KailuaKid's video: Helin Family Legacy

This is the story of the arrival of the Helin Family in America. It all began in Westmeath, Ireland, and a young man named Andrew. Although the last name was originally spelled "Helion"... the "O" was dropped so it could look more like it was pronounced... "Hee'-Lynn". For those of you in the Otter Tail area of northern Minnesota, the 160 acre Helin homestead granted to the family from President Benjamin Harrison is: Name: Andrew Helion Land Office: Crookston Document Number: 5929 Total Acres: 160 Misc. Doc. Nr.: 7964 Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: 10 Dec 1890 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392 Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: 20 May 1862 Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original Land Description: 1 SE 5TH PM No 137 N 40 W 26