Son of Samuel Mitchell and Anna (Ullery) Helvie. Married Elvira Costenborder on 29 Oct 1874 in Cass County, IN. Father of Lewis Edward b. 3 Feb 1876, Walter M. b. 15 Apr 1877, Gertrude Mae b. 28 Aug 1879, Maude b. Apr 1880, Ora E. b. 11 Apr 1881, Harry H. b. 5 Jan 1884, Etta b. 22 Jul 1885, Bertha b. May 1887, Marie M. B. 25 Apr 1894 and Ocle b. Jun 1897.

Samuel S. Helvie
Among the better known and more prosperous business men of Logansport, Samuel S. Helvie holds a leading place, and in his capacity as such is eminently deserving of some mention, however brief it may be, in a historical and biographical work of the nature of which this publication partakes.
Mr. Helvie has experienced a gradual rise in life in a financial and business way, and from a farm home in Tipton township, has come into his present important place in the business life of Logansport.
Born in Tipton township, Cass county, Indiana, on November 30, 1852, Samuel S. Helvie is one of a family of thirteen children born to Samuel M. and Anna (Ulery) Helvie, eight of that goodly number being alive today. The father was a Virginian by birth, and when a boy, moved with his parents to Miami county, Ohio, where he later married Anna Ulery, the daughter of a well-known Kentucky family.
He received in his boyhood but little education out of books, and was early inured to the hard work of the farm, on which he lived until his marriage.
In April 1849, with his wife and ten children, he came to Cass county, Indiana, the journey being made from Virginia to this county in a wagon, drawn by horses, the popular method of travel in those early days.
They settled in Tipton township on a slightly improved farm, owned by W. W. Haney, and here Mr. Helvie continued to be engaged in farming activities until his death, April 14, 1878. The widow survived him until September 26, 1896.
Both these worthy people were members of the United Brethren church.
Mr. Helvie was a life-long Republican, but was never an aspirant for political office or favor. His life was a quiet and uneventful one, and he lived among his acquaintances in Tipton township, esteemed and respected in the highest manner. He was honest as the day, to employ a term often used in
speaking of him, by those who knew him best, and was a good friend and neighbor, ever ready to lend a helping hand to to those less fortunate than himself. He was a man particularly fond of hunting, and was known to be one of the best marksmen in Cass county.
Samuel S. Helvie was the youngest of the children of his parents, and he was born after the family removal to Tipton township. There he was reared and educated, and being the family Benjamin, remained at home until he was seventeen, contrary to the custom of other members of the family.
When he was seventeen he set about learning telegraphy at Anoka, and after he had mastered the key, he was stationed at Anoka Junction as night operator, a place he continued to hold for almost seventeen years.
In 1886 he began operating the flouring mill at the falls of Pipe creek, his father-in-law, John Costenborder, having been the original builder of the mill.
He continues to be the active operator of the plant until the fall of 1890, when he gave up his personal connection with it and employed a miller to handle the place for him, upon which basis it was then operated for the ensuing three years.
From early manhood Mr. Helvie had taken active interest in politics as a Democrat, and in 1890, he was the nominee of his party for the office of county auditor, to which office he was elected by a majority of two hundred and seventy-two. He served a term of four years, when, in accordance with the prevailing rule, he retired from office, after a period of service marked by the greatest efficiency and general satisfaction to all concerned.
Upon the expiration of his term of office, Mr. Helvie accepted a postion as clerk in a clothing store in Logansport, in the employ of Joseph G. Grace. Two years later, on November 26, 1896, Mr. Helvie, in association with Edward D. Sellers, succeeded to the business under the firm name of Helvie & Sellers, and they have since that time become firmly established in the commercial world of Logansport. Their business is a prosperous one, and both partners hold enviable positions in the community.
On October 30, 1874, Mr. Helvie was united in marriage with Elvira Costenborder, and to them nine children have been born: Lewis E., Walter M., Gertrude M., Ora E., Harry A., Etta, Bertha, Marie and Ocle.
Mr. Helvie is a Mason of the Knights Templar degree, and Mrs. Helvie is a member of the Christian church of Logansoprt, where the family attend.

(Copied from the "History of Cass County, Indiana," 1913, Jehu Z. Powell).