Moses Alexander Helms

Brief Life History of Moses Alexander

When Moses Alexander Helms was born on 7 October 1849, in Blue Springs, Barbour, Alabama, United States, his father, Aaron Sims Helms, was 33 and his mother, Mary Magdaline Knight, was 29. He died after 1860, in Barbour, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Sims Helms
1816–1883
Mary Magdaline Knight
1820–1853
William A Helms
1838–1862
Frederick M Helms
1841–1860
Judge M Helms
1846–1863
Catherine Matilda Helms
1848–1885
Moses Alexander Helms
1849–1860
John David Helms
1849–1923
Lucy Mary Helms
1851–1885

Sources (3)

  • Alexander Helms, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Alexander Helms - Government record: birth-name: MOSES A HELMS
  • Moses A Helms in household of Aaron Helms, "United States Census, 1860"

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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