The tables below are a compilation of the data I have been able to find on my ancestors from the Wilkinson County, Mississippi area. I know that this data is incomplete and could contain some errors although every effort has been made to avoid them. If you find an error or if you have any information to help fill in the blanks, please contact me at
khelmer@kingwoodcable.com.
| Settlers to Wilkinson County, Mississippi
| | Name | Birth | Birth Place | Death | Death Place | Buried | Marriage | Marriage Place/Date | Mother | Father | Other |
| George Helmer | +/-1795 | Pennsylvania | ? | ? | ? | Elsie White | Wilkinson Co., Ms./ 10/25/1820 | ? | ? | Possibly killed trying to stop gunfight, Memphis, Tn. |
| | | | | | Mary Ann Silvey | Wilkinson Co., Ms./ 9/1/1836 | | | |
| Elsie White (Helmer) | ? | ?South Carolina | ? | ?? | ? | George Helmer | Wilkinson Co., Ms./10/25/1820 | Mary Hux | Robin White | 12th Child of Robin & Mary White |
| Robert "Robin" WHITE | ? | ?England | 1829 | Wilkinson Co. Ms. | Wilkinson Co. Ms. | Mary Hux | South Carolina | ? | ?? | Emigrated from SC to Wilkinson Co. in 1810; Settled on Buffalo Creek just north of Woodville; |
| | ? | | | | Lydia Cassels | Wilkinson Co., Ms./ 10/12/1818 | | | |
| Mary Hux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Robert "Robin" White | South Carolina | ? | John Hux | ? |
| Sources: "Robin White Family Tree" written by Martin Luther White Sr. in the early 1920's and later edited by Raymond M. White on May 1, 1963; Internet Searches. Personal Family Information; Wilkinson County Marriage Index @ Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Tx.; Broderbund Family Tree Maker's "Family Archives - World Family Tree Volume 17 CD"; Personal electronic correspondence; Wilkinson County Genweb Internet Site including posted queries; 1850 United States Census, Wilkinson County, Mississippi |
| Children of Robin White, Listed in the Order of Their Birth According to Martin Luther White's "Robin White Family Tree". The birth dates were found from internet sources and may be unreliable.
| | Name | Birth | Birth Place | Death | Death Place | Buried | Marriage | Marriage Place/Date | Mother | Father | Other |
| John | ? | ? | July 1831 | Whitestown, Ms. ?? | ? | Miss Clark | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | One Child: Archie White |
| William | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Wife not known. Had 2 children, Benjamin & George. Moved to Bayou Mason, Louisiana |
| Robert | ? | ? | 1832 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Was a batchelor |
| Benjamin | ? | ? | May 1853 | ? | ? | Fredonia Smith | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 9 children: Mansel, Catharine, Amanda, Ellen, Thomas, Louise, Edna, Rohelia & Mary |
| Thomas | ? | South Carolina | Jan 1840 | ? | ? | Jency Floyd | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 4 children: Lorenza Dow, Frank, Ripley & Benjamin |
| Nancy Anne | 1803 | South Carolina | ca 1850 | ? | ? | Thomas McGraw | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 6 children: Overton, David, Francis, Minerva, Nancy & Mary Ann |
| Margaret | 1783 | South Carolina | Dec 1868 | ? | ? | Mr. Partin | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 4 children: Orron, Willie, Barney & Lucy |
| Sarah (Sally) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | John Dancer | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 2 children: J. M. & John |
| Elizabeth | 1810 | South Carolina | ? | ? | ? | 1. Lewis Coon Jr. 2. John Humphries | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | One child with Lewis Coon Jr. : Thomas Coon; Seven children with John Humphries: Cicero, Simeon, Noah, Malissia, Monroe, Sidney & Amanda |
| Eliza (Louisa) | ? | South Carolina | ? | ? | ? | Flowers Hamilton | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Moved to Texas |
| Martha (Patsy) | Sep 22 1800 | South Carolina | ca 1850 | ? | ? | Mr. Brannon | ? | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 7 children: Nancy, Rachael, Thomas, Ford, Dug, Catherine, Andrew J. |
| Elsie (Hilsey Alcy) | ? | South Carolina | 1850??? | ? | ? | George Helmer | Wilkinson Co., Ms./ 10/25/1820 | Mary Hux White | Robin White | Had 6 children: Thomas, Elsie, George, Lizzie, Jencie, Robert White |
| Note: The birth date of George (Jr.) is listed as having been born 2-18-1851 which would have been after the death of Elsie. Note that George (Sr.) is shown to have married Mary Ann Silvey on Sept. 1, 1836. Another Helmer is shown in the household in the 1850 census listed as 21 yrs old (est. birth 1829), Abraham Helmer. Abraham is listed as a child of George & Elsie in the World Family Tree, family 413. Another child, Anne is listed in WFT #413 |
| Archibald | Sep 3, 1822 | ? | Apr 26, 1897 | ? | ? | Amy Jane Coon | Mt. Pleasant, Ms./ 7/25/1844 | Lydia Cassels Boland White | Robin White | Had 11 children: Mary Elizabeth, Susan Louvenia, David Benjamin, Robert Archie, Charles Flowers, Martin Luther, Frances Virginia, Amanda A., Thomas Ripley, John Wesley & George Phillip |
| Mary (Polly) | Sep 18, 1819?? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Hiram McGraw Sr. of Mt. Pleasant, Ms. | ? | Lydia Cassels Boland White | Robin White | Had 10 children: Archie, Frank, Theresa, Ellen, William, Brooks, Hiram Jr., Alice, Phillip & Wiley |
| Note:Lydia (or Lyda) Cassels Boland, 2nd wife of Robin White after the death of Mary Hux White was a widow with two children at the time of her marriage to Robin. These were David Boland and Eliza Boland. Note: Mary (Polly is listed as being older than Archibald in one source from the internet. However, according to the Robin White Family Tree written by Martin Luther White Sr. in the early 1920's, Archibald was older. |
| Sources: "Robin White Family Tree" written by Martin Luther White Sr. in the early 1920's and later edited by Raymond M. White on May 1, 1963; Internet Searches. Personal Family Information; Wilkinson County Marriage Index @ Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Tx.; Broderbund Family Tree Maker's "Family Archives - World Family Tree Volume 17 CD"; Personal electronic correspondence; Wilkinson County Genweb Internet Site including posted queries; 1850 United States Census, Wilkinson County, Mississippi |
| Helmer Marriages From the Wilkinson County, Ms. Index |
| Crocker, Jon married Helmer, Jane on 01 Jan 1807 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi |
| Cynthia Ann Helmer born 1817 in Woodville - married John Garner. |
| George Helmer married Mary Ann Silvey on 1 Sep 1836 |
| Thomas Helmer married Eviline Jackson on 15 Jan 1848 |
| Robert Helmer married Martha Jackson on 17 Sep 1850 |
| Robert W. Helmer married Elizabeth H. Avery on 12 July 1860 |
| George Helmer married Caroline B. Netterville on 13 Oct 1873 |
| Eugene Helmer married Mabel White on 18 July 1918 |
| Russell Helmer married Lettie Ogden on 7 Aug 1922 |
| Helmers Listed in the Wilkinson County Cemetery book |
| Name | Birth | Death | Cemetary |
| George W. Helmer | 2-18-1851 | 28 Nov 1934 | Oaklawn Cemetery |
| Martha A. Jackson Helmer | 7-1-1832 | 1-26-1860 | Helmer Cemetery |
| Ross N. Helmer | 10-25-1884 | 1-17-1962 | Macedeonia Cemetery |
| William C. Helmer | 10-26-1910 | 0-8-1966 | Macedonia Cemetery |
| 1850 Census, Wilkinson County, Mississippi - Census Enumerated on 12 Oct 1850 |
| Dwelling # | Family # | Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Asset? | Place of Birth |
| Dwelling #173 | Family #176 | Abraham E. Heilmer | 21 | male | Planter | | Miss |
| Dwelling #173 | Family #176 | William M. Helmer | 45 | male | planter | $26980 | KY |
| Dwelling #173 | Family #176 | Thos B. Helmer | 20 | male | no occupation listed | | MS |
| Dwelling #173 | Family #176 | John Robinson | 21 | male | no occupation | | MS |
| Dwelling #173 | Family #176 | George Heilmer | 55 | male | Blacksmith | | Penn |
| Dwelling #692 | Family 696 | Thos B. Heilmer | 27 | male | Planter | | Miss |
| Dwelling #692 | Family 696 | Rebecca E. Heilmer | 22 | female | | | Miss |
| Dwelling #694 | Family 697 | Robert Heilmer | 27 | male | Planter | | Miss |
| Dwelling #694 | Family 697 | Martha Heilmer | 18 | female | | | Miss |
| Based on the proximity (they lived next door to one another) and their
ages, one might venture to guess that Robert and Thomas were brothers. (This is
confirmed by Martin Luther White's pamphlet regarding the descendants of Robin White. It
should be noted that George Helmer is spelled as George Elmore in this pamphlet).
Based on Robert's age of 27, he would have been born between 1822 and 1823. Also note the spelling in the census document as I entered the data as best I could read it from the microfilm at the Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Tx. |
| From Broderbund World Family Tree Internet Search |
| Name | Location | WFT Volume | Tree
| Helmer, Robert White | MS | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 413 |
| Helmer, Robert Macdonald 1861-1865 | MS | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 413 |
| Helmer, Will 1861-1865 | MS | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 413 |
| Helmer, George 1850-1949 | | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 413 |
| Helmer, George 1750-1849 | PA | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 413 |
| Helmer, George Washington 1840-1849 | | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 1660 |
| Helmer, George Bernhard 1820-1829 | | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 498 |
| Helmer, Emma 1850-1949 | | WFT Volume 17. | Tree: 413
| |
| From Wilkinson county Ms. Web query pages |
| Date: May 14, 1997 |
| NAME: Nelson L. Dawson |
| DAWSON - WHITTINGTON - JACKSON - HELMER |
| Rev. Thomas S. Dawson, b. 1858 d 1891 m 1881 Amite Co; to Lula Parlee Whittington. He was licensed to preach in Fall of 1889 in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, Woodville, Wilkinson Co. Last known church that he pastored was Cedar Grove Church, Amite Co. Info taken from his Bible dated Nov. 1890. Thomas' parents were William M. H. Dawson and Maria Pipkin Tabor (b. E. Feliciana Parish, La) Maria died in home of Thomas S. in 1883 near Cedar Grove Church. Would like more info on him and his ministry. Lula Parlee Whittington b. 1867 d. 1936 was dgt of James Monroe Whittington & Rebecca Elsie Helmer. After Dawson died she married James (Jim) Polk Foreman (Forman) 1891. Would like info on Helmer family. Elsie was dgt of Tom Helmer and Evaline Jackson. James Monroe Whittington was son of William Elam Whittington and Elizabeth (Betsy) Jackson. |
| From Wilkinson county Ms. Web query pages |
| DATE:April 12, 1997 |
| Name: Carolyn Switzer |
| BRANNAN - WHITE |
| Thomas BRANNAN b. 30 Sep 1795 in ?SC married Martha Patsy WHITE b. 22 Sep 1800 in ?NC/SC (King's Mountain area) on 27 Aug 1823 in Wilkinson Co., MS. Patsy's parents were Robert "Robin" White and Mary Hux (d/o John Hux and ??wife of King's Mountain).
I need parents of Thomas BRANNAN, his birthplace and siblings. I am related through their daughter Catherine Harriet BRANNAN b. 18 Sep 1838 in Wilkinson Co., MS.
Anyone out there researching this family? Willing to share info. Thanks. |
| From Wilkinson county Ms. Genealogy Page |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Location: North of Centreville, Wilkinson Co., Ms. Section 18, T 2 N, R 4 E |
| Copied By: Marian G. Miles & Donald W. Johnson -- April 19, 1975 |
| William C. Helmer
Born; October 26, 1910
Died: September 08, 1966 |
| Ross N. Helmer
Born: October 25, 1884
Died: January 17, 1962 |
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