BENNETT HELMAN |
Bennett Helman, farmer P. O. Bradford. Bennett Helman is a son of Adam Helman, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in the year 1864 and located near Bradford, in Darke Co., where he is living at the present time. Bennett was born in Indiana Co., Penn., Jan. 15, 1850; his early life was spent assisting his father on the farm and attending school; after he attained his majority, he clerked in the Bradford hotel and dining hall, he also clerked awhile in a dry-goods store; he owned a third interest in a flouring-mill in Gettysburg, Darke Co., Ohio, where he was engaged in the milliner business for several years. In 1876, he purchased his beautiful farm of 52 acres with good improvements, located about one mile south of Bradford, on the Covington and Gettysburg Pike. His marriage was celebrated Sept. 3, 1869, with Miss Mollie, a daughter of Levi Gilbert, a native of Lancaster Co., Penn, now living in Darke Co., Ohio.
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