Walter Frank Harms

1902 - 1976  (73 years)

• Name	Walter Frank Harms  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	11 Jun 1902	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	739 N. Maplewood Ave
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Census	1930	Denver, Colorado, USA   [5]
  	1969 South Downey Street
  Residence	Feb 1942	Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [9]
  	119 South Quincy Street
  Census	1950	Denver, Colorado, USA   [10]
  	4920 Perry Street
  Occupation	Commercial artist  [5, 7, 10, 12]
  Died	28 Feb 1976	Denver, Colorado, USA   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I760	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Magnus John Harms           b. 21 Mar 1879, Germany           d. 20 Mar 1959, Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Margaret Helen Suehrstedt           b. 6 Sep 1882, Germany           d. 26 Nov 1965, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F3412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Marie Balay           b. 6 Sep 1905, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA           d. 1 Jul 1999, Westminster, Adams County, Colorado, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1924	Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA   [1, 5, 13, 14]
  	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. [8]
  Children	+ 1. Helena Johnson           b. Abt 1877, Norway   2. Walter Benjamin Harms           b. 5 Mar 1930, Denver, Colorado, USA           d. 2 Jul 1999, Broomfield, Boulder County, Colorado, USA  (Age 69 years) + 3. Kenneth K. Harms           b. 7 Dec 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA           d. 25 Aug 2012, Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2022
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Jun 1902 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Married - 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 Died - 28 Feb 1976 - Denver, Colorado, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Both parents were born in Germany. Walter’s aunt Mary married Frank Knuth, brother of Emma. [5, 15]

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Christmas Card from Doris & Walter Harms to Grace Mohr, Doris Harms. [S362] 1930 US Census - Household of Walter Harms, Middle initial. [S991] Schoelzel Family Tree, Elaine Schoelzel, username eschoelzel. [S1030] Birth Certificate of Walter Harms. [S362] 1930 US Census - Household of Walter Harms. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S1062] 1920 US Census - Household of Magnus J. Harms. [S2160] Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939, FamilySearch.org (Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health. Colorado State Archives, Denver). [S6543] WWII Draft Registration Card of Walter Frank Harms, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration). [S7891] 1950 US Census - Household of Walter F. Harms. [S1063] 1910 US Census - Household of Magnus J. Harms. [S1037] Balay Family, username BenBalay. [S2160] Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939, FamilySearch.org (Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health. Colorado State Archives, Denver), 9299. [S1686] Obituary of Doris Marie Harms. [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.