THOMAS LEE HELTON, b: 1896 - SPRINKLE, TEXAS

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


^{EMILY LOUISE HELTON}^b.1919 d.

^{MARIE HELTON}^{b.1920 d.1991}

^{GERTRUDE HELTON}^{b. Private d.}	^{THOMAS LEE HELTON}^{b.1896 SPRINKLE, TEXAS d.1964 AUSTIN, TEXAS}

^RUBY HELTON^{b. Private d.}

^{ROBERT LOUIS HELTON}^{b.1925 d.1990}			^{DANIEL RUFUS PAYTON}^{b.1829 ALABAMA d.1889 AUSTIN, TEXAS}

^{THOMAS J. HELTON}^{b. Private d.}		^{JOHN WESLEY PAYTON}^{b.1866 BASTROP, TEXAS d.1929 TRAVIS COUNT, TEXAS}	^{AMANDA BRADFORD JOURDAN}^{b.1845 EVERGREEN, TEXAS d.1932 AUSTIN, TEXAS}

^{ELLA MAY HELTON}^{b. Private d.}	^{BEULAH MAY PAYTON}^{b.1893 AUSTIN, TEXAS d.1981 AUSTIN, TEXAS}		^{SAMUEL JARRETT LENTZ}^{b.1829 LIMESTON, ALABAMA d.1921 AUSTIN, TEXAS}

^{JOYCE HELTON}^{b. Private d.}		^{LURA SELMA LENTZ}^{b.1870 BASTROP, TEXAS d.1958 AUSTIN, TEXAS}	^{ELLEN PRISCILLA ROBERTS}^{b.1845 GONZALES, TEXAS d.1918 AUSTIN, TEXAS}