James Buren Helpinstill (1892 - 1978): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

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Name	James Buren Helpinstill [2]
Birth	18 Sep 1892	Brushy Creek, Anderson County, Texas, United States [3]
Gender	Male
US SSN	449-09-8855 [4]
Occupation	Tax Assessor/Collector (public school) [5]
Census	17 Apr 1930	Kirbyville City, Jasper County, Texas, United States [6]
Residence	Apr 1935	_______, Jasper County, Texas, United States
Old Highway 8 (rural)
Residence	Apr 1940	_______, Jasper County, Texas, United States [5]
Old Highway 8 (rural)
Census	26 Apr 1940	Justice Precinct 3, Jasper County, Texas, United States [5]
Residence	Sep 1978	Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States [3]
105 Trout Street
Death	5 Oct 1978	Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States [4, 7]
Death	Dickerson Hospital
Burial	7 Oct 1978	Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, United States [3, 8]
Person ID	I2663	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	1 Apr 2017

Family Sallie Flora Herndon, b. 20 Jul 1895, _______, _______, Texas, United States d. 6 Nov 1987, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States (Age 92 years)

Marriage Bef 1930 [2]

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	1. (Living)
	2. (Living)

Family ID F1918 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Dec 2016

Event Map

	Census - 17 Apr 1930 - Kirbyville City, Jasper County, Texas, United States
	Residence - Apr 1935 - _______, Jasper County, Texas, United States
	Residence - Apr 1940 - _______, Jasper County, Texas, United States
	Residence - Sep 1978 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States
	Death - 5 Oct 1978 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States

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Notes
James Buren Helpinstill’s parents were John and Eleanor Riley (Phillips) Helpinstill. [8]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "James Buren Helpinstill", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2663&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 12-Jun-2026].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.
[S198] [TxDoH-1930] Vital Records: Jasper County, Texas - Births, 1930, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health, 1998.
[S1431] [TxDoSHS-1978a] "James Buren Helpinstill - Certificate of Death," Texas Death Certificates, 1903 – 1982, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services, state file number 102162.
[S1] [US-SSA-SSDI] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration (SSA), 2016.
[S1429] [US-1940-2t] "Justice Precinct 3, Jasper County, Texas," Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T627, roll 4075, E.D. 121-11, sheet 13A.
[S1428] [US-1930-3j] "Kirbyville City, Jasper County, Texas," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 2361, E.D. 121-7, sheet 10B.
[S189] [TxDoH-1964a] Texas Death Index, 1964 - 1998, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health (via rootsweb.com).
[S1430] [Shelbyville-1987a] "Gravesite of James Buren and Sally Flora (Herndon) Helpinstill," Interment Records of Shelbyville Cemetery, Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2016.

James Buren Helpinstill[1]

James Buren Helpinstill^[1]