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Family: Dayton Brooks Helms / Hildred Leone Pulley (F2976)

m. 22 Aug 1916


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  • Male
    Dayton Brooks Helms

    Birth  12 May 1896  Hartford, Lyon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  12 May 1951  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  14 May 1951  Bonner Springs Cemetery, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  22 Aug 1916  [1, 2, 3]  Clarinda, Page County, Iowa  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Lillian Zenith Barker | F7338 
    Marriage  16 Dec 1942  Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Elmer Alvira Helms | F7304 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Alice C. Hamlin | F7304 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Hildred Leone Pulley

    Birth  16 Oct 1898  Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  4 Mar 1991  Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  7 Mar 1991  Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Andrew J. Pulley | F370 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Estella "Stella" Stafford | F370 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Vera Esther Helms

    Birth  10 Oct 1916  Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  25 Feb 1980  Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  27 Feb 1980  Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Harry Fullerton | F7305 
    Marriage  30 Nov 1939  Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    Donald Carl Helms

    Birth  1 Jun 1918  Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 Feb 1978  Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  19 Feb 1978  Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucille Hope Spangler | F7312 
    Marriage  22 Jun 1938  Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lorene McManus | F7319 
    Marriage     

    Unknown
    Helms

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    Death  Yes, date unknown   
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    Male
    Andrew Gene Helms

    Birth  9 Mar 1922  Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  17 Aug 1922  Burlington Junction, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  19 Aug 1922  Quitman Cemetery, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  News Article:


    • Hildred L. Helms Files For Divorce

      Hildred L. Helms today entered suit for divorce against her husband, Dayton B. Helms, charging desertion. They were married in August, 1916, and lived together until August, 1921, when, according to the petition, the husband left without reason. The plaintiff asks for the custody of the two children, 6 and 7 years old.


    • Hildred L. Helms vs. Dayton B. Helms, divorce . . . . decree for plaintiff and care and custody of minor children awarded to plaintiff. 

  • Sources 
    1. [S503] Iowa -- Marriage Records 1880-1949, ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8823/ : 2014)), 8 Oct 2025, accessed 07 Oct 2025), Dayton Helms - Hildred Pulley.

    2. [S216] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Maryville Daily Forum Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 12 Oct 2025, "Hildred L. Helms," 14 April 1925, p. 1, col. 7; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/687709248/ : accessed 25 Aug 2025).

    3. [S216] Missouri., Missouri, Nodaway County -- The Maryville Daily Forum Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 13 Oct 2025, "Hildred L. Helms Files for Divorce," 17 September 1924, p. 1, col. 5; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/687715659/ : accessed 25 Aug 2025).