Re: Benjamin & Letty Hellums Douglass 1880
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Re: Benjamin & Letty Hellums Douglass 1880
Betty Rowland 8/31/00
Myrtle Hellums ("Aunt Myrt"), wife of Arthur Hellums (they later changed it to "Helms") was d/o Green Berry Wilson and Mary "Mollie" Gregory.Uncle Arthur and Aunt Myrt had 2 children, Carlton, who died in infancy, and Leland, who died about 10 years ago.My great-grandmother, Emma Zella Wilson, was Myrtle Wilson Hellums' youngest sister. Their other siblings:William Alonzo Wilson (md. Minnie Robison); Ada Electra Wilson (md. Willis Westmoreland); Mary Maude Wilson (md. Hugh Hardy); Sara Alma Wilson (md. Robert Ragland).The Wilsons came to Lafayette County (Dallas/Delay area) in the mid 1840's from near Lexington NC, but Green Berry and several of his brothers and sisters moved to the Randolph area of Pontotoc Co. in the early 1870's, then back to Lafayette / Yalobusha Counties in 1900.I never could figure out why they all moved to Pontotoc County and thought perhaps there were some relatives already there.Thank you for responding to my message.