Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla HARMS b. 18 Mar 1920 Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland d. 21 Aug 2009 Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA: Our Family History

Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla HARMS

1920 - 2009 (89 years)

Name	Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla HARMS
Born	18 Mar 1920	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [1]
		BIRTH- HARMS Wilhelmine 19200318 Birth Certificate, civil registration, Standesamt Wismar, Mecklenburg, Germany.
Christened	11 Apr 1920	Sankt-Georgen-Kirchhof, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [2]
		Wismar - Baptism vessel, St. Georgen Baptism vessel used at St. Georgen.
Gender	Female
Residence	1922	Goethestr. 35, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
	The family home was build by Johannes HARMS. At the time the street was named "Am Fürstengarten".
		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
	Volksschule (Public School)
Education	Between 1929 and 1937	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
	Staatliches Lyzeum
		Wismar - The "Lyzeum" - A girls school in the 1930s. Staatliches Lyzeum
Event-Misc	Abt 1931	Frankfurt/Sachsenhausen, Hessen, Germany
	A family picnic in a park in Frankfurt/Sachsenhausen.
Event-Misc	Abt 1932	Staatliches Lyzeum, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
	Class U3a, Lyzeum in Wismar. Wilhelmine HARMS, 3rd row, 3rd from left.
Confirmation	14 Apr 1935	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [3]
	St Georgen Church
		HARMS, Wilhelmine Confirmation Certificate
Name	3 Feb 1940	Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [4]
	Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla Gaul
Residence	04 Feb 1940	Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [5]
	Bergerstr. 252
Residence	22 Mar 1944	Hauptstrasse 64, GROẞ AUHEIM, Hanau, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [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
	Nikolaistrasse 24
Residence	1947	Letter/Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
		HARMS Wilhelmine Christmas, 1947, Letter/Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Residence	1949	Perigeux, France
Residence	Jan 1950	Roitzheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
	Hauptstr. 40
Residence	1952	Pferseerstr. 18, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Event-Misc	Abt 1953	Deutz, Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
	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 [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
		TWA Passenger List - July 21, 1955 Flight manifest of TWA flight 975-21 from Frankfurt/Germany to New York, NY. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		COOK, Klaus, emigration 1955 A picture of the actual plane (N-6007-C) for flight #975-21 on 21 Jul 1955 from Frankfurt/Main, West Germany to New York, NY, via Shannon, Ireland and Gander, Newfoundland. Total travel time approx. 20 hours. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
Name	29 Jul 1955	Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA
	Wilhelmine Luise Emilie Karla Cook
Naturalization	25 Jun 1962	Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
		COOK, Wilhelmine, Naturalization Naturalization Certificate, Lebanon, PA 25 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
	Rambling Trail
Residence	1975	LaPorte, Texas, USA
	Oakleaf Lane
Residence	Jul 1983	Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
	Rt. 3 (was renamed Cook Road in 2002).
Event-Misc	1990	Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
	Annual Jasper County Fair.
		COOK, Wilma Newspaper article about quilting.
		Cook, Wilma Jasper County Fair - Quilting
Residence	24 Jan 1999	3502 Pine Meadow Lane, HOUSTON, Harris Co., TX, USA
Event-Misc	2006	Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA
Event-Misc	18 Mar 2009	Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA
	Wilma - 89th Birthday (17) Wilma surrounded by her great-grandchildren for her birthday.
Died	21 Aug 2009	Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA [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 Certificate, State of Texas, USA.
		HARMS Wilhelmine Obituary
Buried	25 Aug 2009	Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper Co., Texas, USA [11]
		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
		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 , d. 30 Nov 1971, Bückeburg, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Age 79 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Beatrice Emilie ROSEN, b. 6 Sep 1895, Rochusstr. 162, GROẞ AUHEIM, Hanau, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland , d. 17 Feb 1934, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Age 38 years)
Relationship	Birth
Married	19 Apr 1919	St. Nicolai Kirche, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
	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.

		Marriage Certificate - HARMS, Johannes and ROSE, Beatrice
		HARMS - ROSEN Wedding
Living	22 Apr 1919	Am Fürstengarten 35, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Living	1 Jan 1922	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Living	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 , d. 18 Oct 1990, Östliche Ringstr. 4, Ingolstadt, Oberbayern, Bayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Age 73 years)

Married 03 Feb 1940 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [12]

Type: Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

MARR- GAUL Heinrich & HARMS Wilhelmine 19400203
Marriage License and Certificate, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany.

Divorced 08 Feb 1946 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland [13]

GAUL, Heinrich / HARMS, Wilhelmine.
Divorce entry on marriage certificate.

Children

+	1. Klaus Dieter GAUL

Last Modified 24 Jan 2019

Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Otto Roland COOK, b. 19 Jan 1921, Hot Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA , d. 25 Jan 1994, Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
Married	29 Jul 1955	Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Headstones		COOK, Otto / COOK, Wilma, Plot marker. Family headstone.
Last Modified	5 Mar 2011
Family ID	F24	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos

HARMS, Wilhelmine

Sources

[S002] Civil Registration, Standesamt Wismar, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, Author and Publisher: Wismar (Mecklenburg-Schwerin). Standesamt (Main Author), (Rostock : Bezirksrat, 1992), Birth Registry, entry 178/1920 (Reliability: 3), 18 Mar 1920.
A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.
[S005] Confirmation Certificate, Wilhelmine Harms, Author and Publisher: Sankt-Georgen-Kirchhof, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, (April 14, 1935), Parish records, entry 121,1, dtd 14 Apr 1935 (Reliability: 3), 11 Apr 1920.
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.
[S005] Confirmation Certificate, Wilhelmine Harms, Author and Publisher: Sankt-Georgen-Kirchhof, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, (April 14, 1935), Parish records, entry 121,1 (Reliability: 3), 14 Apr 1935.
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.
[S003] Civil Registration, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany, Author and Publisher: Standesamt, Frankfurt/Main (Hessen-Nassau), (Main Author), Marriage Register No. 135/I (Reliability: 3), 3 Feb 1940.
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.
[S010] Personal Interview of family member, Interviewer: Klaus Dieter COOK, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA, (Klaus Dieter Cook).
[S076] Bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II, 22 Mar 1944, Author and Publisher: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Frankfurt_am_Main_in_World_War_II (Reliability: 3), 22 Mar 1944.
[S075] Passenger Manifest, TransWorldAirlines, 21 Jul 1955, Author and Publisher: Trans World Airlines, Inc., Flight No: 975-21, 21 Jul 1955, Aircraft No: N-6007-C U.S.A. (Reliability: 3), 21 Jul 1955.
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.
[S072] Naturalization Certificate, United States of America, Author and Publisher: Department of Justice, United States of America, Petition #1744, Certificate #8136993 (Reliability: 3), 25 Jun 1962.
The original is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.
[S064] Civil Registration, State of Texas, USA, Author and Publisher: Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA, (Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA), Death Registration #142-09-098347 (Reliability: 3), 21 Aug 2009.
The original is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.
[S077] Obituary, Wilma L. Cook, 24 Aug 2009, Klaus Dieter Cook, (Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, USA ) (Reliability: 3), 24 Aug 2009.
A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.
[S077] Obituary, Wilma L. Cook, 24 Aug 2009, Klaus Dieter Cook, (Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, USA ) (Reliability: 3), 25 Aug 2009.
A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.
[S003] Civil Registration, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany, Author and Publisher: Standesamt, Frankfurt/Main (Hessen-Nassau), (Main Author), Marriage Register, entry #135/I (Reliability: 3), 3 Feb 1940.
A copy is in the possession of Klaus D. Cook, 3506 Pine Meadow Lane, Houston, TX 77039, USA. email: kdc@cookgarza.com.
[S003] Civil Registration, Standesamt Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany, Author and Publisher: Standesamt, Frankfurt/Main (Hessen-Nassau), (Main Author), Marriage Register, #135/I, dtd 3 Feb 1940 (Reliability: 3), 30 Apr 1946.
The Divorce Decree is entered as an edge marking on the marriage certificate

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