way south to nearby Fernwood Cemetery in Jamesburg, where he was buried in the Helme Mausoleum, the largest in the cemetery, located on the highest point of ground. He was reported to have been the second wealthiest man in the state. He was survived by his wife and three children. A grandson was painter Henry Hyacinth Strater. References Further reading James Buckelew Helme, Helme Family Papers. Helmetta, New Jersey Historical Society. Harry B. and Grace M. Weiss, "The Early Snuff Mills of New Jersey." Pages 69 through 85. St. George's Church Records, Helmetta, New Jersey. George Washington Helme Civil War Military File. Louisiana Archives, Baton Rouge. George Washington Helme References. Harold B. Simpson Confederate Research Center, Hillsboro, Texas. Strahle, Helme, et al. "Some Descendants of Christopher Helme of Rhode Island," Second Edition, 2002. Pages 63–65, 91–93. Strater, Charles Godfrey, "ADELINE HELME STRATER In Memoriam," privately printed in 1928. Mr. Strater is the husband of Adeline Sutphen Helme, daughter of George Washington Helme. Copy of the document in the possession of Alice Anne Martineau, great-granddaughter of Mr. Strater. 1822 births 1893 deaths American tobacco industry executives Confederate States Army officers Helmetta, New Jersey People from Middlesex County, New Jersey People from the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area People of New Jersey in the American Civil War 19th-century American businesspeople