Bedford County , Pennsylvania
Ancestor Stories
 
Adam Helsel
 
Maxine Denton maxiden@hotmail.com sends her "Brickwall":
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" I have a "Brickwall" and have no idea where to go from here. I'm doing my researching from
British Columbia so it makes it difficult (impossible) to do any hands on searching.
 
My Brickwall is Adam Helsel.
 
Family records state that he was born in Bedford Co. March 21, 1822.
Adam was married twice, first to Rhoda Ann Ben, who only lived
one year into the marriage. Second marriage was to Catherine Cline.
I have no record of either of these marriages - just family history.
 
Family history also states that Adam and Catherine had a son, Jacob
Helsel, who was born Jan. 15, 1853 in Armstrong Co., PA. From there the
family moved to Ohio where 10 more children were born. Jacob was my
great grandfather. I have just recently found Adam's buriel place in
the Dayton National Cemetery. I know for sure now that he really did
exist. However, I am unable to find any information regarding Adam's
life in PA. I have no idea if he had siblings or who his parents were.
I would be extremely grateful to anyone that might recognize Adam as
part of their family, or be able to tell me how to find this
information. Thanks so much. Maxine"
I see that John Heltzell & Henry Heltzell both appear in the 1830 Census, living in Greenfield Twp.
Both John and Henry have sons who would be the correct age to be Adam. Could someone help
by sharing the names of John and Henry Helzell's (of the 1830 census) children?
If you you can provide some suggestions, or perhaps you have the solution for Maxine, if so,
please send your comments, questions, or suggestions directly to Maxine Denton at :
maxiden@hotmail.com
 
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