Researching Susan Helms
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 98 people with the Helms surname? In that year Helms was ranked number 3481 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Susan means "lily" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Susan Helms on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Susan Helms and the Helms Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 76 people with the Helms surname in the UK? Helms is now ranked number 3970 for popularity in the UK. |
Helms Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Helms surname in the USA? Helms is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Susan Helms. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Susan Helms
Susan Helms
Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and NASA astronaut. She was the commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic); and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Helms was a crew member on five Space Shuttle missions and was a resident of the International Space Station (ISS) for over five months in 2001. While participating in ISS Expedition 2, she and Jim Voss conducted an 8-hour and 56 minute spacewalk, the world record for the longest spacewalk (and the longest spacewalk for a woman).
Helms officially retired from the United States Air Force in 2014.
In 2020, she was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for accomplishments in civil and military space programs.
Source: Susan Helms, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Helms
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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