Minnie (Long) Helms (1899 - 1976)

Born Oct 1899 in North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Died 1 Mar 1976 at age 76 in Oakboro, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Minnie Long was born in October 1899 in North Carolina to Henry Long^[1] and Lydia A. (Baucom) Long. Conflicting information has been found regarding her exact day of birth, 6 October on her gravestone^[2] and 4 October on her Death Certificate.^[3]

She was the second wife of C. Preston Helms, his first wife having died in 1934. The couple had at least five children, and possibly more, starting in 1936.^[4][5]

Minnie Helms died 1 March 1976 in Oakboro, Stanly County, North Carolina.^[3] She is buried at Oakboro Cemetery where she and Capes Preston Helms share a headstone with James D Helms.^[2] James is one of Preston's sons from his first marriage.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census". Year: 1900; Census Place: New Salem, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 1220; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0141; Minnie Long (age 8/12 daughter) in the household of Tilman H Long; FHL microfilm: 1241220. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #38471464 (accessed 8 March 2022)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62724922/minnie-helms : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Minnie Long Helms (6 Oct 1899–1 Mar 1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #62724922, citing Oakboro Cemetery, Oakboro, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Brenda Kale Ballard (contributor 47147620).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGPG-XF8 : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie Long Helms, 01 Mar 1976; citing Oakboro, Stanly, North Carolina, v 11A cn 11167, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,139, "Death certificates no. 10000-12999 v. 10A-12B 1976," image 1224 of 3172 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9P2-BH69-D : 6 April 2017), cn 11167, Minnie Long Helms, 1 March 1976, Oakboro, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWQW-8PG : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie Helms in household of Preston Helms, Oakboro, Big Lick Township, Stanly, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-2, sheet 5A, family 80, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2975.
5. ↑ A record of their marriage has not been found to date (8 March 2022). Rachel (Helms) McGee, Eva and Preston's niece, made notes on the cemetery transcript telling about Eva Baucom Helms' death and Preston's re-marriage. Information regarding Minnie and Preston's children found in the 1940 Census and in the obituaries of their sons Henry Heath Helms and Charles Wayne Helms.
6. ↑ An image is not yet available of her death certificate. The #gravestone picture appear her and Capes' Find A Grave memorials.

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS17-4W9 : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie Long in household of Tilman H Long, New Salem Township, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,220.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML9F-HC5 : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie M Long in household of Henry T Long, Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 18A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,147.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZJH-CSV : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie Long in household of Tilman Long, New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,324.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X378-94L : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie Lang in entry for H Tilman Lang, North Carolina > Union > New Salem > ED 29 > image 18 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

• "Mrs Minnie L. Helms," obituary, Charlotte Observer (North Carolina, USA), 2 March 1976, page 6, column 4; OCR text, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/622797069 : accessed 8 March 2022).

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1QG-5TR : 8 January 2021), Minnie Helms, Mar 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• McGee, Rachel (Helms) (1932-1996). Oakboro Cemetery, Oakboro, Stanly County - Gravestone Transcriptions of direct and allied families. Transcripts were done between 1992 and August 1995. Original notes were inherited by Debi (McGee) Hoag at Rachel's death in February 1996.

Family Sources:

• Henry Helms, obituary, Stanly News and Press, The (North Carolina), 8 August 2007; Newsbank.com (https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=HHUB&req_dat=FB6D4948A98B436B881FB1E75B01F195&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aobit%252F132A8FE4CAEB6518-132A8FE4CAEB6518 : accessed 8 March 2022)

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVYH-WPC7 : accessed 8 January 2016), Minnie Long Helms in entry for Henry Heath Helms, North Carolina, United States, 8 Aug 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Stanly News and Press, The, born-digital text.

• "Jasper News, The", Florida, GenealogyBank.com (http://genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/14227635007829B8-14227635007829B8 : accessed 8 January 2016) Rev. Dr. Charles Wayne Helms AND "Charlotte Observer, The", North Carolina, GenealogyBank.com (http://genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/10FDF4A4480F3F68-10FDF4A4480F3F68 : accessed 8 January 2016) Dr. Charles Wayne Helms Sr.

• Rev. Dr. Charles Wayne Helms, obituary, Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle, North Carolina, USA (https://www.hartsellfuneralhomes.com : accessed 8 March 2022).

• Greensboro Daily News Obituary, Sunday, August 3, 1952, Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, North Carolina) Page: 11; GenealogyBank.com (http://genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A11EA68DA9EC1533C%40GB3NEWS-144016B74C487B7D%402434228-143F61282C30ED30 : accessed 8 January 2016) James D Helms

• Miss Ruby Helms, marriage announcement, Charlotte Observer (North Carolina, USA), 2 July 1961, page 55, column 1; OCR text, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/619944002 : accessed 8 March 2022). [daughter of Mr and Mrs C P Helms of Oakborn[sic]]

• Ruby Helms Honeycutt (February 20, 1940 - May 23, 2019), obituary, James Funeral Home (Huntersville, North Carolina, USA), born digital (https://www.jamesfuneralhomelkn.com : accessed 8 March 2022).

Acknowledgments

• Barry Winfred Baucom, a fellow Baucom Researcher. His "Alvis Baucom descendants" report received on 7 September 2000 made my research easier. ~ Debi Hoag