Helon Jane HULL

Father: Thomas Philip HULL
Mother: Cordelia Elizabeth REDDICK

Family 1: Henry Newton NELSON

(1) Source: Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

  1. Henry Nigel NELSON
  2. William Russell NELSON
                                                   _Henry HULL ____
                               _Henry Sealy HULL _|
                              |                   |_Eleanor SEALY _
 _Thomas Philip HULL _________|
|                             |                    _Billie WEBB ___
|                             |_Eleanor WEBB _____|
|                                                 |_Hester JONES __
|
|--Helon Jane HULL
|
|                                                  ________________
|                              _John REDDICK _____|
|                             |                   |________________
|_Cordelia Elizabeth REDDICK _|
                              |                    ________________
                              |_Judith COLBERT ___|
                                                  |________________

Notes

Updated January 27, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1870 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Beat No. 5 (Woods Post Office): page 217; September 28, 1870.

Hellen HULL is the daughter of Thos. P. and Cordelia HULL. She is 2 years old and born in Texas.

(2) 1880 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Precinct No. 1: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 60; Page 14; June 11, 1880.

Helon J. HULL is the daughter of Thomas P. and Cordelia E. HULL. She is 11 years old, born in Texas and is attending school.

(3) Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Helen HULL
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1893
- Marriage Place: Panola, Texas, USA
- Spouse: H N NELSON
- Film Number: 001004577

(4) 1900 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Carthage Town (not incorporated); Beat No. 1 (part of): Ward Three; Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 65; Sheet 2B; June 4, 1900.

Helon [HULL] NELSON is married to H. N. NELSON, head of household. Their have one child in the household, Nigel.

- Birth date: September 1886, 32 years old (the year is probably a typo and should be 1888; the age was originally 34, then crossed out and replaced with 32)
- Marriage: 7 years
- Motherhood: Gave birth to one child, and the child is still living
- Birthplace: Texas, with her parents from North Carolina

(5) 1910 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Carthage; Precinct No. 1: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 121; Sheet 3B; April 15, 1910.

Helen [HULL] NELSON is married to H. N. NELSON, head of household. They have two children, Niggel and Russell. There is one more "son" listed, Leo?, but the record also states that Helon has given birth to only two children. The question remains then, who is Leo?

- Age: 40 years old
- Marriage: 16 years
- Motherhood: Gave birth to two children, and both are still living
- Birthplace: Texas, with her parents from North Carolina

(6) 1920 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Carthage Town: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 155; Sheet 3B; January 7-8, 1920.

Helen [HULL] NELSON is married to Henry NELSON, head of household. Children listed in the household are Nigel (and wife Lillian) and Russell.

- 51 years old
- Born in Texas, with her parents from North Carolina

(7) 1930 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Carthage City: Precinct #1; Supervisor's District 12; Enumeration District 183-1; Sheet 6B; April 5, 1930.

Helen J. [HULL] NELSON is married to Henry N. NELSON, head of household. Their son Russell W. NELSON is also a resident.

- Age: 61 years old at time of census; 24 when first married
- Birthplace: Texas, with her parents from North Carolina

(8) 1940 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Carthage City, Justice Precinct No. 1: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 183-1; Sheet 8B; April 10, 1940.

Helon NELSON is head of household and her son W. Russell NELSON resides with her. Helon provided information to the census taker for this household.

- Address: 216 West Panola Street
- Home: owned, valued at $4,000
- Age: 71
- Highest Grade of School Completed: High School - 4th Year
- Birthplace: Texas
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same House
- At Work: No; Home Housework

(9) Texas, U.S., Death Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Name: Helon Jane NELSON
- Place of Death: Home W. Panola; Carthage, Panola Co., Texas
- Usual Residence: West Panola St., Carthage, Panola Co., Texas (30 years)
- Date of Death: Oct. 22, 1949
- Cause of Death: Found Dead (cause unknown)
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Usual Occupation: House wife
- Date of Birth: Nov. 3rd, 1869 (age 79 years, 11 months, 18 days)
- Birthplace: Texas
- Parents: T. P. HULL (b. North Carolina) and Ophelia CALBERT (b. "don't know")
- Informant: W. R. NELSON
- Burial: City Cemetert, Carthage, Texas (Oct. 23, 1949)

(10) Obituary via Newspapers.com: The Marshall News Messenger; Marshall, Texas; Sun, Oct 23, 1949; Page 2

"Pioneer Panola Resident Dies. CARTHAGE -- Mrs. Helen Jane NELSON, 80, was found dead at her home Saturday. She was a native of Panola County, born here on Nov. 3, 1869. She was the widow of the late County Judge Henry NELSON. Mrs. NELSON was a Methodist, and has one surviving son, Judge Russell NELSON of this city. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Hawthorne Funeral Chapel. Rev. A. C. BELL, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church will conduct the rites. Burial will be in Carthage Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles POOLE, Pete ROSS, Reed FORSYTH, Ben LACY, Aubrey RICH and Cullen THOMAS."

(11) LaGrone, Leila B., editor, "A History of Panola County, Texas 1819-1978" (Panola County Historical Commission: Carthage, TX, 1979), page 223 (entry 133) and page 254 (entry 201).

(12) From the Military Service Record of Thomas Phillip Hull, available through the National Archives.

Helon HULL gave the following deposition at Carthage, TX on June 26, 1912: "My maiden name was HULL. Thomas P. HULL a Mexican War pensioner was my father. Father died in Beeville Texas at the home of my sister Mrs. J. H. McGAUGHEY some time in Sept. 1911. I saw my father's body after death. I suppose my sister Mrs. McGAUGHEY has all my father's personal papers. Father made this place [Carthage, Texas] his home up to last July when he went to Beeville."

(13) McGaughy family document written after August 1969, probably by Helon McGaughy Madison.

- "The NELSONs lived in Carthage, Texas and are buried there"