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
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
1798–1887 Male
1796–1872 Female
Children (5)
1824–1919 Male
1829–1891 Male
1831–1908 Male
1838–1926 Female
1840–1918 Female
Parents and Siblings
1755–1827 Male
1750–1809 Female
Siblings (10)
1771–1866 Female
1785– Female
1787–1834 Male
1791– Male
1793– Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 4
1803
Age 7
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 23
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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