Ferdinand Harmsen, 76, retired farmer who had been a resident of Durant for 17 years, passed away Friday, November 1, 1935, at his home in Durant. He had been in failing health since July.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 4, at the Runge Mortuary Chapel in Davenport, with the Rev. Fred Rolf officiating. Pallbearers are Henry Ploen, Robert Ploen, Alvin Harmsen, Harold Harmsen, Erwin Petersen and Harry Huesmann. Burial will be in the Durant Cemetery, Durant, Iowa.
Ferdinand Harmsen was born July 22, 1859, in Strukkamp, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Jurgen and Anna (Haye) Harmsen. He received his education in the German schools. He served in the German Navy. He immigrated to the United States in 1884. After becoming a U.S. citizen, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy, serving on merchant ships on the Great Lakes and then served during the Spanish-American War. Following his service, he became employed as a butcher in the Chicago stockyards. He married Anna Amalie Grage on February 5, 1887, in Chicago. They lived in Chicago, until they moved to a farm in Scott County, near New Liberty in 1900, and then moved to a farm near Durant. In 1917, they retired and moved to Durant. Amalie preceded him in death on November 24, 1933. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
Surviving are four sons, Charles (Clara) Harmsen of Stockton and Harry Harmsen, Edwin Harmen and Herbert (Florence) Harmsen, all of Durant; two daughters, Helen (Emil) Kahler of Tipton and Agnes (John) Holznagel of Luverne, MN; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Carl (Elise) Harmsen of Durant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one nephew, William Harmsen. Three brothers, Jurgen, Franz and Hartwig Harmsen, three sisters, Christina Schmidt, Dorothea Ehler and Anna Wendel, four half sisters, Margaretha Nagel, Anna Klutmann, Catharina Harmsen and Dorothea Harmsen and three half brothers, Johann, Heinrich and Hans Harmsen, all preceded him in death in Germany.
The Davenport Democrat, Nov 3, 1935, pg 8
Notes: No record of entry into the United States can be found. Only one other brother, Carl Harmsen, immigrated to the United States, also to Chicago. Both Ferdinand and Carl married sisters in the Grage family, who also immigrated from Fehmarn, Germany.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 4, at the Runge Mortuary Chapel in Davenport, with the Rev. Fred Rolf officiating. Pallbearers are Henry Ploen, Robert Ploen, Alvin Harmsen, Harold Harmsen, Erwin Petersen and Harry Huesmann. Burial will be in the Durant Cemetery, Durant, Iowa.
Ferdinand Harmsen was born July 22, 1859, in Strukkamp, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Jurgen and Anna (Haye) Harmsen. He received his education in the German schools. He served in the German Navy. He immigrated to the United States in 1884. After becoming a U.S. citizen, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy, serving on merchant ships on the Great Lakes and then served during the Spanish-American War. Following his service, he became employed as a butcher in the Chicago stockyards. He married Anna Amalie Grage on February 5, 1887, in Chicago. They lived in Chicago, until they moved to a farm in Scott County, near New Liberty in 1900, and then moved to a farm near Durant. In 1917, they retired and moved to Durant. Amalie preceded him in death on November 24, 1933. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
Surviving are four sons, Charles (Clara) Harmsen of Stockton and Harry Harmsen, Edwin Harmen and Herbert (Florence) Harmsen, all of Durant; two daughters, Helen (Emil) Kahler of Tipton and Agnes (John) Holznagel of Luverne, MN; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Carl (Elise) Harmsen of Durant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one nephew, William Harmsen. Three brothers, Jurgen, Franz and Hartwig Harmsen, three sisters, Christina Schmidt, Dorothea Ehler and Anna Wendel, four half sisters, Margaretha Nagel, Anna Klutmann, Catharina Harmsen and Dorothea Harmsen and three half brothers, Johann, Heinrich and Hans Harmsen, all preceded him in death in Germany.
The Davenport Democrat, Nov 3, 1935, pg 8
Notes: No record of entry into the United States can be found. Only one other brother, Carl Harmsen, immigrated to the United States, also to Chicago. Both Ferdinand and Carl married sisters in the Grage family, who also immigrated from Fehmarn, Germany.
Ferdinand Harmsen, 76, retired farmer who had been a resident of Durant for 17 years, passed away Friday, November 1, 1935, at his home in Durant. He had been in failing health since July.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 4, at the Runge Mortuary Chapel in Davenport, with the Rev. Fred Rolf officiating. Pallbearers are Henry Ploen, Robert Ploen, Alvin Harmsen, Harold Harmsen, Erwin Petersen and Harry Huesmann. Burial will be in the Durant Cemetery, Durant, Iowa.
Ferdinand Harmsen was born July 22, 1859, in Strukkamp, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Jurgen and Anna (Haye) Harmsen. He received his education in the German schools. He served in the German Navy. He immigrated to the United States in 1884. After becoming a U.S. citizen, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy, serving on merchant ships on the Great Lakes and then served during the Spanish-American War. Following his service, he became employed as a butcher in the Chicago stockyards. He married Anna Amalie Grage on February 5, 1887, in Chicago. They lived in Chicago, until they moved to a farm in Scott County, near New Liberty in 1900, and then moved to a farm near Durant. In 1917, they retired and moved to Durant. Amalie preceded him in death on November 24, 1933. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
Surviving are four sons, Charles (Clara) Harmsen of Stockton and Harry Harmsen, Edwin Harmen and Herbert (Florence) Harmsen, all of Durant; two daughters, Helen (Emil) Kahler of Tipton and Agnes (John) Holznagel of Luverne, MN; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Carl (Elise) Harmsen of Durant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one nephew, William Harmsen. Three brothers, Jurgen, Franz and Hartwig Harmsen, three sisters, Christina Schmidt, Dorothea Ehler and Anna Wendel, four half sisters, Margaretha Nagel, Anna Klutmann, Catharina Harmsen and Dorothea Harmsen and three half brothers, Johann, Heinrich and Hans Harmsen, all preceded him in death in Germany.
The Davenport Democrat, Nov 3, 1935, pg 8
Notes: No record of entry into the United States can be found. Only one other brother, Carl Harmsen, immigrated to the United States, also to Chicago. Both Ferdinand and Carl married sisters in the Grage family, who also immigrated from Fehmarn, Germany.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 4, at the Runge Mortuary Chapel in Davenport, with the Rev. Fred Rolf officiating. Pallbearers are Henry Ploen, Robert Ploen, Alvin Harmsen, Harold Harmsen, Erwin Petersen and Harry Huesmann. Burial will be in the Durant Cemetery, Durant, Iowa.
Ferdinand Harmsen was born July 22, 1859, in Strukkamp, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Jurgen and Anna (Haye) Harmsen. He received his education in the German schools. He served in the German Navy. He immigrated to the United States in 1884. After becoming a U.S. citizen, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy, serving on merchant ships on the Great Lakes and then served during the Spanish-American War. Following his service, he became employed as a butcher in the Chicago stockyards. He married Anna Amalie Grage on February 5, 1887, in Chicago. They lived in Chicago, until they moved to a farm in Scott County, near New Liberty in 1900, and then moved to a farm near Durant. In 1917, they retired and moved to Durant. Amalie preceded him in death on November 24, 1933. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
Surviving are four sons, Charles (Clara) Harmsen of Stockton and Harry Harmsen, Edwin Harmen and Herbert (Florence) Harmsen, all of Durant; two daughters, Helen (Emil) Kahler of Tipton and Agnes (John) Holznagel of Luverne, MN; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Carl (Elise) Harmsen of Durant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one nephew, William Harmsen. Three brothers, Jurgen, Franz and Hartwig Harmsen, three sisters, Christina Schmidt, Dorothea Ehler and Anna Wendel, four half sisters, Margaretha Nagel, Anna Klutmann, Catharina Harmsen and Dorothea Harmsen and three half brothers, Johann, Heinrich and Hans Harmsen, all preceded him in death in Germany.
The Davenport Democrat, Nov 3, 1935, pg 8
Notes: No record of entry into the United States can be found. Only one other brother, Carl Harmsen, immigrated to the United States, also to Chicago. Both Ferdinand and Carl married sisters in the Grage family, who also immigrated from Fehmarn, Germany.
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