Individual Details

Adam HELMAN

(15 Nov 1812 - 31 Jan 1894)

According to the History of the Church of the Brethren of the Western District of Pennsylvania (page 127), "About 1845 Adam Helman was elected to the ministry, but he soon moved to Somerset County. July, 1847, Levi Fry was called to the ministry of the Word. Soon after this, in 1847, Adam Helman returned from Somerset County, and settled on the farm where his father-in-law, Christian Fry, lived, a mile or so east of Indiana. Rivalry and jealousy sprang up between these two brothers-in-law that gave the elder much concern. One thing after another occurred, until Brother Helman , in 1863, moved to Ohio, where he died at a ripe old age."

Events

Birth15 Nov 1812Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Marriage16 Nov 1835Mary "Polly" FRY
Census1840Washington Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
ReligionFrom 1845 to 1894Church of the Brethren minister
Census1850White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Census1860Indiana Post Office, White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Census1870Gettysburg Post Office, Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio
Census1880Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio
Death31 Jan 1894from "la grippe" - Newberry Township, Miami County, Ohio
BurialFeb 1894Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Miami County, Ohio

Families

SpouseMary "Polly" FRY (1815 - 1895)
ChildMary HELMAN (1836 - )
ChildSilas HELMAN (1838 - )
ChildDavid HELMAN (1840 - )
ChildLavinia HELMAN (1845 - )
ChildBennet HELMAN (1847 - )
ChildMatilda HELMAN (1848 - )
ChildMargaret HELMAN (1851 - )
ChildSavilla HELMAN (1853 - )
ChildLove Ann HELMAN (1854 - )
ChildIrvin HELMAN (1856 - )
ChildJames Q. HELMAN (1858 - )
ChildFlorence Quindara HELMAN (1861 - 1933)
FatherGeorge "Big George" HELMAN (1780 - 1864)
MotherUnknown ( - 1830)
SiblingElizabeth HELMAN (1818 - 1850)
SiblingGeorge "Little George" HELMAN (1818 - 1905)
SiblingDavid HELMAN (1820 - 1902)
SiblingCatharine HELMAN (1824 - 1878)

Notes

Birth

Birthdate is calculated from date of death and age of 81 years, 2 months, and 16 days given on tombstone.

Death

According to his obituary in the Gospel Messenger, he was the father of 15 children, 9 of whom were living when he died.

Endnotes

1. Harris Creek Cemetery (Bradford, Miami County, Ohio), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2016), memorial page for Adam Helman, Find A Grave Memorial # 18069764, memorial created by Douglas Helman, maintained by Pam Estes Holeton, photograph by Donna Monnier.

2. D. L. Miller; J. H. Moore; and H. B. Brumbaugh, "Hellman," The Gospel Messenger, Newsletter, 32 (6 March 1894): 159; PDF images (https://archive.org).

3. D. L. Miller; J. H. Moore; and H. B. Brumbaugh, "Hellman," The Gospel Messenger, Newsletter, 32 (6 March 1894): 159; PDF images (https://archive.org).

4. 1840 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Washington Township, page 115, Adam Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M704, roll 463.

5. D. L. Miller; J. H. Moore; and H. B. Brumbaugh, "Hellman," The Gospel Messenger, Newsletter, 32 (6 March 1894): 159; PDF images (https://archive.org).

6. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, page 13B-14A, dwelling 177, family 181, Adam Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 January 2016); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.

7. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, Indiana Post Office, page 407 (stamped), page 29 (penned), dwelling 191, family 195, Adam Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 January 2016); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1117.

8. 1870 U.S. census, Darke County, Ohio, Adams Township, Gettysburg Post Office, page 49A-B (stamped), page 27-28 (penned), dwelling 209, family 205, Adam Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 January 2016); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1194.

9. 1880 U.S. census, Darke County, Ohio, Adams Township, enumeration district (ED) 53, page 4, dwelling 37, family 39, Adam Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 January 2016); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1010.

10. Harris Creek Cemetery (Bradford, Miami County, Ohio), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2016), memorial page for Adam Helman, Find A Grave Memorial # 18069764, memorial created by Douglas Helman, maintained by Pam Estes Holeton, photograph by Donna Monnier.

11. D. L. Miller; J. H. Moore; and H. B. Brumbaugh, "Hellman," The Gospel Messenger, Newsletter, 32 (6 March 1894): 159; PDF images (https://archive.org).

12. "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 February 2016), Adam Helman, died 31 January 1894; Volume 2, page 167, Miami County, Ohio Death Records; FHL microfilm 550,190.

13. Harris Creek Cemetery (Bradford, Miami County, Ohio), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2016), memorial page for Adam Helman, Find A Grave Memorial # 18069764, memorial created by Douglas Helman, maintained by Pam Estes Holeton, photograph by Donna Monnier.

14. D. L. Miller; J. H. Moore; and H. B. Brumbaugh, "Hellman," The Gospel Messenger, Newsletter, 32 (6 March 1894): 159; PDF images (https://archive.org).