The name is derived from two German words hell
meaning bright or clear and brunnen meaning fountain or spring.
The family homestead, at least as far back as about 1650, was in the village of
Hilbringen in the Kreise Merzig province, in what is now the Saarland, formerly
the Lothringen or Lorraine region of Germany. Hilbringen is a small,
picturesque village (see below, left) nestled against the rolling hills of the
Saar River valley and is located about halfway between Trier on the north and
Saarbrücken to the south, and about 5 miles east of the French border.
Some limited evidence exists that the Helbron surname may have originated in or
near the ancient Roman city of Treves, present-day Trier, about 21 miles (~34
km) north of Hilbringen.
An original genealogy of the Helbron family was
conducted in Germany about 1936 by Rolf-Heinrich Helbron (RN=781).
Unfortunately, he was to become an early casualty of World War II. In 1980,
this genealogy was relayed to me by his brother, Dr. phil. Hans Helbron of
Bremen, and while this work did not include much information regarding the
portion of the family that had emigrated to America in 1868, it served as the
cornerstone for my research. In the ensuing years, this information has been
expanded to include present generations, as well as some earlier generations
that were not included in Rolf-Heinrichs original work. A few unconnected
families still remain, although they appear to retain ties to the mainline
Hilbringen family.
Between 1740 and 1750, Schloss Helbron (see
above, right) was constructed in nearby Biringen by the German architect,
Christian Kretzschmar. This was to serve as the Helbron family home until just
prior to the outbreak of World War II when it was sold to the Johannes family
since most of the Helbron family members had left the area. Unfortunately, the
structure was completely destroyed during the War when it came between enemy
lines.
The emigrant, Johann Rudolf Helbron (RN=8),
arrived in New York (Castle Garden) from Hamburg on 22 Jun 1868 aboard the
Holsatia. In an interview with Dr.
Hans Helbron in 1984 in Germany, he recalled that the emigrant supposedly had
made several trips back to Germany between 1890 and 1912, presumably to deal
with the estate of his older brother, Jean Jacques (RN=772), but no other
return passenger lists have ever been found to substantiate this.
Limited lineages on three surnames related to
the Helbron family are also provided. These are Gerardy, Johannes, and Löwenbrück.
Descendants of Johann Grandill
Helbron
[NOTE: The
origin of the name Grandill (or possibly Grandil) is unclear. It was originally
thought to be a beiname or nickname, but evidence surfaced in March 2000 that
it was probably a surname, perhaps his mothers maiden name. Grandill or
Grandil surnames exist in some of the older Church records of Freudenburg,
Saarland, Germany dating back to ca 1775.]
Lineage Last
Updated: 10
Jul 2009
Generation E
1. Johann
Grandill E Helbron. Born ca 1650 in Germany;
death date and place unknown. RN=256.
Spouses name unknown. Children:
2 i. Peter D Helbron. Born ca 1677; died 1730 in Hilbringen,
Saarland, Germany. RN=738.
Self-named Peter Hilbringer. Occupation: Priest (Pfarrer). Single; no children.
+ 3 ii. Johann Peter D Helbron. RN=128.
Generation D
3. Johann Peter D Helbron. (Johann Grandill E). Born ca 1680 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there 14 Aug 1769. RN=128. Occupation:
Landlord (rentier).
Married Anna
Maria Clesgen, daughter of Johann Clesgen and Anna Maria Franziska
Scheuer, ca 1731 in Hilbringen. RN=129.
Anna Maria was born 12 Jul 1707 in Eimersdorf, Saarland, Germany; death
date and place unknown. Children:
4 i. Catharina C Helbron. Born 20 Dec 1731
in Hilbringen; death date and place unknown. RN=2770. Descendants
unknown.
5 ii. Anna Maria C Magdelena Helbron. Born 21
Jul 1733 in Hilbringen; death date and place unknown. RN=2771.
Descendants unknown.
6 iii. Jacob C Helbron. Born 1 Jun 1735 in Hilbringen; death date
and place unknown. RN=2772. Desecndants unknown.
7 iv. Johann C Helbron. RN=2773. Born 15 Nov 1737 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany; death date and place unknown. Descendants unknown.
8 v. Heinrich C Helbron. Born 29 Mar 1740 in Hilbringen; death date and place
unknown. RN=2774. Descendants unknown.
9 vii. Anna Maria C Helbron. Born 12 Aug 1742
in Hilbringen; death date and place unknown. RN=2775. Descendants
unknown.
+ 10 vi. Johann Nicolas C Helbron. RN=730.
+ 11 viii. Christian Johann C Helbron. RN=64.
Generation C
10. Johann Nicolas C Helbron. (Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 27 Dec 1744 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date unknown. RN=730. Marriage information is unknown. Children:
12 i. Johann B Helbron. Birth date unknown; died 1794 in Trier,
Rheinland, Germany. RN=625.
Occupation: Law Professor. Descendants unknown.
+ 13 ii. Johann Baptist B Helbron. RN=1544.
11. Christian Johann C Helbron. (Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 5 Mar 1747 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there 5 Mar 1784. RN=64.
Married Catherina Löwenbrück, daughter of Francois Ernest Löwenbrück
and Madelaine Lemery, on 19 Jul 1769 at Rettel, Moselle, France.
According to her death record, Catherina was born ca 1737 in Kemplich, Moselle,
France; she died on 18 Jan 1821 in Mondorf, Saarland, Germany. RN=65. Children:
14 i. Jacob B Helbron. Born on 26 Oct 1770 in Hilbringen; died 4
May 1853. Single; no children. RN=702.
Occupation: Priest. Pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Mondorf. Single;
no children.
15 ii. Franz
B Helbron. Born 4 Mar 1773 in
Hilbringen; died in 1862. Single; no children. RN=703. Occupation: Priest. Pastor at church in Kirschnaumen,
Moselle, France. Single; no children.
+ 16 iii. Maria Benedikta B Helbron. RN=704.
+ 17 iv. Johann Baptist B Helbron I. RN=32.
18 v. Maria Magdelena Susanne B Helbron. Born 26 Sep 1780
in Hilbringen; died 8 Aug 1785 in Hilbringen. RN=705. Single; no children.
+ 19 vi. Anna Maria B Helbron. RN=706.
Generation B
13. Johann Baptist B Helbron. (Johann Nicolas C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born ca 1770 in Hilbringen,
Saarland, Germany; died 21 Feb 1808 in Arzheim (near Koblenz),
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. RN=1544.
Marriage record indicates he was a junior officer in the military at Trier.
Married Anna Elisabetha Bernard on 6 Feb 1798 at Arzheim, Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany. RN=1624. Children:
20 i. Elisabetha A Helbron. Born 3 May 1801 at
Arzheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=1711. Descendants unknown.
16. Maria Benedikta B Helbron. (Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 27 Sep 1775 in
Hilbringen; died 10 Jul 1862 in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany. RN=704.
Married Johann
Baptist Hafner II, son of Johann Baptist Hafner I and Anna
Gertrud Gottfroy, on 9 Jun 1795 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany. He was born
26 Mar 1766 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany; died there 4 Nov 1827. RN-840. Children:
21 i. Catharina A Hafner. Born 1 Apr 1796 in
Merzig, Germany; died there 25 Nov 1858. RN=2447. Married Nikolaus
Schreiner, son of Michael Schreiner and Christine Hartfous,
date and place unknown. RN=2741.
Descendants unknown.
22 ii. Johan Baptist A Hafner III. Born 5 Apr 1798
in Merzig, Germany; died there 28 Apr 1856. RN=2448. Married Elisabeth
Kreuz, daughter of Mathias Kreuz and Anna Gertrud Guckeisen,
on 31 Jul 1821 in Mondorf, Saarland, Germany. RN=2747. Descendants unknown.
23 iii. Heinrich A Hafner. Born 27 Jul 1880 in
Merzig, Germany; died there 28 Jun 1854. RN=2449. Married Margaretha
Müller, daughter of Johann Thibeaut Müller and Johanna Schuller,
date and place unknown. RN=2753. Descendants unknown.
24 iv. Michel A Hafner. Born 8 Jun 1806 in
Merzig, Germany; died there 7 Oct 1808. RN=2550.
Single; no children.
25 v. Michael
A Hafner. Born 4 Jul 1812 in Merzig,
Germany; died in Mettlach, date unknown. RN=2593.
Occupation: Schreiner (cabinet maker). Married Margaretha Bock, daughter of Michel Bock and Anna Maria
Becker, ca 1837, place unknown. She was born 17 May 1815 in Dilligen,
Saarland, Germany; died 4 May 1870 in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany. RN=2808. Descendants unknown.
26 vi. Maria
Barbara A Hafner. Born 23 Dec 1815 in Merzig,
Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2594.
17. Johann Baptist B Helbron I. (Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 18 Nov 1777 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there 4 May 1847. RN=32. Occupation: Farmer.
Married Eva Leick, daughter of Mathias Leick and Magdelena Adam,
on 6 Feb 1809 in Hilbringen. Eva was born in Rech, Saarland, Germany on
11 Dec 1787; died in Hilbringen on 30 Jan 1858. RN=33. Children:
+ 27 i. Johann Baptist A Helbron II. RN=16.
28 ii. Anna A Helbron. Born 18 Mar 1811 in Hilbringen, Germany;
died 1 Feb 1879 in Hilbringen. RN=672.
Married Johann Kerber, son of Peter
Kerber and Maria Reuter, on 8 Feb 1831 in Mondorf, Saarland,
Germany. He was born 18 Nov 1810 in Ballern, Saarland, Germany; died
29 Apr 1846 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=808. Descendants unknown.
29 iii. Anna Maria A Helbron. Born 1 Jun 1813 in
Hilbringen, Germany; died there 16 Dec 1885. RN=673. Married Nicolas
Sellen, son of Anton Sellen and Katharina Hoffman, on
31 Jan 1837 in Hilbringen. Nicolas was born 15 Dec 1804 in Mechern and
died 23 Feb 1854 in Hilbringen. RN=806. Descendants unknown.
+ 30 iv. Franz
A Helbron. RN=674.
+ 31 v. Johann
Michel A Helbron. RN=675.
32 vi. Margarethe A Helbron. Born 7 Jan 1818 in
Hilbringen, Germany; died 20 May 1880, place unknown. RN=676. Married Joseph Dezes,
son of Johann Dezes and Maria Krämer, on 17 Jan 1844 in
Hilbringen. Joseph was born ca 1813 in Bettingen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany;
death date and place unknown. RN=807.
Descendants unknown.
+ 33 vii. Jacob A Helbron. RN=677.
34 viii. Katherine Eva A Helbron. Born 25 Nov 1824
in Hilbringen, Germany; died there 3 Dec 1825. RN=678. Single; no children.
19. Anna Maria B Helbron. (Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 30 Jan 1783 in
Hilbringen; died 9 Jan 1863 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany. RN=706.
Married Nicolas
Hartfous, son of Johann Hartfous and Margarethe Schuler, on
17 May 1808 in Hilbringen. He was born 26 Aug 1787 in Merzig, Saarland,
Germany; died there 5 Sep 1846. RN=838.
Children:
35 i. Catharina A Hartfous. Born 8 Jan 1810
in Merzig, Germany; died there 16 Nov 1879. RN=2654. Descendants
unknown.
36 ii. Johann A Hartfous. Born 6 Mar 1812 in Merzig, Germany; died
in 1883, place unknown. RN=2655. Descendants unknown.
37 iii. Johanna A Hartfous. Born 1 Apr 1814 in Merzig, Germany; death
date and place unknown. RN=2656. Married Mathias Hoffman, date and place unknown. RN=9124.
Descendants unknown.
38 iv. Johann Peter A Hartfous. Born 2 Jun 1816
in Merzig, Germany; died there 3 Feb 1820. RN=2657. Single; no children.
39 v. Elisabeth A Hartfous. Born 28 Nov 1818
in Merzig, Germany; died there 19 Apr 1858. RN=2658. Descendants
unknown.
40 vi. Peter A Hartfous. Born 13 Apr 1821 in Merzig, Germany;
death date and place unknown. RN=1406. Married Maria Weiten,
daughter of Peter Weiten and Maria Hartenstein, on 24 Oct 1857 in
Besseringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=1407. She was born 22 Sep 1836 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. Descendants
unknown.
41 vii. Nikolaus
A Hartfous. Born 4 May 1823 in Merzig,
Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2659. Descendants unknown.
42 viii. Heinrich A Hartfous. Born 5 Apr 1825
in Merzig, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2660. Descendants
unknown.
Generation A
27. Johann Baptist A Helbron II. (Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 2 Dec 1809,
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 10 Aug 1873 in Biringen, Saarland,
Germany. RN=16. Occupation: Grocer (Spezereikrämer).
Married Catherine Gerardy, daughter of Jean Jacques Gerardy and Susanne
Johannes, on 7 Sep 1835 at St. Peter's Church, Hilbringen. Catherine
born 4 Jan 1813 in Waldwisse, Moselle, France; died 22 Aug 1844 in
Hilbringen. RN=17. Children:
43 i. Jean
Jacques 1 Helbron. Born ca 1836, probably
Biringen, Germany; died 12 Jun 1919, probably in Biringen, Saarland, Germany.
Single, no children. RN=772.
Occupation: Civil Service Bookkeeper (Landeshaupt
Kassen-buchalter). No birth or death record from civil or church sources
has ever been found; birth year determined via father's civil death record; lived
in Metz and Strasbourg, Moselle, France. [NOTE: His last will
and testament provided that his body be cremated and that his ashes placed
beneath the cornice of Schloss Helbron in Biringen.]
+ 44 ii. Peter 1 Helbron. RN=773.
+ 45 iii. Johann Rudolph 1 Helbron. RN=8.
30. Franz A Helbron. (Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 3 Jan 1815 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 2 May 1890 in Schwemlingen, Saarland,
Germany. RN=674. Occupation: Farmer.
Married Margarethe Weber, daughter of Jacob Weber and Magdelena
Weiten, on 27 Jan 1840 in Schwemlingen, Saarland, Germany. RN=809. Margarethe was born 3 Apr 1819
in Schwemlingen; death date and place unknown. Children:
46 i. Jacob 1 Helbron. Born 29 Dec 1840 in Schwemlingen,
Saarland, Germany; death date unknown. RN=679.
Descendants unknown.
47 ii. Margarethe 1 Helbron. Born 11 Aug 1843
in Schwemlingen, Germany; death date unknown. RN=680. Married Ferdinand
Adolph Hopp, a widower, on 4 Dec 1862 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany. RN=812. His first marriage was to Cecelia
Henrietta de Moritz (de Maurice). RN=2600. Descendants
unknown.
48 iii. Johann Philip 1 Helbron. Born 7 Dec 1845 in
Schwemlingen, Germany; death date unknown. RN=740. Descendants unknown.
49 iv. Anna Maria 1 Helbron. Born 14 Sep 1850
in Schwemlingen, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=741.
Married Franz Basenach, son of Johann
Basenach and Anna Maria Lucas, on 1 May 1872 in Mettlach,
Saarland, Germany. Franz was born on 20 Mar 1843 in Mediolacn (Latin name for Mettlach);
death date and place unknown. RN=1004.
Descendants unknown.
50 v. Anna 1 Helbron. Born 21 Dec 1855 in Schwemlingen, Germany;
death date unknown. RN=994. Married Johann Mathias Czecholinski on 14 Oct
1880 in Schwemlingen. Johann was born in Cochem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. RN=1005. Descendants unknown.
31. Johann Michel A
Helbron. (Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C,
Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 16 Jul 1816 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there on 18 Apr 1886. RN=675. Occupation: Farmer.
Married Maria Kerber, daughter of Peter Kerber and Barbara Sellen
of Ballern, on 3 Nov 1846 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=815. Maria was born 12 Jun 1826 in
Ballern, Saarland, Germany; died after 1910 in Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany. Descendants re-located to Waldwisse, Moselle, France. Children:
51 i. Magdelena 1 Helbron. Born 5 October
1847 in Ballern, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=817. Married Peter August Martin, son of Anton Martin and Margarethe
Merdiger of Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, on 11 Jan 1870 in Hilbringen.
Peter was born 30 Oct 1840 in Mettlach; died there on 21 Aug 1901. RN=826. Descendants unknown.
+ 52 ii. Michel 1 Helbron. RN=816.
+ 53 iii. Jacob 1 Helbron. RN=818.
54 iv. Peter August 1 Helbron. Born 17 Sep 1870
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=819. Descendants unknown.
33. Jacob A Helbron. (Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 7 Jan 1820 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there 18 Dec 1894. RN=677.
Married Anna Maria Heisel, daughter of Johann Heisel and Margarethe
Abel, on 29 Aug 1849 in Hilbringen. Anna was born 24 May 1826 in
Orscholz, Saarland, Germany; died 9 May 1913 in Hilbringen. RN=813. Children:
55 i. Jacob 1 Helbron. Born 29 Apr 1850 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=681.
Descendants unknown.
Generation One
44. Peter 1 Helbron. (Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 13 Dec 1837 in
Waldwisse, Moselle, France; died 10 May 1874 in Dormagen, Westfalen, Germany. RN=773.
Occupation: Arbitrator (Friedensrichter).
No birth record
from civil or church sources has ever been found. He received a Doctorate from
the University of Heidelberg in 1861.
Married Margarethe Dormeyer about 1869, place unknown. She was born 6 Sep
1847 in Trier, Rheinland, Germany; died in Bremen, Germany on 17 Oct 1917. RN=774. Children:
+ 56 i. Jacob Joseph 2 Helbron. RN=777.
+ 57 ii. Karl-Otto Josef 2 Helbron. RN=775.
58 iii. Peter Rudolph 2 Helbron. Born 4 Jun 1874 in
Dormagen, Westfalen, Germany; died there 17 Sep 1874. RN=776. Single; no children.
45. Johann Rudolph 1 Helbron. (Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 8 Mar 1842 in
Biringen, Saarland, Germany; died 12 Jun 1912 in Shoal Creek, Logan Co., AR. RN=8. Arrived in New York (Castle
Garden) from Hamburg on 22 Jun 1868 aboard the Holsatia. Occupations: Cigarmaker, innkeeper, farmer. Listed in
1874 St. Louis City Directory as Cigarmaker. 1880 Census, St. Clair County, IL
(Marissa). Moved to Logan County, AR about 1883. 1900 Census, Logan County, AR
(Clark Twp). 1910 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp).
Married Margarethe Marguerite Heil, daughter of Mathias Heil and Barbara
Hockert, at St. Agathas Church, St. Louis, MO on 11 Feb 1873. Marguerite,
as she was known, was born 6 Feb 1850 in Schwemlingen, Saarland, Germany; died
28 May 1941 in Shoal Creek, AR. RN=9.
Emigrated, along with her family, to the U.S. aboard the Germania,
arriving in New York from Rotterdam on 5 Aug 1864. Both Rudolph and Marguerite
are buried at St. Scholastica Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR. Children:
59 i. Amalia Barbara 2 Helbron. Born 28 Aug 1873
in St. Louis, MO; died 1 Aug 1908 in Shoal Creek, Logan Co., AR. RN=596. Single, no children. She is
buried at St. Scholastica Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR. Occupation:
Housekeeper. 1880 Census, St. Clair County, IL (Marissa). 1900 Census, Logan
County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp).
60 ii. Maria
Katharina 2 Helbron. Born ca 1875 in St. Louis,
MO; died there 12 Aug 1876. RN=597.
Single; no children.
61 iii. Bertha 2 Helbron. Born 17 Sep 1877, probably in St. Louis, MO; died 17 Aug 1903
in Shoal Creek, AR. RN=598. She is
buried at St. Scholastica Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR. Single, no
children. Occupation: Housekeeper. 1880 Census, St. Clair County, IL (Marissa).
1900 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp).
62 iv. Margaretta Gertrud 2 Helbron. Born 14 Jan 1880
in Marissa, IL; died 9 Nov 1881 in St. Louis, MO. RN=599. [NOTE: Presumed to have been buried in in
St. Louis, but no gravesite has ever been located.] Single; no children.
+ 63 v. John Jacob 2 Helbron. RN=4.
+ 64 vi. Rudolph George 2 Helbron. RN=600.
+ 65 vii. Mathias Joseph 2 Helbron. RN=602.
+ 66 viii. Marie Catherine 2 Helbron. RN=601.
52. Michel 1 Helbron. (Johann
Michel A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 18 Jun 1853 in
Ballern, Saarland, Germany; died 27 Aug 1934 in Waldwisse, Moselle,
France. RN=816.
Married Anna Etringer, daughter of Pierre Etringer and Magdelena
Pauly, on 11 Feb 1879 in Waldwisse, Moselle, France. Anna was born on 24
Jun 1856 in Waldwisse; died there on 24 Jan 1919. RN=820. Both Michel and Anna are buried in the Helbron Crypt in
Waldwisse. Children:
67 i. Maria Louise Josephine 2 Helbron. Born 1884 in
Waldwisse, Moselle, France; died there in 1960. RN=821. She is buried in the Helbron Crypt in Waldwisse. Single; no
children.
68 ii. Heinrich
2 Helbron. Born 27 Apr 1894 in
Waldwisse, Moselle, France; killed in the Ardennes, Belgium/France during WWI
on 19 Oct 1917. RN=822. He is
buried in the Helbron Crypt in Waldwisse. Single; no children.
69 iii. Anne Marie 2 Helbron. Born 22 Oct 1879
in Waldwisse, Moselle, France; death date unknown. RN=823. Descendants unknown.
70 iv. Alfred 2 Helbron. Born 1887 in
Waldwisse, Moselle, France; died there in 1982. RN=824. Married Yvette Houlé;
date unknown. RN=825. Yvette was
born 1898 in Waldwisse; died there in 1966. Both Alfred and Yvette are buried
in the Helbron Crypt in Waldwisse. Descendants unknown.
53. Jacob 1 Helbron. (Johann Michel A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 9
Aug 1861 in Hilbringen, Germany; died 28 Mar 1947 in Waldwisse, Moselle,
France. RN=818.
Married
Elisabeth Louise Etringer,
daughter of Pierre Etringer and Magdelena Pauly, in Waldwisse,
Moselle, France; date unknown. Louise was born 29 Feb 1860 in Waldwisse; died
there 15 May 1930. RN=827. Both Jacob and Louise are buried
in the Helbron Crypt in Waldwisse. She was probably a younger sister of Anna
Etringer (RN=820). Children:
71 i. Anna Maria Aloys 2 Helbron. Born 2 Jul 1895 in
Waldwisse, Moselle, France; died 21 Sep 1978, probably Waldwisse. RN=828. Descendants unknown.
+ 72 ii. August 2 Helbron. RN=829.
Generation Two
56. Jacob Joseph 2 Helbron. (Peter 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 29 Sep 1871 in Waxweiler,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 10 Aug 1945 in Bremen. RN=777. Occupation: Physician.
Married Johanne Schultze 30 May
1906 in Bremen, Germany. Johanne was born 6 Jan 1888 in Bremen; died there on 3
Oct 1978. RN=798. Children:
73 i. Rolf-Heinrich 3 Helbron. Born 5 Jun 1907 in
Bremen, Germany; killed during World War II on 9 Jun 1940 in either France
or Belgium; buried at the German cemetery at
Noyers-Pont-Maugis, Ardennes, France (near Beaumont, Belgium). RN=781.
Occupation: County Court Attorney (Amtsgerichtsrat).
Married Malena Werbe ca 1939 in
Bremen. RN=782. No children.
74 ii. Karl-Otto 3 Helbron. Born 5 Dec 1909 in
Bremen, Germany; died there 19 May 1973. RN=783.
Occupation: Physician. Married Annaliese
Ebert 14 Sep 1936 in Bremen. RN=784.
Annaliese died in Bremen in 1990. No children.
+ 75 iii. Hans 3 Helbron. RN=786.
76 iv. Wolfgang
3 Helbron. Born 12 Jul 1916 in Bremen,
Germany; died there 25 Mar 1982. RN=785. Occupation: Merchant. Captain in the German Army during
WWII and highly decorated. Single; no children.
57. Karl-Otto
Joseph 2 Helbron. (Peter 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 26 Mar 1873 in Dormagen, Westfalen, Germany; died on 30 May
1945 in Ferch (near Berlin), Brandenburg, Germany. RN=775. Occupation:
Ophthalmologist. [NOTE: He was a gun collector; when the Soviets
took Berlin in 1945, they forbade private citizens to own guns; he hid his
collection but it was found; rather than risk execution, he took a suicide
pill.]
Married
Hanna Strohmeyer in 1905.
Birth/death dates/places unknown. RN=778.
Children:
77 i. Hans Peter 3 Helbron. Born 1906; died
1920. RN=779. Single; no children.
78 ii. Rudolph Hermann 3 Helbron. Born 2 Jul 1916;
last known to be living in Berlin, Germany. RN=780. Married a Lilly ?.
No children.
63. John Jacob Jake 2 Helbron. (Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A,
Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C,
Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 26 Feb 1882 in
St. Louis, MO; died 19 Dec 1945 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR. RN=4. Moved to Little Rock, AR ca 1923.
Occupations: Farmer, butcher, general contractor. 1880 Census, St. Clair
County, IL (Marissa). 1900 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp). 1910
Census, Logan County, AR (River Twp). 1920 Census, Johnson County, AR (Ward
Twp).
Married Maria Theresia Smreker, daughter of Stephan Smrekar and Pauline
Beske, at St. Benedicts Church, Subiaco, AR on 19 Dec 1907. Theresia was
born 19 Feb 1882 in Spielerville, AR; died 19 Mar 1968 in Little Rock, AR.
RN=5. Both Jacob and Theresia are
buried at Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock, AR. Children:
+ 79 i. John Rudolph 3 Helbron. RN=2.
80 ii. Leonard Mathias 3 Helbron. Born 19 Oct 1911
in Shoal Creek, AR; died 12 Mar 1913 in Hartman, Johnson Co., AR. RN=575. Single, no children. Buried at
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Hartman, Johnson Co., AR.
64. Rudolph Ralph George 2 Helbron. (Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A,
Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C,
Peter Johann D,
Johann Grandill E).
Born 1 Jun 1884 in Shoal Creek, AR; killed in an automobile accident on
21 Aug 1927 near Frankfort, Clinton Co., IN. RN=600. Buried at St. Scholastica Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co.,
AR. Occupation: Bond dealer. Actually counted twice in the 1900 Census, Logan
County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp and Clark Twp).
Married Alvena Ophelia Schuh on 6 Nov 1906 in Clarksville, AR; divorced in
Sep 1926. Alvena was born 31 Mar 1888 in Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR;
died Oct 1974 in Yucaipa, San Bernadino Co., CA. RN=746. Children:
+ 81 i. Marguerite Marge Alvena 3 Helbron. RN=748.
+ 82 ii. Rudolph Frederick 3 Helbron. RN=747.
65. Mathias Matt Joseph 2 Helbron. (Johann Rudolph 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 14 May 1890 in Shoal
Creek, Logan Co., AR; died 20 Jan 1989 in Ontario, San Bernadino Co., CA. RN=602. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery,
Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA. Twin of RN-601.
[NOTE: He moved for a while to Southern California in the
1920s as therapy for tuberculosis.] 1900 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal
Creek Twp). 1910 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp).
Married (1) Caroline Verkamp, daughter of Herman J. and Katrina (?)
Verkamp, in Sep 1938 at Sacred Heart Church, Charleston, Logan Co., AR.
Caroline was born 15 Apr 1897 in Newton Co., MO; died 19 Mar 1946 in
Paris, Logan Co., AR. RN=758. Buried
at St. Scholasticas Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR
83 i. Bertha Marie 3 Helbron. Born 11 Jun 1939
in Shoal Creek, Logan Co., AR; living. RN=760.
Married Terry Eugene Mason on 4 Dec
1971 in Monterey Park, Los Angeles Co., CA. RN=761. Known to have had two boys, names unknown. Descendants
unknown.
Married (2) Margaret
Marie (née Meacham) Gambel at St.
Scholasticas Church, Shoal Creek, AR on 23 Jul 1948. Margaret was born
25 Jan 1906 in Tulsa, OK; died 7 Jan 1978 in Monterey Park, Los Angeles
Co., CA. RN=759. Buried at
Resurrection Cemetery, Monterey Park, Los Angeles Co., CA. No children.
66. Marie Catherine 2 Helbron. (Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A,
Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C,
Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 14 May 1890 in Shoal
Creek, Logan Co., AR; died 6 Jul 1975 in North Little Rock, Pulaski Co.,
AR. RN=601. Twin of RN=602. 1900 Census, Logan County, AR
(Shoal Creek Twp). 1910 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp).
Married Joseph William Schmidt, Sr.,
son of Johann Schmidt and Gertrud Wilters, at St. Scholasticas Church,
Shoal Creek, AR on 19 Oct 1909. RN=762.
Joseph was born in 1883, probably in Shoal Creek, AR; died in an automobile
accident on 17 Sep 1934 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR. Occupation: Farmer.
1910 Census, Logan County, AR (Shoal Creek Twp). Both Marie and Joseph are
buried at St. Scholasticas Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR. Children:
84 i. Margaret 3 Schmidt. Born 12 Jan 1910 in Shoal Creek, AR; died
27 Jun 1989 in Hot Springs, AR. RN=763.
Married Worley Herbert Shahan,
date and place unknown. RN=6458. He was born 27 Sep 1910 in Grinnell,
Poweshiek Co., IA; died 20 Feb 1988 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR.
Descendants unknown.
85 ii. Joseph
William 3 Schmidt, Jr. Born 1912 in Shoal Creek,
AR. RN=764. Descendants unknown.
86 iii. John Jacob 3 Schmidt. Born 13 Nov 1914
in Shoal Creek, AR; died 12 Nov 1944 in Little Rock, AR. RN=765. Buried at St. Scholasticas
Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR. Descendants unknown.
87 iv. Gertrude M.3 Schmidt. Born 2 Sep 1917 in
Shoal Creek, AR; died 6 Aug 1998 in North Little Rock, AR. RN=766. Married John R. Witkowski on 21 Dec 1938 in Saline Co. AR. RN=6708.
Both Gertrude and John are buried at Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock, AR.
Descendants unknown.
88 v. Rudolph 3 Schmidt. Born 1918 in Shoal Creek, AR. RN=767. Descendants unknown.
89 vi. Richard Henry 3 Schmidt. Born 13 Nov 1922
in Shoal Creek, AR; died 12 Nov 1994, place unknown. RN=768. Buried at St. Scholastica Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co.,
AR. Descendants unknown.
90 vii. Bernard 3 Schmidt. Born 14 Sep 1925 in Shoal Creek, AR; died
Jul 1971, place unknown. RN=769.
Descendants unknown.
91 viii. Amelia T. 3 Schmidt. Born 24 Feb 1928 in Shoal Creek, AR; died
22 Sep 1995 in Little Rock, AR. RN=1808.
Married Thomas Karam, date and place
unknown. RN=2101. Tommy was born 26
Jan 1921 in Lake Village, Chicot Co., AR; died Aug 1985 in Little Rock, AR.
Descendants unknown.
92 ix. Rose M.3 Schmidt. Born 15 Dec 1930 in Shoal Creek, AR; death
date and place unknown but buried at St. Scholastica Cemetery, Shoal Creek, AR.
RN=771. Married a Stinson. Descendants unknown.
93 x. Mildred 3 Schmidt. Born after 1930 in Shoal Creek, AR. RN=770. Descendants unknown.
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72. August 2 Helbron. (Jacob 1,
Johann Michel A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 31 Mar 1890 in
Waldwisse, Moselle, France; died there 25 Dec 1967. RN=829.
Married Marguerite Bassompierre,
date and place unknown. She was born 23 Jun 1903 in Waldwisse, France;
died there 22 Nov 1969. RN=830. Both
August and Marguerite are buried in the Helbron Crypt in Waldwisse. Children:
+ 94 i. Monique 3 Helbron. RN=831.
Generation Three
75. Dr. phil. Hans 3 Helbron. (Jacob Joseph 2, Peter 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 7 Sep 1911 in
Bremen, Germany; died there 1 May 1988. RN=786.
Occupation: High School Principal (Studiendirektor).
Married
Ingeborg Löre Seiche, daughter of Anton Seiche
and Anni Meta Pickenpack, on 1 Mar 1945 in Wisch,
Niedersachsen, Germany. RN=787. Inge was born in Wisch on
20 Sep 1925; living. Children:
+ 95 i. Peter 4 Helbron. RN=788.
96 ii. Jean Michael 4 Helbron. Born 25 Jan 1950
in Bremen, Germany; living. RN=795.
Occupation: Bank loan officer. Single; no children.
>+ 97 iii. Stefan
4 Helbron. RN=796.
79. John Rudolph 3 Helbron. (John Jacob 2,
Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A,
Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C,
Peter Johann D,
Johann Grandill E).
Born 29 Oct 1908 in Shoal Creek, Logan Co., AR; died 3 May 1980 in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. RN=2. Occupations:
Railway clerk, grocer, frozen food buyer. 1910 Census, Logan County, AR (River
Twp). 1920 Census, Johnson County, AR (Ward Twp). Attended Subiaco Academy for
one term in 1923, then moved to Little Rock.
Married (1) Nellie Voil Best, daughter of Robert Marion Best and Ida
Josephine Herndon, on 31 Oct 1937 at St. Edwards Church, Little Rock,
Pulaski Co., AR. Nellie was born 29 Nov 1914 in Alexander, Pulaski Co.,
AR; died 1 Sep 1978 in Little Rock, AR. RN=3. Occupations: Telephone operator, salesperson, mail room
supervisor. Both John and Nellie are buried at Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock,
Pulaski Co., AR. Children:
>+ 98 i. John
William 4 Helbron. RN=1.
>+ 99 ii. Mary
Nell 4 Helbron. RN=571.
Married (2) Zita Marie
DeClerk Byrne, widow of Leo Byrne,
on 13 Jan 1980 in Little Rock, AR. RN=511.
Zita was born 27 Jun 1905 in Pocohantas, Randolph Co., AR; died 26 Jun 1999 in
Little Rock, AR. No children.
81. Marguerite Marge Alvena 3 Helbron. (Rudolph George 2,
Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 17 Oct 1908 in Ft. Smith,
AR; died 13 Feb 1998 in Huntington Beach, Orange Co., CA. RN=748.
Married Uriel S. Hobbs in 1934 in San Bernadino, California. Uriel was born
30 Nov 1910 in Oklahoma; died Sep 1967 in Prescott, Yavapai Co., AZ. RN=755. Children:
+ 100 i. Joan Marguerite 4 Hobbs. RN=756.
82. Rudolph (Ralph) Frederick 3 Billy
Helbron.
(Rudolph George 2,
Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 12 Feb 1912 in Ft.
Smith, AR; died 4 Sep 2000 in Redlands, San Bernadino Co., CA. RN=747.
Married Lota
Anita Varner on 25 Jan 1936; place unknown. Anita was born 19 Jun 1910
in Kaweah, Tulare Co., CA. Living. RN=753.
One child:
+ 101 i. William Ronald 4 Helbron, D.D.S. RN=749.
94. Monique 3 Helbron. (August 2,
Jacob 1, Johann Michel A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born in Waldwisse,
France, date unknown; died there in 2007. RN=831.
Married Antoine August Pitsch in Waldwisse; date unknown. Birth date and place
unknown; last known to be living in Waldwisse. RN=832. Children:
102 i. Christian 4 Pitsch. Born in Wladwisse, France; date unknown. RN=833. Married; last known to be
living in Paris, France. Descendants unknown.
103 ii. Jean-Luc 4 Pitsch. RN=834. Born in
Waldwisse, France; date unknown. Single; last known in 1992 to be living in St.
Jeoire, France, near Geneva, Switzerland.
104 iii. Marie Claire 4 Pitsch. Born in Waldwisse, France; date unknown. RN=835. Married; no further information
available.
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Generation Four
95. Peter 4 Helbron. (Hans 3,
Jacob Joseph 2, Peter 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 28 Nov 1945 in Bremen,
Germany; living. RN=788. Occupation:
Corporate Attorney.
Married Dr. med. Dagmar Mechtild Meyer on 10 Aug 1972 in Bremen. Dagmar was
born in Bremen on 27 Jun 1947. RN=789.
Occupation: Physician. Children:
+ 105 i. Hanja 5 Helbron. RN=790.
106 ii. Hendricke 5 Helbron. Born 24 Feb 1976 in Molfsee, Germany;
living. RN=791. Single; no children.
107 iii. Marlena 5 Helbron. Born 21 Jan 1979 in Molfsee, Germany;
living. RN=792. Single; no children.
108 iv. Per-Ulrik 5 Helbron. Born 20 Mar 1981 in Molfsee, Germany;
living. RN=793. Single; no children.
109 v. Kai-Torben 5 Helbron. Born 3 Aug 1984 in
Molfsee, Germany; living. RN=794.
Single; no children.
97. Stefan 4 Helbron. (Hans 3,
Jacob Joseph 2, Peter 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 11 Jun 1957 in
Bremen, Germany; living. RN=796.
Occupation: Physicist.
Married Elke Houben on 11 Apr 1992 in Bremen. Elke was born 17 Aug 1956 in
Hamburg, Germany; living. RN=797.
Children:
110 i. Torsten 5 Helbron. Born 10 Sep 1992 in Bremen, Germany;
living. RN=951. Single; no children.
111 ii. Svenja 5 Helbron. Born 18 Apr 1995 in
Sottrum, Germany; living. RN=2507. Single; no children.
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98. John William 4 Helbron. (John Rudolph 3,
John Jacob 2, Johann Rudolph 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 2 Dec 1939 in Little
Rock, AR; living. RN=1. Occupations:
Naval Officer (retired in 1982 as Lieutenant Commander after 20 years of active
and reserve service); physicist, project engineer (retired in 1997); author.
Married Joyce Marie Helizon, daughter of Walter Helizon and Millie
Marie Cole, in Chicago, Cook Co., IL on 13 Jul 1968. Joyce was born
4 Jul 1945 in San Angelo, Tom Greene Co., TX; living. RN=514. Children:
112 i. James Russell 5 Helbron. Born 12 Oct 1975,
Upland, CA; living. RN=512. Single;
no children.
99. Mary Nell 4 Helbron. (John Rudolph 3, John Jacob 2, Johann Rudolph 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 1 Jun 1943 in Little
Rock, AR; living. RN=571.
Occupation: Secondary school teacher.
Married Coy Clifton Kaylor II, son of Coy Clifton Kaylor I, M.D. and
Carol Miller, on 21Aug 1965 at St. Andrews Church, Little Rock, AR. Coy
was born 8 Oct 1943 in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND; died 7 Dec 2000 in
Fayetteville, AR. RN=572.
Occupations: Stock broker, restauranteur. Divorced Jul 1999 in Fayetteville,
Washington Co., AR. Children:
113 i. Kimberly Ann 5 Kaylor. Born 27 Feb 1967 in
Memphis, TN; living. RN=573. Married
(1) Marcus Mark Gayle Richardson
on 28 Apr 1996 in Fayetteville, AR. RN=2436.
Mark was born 11 Jul 1950 in Fayetteville, AR. Divorced. No children.
Married (2) Christopher Chris Carnahan on 27 Aug 2008 in Rogers,
AR. RN=8684. No children.
114 ii. Coy Clifton 5 Kaylor III. Born 6 Feb 1969
in Fayetteville, AR; living. RN=574.
Married (1) Kim Romero on 30 Jun 2001 in Tontitown, Washington Co.,
AR. RN=4271. Divorced. No children. Married (2) Jay Jenine Morrison
on 31 Dec 2008 in Bentonville, Benton Co., AR. RN=8956. No children.
100. Joan Marguerite 4 Hobbs. (Marguerite Alvena 3, Rudolph George 2, Johann Rudolph 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 13 Mar 1936 in
Fullerton, Orange Co., CA; living. RN=756.
Married Baker Leon Guthrie on 29 Aug 1959 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV. RN=757. Baker was born 26 Aug 1936
in Pettit, Hockley Co., TX. Children:
+ 115 i. Jill
Marie 5 Guthrie. RN=2433.
116 ii. Gail
Lee 5 Guthrie. Born 21 Oct 1965
in Westminster, Orange Co., CA; living. RN=2434.
Married Darrell L. Hall on 21 Mar 1970 in Los Angeles, CA. RN=9125.
Descendants unknown.
101. William Ronald 4 Helbron,
D.D.S.
(Rudolph Frederick 3,
Rudolph George 2,
Johann Rudolph 1,
Johann Baptist II A,
Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C,
Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 21 May 1938 in
San Bernadino, San Bernadino Co., CA; living. RN=749. Occupation: Dentist.
Married Nikki Rae Lane in Hollywood, CA on 6 Apr 1963. She was born 18 Feb
1938 in Los Angeles, CA. RN=754.
Children:
117 i. Connie Dorae 5 Helbron. Born 1 Feb 1964 in
Stuttgart, Germany; died 26 Nov 1973 in Redlands, CA. RN=750. Single; no children.
118 ii Karyn Michele 5 Helbron. Born 24 Jan 1966 in Redlands, CA; living. RN=751. Married Valery Dimitry Kasvin on 31 May 1996 in Honolulu, HI. RN=2431. Valery was born 25 Jun 1964 in
Moscow, Russia. No known children.
+ 119 iii. Kristine
Alane 5 Helbron. RN=752.
Generation Five
105. Hanja 5 Helbron. (Peter 4, Hans 3, Jacob Joseph 2, Peter 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B, Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 23 Aug 1974 in
Molfsee, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. RN=790.
Married Dr. Volker
Stelljes in May 2004 in Molfsee, Germany. RN=5020. Children:
120 i. Kaja 5 Stelljes. Born 25 Jul 2004 in Germany. RN=7886. Single; no children.
121 ii. Hennike 5 Stelljes. Born TBD in Germany. RN=7887. Single; no children.
115. Jill Marie 5
Guthrie. (Joan Marguerite 4, Marguerite Alvena 3,
Rudolph George 2, Johann Rudolph 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born
26 Sep 1963 in Westminster, Orange Co., CA; living. RN=2433.
Married David Scott Lee Fetherolf on 14 May 1988 in Huntington Beach, CA. RN=2435. David was born 21 Mar
1963 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH; living. Children:
122 i. Jacob Scott 5 Fetherolf. Born 16 Dec 1994
in Mission Viejo, CA. RN=2438.
Single; no children.
123 ii Sydnie Nicole 5 Fetherolf. Born 9 Apr 1996
in Mission Viejo, CA. RN=2439.
Single; no children.
119. Kristine Alane 5
Helbron. (William Ronald 4, Rudolph Frederick 3,
Rudolph George 2, Johann Rudolph 1, Johann Baptist II A, Johann Baptist I B,
Christian Johann C, Peter Johann D, Johann Grandill E). Born 26
Sep 1963 in Westminster, Orange Co., CA. RN=2433.
Married John Charles Andrew West on 17 Jul 1993 in Redlands, San Bernadino
Co., CA. RN=2102. Children:
124 i. Hana Nijole 5 West. Born 14 Apr 1996 in
Escondido, San Diego Co., CA. RN=2432.
Single; no children.
125 ii. Anya Karin 5 West. Born 25 Oct 1999 in Sunnydale, Santa Clara Co., CA. RN=3955. Single; no children.
Unconnected Families
The following individuals have ties to the Hilbringen main line Helbron families, but no known evidence exists to link them to any specific family. A special nomenclature using a U as a prefix is used to avoid any confusion with the connected families. Generations are arbitrary.
Generation D
U?. Johann Nikolaus D
Helbron. Birth
date and place unknown but probably ca 1710; died 29 Jul 1790 in Hilbringen,
Saarland, Germany. RN=2450.
Occupation: notary (Notar), attorney (Prokurator), in 1747, Clerk
of the Court (Gerichtsschreiber).
Married
(1) Maria Margarethe Burstgens
on 15 Feb 1733 in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. RN=2451.
Birth date and place unknown; died 4 Dec 1796, place unknown. Children:
U2 i. Peter August C Helbron. Born 3 Dec 1734 in
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2452.
Descendants unknown.
U3 ii. Paul Jacob C Helbron. Born 29 Nov 1736
in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2453.
Descendants unknown.
U4 iii. Claudius Heinrich C Helbron. Born 18 Feb 1738
in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 20 Jun 1802, place unknown. RN=2454. Occupation: Franciscan priest. Single; no
children.
U5 iv. Johann Adam C Helbron. Born 15 Dec 1739
in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 18 Jul 1810 in Reimsbach, Saarland,
Germany. RN=2455. Occupation: Carmelite priest.
Single; no children.
U6 v. Johann Baptist C Helbron. Born ca 1740 in
Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2456. Descendants unknown.
U7 vi. Maria Nicola C Helbron. Born 19 Sep 1741
in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2457. Descendants unknown.
U8 vii. Johann Carl C Helbron. Born 28 Jan 1744
in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2458.
Descendants unknown.
Married
(2) Maria Magdelena Johannes
in 1747 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=2459.
Maria died 4 Dec 1796 in Hilbringen. Children:
U9 i. Anna Maria C Helbron. Born 17 Sep 1747 in
Hilbringen Saarland, Germany; died 27 Aug 1804 in Hilbringen. RN=2460.
Married Johann Macquart on 9 Jan 1772 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany. RN=2472. Descendants unknown.
U10 ii. Johann C Helbron. Born 10 Apr 1749 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2461. Descendants unknown.
U11 iii. Nikolaus C Helbron. Born 13 Jun 1751
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2462. Descendants unknown.
+ U12 iv. Johann Nepomuk C Helbron. RN=2463.
+ U13 v. Maria Catharina C Helbron. RN=2464.
+ U14 vi. Maria Magdelena C Helbron. RN=2465.
U15 vii. Johann Jacob C Helbron. Born 18 Feb 1758
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2466. Descendants unknown.
U16 viii. Johann Heinrich C
Helbron. Born
12 Feb 1760 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2467.
Descendants unknown.
U18 ix. Johanna Elisabeth C Helbron. Born 12 Aug 1762
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2468.
Twin of RN=2469. Descendants unknown.
U19 x. Anna Juliana C Helbron. Born 12 Aug 1762
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2469. Twin of RN=2468. Married Johann Jörg
Junk on 10 Jan 1792 in Hilbringen. RN=2505. Birth date and place
unknown; died 5 May 1820 in Wallerfangen, Saarland, Germany. Descendants
unknown.
U20 xi. Anna Maria C Helbron. Born 28 Jul 1765
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2470. Descendants unknown.
U21 xii. Angela C Helbron. Born 8 Apr 1767 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2471.
Married Nikolaus Köhler on 3 May 1791 in Itzbach, Saarland, Germany. RN=2506.
Descendants unknown.
U?. Johann Mathias D Helbron. Born ca 1712 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 16 Aug 1790, place unknown. RN=729.
Married Maria
Magdelene Gottlieb, daughter of Franz Ludwig Gottlieb of Trier, on
25 Aug 1732 in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. RN=1710. Maria was born ca 1708 in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
and died 5 May 1787 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=2609.
Children:
U22 i. Franz Ludwig C Helbron. Born 30 Jun 1733
in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2591.
Descendants unknown.
U23 ii. Mathias B Helbron. Born 18 Oct 1736, probably in Hilbringen;
death date and place unknown. RN=2610. Descendants unknown.
U24 iii. Johann Baptist C Helbron. Born 15 Oct 1737,
probably in Hilbringen; died 1794, probably in Trier. RN=2653. Married
(1) Margaretha Döll on 8 Nov 1774, place unknown. RN=3958.
Descendants unknown. Married (2) Anna Maria Antonia Heydrich on 12 Sep
1789 in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. RN=3957. No known children.
U25 iv. Rev. Peter C Helbron. Born 9 Jul 1739 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 24 Apr 1816, Carlisle, Cumberland Co.,
PA. Buried near the sacristy at St. Patricks Church in Carlisle, PA. RN=1707. Occupation: Capuchin Priest.
Missionary to the U.S.; arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam aboard the Dorothea on 17 Oct 1787. Ministered
in Philadelphia until 1799, then ministered in Western Pennsylvania until his
death. 1790 Census, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Hereford Township. 1800 Census,
Westmoreland County, Union Township. 1810 Census, Westmoreland County, Unity
Township. Single; no children.
U26 v. Margarethe C Helbron. Born 31 Aug 1742
in Hilbringen; death date and place unknown. RN=2607. Descendants unknown.
U27 vi. Rev.
Carl Andreas C Helbron. Born 8 May 1746 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 28 Nov 1793 in Bayonne, France. RN=1708. Occupation: Capuchin Priest.
Missionary to the U.S.; arrived with his brother Peter in Philadelphia in 1787.
Ministered in Lancaster and Philadelphia until 1791 when he sailed to Europe to
obtain funds for his missionary church. Was pastor of Church in Anglet, France
(near Bayonne) at the time of the French Revolution. He was guillotined for
failure to close his church. Single; no children.
U28 vii. Anna Maria Catharina Barbara C Helbron. Born 14 Aug 1755
in Hilbringen; death date and place unknown. ca 1746 and died 25 Nov 1793.
RN=2608. Descendants unknown.
Generation C
U?. Johann C Helbron. Birth and death dates
unknown; lived in Trier. RN=1712.
Married Margarethe
Diel; date unknown. RN=1713.
Children:
+ U29 i. Karl B Helbron. RN=1714.
U?. Johann Nepomuk C Helbron. (Johann Nikolas D). Born 8 Feb 1753 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there 20 Aug 1784. RN=2463.
Married
(1) Johanna Deising, daughter of Johann Adam Deising and Eva
Zimmer, on 11 Jan 1776 in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany. RN=2486. She
was born 9 Nov 1750 in Wellingen, Saarland, Germany; died 19 Nov 1778 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. Children:
U30 i. Johann Baptist B Helbron. Born 20 Mar 1776
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2489.
Descendants unknown.
U31 ii. Mathias Joseph Christof B Helbron. Born 9 Nov 1778 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died there 20 Nov 1778. RN=2490. Single;
no children.
Married
(2) Magdelena Kieffer, daughter of Nikolaus Kieffer and Catharina
Dolvet, on 27 Apr 1783 in Büdingen, Saarland, Germany. RN=2491. She
was born 9 Nov 1750 in Wellingen, Saarland, Germany; died 18 Apr 1875 in
Wellingen, Saarland, Germany. Children:
U32 i. Nikolaus C Helbron. Born 20 Aug 1784
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 18 Apr 1785 in Büdingen, Saarland,
Germany. RN=2492. Single; no children.
U?. Maria
Catharina C Helbron. (Johann Nikolas D). Born 15 Nov 1754 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany; died there 4 Dec 1811. RN=2464.
Married Peter Zenner, son of Johann Zenner
and Maria Leinen, on 1 May 1788 in Hilbringen, Sarland, Germany. RN=2495.
He was born 1 Jun 1759 in Ballern, Saarland, Germany; died 30 Oct 1813 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. Children:
U33 i. Anna B Zenner. Born 6 Aug 1788 in Ballern, Saarland,
Germany; died there 21 Apr 1815. RN=2498. Married Johann Peter Berger
on 12 Jul 1814 in Ballern. He was born 14 Mar 1785 in Brotdorf, Saarland,
Germany; died 8 Dec 1862 in Ballern. No children.
U34 ii. Angela B Zenner. Born 11 Aug 1790 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2499. Descendants unknown.
U35 iii. Anna B Zenner. Born 24 Feb 1794 in Hilbringen, Saarland,
Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2500. Descendants unknown.
+ U36 iv. Peter B Zenner. RN=2501.
U?. Maria
Magdelena C Helbron. (Johann Nikolas D). Born 1 Apr 1756 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date and place unknown. RN=2465.
Married (1) Johann
Lejune on 11 Feb 1782 in Hilbringen. RN=2502. He was born 17 Mar
1752 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany; died 12 Nov 1791 in Hilbringen.
Children:
U37 i. Michael B Lejune. Born 25 Jan 1789 in Hilbringen; died there
18 Apr 1860. RN=2503.
Married (2) Jakob Jacobi on 21 May 1793 in
Hilbringen. RN=2504. Descendants unknown.
Generation B
U?. Karl B Helbron. (Johann C). Born ca 1790, place
unknown; death date and place unknown. RN=1714.
Occupation: Senior Forestry Official (Supremi
silvarum praefecti).
Married Augusta
de Gaertner, daughter of Baron D. de Gaertner and Augusta
Wilbrand, in Aug 1819 in Dousemond (now Brauneberg), Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany. RN=1715. Children:
+ U38 i. Franz Hugo Karl A Helbron. RN=1716.
U39 ii. Thecla A Helbron. Born 14 Dec 1828 in
Mülheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 18 Dec 1828 in Mülheim. RN=1717. Single; no children.
U40 iii. Carolina A Helbron. Born 14 Dec 1828
in Mülheim; died 9 Jan 1829 in Mülheim. RN=1718.
Single; no children.
U?. Peter B Zenner. (Maria Helbron Zenner C, Johann Nikolas D). Born 23 Jul 1799 in
Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died in Mechern, Saarland, Germany, date
unknown. RN=2501.
Married Married Magdelena Zähren 6 Feb 1826 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=8287. Children:
U41 i. Katharina A Zenner. Born 31 Dec 1827 in
Mechern; death date and place unknown. RN=8288.
Descendants unknown.
U42 ii. Michael A Zenner. Born 13 Mar 1831 in Mechern; death date and
place unknown. RN=8289. Married Barbara
Leinen on 31 Jan 1856 in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany. RN=8290.
She was born 30 Jan 1830 in Schwemlingen, Saarland, Germany; died 29 Jul 1886
in Mechern. Descendants unknown.
Generation A
U?. Franz Hugo Karl A Helbron. (Karl B, Johann C). Born 2 Dec 1820 in
Mülheim, Rheinland, Germany; death date unknown. RN=1716. No further details known but thought to have had at least
one child:
+ U43 i. Karl
1 Helbron. RN=1719.
Generation 1
U?. Karl 1 Helbron. (Franz Hugo Karl A, Karl B, Johann C). Born ca 1850
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; died 11 May 1920 in Hilbringen. RN=1719. [NOTE: Only
Helbron tombstone found in Hilbringen cemetery in 1984 was a double marker for
Karl and Josefine.]
Married Josefine
Botz on 30 Apr 1890 in Saarburg, Rheinland, Germany. RN=1720. Children:
U44 i. Emma 2 Helbron. RN=1721.
Born in Hilbringen; date unknown; death date and place unknown. Married Mathias Wiesen in Hilbringen on 8 Nov
1910. RN=1723. Descendants unknown.
Double tombstone found in Hilbringen Cemetery in 1984, but no dates were
inscribed.
U45 ii. Maria Josefine 2 Helbron. Born 23 Feb 1891
in Hilbringen, Saarland, Germany; death date unknown. RN=1722. No further information.