Individual Details

Census

28 175 176 Harms Engel M 71 F Widowed " " " Farmer "
29 Harms Henry E 31 M Widowed " " " Farmer Stock Dealer "
30 Harms John H 8 M S Jones Co Ia " " "
31 Harms Minnie 6 F S " " " "
1 Harms Meta 4 F S Jones Co Ia F F
2 Wenger John 28 M S Germany " " Liberal

Census (family)

Head Henry E Harms M 38 Germany
Wife Minnie E Harms F 30 Germany
Son John H Harms M 14 Iowa
Daughter Minnie M Harms F 11 Iowa
Daughter Anna M Harms F 9 Iowa
Son William H Harms M 3 Iowa
Son Herman H Harms M 1 Iowa
Mother Engel M Harms F 77 Germany
Servant Ben Herren M 19 Iowa

Census

Henry E Harms Male 45 Widowed White Head 1865 Germany 1870 Germany Germany A2
Matt E Harms Female 19 Single White Daughter 1891 Iowa Germany Iowa A2
Willie Harms Male 12 Single White Son 1898 Iowa Germany Iowa A2
Henry Harms Male 10 Single White Son 1900 Iowa Germany Iowa A2
Edward Harms Male 8 Single White Son 1902 Iowa Germany Iowa A2
George Harms Male 6 Single White Son 1904 Iowa Germany Iowa A2

Death

SOURCE: THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS……MARCH 30, 1944……PAGE 1
HENRY E HARMS RITES TUESDAY AT ZION CHURCH
Henry Eden Harms, 80, well known Jones county farmer, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday, after an extended illness. He had made his home in Marion for 20 years with his son, John Henry Harms.
Short funeral services were held at the Goettsch funeral home in Monticello at 1:30 Tuesday and at 2 at Zion Lutheran church in Wayne Township. Rev. F.H. Kehren, Lutheran minister, had charge of both services.
Born August 12, 1863, at Reepsholt, Germany, Harms came to the United States with his parents when he was five years old and they settled on a farm in Wayne Township five miles south of Monticello. He was confirmed at the St. John’s Lutheran church when a young man and was married to Rena Sophia Siemmers in 1885. She died in 1891 and in 1809 he was married to Minnie Zimmerman, who died nearly 40 years ago at Monticello.
Surviving in addition to his son in Marion are four other sons, William H. and Edward of Amber, Henry H. of Scotch Grove and George j. Harms of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Herren of Millersburg and Mrs. Margaret Heeren of Monticello; a sister, Mrs. Anna Weers of Monticello; 25 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
 

Burial

Harms Henry Eden 1863-1944 #29-7