of Westphalia, Germany · documented from the public record
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Simon Helming
Simon Helming⚭ Augusta Simmonsmeier
childrenBenjamin David Helming
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Past and present of Allamakee County, Iowa.
Born in Westphalia, Germany.
Emigrated to America in the 1850s and settled in Iowa.
On 14 Oct 1852 purchased the NW quarter (160 acres) of section 34, township 98 N range 6, Union Prairie township, Allamakee County, from Dennis Haley for $250.
Land became the family homestead.
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