Don't know if this helps or not but I have a Lewis Helm b. 15 Jul 1913 d. 15 Oct 1976 m. 18 Sep 1935 to Verda Lucille "Toots" Kittle b. 1913 d. 1977 buried same.I'm not sure where they lived in between.They may be from Wayne county area. Emily Adams Matthews ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cecinit@aol.com> To: <ILCHAMPA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 6:53 AM Subject: Re: [ILCHAMPA-L] Ohio and Champaign co. Connections > > There were Helms in LeRoy, Illinois. Grover and Laverne Helm. They have > both > > There are a number of Helm families in the area. Some of them are probably > related to me, and some of them aren't. I am interested in hearing about > them because, if I ever get to writing this material up, I would want to > "explain" > other Helm families in the area just to make things clear. > > There is a John Helms family whose records I come across now & again > in 19th century Champaign Co records. Not sure who that is -- I did > come across a research who had a connection to that family but, if I remember > correctly, didn't know much about that Helms family's origins (they did > give me some info about John Helms' family). > > There are some others also; someone has recently pointed out a large > cemetery grouping of Helms in Douglas Co. > > Michael Helm > >