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Johann Hinrich Harms

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Johann Hinrich Harms

Birth
Reepsholt, Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
12 Apr 1877 (aged 58)
Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Jones County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot #29 Grave #1
Memorial ID
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SOURCE: HARMS FAMILY FILE FROM INTERNET

Johann & Engel Margarethe were distant cousins. They left Germany in June of 1868 and moved to Wayne Township in Jones Co, Iowa in September of 1868. The deed for the land was dated September 24, 1868.
The family attended St. John's Lutheran Church of Monticello, IA. The church was formed January 12, 1864, and the congregation was divided in 1872. There was disagreement about the location of the church property. The Harms family, along with others, started Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. Some of the land on which St. John's Church stands came from the Siemer's family.

All of Johann & Engel's children were born in Reepsholt, Germany and their births are recorded in the birth and baptismal record book at the Lutheran Parish of Reepsholt.
SOURCE: HARMS FAMILY FILE FROM INTERNET

Johann & Engel Margarethe were distant cousins. They left Germany in June of 1868 and moved to Wayne Township in Jones Co, Iowa in September of 1868. The deed for the land was dated September 24, 1868.
The family attended St. John's Lutheran Church of Monticello, IA. The church was formed January 12, 1864, and the congregation was divided in 1872. There was disagreement about the location of the church property. The Harms family, along with others, started Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. Some of the land on which St. John's Church stands came from the Siemer's family.

All of Johann & Engel's children were born in Reepsholt, Germany and their births are recorded in the birth and baptismal record book at the Lutheran Parish of Reepsholt.


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