* Robert Henry "Harry" Helm

• Robert Henry “Harry” Helm V K Y Photo: Born: 23 March 1845.[1910] Born 1846 Warrenton.[1911] 25 March 1845.[1912] 1845.[1913] Married: Died: “Helm, Henry. Died from wounds received at Trevillian Station, May, 1864.”[1914] Killed 1864.[1915] 26 June, 1864.[1916] Died of wounds received at Trevillian Station.[1917] “[…] Died of wounds received at Trevillian’s, June 11, 1864.”[1918] Died of gunshot wound 26 June 1864 Gordonsville Hospital.[1919] 1861.[1920] Buried Warrenton Cemetery.[1921] He died 26 June 1864. Buried Warrenton Cemetery . His headstone reads, “Hope in God,” and a C. S. A. marker stands by the footstone .[1922] Obituary: Children: He had “no known children.” [1923] Parents and Siblings: Robert “Harry” and his brothers Edward “Woody” Aisquith (BH), Erasmus, Jr.(BH), and William Pickett (BH), were sons of Virginia Laura Aisquith and Erasmus Helm, who had 10 children.[1924] Other Family: See Edward “Woody” Aisquith Helm (BH). Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Harry Helm is badly wounded in the foot & fraid will lose it.”[1925] “…Major (Charles W. Helm) was the oldest of six sons of Erasmus Helm of Fauquier county, Virginia who went into the Confederate service. Of the other five…”[1926] See Stories Chapter under William Pickett Helm. CSR: VMI student; enlisted 16 March 1864; transferred from Utterback’s Battery; wounded Trevillian Station. Additional Information: VMI cadet. “R. Henry Helm; Warrenton; 6 mos. in 2 yrs.; Pvt., “Black Horse: Cav., C.S.A […]”[1927] He died only three months after enlisting.[1928] See his brother William under “Additional Info” for a timeline of the brothers’ service in the Company.

William Pickett “Billy” Helm M V R C P K Y Photo: “Billy Helm” 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. One we don’t have is in Helm, Defend, 256. His source: none given. This photo was probably in his family. Born: 26 May 1836,[1929] “in Warrenton … eighty-five years … before his death.”[1930] 25 May 1835.[1931] 26 May 1831, in Warrenton.[1932] Married: “Miss Agnes Marshall, who [survived] him… .”[1933] “…William Helm Sr. and Agnes Marshall.”[1934] He married Agnes Harwood Marshall, 1858–1925, on 26 October 1881.[1935] “His wife was Agnes Harwood Marshall. She is a direct descendent of… one of the early Chief Justice[s] of the Supreme Court John Marshall (1801–1835).[1936] Agnes Harwood Marshall, born 26 April 1858 at “Ivanhoe”, Fauquier County, married William P. Helm on 26 October 1881.[1937] “William P. Helm, Sr., and wife are buried at Westly Cemetery, Warrenton, VA.”[1938] The editor found no marker for Agnes H. M. Helm upon visits to Billy’s resting place at Warrenton Cemetery. Presumably, she lies in the unmarked space between him and Mammy. “…William Helm Sr., married Agnes Harwood Marshall and that she was a direct descendant of Chief Justice John Marshall.” [1939] “There is no descrepancy between the birth date given in the Marshall Family book for Agnes Harwood Marshall and the birth year and month given on the 1900 census so I am relatively certain of those dates. The Marshall book gives her as being born 26 Apr 1858 and the 1900 census shows it as April 1858.” [1940] [NOTE:write this; also NB white bar over white text when in blue screen] Died: “…Sunday evening [8 January 1922] at his home in Warrenton from the infirmities of old age.”[1941] He died 8 January 1922; buried Warrenton Cemetery. His headstone reads, “I know that my Redeemer liveth,” and a C. S. A. marker stands at the foot of the grave.[1942] 8 January 1921.[1943] “The 1845 date was the date that Don took off the stone but on old stones sometimes it is hard to distinguish a 5 from a 6.” [1944] Obituary: “He was a member of the famous Black Horse company, Co. H, 4th Va. Cavalry, and was a brave and dashing soldier.”[1945] See Obituary Chapter. Another may be found in the Culpeper Exponent, 12 January 1922.# Check also:[1946] Children: “[T]wo sons and two daughters, Mr. William P. Helm, of Washington, Mr. Erasmus Helm, of Philadelphia, and Miss[es] Virginia and Margaret Helm, of Washington,” who survived him.[1947] “Their only child is William P. Helm, b. May 4, 1883.”[1948] W. P. Helm, Jr., wed Selma White Snyder. “I have five children for them.  For most I only have month and year of birth taken from the 1900 census. The census gives William Pickett’ Jr’s birth month and year as May 1883. Maureen supplied the day as 4 May 1883. I do know who he married and I know I told you  but  since she just died in 1978 I am not sure the family would want that info given out for privacy reasons. I’ll ask and get back to you. I don’t have spouses for the rest of them. “The same census shows Rebecca Helm born Aug 1886. I have no other info on her including a death date. I presume she died before her father since she is not listed in his obit. “Virginia Aisquith Helm was born Aug 1888 according to the census. Again I have no other info since I just didn’t follow up on it but she obviously died after her father since she is listed in his obit. “Erasmus was born Aug 1890, according to the 1900 census. I have a death date of  1956 but didn’t record where I got it. I have no wife listed for him and my notes say he had no children. Again I don’t know where I got the latter info so can’t verify it. “Margaret Marshall Helm was born Feb 1892 according to the 1900 census. I have no other info but presume again that she died after her father since she is listed in his obit.” [1949] Parents and Siblings: William Pickett and his brothers Edward “Woody” Aisquith (BH), Erasmus, Jr., and Robert “Harry” (BH), were sons of Virginia Laura Aisquith and Erasmus Helm, who had 10 children.[1950] [NOTE:or Laura Virginia? check letter] “His father [was] Mr. Erasmus Helm.”[1951] Other Family: See Edward “Woody” Aisquith Helm (BH). Stories, Letters & Biographies: “For Sale.”[1952] See Stories Chaper. William Pickett “kept a ledger … [that contained] just a bit of genealogy data ….”[1953] “…Major (Charles W. Helm) was the oldest of six sons of Erasmus Helm of Fauquier county, Virginia who went into the Confederate service. Of the other five…”[1954] See Stories Chapter under William Pickett Helm. CSR: 5’7”, dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes; enlisted 12 November 1862 Texas; enlisted 20 December 1862 Fauquier; captured 18 April 1863 near Waterloo; Old Capitol Prison; exchanged 24 April 1863; detailed to Genl. Wickham 1 November 1863; wounded in leg 30 August 1864; wounded September 1864 Waynesborough; Charlottesville Hospital 30 September to 18 November 1864; paroled 6 May 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: Wounded at Waynesboro, Sept. . Warrenton.[1955] P. Helm.[1956]“ ‘MILITARY SERVICE: Blackhorse Calvary, Co. H. 4th VA Calvary, CSA. Enl. Nov. 12, 1862. Captured near Waterloo April 18, 1863 exchanged April 24th. Wounded in leg Sept 30, 1864; Paroled May 6th 1865 in Winchester.”[1957] “Mr. Helm is an extensive merchant in New York City, and now, without dissolving his connection with his business house, resides in Warrenton…”[1958] Listed as “P. Helm.”[1959] “I think Wm P Helm, Sr wrote articles for” the paper that printed “Anniversary of the battle of Chicamauga”.[1960] Only two of these four brothers were enlisted in Company H at any given date—first Erasmus and Edward together; then Edward and William; then William and Harry. Timeline of their service:[1961] 25 April 1861, Erasmus, Jr. (born 1839) enlists. 15 May 1862, Edward (born 1844) enlists. 13 September 1862, Erasmus, Jr., dies after 17 months. 12 November 1862, William (born 1836) enlists in Texas. 20 December 1862, William enlists in Virginia. 1 May 1863, Edward dies after 12 months. 16 March 1864, Harry (born 1845) enlists.

26 June 1864, Harry dies after 3 months. 6 May 1865, William paroled at Winchester after 18 months.