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The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.

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Denise 153 posts Jan 27, 2008 7:02 AM	We have a "Dathel Harms" listed on our TMC index. I cannot find information on her. I am not even sure if the date listed is her birth or death date. I am assuming it is her birth date and she may still be living. I found the following obit for a Vera Wood, which mentions a daughter, Dathel Harms, and was wondering if that is the same Dathel on our cemetery index. And, if so, can anyone provide information on her? Here is the obit and a census record on Vera Wood: Verna Wood - Rock Island Argus, The - (Jul/18/2005) Verna Wood Verna Wood, 100, of Good Samaritan Village, Geneseo, formerly of Kissimmee, Fla., and Tampico, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, at Good Samaritan Village. Services are 4 p.m. Tuesday at Garland Funeral Home, Tampico; the Rev. Karl Kaiser of Tampico Baptist Church will officiate. Burial is in Tampico Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is 3 p.m. to services. A memorial has been established in her memory. She was born Sept. 5, 1904, in Dresden, Tenn., to John R. and Gertie Sutherland Duke. She married Gerald M. Wood May 7, 1932, in Paris, Tenn. He preceded her in death Jan. 30, 1997. Survivors are a daughter, Dathel Harms, Davenport; a son, Gerald L. Wood, Crown Point, Ind.; nine grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Aileene Farrarini, Fort Myers, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and eight brothers and sisters. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Verna A Duke Age in 1910: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905 (Sept. 5, 1904) Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: John R Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Name: Gertie L Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Home in 1910: Civil District 24, Weakley, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age John R Duke 33, b. TN Gertie L Duke 26, b. TN Marlin M Duke 7, b. TN Verna A Duke 5. b. TN Wallace H Duke 3, b. TN Porter I Duke 1, b. TN +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanks, Denise
JackP 64 posts Jan 27, 2008 9:27 AM	Hi Denise, Per your question about Dathel Harms, (Cemetery entry) try the 2002 Obit, submitted by Lois Wetzell, WAYNE HARMS, and see if you have your question answered. Jack
JackP 65 posts Jan 27, 2008 1:06 PM	Sorry Denise, I just spent hours tracking the material, and I must say,"I'm at a complete loss". One thing I ran across was in the Gaz. Index. A corrected obit for W. Wayne Harms was published 11 Feb. 2002. I can only guess that it may have corrected his spouse. DATHEL I. ELLIS, vs. DATHEL I. WOOD. We might have two DATHEL'S. One. Dathel I Ellis, and second, Dathel Wood. The second daughter of Gerald M. Wood who married Verna A. Duke 7 May 1932 in TN. So then, how do we get a Tam. Cem. entry for a Dathel I. Harms, suggested wife of W. Wayne Harms (loc. N) with a assumed b. date of 26 Jan. 1927? I hope we can find an answer to all of this. Jack
Denise 154 posts Jan 27, 2008 9:04 PM	Hmmmm - A google search yields: USA PEOPLE SEARCH http://www.usa-people-search.com/Find-Tammy-Harms.aspx There is a listing for a Tammy Harms Kappes - KAPPES, TAMMY L Associated names (aka's): HARMS, TAMMY LU TAMMY, L KAPPES 46 EAST MOLINE, IL (Other addresses) ROCKFORD, IL Other people associated with that name and address: KAPPES, MITCHELL LEE (age 45) HARMS, WESLEY WAYNE (age 81) HARMS, DATHEL ELLIS (age 84) Another entry for her listed the following associated names: HARMS, TAMMY OTTUMWA, IA EAST MOLINE, IL HARMS, DONALD WAYNE (age 55) HARMS, WESLEY WAYNE (age 81) HARMS, DATHEL ELLIS (age 84) The above listings coordinate with information we have from obits - W. Wayne Harms did have a daughter-in-law named Tammy, married to a son, Donald. Wayne would have been about 81 if he were still living. Ah-ha! On the 1930 census, it appears Verna was married to Joe Ellis and they had a daughter, Dathel. Ta-dah. I think the mystery is solved. I love it when that happens! 1930 United States Federal Census about Dathel Ellis Name: Dathel Ellis Home in 1930: Paris, Henry, Tennessee Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924 Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Joe Mother's Name: Verna Parents' birthplace: Household Members: Name Age Joe Ellis 34, age at first marriage - 16 Verna Ellis 25, age at first marriage - 18 (m. abt.1923) Alex Ellis 14 Dathel Ellis 6, appx. dob: 1924 Malissa Ellis 58 My deductions: This is a second marriage for Joe. Alex is from prior relationship and/or marriage and is not Verna's son. Verna would have been 19 when she gave birth to Dathel, so I am "assuming" Dathel is the daughter of Joe & Verna Ellis. Thanks Jack. Denise Last Edited by on Jan 29, 2008 11:51 AM
JackP 66 posts Jan 28, 2008 3:07 PM	Hi Denise, I couldn't help but dig into this as my wife is known in a branch of the Harms family and I have descent in a line of the early New England Wood family. After I had my frustration about Dathel as being one or two, it finally dawned on me, as it must have you, to search for Verna in the married version of Ellis. I found the Ellis name used as a first name in descending relatives per a Yahoo person search, and also about the same thing at Ancestry, so I went on with the census search. At 7:16 P.M. I printed the Paris City, KT. sheet, and wasn't able to get a clear read on her first name. I noticed a 8 year gap in the children (Alex - Dathel) so I went back 10 years for Joe. 1920 Joe and Alex are living with what appears to be his brother Henry A. (Civil District A) and Joe lists himself as widowed. So it appears that Alex is half brother to Dathel. Til next time.... Jack
Denise 157 posts Jan 28, 2008 7:35 PM	Hi Jack, Sounds like you are having fun tracing this line. I pretty much assumed that Alex was not Verna's kid, unless she had him when she was 11! Denise
MiloS 6 posts Jan 29, 2008 7:30 AM	This got a little more confusing the more I read. In response to your innitial question; I'm pretty sure the Dathel Harms in the TMC index is the same as the Dathel in the Wood obit. Her parents were Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Wood who retired to Tampico and lived across from what we used to call Railroad Park in the house that Kermit Branson's used to live in. The Davenport address seems right, because she moved back there from Florida after Wayne died. Her oldest son, Ron lives in Colona. You might get more clarification from Terry Gaskill as I seem to remember that Dathel and Doris were friends. Or, check with either Don or Dale Harms.
JackP 68 posts Jan 29, 2008 11:08 AM	Dear MiloS, (Denise, if I'm off in LaLa Land on this, please contribute as you please) I' attempt to come forward in time: 1. John R. Duke m. Gertie Sutherland 2. John and Gertie have a daughter Verna (aka) Vera b. 5 Sept. 1904. 3. Verna Duke, m. Joe Ellis, and are found in the 1930 Henry Co., TN. census. With this family is a daughter, DATHEL, age 6. b. ? 1924. 4. Appears shortly after the 1930 census, Joe Ellis and wife Verna are separated, for what ever reason. 5. (I assume) Verna nee Duke (Mrs. Joe Ellis) m. Gerald M. Wood, 7 May 1932 in Paris TN. Daughter Dathel is now some 8 years old, and acquires a step father. 6. 8 Oct. 1950, Dathel I. Ellis (daughter of Verna nee Duke (Ellis) Wood) marries Wayne Harms. (per Waynes obit) 7. ???? Cem. Data for Dathel suggests b. 26 Jan. 1927, but was age 6 in 1930 KT. census. I do not have any other references for this other than the census material and what is offered in the obits as seen here on this site, so please take this above material with caution, as I have suggested a good portion of it. Jack Last Edited by on Jan 29, 2008 2:45 PM
Denise 159 posts Jan 29, 2008 2:17 PM	Guess I should have started with the cemetery first! Dathel's date of birth is Jan. 26, 1924! I re-wrote my previous posts to try to clarify better. I went out to cemetery today (freezing rain just started!) and took a pic of the grave. Thanks for all of the input Milo & Jack! I love it when you folks participate - ;?) I have emailed Terry to help validate that we have the correct Dathel. Click on photo to enlarge, read details or leave a comment. Last Edited by on Jan 30, 2008 7:36 AM
Denise 299 posts Jun 27, 2008 6:06 PM	Update: Dathel is living in the P-town Nursing home. Denise
Denise 357 posts Oct 18, 2008 2:24 PM	Update: 2008 - Dathel Harms SVN News service Dathel Harms BY SVN NEWS SERVICE PROPHETSTOWN - Dathel I. Harms, 84, of Prophetstown, formerly of Tampico, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center, Prophetstown. She was a cosmetologist in the Tampico area, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Harms was born Jan. 26, 1924, in Paris, Tenn., the daughter of Joseph and Verna (Duke) Ellis. She married W. Wayne Harms Oct. 8, 1950, in Walnut. He preceded her in death on Feb. 7, 2002. She was a member of Tampico United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Ronald (Cynthia) Harms of East Moline, Donald Harms of Hampton, and Dale (Karla) Harms of Tampico; a daughter, Kari Rae Willman, of Wiesbaden, Germany; a brother, Gerald Wood of Crown Pointe, Ind.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She also was preceded in death by her parents; and stepfather, Gerald M. Wood. The funeral is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Tampico United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Monty Fox, pastor, officiating. Burial is at Tampico Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Arrangements were completed by Garland Funeral Home, Walnut. A memorial has been established to the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences may be sent at www.garlandfuneralhome.com on the Internet. OBIT ON BACK OF MEMORIAL CARD READS: Dathel I. Harms, 84, formerly of Tampico, Illinois died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Prophets Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown, Illinois. Mrs. Harms was born on January 26, 1924 in Paris, Tennessee, the daughter of Joseph and Verna (Duke) Ellis. She was united in marriage to W. Wqyne Harms on October 8, 1950 in Walnut, Illinois and he preceded her in death on February 7, 2002. She was a cosmetologist in the Tampico area and a homemaker. She was a member of the Tampico United Methodist Church and the circle at the church. She enjoyed painting and fishin. She is survived by three sos, Ronald (Cynthia) Harms of Eaxt Mline, Illinois, Donald Harms of Hampton, Illinois and Dale (Karla) Harms of Tampico, Illinois; one daughter, Kari Rae Willilam of Weis Baden, Germany; twelve granchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one brother, Gerald Wood of Crown Pointe, Indiana; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather Gerald M. Wood and husband. Funeral services will be h eld on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Tampico United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monty Fox, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the Tampico Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Tampico United Methodist Church. A memorial has been established in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences may be sent to www.garlandfuneralhome.com Last Edited by on Oct 20, 2008 7:22 AM
jerome 1 post Dec 21, 2008 3:55 PM	If any of you have any questions on this matter, I am Day's grandson. Jerome Harms
sharms85 1 post Jun 21, 2009 4:58 PM	4. Appears shortly after the 1930 census, Joe Ellis and wife Verna are separated, for what ever reason. Just a small correction. They didn't seperate. Verna's first husband (day's father) died in a car accident so, she was widowed. then she remarried to Gerald Wood. Stephanie Harms (also a grandchild of day)
Administrator Denise 721 posts Jun 22, 2009 9:07 AM	Thanks so much Jerome & Stephanie! If either of you have family history, photos, etc. that you would like us to archive at the historical society's Family History Library/Research Ctr. and/or uploaded to this site, please feel free to send it to my attention: Denise McLoughlin, Snail Mail = Tampico AreaHistorical Society, P. O. Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283 or send via email: tampicohisoricalsociety@gmail.com or my personal email (takes larger files) at ddm1050@hotmail.com Denise ---------- Denise Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited by on Jun 22, 2009 9:08 AM
tellis 1 post Jul 31, 2009 5:45 AM	Hi, I ran across this site while looking for some information on the Ellis family. Dathel Harms was my Aunt. My father was her brother Alex Ellis. Alex died in Paris, Tennessee December 13th 1976. Stephanie is correct Joe Ellis was killed in Bowling Green Kentucky while he was working there. He was a plumber, pipe fitter, sheetmetal worker. I last saw Dathel and Wayne in 1998 at their home in Florida. I may have a few pictures of Dathel and Verna from their time in Paris if anyone is interested I'll be glad to look for them. Tommy Ellis
Denise 437 posts Aug 11, 2009 9:16 PM	Hi Tommy, It would be great if you could send us some pics. You can do it via email or snail mail. Snail mail is Tampico Area Historical Society, P. O. Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283, Attn: Denise McLoughlin Or email: tampicohistoricalsociety@gamil.com - an alternate email: ddm1050@hotmail.com Thanks for offering.

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