Lydia F. Helmentoller

Lydia F. was born in 1855 in , Alleghany, Va.  Lydia F.'s father is William Helmentoller and her mother is Rebecca Bethia Plymale.  Her paternal grandfather was Peter Helmentoller and her paternal grandmother is MaryAnn Polly Johnson; her maternal grandparents are William B. Plymale and Elizabeth Paxton. She has five brothers and two sisters, named George A., Robert M., Hezikiah J., John L., James D., Elizabeth A. and Mary A..  She is the second oldest of the eight children.