Hamet N. Helms papers
Collection
Identifier: L132
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from Hamet N. Helms and Mary A. Helms and others in Haddon, Indiana; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Lansing, Iowa; as well as reminiscences and account books ranging from 1823 to 1890, regarding family and professional business.
Dates
- 1823-1890
Creator
- Helms, Hamet N., 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 N. Helms was born near Geneva, New York on October 3, 1814 to Jacob and Anna (Dixon) Helms, who had eight children. The family moved to Carlisle, Indiana when he was young. After his mother died when he was ten, he lived with Dr. John Davis, studying medicine under him and at Lexington, Kentucky in 1837-1838. He was a physician in Haddon, Sullivan County, Indiana, in various partnerships and a farmer. He retired from the profession in 1878.
He married Mary A. Davis in Sullivan County on December 1, 1839. They had three children: Benjamin Rush, Margaret D., and Ann R. Mary A. died on August 26, 1851. He then married Mrs. Amanda (Gray) Sallee on July 8 (or 11), 1854, with whom he had three children: Samuel D., Albert G., and Daniel W. V.
Hamet died in 1892 and is buried in Haddon Cemetery, Carlisle, Indiana. Amanda, who died in 1904, is buried next to him.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Amanda Helms." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "[Hannah] N. Helms." 1850 United States Federal Census.Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "[Hamal] N. Helms." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "H. N. Helms." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Helms, Amanda." Find a Grave Index. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Helms, Hamet N." Find a Grave Index. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Ancestry.com. "W. N. Helms." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana: From Earliest Times to the Present, pp. 750-751. (Chicago, IL: Goodspeed Bros and Co., 1884..
He married Mary A. Davis in Sullivan County on December 1, 1839. They had three children: Benjamin Rush, Margaret D., and Ann R. Mary A. died on August 26, 1851. He then married Mrs. Amanda (Gray) Sallee on July 8 (or 11), 1854, with whom he had three children: Samuel D., Albert G., and Daniel W. V.
Hamet died in 1892 and is buried in Haddon Cemetery, Carlisle, Indiana. Amanda, who died in 1904, is buried next to him.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Amanda Helms." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "[Hannah] N. Helms." 1850 United States Federal Census.Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "[Hamal] N. Helms." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "H. N. Helms." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Hamet N. Helms." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Helms, Amanda." Find a Grave Index. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Helms, Hamet N." Find a Grave Index. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Ancestry.com. "W. N. Helms." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana: From Earliest Times to the Present, pp. 750-751. (Chicago, IL: Goodspeed Bros and Co., 1884..
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
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.
Creator
- Helms, Hamet N., 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
