Sarah Helms

Female7 August 1796–26 September 1872

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Helms was born on 7 August 1796, in Tennessee, United States, her father, James Helms, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Terry, was 46. She married Morgan Hawkins on 28 March 1819, in Daviess, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Prairie Township, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Union Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 September 1872, in Wayne, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Wayne, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Morgan Hawkins
1798–1887
Sarah Helms
1796–1872
Marriage: 28 March 1819
James Logan Hawkins
1824–1919
Wesley Walter Hawkins
1829–1891
Charles Oliver Hawkins
1831–1908
Martha Ann Hawkins
1838–1926
Sarah A Hawkins
1840–1918

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Hawkins in household of Morgan Hawkins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sally Holms, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Sarah Helmes Hawkins, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 March 1819Daviess, Kentucky, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 4

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    Age 7

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 23

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    English (Northamptonshire): variant of Helm from the plural or, in some cases, a post-medieval variant, with excrescent -s.

    North German and Dutch: patronymic from Helm 3-4.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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