ROANE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA 
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@aol.com
November 28, 1999
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History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927
William H. Bishop, Esq.

p. 546

HELMIC: Of Hollywood of Sandy. Abram White Helmic and Bertha (Skidmore), his wife,
were married on Big Laurel in what is now Clay County, came and settled on Holly­wood of
Sandy, about the year 1856, having with them their six chil­dren; five more children were born
to them after coming to Hollywood. The names of these children as given by Albert Helmic,
from his memory (1926) are: Lillie Jane, wife of Arthur White, of Geary; Alliene and Oliver,
both of whom died in youth; Miranda, died at about thirty-five; Albert, first mentioned; Lorania,
who married Thomas Combs of head of Spring Creek; Caroline, died in youth; Asa, who
married Nancy, daughter of Granville Lance, of Roane County; Almeda, wife of Shelton West,
both died in Clay County; Salathial, married Katherine Brannon, died leaving two children; and
Nathan, who married Fannie Waugh; of ihis marriage came a large family, now living about
Charleston, West Vir­ginia. Nathan died at or near Columbus, Ohio. Albert Helmic, of the
foregoing family of Abram and Bertha (Skid- more), married Sarah J. a daughter of John Conley
of upper Sandy, year 1876; settled on Hollywood and made their home of part of the old family
lands; to Albert and Sarah J. were born there, seven daugh­ters and two sons, named as follows:
Rosie, wife of Gus Wilmoth, near Newton. Ellen, wife of Samuel Tawney, of upper Geary,
died. Louisa, wife of Thos. Brannon. Parthena was wife of Weck Drake, she being now dead.
Millie, wife of Aimer Elmore; Emma, wife of Ernest Sarver, of Smithfield district. Bessie, wife
of Porter Looney.