Hamet N. Helms papers
Collection
Identifier: L132
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, papers, reminiscences, and account books from Hamet N. Helms and Mary A. Helms and others in Haddon, Indiana; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Lansing, Iowa, ranging from 1823 to 1890, regarding family and professional business affairs.
Dates
- 1823-1890
Creator
- Helms, Hamet Nelson, 1814-1892 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Hamet Nelson Helms was born near Geneva, New York on October 3, 1814 to Jacob and Anna (Dixon) Helms, one of eight children. The family moved to Carlisle, Indiana when he was young. After his mother died when he was 10, Helms lived with Dr. John Davis, studying medicine under him and at Lexington, Kentucky in 1837-1838. Helms became a physician and worked in Haddon, Sullivan County, Indiana, in various partnerships and also as a farmer. He retired from the medical profession in 1878.
Helms married Mary Ann Davis (1805-1851) in Sullivan County on December 1, 1839 and they had three children: Benjamin Rush (1841-1887), Margaret Davis (1842-1918), and Anna Rebecca (1846-1931). After Mary Ann died on August 26, 1851, he then married Amanda (Gray) Sallee (1816-1904) in July, 1854. They had three children: Samuel D. (1855-1901), Albert Gray (1858-), and Daniel Voorhees (1860-1947).
Dr. Hamet Helms died on September 17, 1892 and was buried in Haddon Cemetery in Carlisle, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Amanda Helms." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." 1850 United States Federal Census.Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "H. N. Helms." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "H. N. Helms." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Helms, Hamet N." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 3, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57868303/hamet-nelson-helms.
History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana: From Earliest Times to the Present. Chicago, IL: Goodspeed Bros and Co., 1884.
Helms married Mary Ann Davis (1805-1851) in Sullivan County on December 1, 1839 and they had three children: Benjamin Rush (1841-1887), Margaret Davis (1842-1918), and Anna Rebecca (1846-1931). After Mary Ann died on August 26, 1851, he then married Amanda (Gray) Sallee (1816-1904) in July, 1854. They had three children: Samuel D. (1855-1901), Albert Gray (1858-), and Daniel Voorhees (1860-1947).
Dr. Hamet Helms died on September 17, 1892 and was buried in Haddon Cemetery in Carlisle, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Amanda Helms." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." 1850 United States Federal Census.Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "H. N. Helms." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "H. N. Helms." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Helms, Hamet N." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 3, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57868303/hamet-nelson-helms.
History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana: From Earliest Times to the Present. Chicago, IL: Goodspeed Bros and Co., 1884.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Faye Boone on 1950/12/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/02/03 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/02/03 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/06/10 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Helms, Hamet Nelson, 1814-1892 (Person)
- Title
- Hamet N. Helms papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
