Thank you for all your efforts and information you have given me on Claus
Harms. Some of you have asked about more information and dates and here they
are. I apologize that I did not include them with the first email.
Claus was born October 1, 1815 in Hannover. The story goes that he came to
the US to avoid being conscripted into the military. I do not know when he
came over or if he was married at the time. He lived in New York city. Hi
wife's name is Anna Dorethea (maiden name unknown), she was born on August 1,
1812 in Hannover. While in New York City they had 3 children Anna (b.March
13, 1845), Helena (b. April 26, 1849), and Henry (b. October 9, 1852). They
returned to Hannover around 1860. There the daughters married to Eden
brothers - John "Eibe", and Henning. The families Claus and his wife and
their children and their familys returned to the US in the summer of 1870 and
settled in NW Illinois.
Thanks
Dave Eden