Roana Marilla (Caraway) Helm (1860 - 1929)

Born 23 Apr 1860 in Houston County, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1929 at age 69 in Comanche County, Texas, USA

Biography

Roana Marilla Caraway Helm BIRTH 23 Apr 1860 Houston County, Texas, USA DEATH 23 Apr 1929 (aged 69) Comanche County, Texas, USA BURIAL Taylors Chapel Cemetery Beattie, Comanche County, Texas, USA Parents Arabella Willingham Caraway 1812–1890

Roana Marilla Caraway was the daughter of Arabella (Willingham) and John Caraway. Her Death Certificate names her father as John Caraway but the informant did not know the name or birth place for her mother. She was in her parents household in 1860 and in her widowed mother's in 1870.

There is some question as to the correct year of birth for Roana. Her tombstone says 1860, her Death Certificate says she was born April 23, 1859 and the 1860 census shows her as 2 years old which would mean she was born about 1858.

It is unknown where her father died (between the census enumerations of 1860 and 1870) and where he is buried. Her mother is buried at Siloam Cemetery Gustine, Comanche County, Texas, USA.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Roana Carroway, [Roana Caraway] , [Roana Marilla Carroway] Age: 2 Birth Year: abt 1858 [Apr 1858] Gender: Female Birth Place: Texas Home in 1860: Beat 3, Houston, Texas Post Office: Hagars Dwelling Number: 387 Family Number: 361 Household Members: Name Age Jno Carroway 52 Arabel Carroway 48 Jno M Carroway 27 Frances Carroway 30 Bevely Carroway 6 Alagel Carroway 4 Roana Carroway 2 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 3, Houston, Texas; Roll: M653_1297; Page: 235; Family History Library Film: 805297

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Rhonna Cawyway, [Rhonna Caraway] , [Roanna Cawyway] Age in 1870: 11 Birth Year: abt 1859 Birthplace: Texas Dwelling Number: 373 Home in 1870: Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas Race: White Gender: Female Cannot Read: Y Cannot Write: Y Inferred Mother: Robella Cawyway Household Members: Name & Age Robella Cawyway 57 Foster Cawyway 19 Beverly Cawyway 15 Abigail Cawyway 12 Rhonna Cawyway 11 Susan Cawyway 10 Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas; Roll: M593_1588; Page: 156B; Family History Library Film: 553087

Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 Name: R. M. Caraway Gender: Female Marriage Date: 23 May 1877 Marriage Place: Erath, Texas, USA Spouse: J. C. Helm Source Citation: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriages, 1814-1909

Spouse James Calhoun Helm 1838–1921

Spouses Roana Marilla Caraway Helm 1860–1929 (m. 23 May 1877)

Children

Bradford Willingham Helm 1878–1969

John Calvin Helm 1879–1902

Meredieth Walton Helm 1880–1959

twins Helm 1881–1881

Martha Francis Helm 1882–1887

triplets Helm 1883–1883

Almedia Sephronia Helm Miller 1883–1964

twins Helm 1885–1885

Marilla Roanna Helm 1888–1945

Emmett Foster Helm 1889–1900

Atlas Lee Helm 1891–1966

Maggie Mae Helm Huffman 1892–1965

Maliechi C. Helm 1898–1990

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2020), memorial page for Roana Marilla Caraway Helm (23 Apr 1860–23 Apr 1929), Find a Grave Memorial no. 53824876, citing Taylors Chapel Cemetery, Beattie, Comanche County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Anna Schultheis Bertram (contributor 47006901) .

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNW-4WD : 15 July 2017), J C Helm, Precinct 2, Erath, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 150, sheet 28D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,302.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LK-NYW : accessed 16 May 2020), James C Helen, Justice Precinct 3, Bandera, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 5A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,608.