Doris Marie Balay^[1]

1905 - 1999  (93 years)

• Name	Doris Marie Balay  [2]
  Birth	6 Sep 1905	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Denver, Colorado, USA   [4]
  Census	1920	Denver, Colorado, USA   [11]
  Census	1930	Denver, Colorado, USA   [3]
  	1969 South Downey Street
  Residence	Feb 1942	Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [12]
  	119 South Quincy Street
  Census	1950	Denver, Colorado, USA   [10]
  	4920 Perry Street
  Education	South High School, Barnes Business College  [8]
  Death	1 Jul 1999	Westminster, Adams County, Colorado, USA   [5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14]
  Burial	4 Jul 1999  [7, 8]
  	Cremated
  Person ID	I759	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Elliot Balay           b. 13 Sep 1870, Quincy, Owen County, Indiana, USA           d. 4 Jul 1947, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Wilda Lorena Addis           b. 30 Sep 1878, Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA           d. 24 Feb 1929, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Frank Harms           b. 11 Jun 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 28 Feb 1976, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1924	Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA   [3, 8, 15, 16]
  	Married by Rev. W.T. Scott
  Research Notes	Previously included a daughter, Mary Ann, based on something in Clifford or Wendell Mohr’s papers. The exact source is unknown. I’ve found not other corroborating information and have thus removed her from the database.
  Notes	Married by W.T. Scott. [9]
  Children	> 1. Walter Benjamin Harms           b. 5 Mar 1930, Denver, Colorado, USA           d. 2 Jul 1999, Broomfield, Boulder County, Colorado, USA (Age 69 years) + 2. Kenneth K. Harms           b. 7 Dec 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA           d. 25 Aug 2012, Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Sep 1905 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Census - 1910 - Denver, Colorado, USA Census - 1920 - Denver, Colorado, USA Marriage - 27 Nov 1924 - Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA Census - 1930 - Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Feb 1942 - Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Census - 1950 - Denver, Colorado, USA Death - 1 Jul 1999 - Westminster, Adams County, Colorado, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Worked at Gates Rubber Co., Hoffman Packing Co., and Beatrice Creamery. Seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren at the time of her death. [7, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S328] Ben and Shirley Moore, Stephens Family Tree, Ancestry.com OneWorldTree. [S362] 1930 US Census - Household of Walter Harms. [S410] 1910 US Census - Household of Benjamin Balay. [S991] Elaine Schoelzel, username eschoelzel, Schoelzel Family Tree. [S1037] username BenBalay, Balay Family. [S1044] Obituary of Doris Marie Harms. [S1686] Obituary of Doris Marie Harms. [S2160] FamilySearch.org (Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health. Colorado State Archives, Denver), Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939. [S7891] 1950 US Census - Household of Walter F. Harms. [S411] 1920 US Census - Household of Benjamin Balay. [S6543] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Walter Frank Harms. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S4488] Wendell Mohr, Communique. [S2160] FamilySearch.org (Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health. Colorado State Archives, Denver), Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939, 9299. [S42] Doris Harms, Christmas Card from Doris & Walter Harms to Grace Mohr.