John Charles HARMS is said to have been an early settler of Sacramento
County, arriving in the early 1850's. He was said to have been born July
1830 in Province Hanover Germany. He died 14 Nov. 1885 in Elverta CA.
He married 1st. 21 June 1857, in Sacramento County, California to Louisa
Elizabeth STEINMULLER (widow of George STEINMILLER)
b.1822 or 1826 in Germany. She died 4 Jun. 1867 in Elverta, CA. They may have also had a son (or nephew) Otto HARMS. I have found no birth, death, marriage or Census information on him. Here is a picture said to be him. Charles HARMS m 2nd. 14 Nov 1869, Sac. CA to Lena Dexheimer (both pictured at right) 1860 U. S. Census, Sacramento County, CA,
page 171 1870 Census CA, 23/26 American TWP 22 Aug
1870 p1 CA 1880 Census CA 1900 Census The HARMS & DEXHEIMERs also may have family ties in St. Louis, MO, Detroit, MI & New York, NY. |
Charles & Lena had the following
seven children:
All the following information was gathered
from family recollections; birth, death & marriage, indexes & certificates;
Sacramento City & County Directories; marriage, birth & death notices, obituaries,&
headstones.
| 1] Lena HARMS, b. 23 Feb. 1871, Elverta, CA; d. 26 Sep. 1923, Elk Grove, CA; m 6 Dec. 1891, Sac. Co. CA to John Henry NICOLAUS. |
| 2] Henry Ditman HARMS, b. 18 Feb 1872, Elverta,
CA; d.29 Mar 1945, San Jaquin Co., CA; m 1st. 28 Oct. 1895, Sac. CA to Maud
B. COUSMAN (1879-1904), m 2nd. 21 Oct. 1911, Sac CA to Elizabeth MARTIN-BROWN
(1881-). Henry & Maud had at least one child: Harold Edwin HARMS b.19 Jan 1896, Sac, CA; d.Dec 1972,Yountville, Napa, CA; m 1948 in Reno, NV to Thelma Estelle GROVE. Harold was a sailor, could have been in WWI. Have Post cards from him to his cousin, Helena NICOLAUS, from the early 1900's. |
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3] Elizabeth HARMS, b. 22 Sep 1873, Elverta, CA; d. 20 Jul 1946, San Mateo, CA; m 20 Jul 1901, Sac CA to Charles Edwin STAHL b. 7 Apr 1869, PA, d. 8 Apr 1948, San Mateo Co., CA. known children: Raymond STAHL b. 24 Nov 1906, San Mateo Co, CA; d. before 1940 (probably died even younger). Orianna E. STAHL b. 16 May 1913, San Mateo Co, CA, d. 23 Dec 1992, Santa Cruz Co, CA; m Harold H. ANSLEY; 2 known children: Lue Lani b. 1937 m HALL; Sycha Elisabeth b. 1939 m SPENGEMANN. |
| 5] Caroline HARMS, b. 11 Dec. 1877, Elverta, CA; d. 18 Aug. 1890, Elverta, CA. |
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7] Phillipina HARMS, b. 14 Aug. 1882, Elverta, CA; d. 14 Jun. 1930, Sacramento,CA; m 24 May 1902, Sacramento, CA to Francis Miron POOLE 29 Jun 1874, MO, d. 20 Feb 1952, Sacramento, CA. one child: |
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MYSTERY HARMS
From the Sacto. Co. census. U.S. Census 1860 Sac. Co reel 5 (maybe 6) p. 171 (same page that Charles Harms is on) in the household of Thos. Kelly a farmer from Ireland, his wife Morag, age 25, John age 3, Alice 2 & Kate 6/12ths we have Peter HARMS age 45 a Laborer from Ger. The family pictured at the right is said to be a HARMS family. In a post card Post Marked: BRODERICK CAL. SEP 10 1910, an exteacher (Olive MARTINELLI) of Helena Nicolaus says she has Helena's cousin Alice HARMS in her class at a Broderick school. I think she may be the same Alice in the family below . All the HARMS below lived in Yolo County & had something to do with "The Chicory Ranch". Yolo County Place Names - Past and Present has Chicory Bend located in the East central portion of Yolo County on the Sacramento River, South of Washington. Henry A. HARMS b. 29 Oct.
1820, Hanover Ger, d. 13 Aug. 1890, Washington, Yolo Co. CA; m 1st. Dorothy
b. circa 1822, d. 6 Nov. 1870, Chicory Ranch, Yolo Co. CA, 2d. Anna b.
May 1844, Ger, d. 1 May 1915, Sac CA. Frederick HARMS b. 1826 Hanover
Ger, d. 14 Mar. 1873 Sac. CA; m Charlotte, b. 1824 Hanover Ger. 2 known
children: 2. William HARMS b. circa 1857 Hanover Ger. (could be Wm below?).
Karl/Charles HARMS b. circa 1831, d. 18 Jul. 1897 Sac. CA; m Dorretta b. circa 1835, d. 29 Sep. 1922, Sac CA. 1 known child: William b. circa 1869 Ger, d. 10 Nov. 1872, Chicory Ranch, Yolo Co. CA. |