Individual Details
Carl Jansen Willms
(12 Nov 1884 - 19 Sep 1951)
Events
| Birth | 12 Nov 1884 | Germany | |||
| Marriage | 13 Jun 1903 | Etta M Lurkens | |||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Etta M Lurkens |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States - Etta M Lurkens | | ||
| Death | 19 Sep 1951 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Etta M Lurkens (1875 - 1964) |
| Child | Clara Sophie Willms (1910 - ) |
| Child | Clarence O Willms (1913 - 1996) |
| Father | Oltmann Willms ( - ) |
| Mother | Antje Harms (1847 - ) |
| Sibling | Rev John Willms (1888 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Carl Willms Head M 35 GermanyEtta Willms Wife F 44 Germany
Katie Johnson Stepdaughter F 24 Iowa
Dena Willms Daughter F 14 Nebraska
Elisabeth Willms Daughter F 13 Iowa
Gretchen Willms Daughter F 11 Iowa
Clara Willms Daughter F 9 Iowa
Clarence Willms Son M 7 Iowa
Walter Willms Son M 5 Iowa
Census (family)
Carl Willms Head M 40Etta M Willms Wife F 49
Edina Willms Daughter F 18
Louise Willms Daughter F 17
Grace W Willms Daughter F 15
Clara S Willms Daughter F 14
Clarence O Willms Son M 12
Walter E Willms Son M 10
Kate Johnson Stepdaughter F 29
Death
THE ANAMOSA JOURNAL….SEPTEMBER 27, 1951….PAGE 6FUNERAL HELD MONDAY FOR CARL J. WILLMS, 67, WHO DIED SEPT 19
Funeral service was held Monday, Sept. 24, for Carl J.Willms, 67, at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church. Mr. Willms died Sept 19 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Rev. F.H. Kehren officiated. Burial was in Wayne cemetery. Goettsch Funeral home handled arrangements.
Born in Germany
Carl Jansen Willms was born Nov. 12 1884, in Germany, the son of Oltmann Willms and Antje Harms Willms. Mr. Willms attended grade and high school in Germany. He came to America in Nov. 1902. He entered Wartburg College, Clinton, immediately, where his brother John Willms was also attending.
He was united in marriage June 13, 1903, to Eta Luerkens. They farmed near Scotch Grove then for a period of three years at Gileand, Nebr. They then returned to Monticello. He farmed for 23 years in Castle Grove, and then served as a guard in the Reformatory at Anamosa for more than 18 years
Church Leader
Mr. Willms was a member of the Wayne Zion Lutheran church. He served for 18 years as treasurer of the St. Peter and St. Paul's Lutheran church in Castle Grove. He also served as Sunday school teacher and organist there.
Surviving are his wife, children, Mrs. Ernest Arhelger, Meyersville, Texas; Mrs. Alwill Reuter, Monticello; Mrs. Harm Gerdes, Strawberry Point; Mrs. Lawrence Heeren, Monticello; Clarence Willms, Monticello and Walter, Anamosa.
Other Surviving
Also surviving are two step-daughters, Christina Johnson and Mrs. John Hayen; three brothers, Rev. John P. WIllms, Greene; Engwert, Amber; and William, Germany; and one sister, Elsie, Germany
His parents and five sisters preceded him in death.