Walter Frank Harms

1902 - 1976  (73 years)

• Name	Walter Frank Harms  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	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]
  Death	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)
  Marriage	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. 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 - 11 Jun 1902 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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 - 28 Feb 1976 - Denver, Colorado, USA
  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] Doris Harms, Christmas Card from Doris & Walter Harms to Grace Mohr. [S362] 1930 US Census - Household of Walter Harms, Middle initial. [S991] Elaine Schoelzel, username eschoelzel, Schoelzel Family Tree. [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] FamilySearch.org (Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health. Colorado State Archives, Denver), Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939. [S6543] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Walter Frank Harms. [S7891] 1950 US Census - Household of Walter F. Harms. [S1063] 1910 US Census - Household of Magnus J. Harms. [S1037] username BenBalay, Balay Family. [S2160] FamilySearch.org (Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health. Colorado State Archives, Denver), Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939, 9299. [S1686] Obituary of Doris Marie Harms. [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr.