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Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla HARMS

Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla HARMS

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  • Name Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla HARMS 
    Birth 18 Mar 1920  Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    BIRTH- HARMS Wilhelmine 19200318    		 BIRTH- HARMS Wilhelmine 19200318
    Birth Certificate, civil registration, Standesamt Wismar, Mecklenburg, Germany.
    Christening 11 Apr 1920  Sankt-Georgen-Kirchhof, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Wismar - Baptism vessel, St. Georgen    		 Wismar - Baptism vessel, St. Georgen
    Baptism vessel used at St. Georgen.
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1922  Goethestr. 35, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The family home was build by Johannes HARMS. At the time the street was named "Am Fürstengarten". 
    Fuerstengarten    		 Fuerstengarten
    The family home on "Fuerstengarten" street in Wismar. Constructed by Johannes HARMS
     Am Fürstengarten, Wismar, Mecklenburg, Germany (14)
    The Harms family home constructed by Johannes Harms.
    Education Between 1925 and 1929  Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Volksschule (Public School) 
    Education Between 1929 and 1937  Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Staatliches Lyzeum 
    Wismar - The 'Lyzeum' - A girls school in the 1930s.    		 Wismar - The "Lyzeum" - A girls school in the 1930s.
    Staatliches Lyzeum
    Event-Misc Abt 1931  Frankfurt/Sachsenhausen, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    A family picnic in a park in Frankfurt/Sachsenhausen. 
    Event-Misc Abt 1932  Staatliches Lyzeum, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Class U3a, Lyzeum in Wismar. Wilhelmine HARMS, 3rd row, 3rd from left. 
    Confirmation 14 Apr 1935  Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    St Georgen Church 
    HARMS, Wilhelmine    		 HARMS, Wilhelmine
    Confirmation Certificate
    Name 3 Feb 1940  Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla Gaul 
    Residence 04 Feb 1940  Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Bergerstr. 252 
    Residence 22 Mar 1944  Hauptstrasse 64, GROẞ AUHEIM, Hanau, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    The apartment in Frankfurt was destroyed during a RAF bombing raid during the night of 22 Mar 1944. 
    Residence 1946  Göttingen, Göttingen, Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Nikolaistrasse 24 
    Residence 1947  Letter/Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    HARMS Wilhelmine    		 HARMS Wilhelmine
    Christmas, 1947, Letter/Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Residence 1949  Perigeux, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Jan 1950  Roitzheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Hauptstr. 40 
    Residence 1952  Pferseerstr. 18, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Event-Misc Abt 1953  Deutz, Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Day trip to the "Lorelei"* on the Rhine river near St. Goarshausen. Afterwards, afternoon coffee at Opa and Ilse's apartment in Köln.
    * Lorelei is the name of a feminine water spirit, similar to mermaids or Rhine maidens, associated with this rock in popular folklore and in works of music, art and literature. 
    Immigration 21 Jul 1955  Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • With the help of US Congressman J.T. Rutherford, an oldfriend of Otto Roland Cook, the Immigration Visaapplication was expedited and completed in a matter of 2weeks. As of this date Klaus started using his step-father'sname and was known as Klaus Dieter Cook
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Name 29 Jul 1955  Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla Cook 
    Naturalization 25 Jun 1962  Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    COOK, Wilhelmine, Naturalization    		 COOK, Wilhelmine, Naturalization
    Naturalization Certificate, Lebanon, PA 25 Jun 1962.
    COOK Wilhelmine 26 Jun 1962    		 From the "Lebanon Daily News", Tuesday Evening, June 26, 1962
    Picture accompanied the front page article "10 From Central Europe Become Citizens of U.S."
    Residence 1963  Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rambling Trail 
    Residence 1975  LaPorte, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Oakleaf Lane 
    Residence Jul 1983  Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rt. 3 (was renamed Cook Road in 2002). 
    Event-Misc 1990  Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Annual Jasper County Fair. 
    COOK, Wilma    		 COOK, Wilma
    Newspaper article about quilting.
    Cook, Wilma    		 Cook, Wilma
    Jasper County Fair - Quilting
    Residence 24 Jan 1999  3502 Pine Meadow Lane, HOUSTON, Harris Co., TX, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Event-Misc 2006  Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Event-Misc 18 Mar 2009  Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wilma - 89th Birthday (17)
    Wilma surrounded by her great-grandchildren for her birthday.
    Death 21 Aug 2009  Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Age: 89 
    Agency: Triumph Hospital 
    Cause: 1. Sudden cardiac arrest. 2. Severe bradycardia. 3. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. 4. Hypoxemic pneumonia. 
    DEATH- COOK Wilhelmine 20090821    		 DEATH- COOK Wilhelmine 20090821
    Death Certificate, State of Texas, USA.
    HARMS Wilhelmine    		 HARMS Wilhelmine
    Obituary
    Burial 25 Aug 2009  Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    COOK, Wilhelmine (Wilma) Harms memorial and obituary    		 COOK, Wilhelmine (Wilma) Harms memorial and obituary
    Memorial for Wilhelmine (Wilma) Harms COOK created by Bettie on 23 Aug 2009 and maintained by Klaus Dieter Cook @ FindAGrave.
    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=sh&GRid=41025431    		 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=sh&GRid=41025431
     HARMS, Wilhelmine - Funeral (14)
    Various pictures from the funeral at Ebenezer Cemetery in Jasper, Texas.
    Person ID I00126  Gedcom081
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2016 

    Father Johannes Paul Friedrich HARMS,   b. 27 Jan 1892, Weberstr.22, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1971, Bückeburg, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Beatrice Emilie ROSEN,   b. 6 Sep 1895, Rochusstr. 162, GROẞ AUHEIM, Hanau, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1934, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1919  St. Nicolai Kirche, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Johannes HARMS and Beatrice ROSEN were married in a civil ceremony on 19 Apr 1919. They were united in a church ceremony on 21 Apr 1919 in St. Nicolai Church with Pastor Präpositus Schöning performing the ceremony.

    HARMS - ROSEN Wedding    		 HARMS - ROSEN Wedding
    Marriage Certificate - HARMS, Johannes and ROSE, Beatrice    		 Marriage Certificate - HARMS, Johannes and ROSE, Beatrice
    Living 22 Apr 1919  Am Fürstengarten 35, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Living 1 Jan 1922  Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The residence of Johannes and Beatrice
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Heinrich Anton GAUL,   b. 27 Apr 1917, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1990, Östliche Ringstr. 4, Ingolstadt, Oberbayern, Bayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 03 Feb 1940  Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Type: Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland 
    MARR- GAUL Heinrich & HARMS Wilhelmine 19400203    		 MARR- GAUL Heinrich & HARMS Wilhelmine 19400203
    Marriage License and Certificate, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany.
    Divorce 08 Feb 1946  Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    GAUL, Heinrich / HARMS, Wilhelmine.    		 GAUL, Heinrich / HARMS, Wilhelmine.
    Divorce entry on marriage certificate.
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2019 

    Family 2 Otto Roland COOK,   b. 19 Jan 1921, Hot Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1994, Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1955  Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstones
    COOK, Otto / COOK, Wilma, Plot marker.    		COOK, Otto / COOK, Wilma, Plot marker.
    Family headstone.
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2011 

  • Photos
    HARMS, Wilhelmine    		HARMS, Wilhelmine

  • Sources 
    1. [S002] Author and Publisher: Wismar (Mecklenburg-Schwerin). Standesamt (Main Author), Civil Registration, Standesamt Wismar, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, (Rostock : Bezirksrat, 1992), 18 Mar 1920, Birth Registry, entry 178/1920 (Reliability: 3).
      A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    2. [S005] Author and Publisher: Sankt-Georgen-Kirchhof, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, Confirmation Certificate, Wilhelmine Harms, (April 14, 1935), 11 Apr 1920, Parish records, entry 121,1, dtd 14 Apr 1935 (Reliability: 3).
      The date of baptism is documented in the confirmation certificate.
      The original is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    3. [S005] Author and Publisher: Sankt-Georgen-Kirchhof, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, Confirmation Certificate, Wilhelmine Harms, (April 14, 1935), 14 Apr 1935, Parish records, entry 121,1 (Reliability: 3).
      The ceremony was performed by Paster G. M
      The original is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    4. [S003] Author and Publisher: Standesamt, Frankfurt/Main (Hessen-Nassau), (Main Author), Civil Registration, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany, 3 Feb 1940, Marriage Register No. 135/I (Reliability: 3).
      Name change as a result of marriage to Heinrich Anton GAUL.
      A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    5. [S010] Interviewer: Klaus Dieter COOK, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA, Personal Interview of family member, (Klaus Dieter Cook).

    6. [S076] Author and Publisher: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Frankfurt_am_Main_in_World_War_II, Bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II, 22 Mar 1944, 22 Mar 1944 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S075] Author and Publisher: Trans World Airlines, Inc., Passenger Manifest, TransWorldAirlines, 21 Jul 1955, 21 Jul 1955, Flight No: 975-21, 21 Jul 1955, Aircraft No: N-6007-C U.S.A. (Reliability: 3).
      Port of embarkation: Frankfurt/Main, West Germany - port of disembarkation: New York, NY.
      A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    8. [S072] Author and Publisher: Department of Justice, United States of America, Naturalization Certificate, United States of America, 25 Jun 1962, Petition #1744, Certificate #8136993 (Reliability: 3).
      The original is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    9. [S064] Author and Publisher: Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA, Civil Registration, State of Texas, USA, (Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA), 21 Aug 2009, Death Registration #142-09-098347 (Reliability: 3).
      The original is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    10. [S077] Klaus Dieter Cook, Obituary, Wilma L. Cook, 24 Aug 2009, (Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, USA ), 24 Aug 2009 (Reliability: 3).
      A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    11. [S077] Klaus Dieter Cook, Obituary, Wilma L. Cook, 24 Aug 2009, (Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, USA ), 25 Aug 2009 (Reliability: 3).
      A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    12. [S003] Author and Publisher: Standesamt, Frankfurt/Main (Hessen-Nassau), (Main Author), Civil Registration, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany, 3 Feb 1940, Marriage Register, entry #135/I (Reliability: 3).
      A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.

    13. [S003] Author and Publisher: Standesamt, Frankfurt/Main (Hessen-Nassau), (Main Author), Civil Registration, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany, 30 Apr 1946, Marriage Register, #135/I, dtd 3 Feb 1940 (Reliability: 3).
      The Divorce Decree is entered as an edge marking on the marriage certificate