William Lee Helms (1901 - 1980)

Born 31 Aug 1901 in Union County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lola Jane (Crump) Helms — married 27 Dec 1923 (to 25 Aug 1958) in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Died 15 Oct 1980 at age 79 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Race White

Occupation Machiniest[sic]

Research Notes

McGee-1611 03:46, 20 July 2020 (UTC) - Their 1923 Marriage License Application originally showed their race as "White" but was struck and "Colored" written in for both. All other records found to date for William indicate his race was "White."

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9N-L77 : accessed 19 July 2020), William L Helms in household of John W Helms, New Salem, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 131, sheet 6B, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1134; FHL microfilm 1,375,147.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJ4-3GP : accessed 19 July 2020), Lee Helms in household of John Helms, Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 146, sheet 1B, line 94, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1324; FHL microfilm 1,821,324.

• "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z5TW-1YN2 : 19 June 2020), Lee Helms and Lola Crum, , 27 Dec 1923, Lancaster, South Carolina

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37D-WMC : accessed 19 July 2020), Lee Helms, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 13A, line 11, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1723; FHL microfilm 2,341,457.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQK-3DP : 28 July 2019), William Lee Helms, Ward 1, Monroe, Monroe City, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-24, sheet 4A, line 28, family 62, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2979.

• Ancestry.com, online database, "North Carolina, Divorce Index, 1958-2004," Lola Helms and William Helms, 25 Aug 1958, Union, North Carolina, USA Ancestry Record 1115 #2777540; North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2004.

• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG2Q-8M9 : 18 July 2017), William Lee Helms, 15 Oct 1980; citing Monroe, Union, North Carolina, v 39B cn39659, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,633.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 July 2020), memorial page for William Lee Helms (31 Aug 1901–15 Oct 1980), Find A Grave: Memorial #43493247, citing Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Union County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by DSM (contributor 46945108).