Sarah (Ryker) Helms (1795 - 1859)

Born 22 Jul 1795 in Lincoln Ridge, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1859 at about age 63 in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Sarah (Ryker) Helms was part of the Low Dutch Settlements in Kentucky, 1780-1810

Sarah Ryker was born on 22 July 1795 in Lincoln Ridge, Shelby County, Kentucky to John Ryker (1764-1848) and Mary Van Cleave (1766-1838). ^{[citation needed]}

Sarah "Sally" Ryker married John E Helms (1792-1865) on some date before 1817. ^{[citation needed]}
They had 10 children between 1817 and 1835: ^{[citation needed]}

John Riker Helms (1817-1900) ^{[citation needed]}

Polly Ann Helms Alford (1818-1908) ^{[citation needed]}

William H. Helms (1820-1902) ^{[citation needed]}

Jacob Helms (1822-1869) ^{[citation needed]}

Sarah Ann Helms (1824-1917) ^{[citation needed]}

m. Moore ^{[citation needed]}

Ebenezer Hillis Helms (1826-1907) ^{[citation needed]}

Letta A Helms (1828-1885) ^[1]

James B. Helms (1831-1859) ^[1]

Calvin Fletcher Helms (1832-1920) ^[1]

Mariah Helms (1835-1909) ^[1]

Sarah "Sally" (Ryker) Helms was a large, tall woman with red hair. ^{[citation needed]}

Sarah "Sally" (Ryker) Helms died (reportedly of Typhoid Fever ^{[citation needed]}) on 1859 in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana and was buried in Kinnamon Cemetery, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States of America. ^[2]

Inscription:

"wife of John E"

Note: dates illegible

Research Notes

Siblings:

Rachel Ryker White (1786 - 1856)*

Gerardus Jared Ryker (1791 - 1865)*

Sarah Sally Ryker Helms (1795 - 1859)

Samuel Jerrard Ryker (1797 - 1881)*

Leah Ryker Sylvester (1799 - 1859)*

Malinda Ryker Green (1801 - 1889)*

Mary Ann Ryker VanBuren (1840 - 1908)**

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  • Half-sibling
    

Census Records

United States Census, 1850, Fall Creek Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

Sources

^{[1] [2]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5}
   "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJN-9QM : Fri Oct 06 14:04:45 UTC 2023), Entry for John E Helms and Sally Helms, 1850.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1}
   Sarah Ryker on Find A Grave: Memorial #6197213 retrieved 23 November 2023.