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Household of Sgt. Johann Gerhardt (Johann Gerhardt "John") "John" Harms

He is married to Alice Merle Thompson.

They got married on June 7, 1942 at Butler Ctr., Jefferson Twp., Butler Co., IA (Ebenezer Luth. Chr.), he was 30 years old.

Johann Gerhardt "John" Harms oo Alice Merle Thompson

Marriage sources: Author: Hoodjer, Mandy; Title: "Hoodjer/Hinders Family Tree," (Publication location: Lehi, UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: St. Patrick's Day MMIV), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mhoodjer&id=I0577

"... Alice Thompson Sex: F
...
Marriage 1 John Gerhardt Harms b: 6 JAN 1912 Married: 7 JUN 1942 in Ebenezer Lutheran Church-Butler Center, Iowa"
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Notes about Sgt. Johann Gerhardt (Johann Gerhardt "John") "John" Harms

Johann Gerhardt "John" Harms

Sources: Author: Hoodjer, Mandy; Title: "Hoodjer/Hinders Family Tree," (Publication location: Lehi, UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: St. Patrick's Day MMIV), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mhoodjer&id=I0577

"... John Gerhardt Harms Sex: M ALIA: /Johann/ Name: Johann Gerhardt Harms Birth: 6 JAN 1912 Death: 5 AUG 1988 Burial: 1988 Baptism: 11 FEB 1912 Peace Lutheran Church-Butler Center, Iowa Note: Baptismal sponsors: Johann Hoodjer and Gerhard Harms - from Mission in a Mile: Church Stories from Butler Center, Iowa by Herbert Freese

Father: Henry William Harms b: 16 AUG 1868
Mother: Altje Hoodjer b: 23 AUG 1881

Marriage 1 Alice Thompson Married: 7 JUN 1942 in Ebenezer Lutheran Church-Butler Center, Iowa"

Author: N.N. (family name not given), Louis; Title: "John G Harms," (Publication location: Shell Rock, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxxi Jan MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84285836/john-g-harms

"Photo [stone shared with Alice M. Harms] added by Louis

John G Harms Birth 6 Jan 1912 Jefferson Township, Butler County, Iowa, USA Death 5 Jul 1988 (aged 76) Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Burial Riverside Cemetery Shell Rock, Butler County, Iowa, USA Plot 27-KAA Memorial ID 84285836

Memorial photo 55059262 [stone shared with Alice M. Harms] Added by: Louis on 31 Jan 2012
Memorial photo 55059245 [his military-style plaque on reverse of stone shared with Alice M. Harms] Added by: Louis on 31 Jan 2012
Memorial photo 252987344 [his obituary] Added by: Louis on 24 Jun 2022
Memorial photo 231952116 [cemetery area where his grave is found] Grave as of July, 2021. Added by: Jan on 14 Jul 2021

Parents
[photo - Paul, Henry, & John Harms] Henry W. Harms 1868 - 1935
[photo - Jim, Altje, & Albert Harms] Altje Hoodjer Harms 1881 - 1962

Spouse
[photo - stone shared with John G. Harms] Alice Meryl Thompson Roelfs 1915 - 2002 (m. 1942)

Siblings

[photo - stone shared with Helen A. Harms] Henry S. Harms 1900 - 1973
[photo - stone shared with Justin C. Winkey] Grace D Harms Winkey 1902 - 1989
[photo - woman] Martha Kathe Harms 1904 - 1995 [Mattie]
[photo - stone shared with Dora I. Harms] Walter G Harms 1906 - 1990
[photo - stone shared with Doris J. Harms] Albert Edward Harms 1918 - 1992
[photo - Jim, Altje, & Albert Harms] James William Harms 1920 - 2001

Half Siblings

[photo - stone shared with Elma L. Harms] Gerhard H Harms 1894 - 1963
[photo - grave shared with Dorothy Edwards Harms] Edward William Harms 1897 - 1963
[photo - stone shared with Mattie R. Harms] William H. Harms 1899 - 1974

Created by: Louis Added: 31 Jan 2012 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 84285836"

His military-style plaque reads: "John G Harms SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II JAN 6 1912 JUL 5 1988"

Text of John's obituary:

"JOHN G. HARMS

ALLISON - Funeral services were held for John G. Harms of Allison on July 9, at the St. James Lutheran Church in Allison with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Shell Rock. Rev. Bruce Ulstad conducted the services with the Bogel Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

John Harms, son of Henry and Altje Hoodjer Harms, was born January 6, 1912, in rural Butler County and died July 5, 1988, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., of complicatons following surgery at the age of 76.

He attended rural Butler County schools, Clarksville High School and Wartburg College.

On June 7, 1942, he was united in marriage to Alice Thompson at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church in rural Butler County.

He was employed by the Harms All-Gas Company and the Allison Implement Company, both of Allison. He owned and operated the Harms Implement Company for several years after which he farmed in the Allison area until his retirement.

On December 7, 1942, he was inducted into the army and served as an enlisted man at the Untied States Military Academy, West Point, New York until his discharge on March 13, 1946.

He was a member of the St. James Lutheran Church, serving on the church council for several years, the Allison Amvets, and the American Legion. He served on the Butler County Conservation Bord for many years and helped in the development of the county parks. He also served as a member of the Butler County Fair Board for several years.

Mr. Harms was an avid animal lover and for many years owned, trained, and raced harness horses. He was a member of the Allison Harness Hourse Association and served as president of the association for several years. He was a member of the Iowa Colt Stakes and the United States Trotting Association.

He is survived by his wife, Alice; four brothers, Walter of Shell Rock, Paul of Swedesburg, Albert of Waverly, and James of Allison; four sisters, Grace, Mrs. Justin Winkey of Shell Rock, Martha Harms and Gertrude, Mr. Dan Jerolaman, both of Waverly, and Ella, Mrs. Don Rowe, of Fort Meyers, Florida; many nieces, nephews, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and five brothers.

Bremer County Independent, pubished in Waverly, Iowa on Tuesday, July 12th, 1988"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johann Gerhardt Harms

Gerd P. Harms
1844-????
Debora DeBuhr
< 1856-????
Claas Janssen Hoodjer
1843-1929
Gretje Peters Janssen
1846-1920

Johann Gerhardt Harms
1912-1988

1942

Alice Merle Thompson
1915-2002


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    Birthday January 6, 1912

    • The temperature on January 6, 1912 was between 0.6 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
      • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
      • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
      • May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
      • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
      • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.

    Christening day February 11, 1912

    • The temperature on February 11, 1912 was between 1.9 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
      • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
      • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
      • May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
      • October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
      • October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.

    Day of marriage June 7, 1942

    • The temperature on June 7, 1942 was between 6.3 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • February 1 » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
      • June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
      • June 20 » The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp.
      • August 7 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
      • September 5 » World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.
      • November 28 » In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.

    Day of death July 5, 1988

    • The temperature on July 5, 1988 was between 12.7 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
      • July 3 » The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
      • August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
      • August 17 » President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
      • August 20 » "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
      • October 7 » A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
      • December 1 » World AIDS Day was proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.

    Day of burial July 9, 1988

    • The temperature on July 9, 1988 was between 11.5 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
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      • May 6 » All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
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