we are in ok california and ill but we decend from helwicks of first ohio then tn then oklahom and then ca, and ill, family story is that our great grand John jake helwick was born in us how ever his older brothers and sisters born germany/prussia,
i do not knw, am beginning to wonder if they were prussion hessions, i have found where there was helwick hessions,we have heard the last name was helwig,or pronouned that way orgingally,