Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Tyson A Helms
and Sarah L. (Westmoreland) Helms
Sister of
Mimie Helms, Sarah Frances (Helms) Shepherd, Alexander Helms, Mattie V (Helms) Buffalow and Minnie Helms
Wife of
Oscar Lafayette Jerkins
— married
15 Oct 1901 in Coffee, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Marie (Jerkins) Coates and Dorothy Janette (Jerkins) Owens
Died
at age 77
in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2023
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Biography
Emma was born in 1883. She was the daughter of Tison Helms and Sallie Westmoreland. She passed away in 1961. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Beverly (Cameron) Pierson.
- Death: "Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974"
FHL Film Number: 1908961
Ancestry Record 2543 #1568153 (accessed 22 September 2023)
Emma Helms Jerkins death 3 May 1961 (age 76), daughter of Tice Helms & Sarah Westmoreland, in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma 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 Emma:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma 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 Emma:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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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