Born about in Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Tyson A Helms
and Sarah L. (Westmoreland) Helms
Sister of
Mimie Helms, Alexander Helms, Mattie V (Helms) Buffalow, Emma (Helms) Jerkins and Minnie Helms
Wife of
Stephen Franklin Shepherd
— married
4 Dec 1898 in Coffee, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Franklin Shepherd, Ruth L (Shepherd) Watford, Leo Lee Shepherd, Comer Benjamin Shepherd, French Shepherd, Mae Frank (Shepherd) Owens and Alex Shepherd
Died
at about age 84
in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Feb 2019
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Biography
Sarah was born about 1875 in Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States. She was the daughter of Tison Helms and Sarah Westmoreland. She passed away in 1960, Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M987-6CM : accessed 7 July 2019), Sallie L Shepherd in household of Stephen F Shepherd, Precinct 8 Grant, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 9A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,009.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQK-PNC : accessed 7 July 2019), S L Shepherd in household of S F Shepherd, Tate School House, Geneva, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 2B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,374,027.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYT-HGY : Fri Oct 06 13:26:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Stew* H Shepherd and Sallie L Shepherd, 1920.
- "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDLG-V4D : Thu Nov 16 17:18:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Shepherd and D.k., 1923.
- "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXMN-T52 : Thu Nov 16 17:28:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Sallie Louisa Sheperd and Tyson Helms, 1960.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
J Waller 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AY8282330 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lee (Argo) Rawlinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch BP4745699 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300689 [compare], Ancestry member poppydumpling
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A136795 [compare], FTDNA kit #B301139
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~0.78%
Constance Moody :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bbb3cb1981
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~0.78%
Carol Argo :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Virginia Rogers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A379557 [compare], Ancestry member Vrdavis
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~0.78%
Sheila Helms :
MyHeritage DNA
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Beverly (Cameron) Pierson
Helms-3374 and Helms-1762 appear to represent the same person because: Sarah's record did not show up when I created Sally - they are the same person.
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