Individual Details

Census (family)

75, 75, Harms, Gerd, Head, WM, Nov 1867, 32, Married 1 yr IA Germany Germany, Farmer, rent farm
Louisa C, Wife, WF, Feb 1877, 23 M-1, 0 children, IA, Germany Germany
Johanna G, Daughter, WF, May 1897, 3, single, IA IA IA

Census (family)

26 HARMS GERD 57 IA H HARMS, HARN GER JOHNSON, MARIA GER IL
27 HARMS LOUISE 47 IA W WILKEN, HERMAN GER COLLMAN, MARIA GER IL
28 HARMS GEO H 12 IA S IA

Death

G. Harms Dies; Prominent Jones Co. Resident

Services for Gerd Harms, prominent farmer in Wayne township, who died at his home Thursday at 4:45 a.m., were conducted Sunday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church by the Rev. F. H. Kehren. Short services were held at the family home preceding the church service. Burial was had at Wayne cemetery.
Harms was born November 28, 1867, on the farm where he died. He spent his entire lifetime in Wayne township. His parents were Harm and Maria (Janssen) Harms. He was baptized January 18, 1868 and confirmed Palm Sunday, 1884 by Rev. Christoph Mardorf.
He was married March 2, 1895 to Johanna Wilken, who died when their daughter Johanna was born. Harms was married a second time, October 6, 1898 to Louise Wilken. To this union three children were born, Lawrence, Louis and George. Lawrence died at the age of three weeks and Louis a the age of 11. The mother died December 30, 1930.
In addition to his daughter, Mrs Harry Kuhns, and his son, George, Harms is survived by one brother Herman Harms of Monticello, and a sister, Mrs. Ibo Iben of Manchester, four grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
Harms served as secretary of the Jones county German Mutual Fire Insurance association for 25 year and was county supervisor from 1931 to 1936. He was also township trustee for 15 years, and had been an officer of Zion Lutheran church.

Burial

Harms Gerd 1867-1943 #37-5