Individual Details
Engel Margarethe "Margaret" Harms
(2 Aug 1823 - 18 Mar 1907)
Angie Margaret Harms Born 1823
ANGIE MARGARET HARMS, farming, Wayne Twp., Sec. 21; P.O. Monticello; born in Germany in 1823; came to America and to Jones Co. in 1868; owns 240 acres. Her husband, John Henry Harms, died in the spring of 1877; they were married in 1847; had seven children; six are now living—Mary, Katie, Angie, Heinrich Heinrich and Annie. Mrs. Harmes and all the children are in the Lutheran Church.
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SOURCE: THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS...MARCH 21, 1907....PAGE 4
Mrs. Meta K. Harms died last Monday at the home of her son, Henry E. Harms. Mrs. Harms was nearly eighty-four years old, and had been in poor health for some time. She was stricken with paralysis, last Saturday. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon.
Events
| Birth | 2 Aug 1823 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Hesel |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 May 1846 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Reepsholt - Johann Hinrich "John" Harms | | ||
| Census (family) | 21 Jun 1870 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johann Hinrich "John" Harms |  | | |
| Census | 1895 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Death | 18 Mar 1907 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Johann Hinrich "John" Harms (1818 - 1877) |
| Child | Gesche Maria "Grace / Mary" Harms (1848 - 1914) |
| Child | Gesche Katharina "Kate" Harms (1851 - 1923) |
| Child | Hermann Heinrich Harms (1854 - 1921) |
| Child | Engel Margaretha Harms (1857 - 1923) |
| Child | Anna Katharina Harms (1860 - 1944) |
| Child | Hinrich Eden "Henry Eden" Harms (1863 - 1944) |
Notes
Census (family)
11 112 118 Harms John H 52 M Farmer 3500 1500 Hanover12 Harms Margaret 47 F Keeping House Hanover
13 Harms Kate 18 F Hanover
14 Harms Ange M 12 F Hanover
15 Harms Anna 11 F Hanover
16 Harms Henry 17 M Works on Farm Hanover
17 Harms Henry 7 M Hanover
Census
28 175 176 Harms Engel M 71 F W " " " Farmer "29 Harms Henry E 31 M W " " " 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
Burial
Harms Engel Margaretha 1823-1907 #29-2Endnotes
1. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 490 #2638.
2. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 490 #2638.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: M593 Roll: 401 Page: 226.
4. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
5. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 490 #2638.