_John HELMS _________
                                             | (1756 - 1820)       
                        _Joel HELMS _________|
                       | (1783 - 1846)       |
                       |                     |_Susannah PRESLEY ___+
                       |                       (1752 - 1860)       
 _Henry Michael HELMS _|
| (1821 - 1863)        |
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|                      |_Sarah HARGETT ______|
|                        (1785 - 1873)       |
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|--William Madison HELMS Sr.
|  (1845 - 1929)
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|_Mary Anna AKIN ______|
  (1826 - 1883)        |
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