiesSurvey Nr.
    SESW
    15/
    37-N
    27-W
    No
    Montana PM
    MT
    Lincoln
    		 
    S½SE
    15/
    37-N
    27-W
    No
    Montana PM
    MT
    Lincoln
    		 
    NESE
    15/
    37-N
    27-W
    No
    Montana PM
    MT
    Lincoln
    		 

    (2) Accession/Serial #: MTMTAA 064869. BLM Serial #: MTMTAA 064869. Note: This record has not been checked against the Legal Land Patent. We don't have an electronic image for this document.
    Names - Patentee: JOHN W HELMS. Survey - State: MONTANA. Acres: 160. Metes/Bounds: No. Title Transfer - Issue Date: 9/9/1904. Land Office: Assigned For Automation. Cancelled: No. U.S. Reservations: No. Mineral Reservations: No. Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566). Document Numbers - Document Nr.: 668. Accession/Serial Nr.: MTMTAA 064869. BLM Serial Nr.: MTMTAA 064869.
    Aliquot PartsSec./BlockTownshipRangeFract. Sec.MeridianStateCountiesSurvey Nr.
    SWSE
    23/
    29-N
    23-W
    No
    Montana PM
    MT
    Flathead
    		 
    E½NW
    26/
    29-N
    23-W
    No
    Montana PM
    MT
    Flathead
    		 
    NWNE
    26/
    29-N
    23-W
    No
    Montana PM
    MT
    Flathead
    		 

    DEATH: Cause--Accidental Drowning. Certified photocopy of original death certificate obtained from Montana Dept. of Health and Environmental Sciences, Cogswell Building, Helena, MT 59620; death certificate.

    BURIAL: C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, P.O. Box 822, Kalispell, MT 59901. S.R. Brown went there on 21 Jun 1991 and found that he has no headstone. Sec H, Row 43-A, Grave 2.

    3. Sadie Young was born on 12 Dec 1873 in Marsailles, La Salle Co., Illinois. She died on 30 Jan 1924 in Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana from "cancer of breast". She was buried on 01 Feb 1924 in C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana. [Parents]

    BIRTH: Info from her death certificate, and also her marriage license.

    CENSUS RECORDS:

  • 1880 Federal Census, Village of Marsailles, La Salle County, Illinois; ED #88, page 22. FHLC microfilm #1,254,224. Enumerated with her parents.
  • 1910 Federal Census, Lincoln County, FHLC microfilm #1,374,846; ED #46; sheet #46; pg #1,773.
  • 1920 Federal Census, Lincoln County, E.D. 129, Vol. 12, sheet 3, line 51. FHLC microfilm #1,827,049.

    • DEATH: Cause--Cancer of Breast. Certified photocopy of original death certificate obtained from Montana Dept. of Health and Environmental Sciences, Cogswell Building, Helena, MT 59620; death certificate.

    CEMETERY: Conrad Cemetery, P.O. Box 822, Kalispell, MT 59901. Went there on 21 Jun 1991 and found that she has no headstone. Section H, Row 43-A, Grave 1.

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