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Barbara (Shepherd) Helton (1786 - 1855)

Barbara Helton formerly Shepherd
Born in Ohio, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Wife of — married 1808 in Knox, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 69 in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Barbara (Shepherd) Helton lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Barbara was born in 1786.[1] She passed away in 1855.[2]

Barbara married John Shadrack Helton (1760-1830)

Sources

  1. 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 203; Page: 35a; Line Number: 21
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17189180 (accessed 25 July 2023)
    Barbara Helton (64) in District 1, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Born in Ohio.
  2. Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #36437233 (accessed 25 July 2023)
    Memorial page for Barbara Shepherd Helton (1766-1855), citing Helton Cemetery, Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Sam (contributor 46539242).

See also:

  • 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1840; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 113; Page: 115; Family History Library Film: 0007827
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1263602 (accessed 25 July 2023)
    Barbara Helton in Harlan, Kentucky.
  • Legal Record: "Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924"
    Collection: The Kentucky Land Grants; Volume Number: 1; Part: 2; Title: Chapter X. Grants In The County Court Orders (1836-1924); Section: The Counties of Kentucky; Source Page Number: 1332
    Ancestry Record 2073 #103542 (accessed 25 July 2023)
    Number of Acres: 50; Survey Date: 5 Feb 1845; WaterCourse: Wallers Cr Cumberland R; Book Number: 17; Grantee: Barbara Helton; County: Harlan.

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Shephard-222 was created by Amber Kennett through the import of 227 small ged.ged on Apr 24, 2015.





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Shepherd-2379 and Shephard-148 appear to represent the same person because: They have many commonalities.
posted by [Living Horn]
Shepherd-5116 and Shephard-253 appear to represent the same person because: They have much of the same background information.
posted on Shepherd-5116 (merged) by [Living Horn]
A Database Error is showing for this profile. It appears that Barbara was born (1786) before her Mother's Birth Date (1790). Just wanted you to know so you could make corrections to the date.
posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak

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Categories: Harlan County, Kentucky | Kentucky Appalachians