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Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

James Buren Helpinstill[1]

Male 1892 - 1978  (86 years)


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  • Name James Buren Helpinstill  [2]
    Birth 18 Sep 1892  Brushy Creek, Anderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence Apr 1935  _______, Jasper County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Apr 1940  _______, Jasper County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 26 Apr 1940  Justice Precinct 3, Jasper County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Sep 1978  Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 5 Oct 1978  Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    • Dickerson Hospital
    Burial 7 Oct 1978  Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Person ID I2663  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2017

    Family Sallie Flora Herndon,   b. 20 Jul 1895, _______, _______, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1987, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Marriage Bef 1930  [2] 
    Children 
     1. (Living)
     2. (Living)
    Family ID F1918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2016

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 17 Apr 1930 - Kirbyville City, Jasper County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1935 - _______, Jasper County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1940 - _______, Jasper County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Sep 1978 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Oct 1978 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
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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&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 12-Jun-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S198] [TxDoH-1930] Vital Records: Jasper County, Texas - Births, 1930, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health, 1998.

    3. [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.

    4. [S1] [US-SSA-SSDI] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration (SSA), 2016.

    5. [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.

    6. [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.

    7. [S189] [TxDoH-1964a] Texas Death Index, 1964 - 1998, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health (via rootsweb.com).

    8. [S1430] [Shelbyville-1987a] "Gravesite of James Buren and Sally Flora (Herndon) Helpinstill," Interment Records of Shelbyville Cemetery, Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2016.


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