Glen R. Harms

Brief Life History of Glen R.

When Glen R. Harms was born on 17 May 1915, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, John M Harms, was 29 and his mother, Stella E Landon, was 24. He married Kathleen Addie Epple on 15 May 1945. He lived in Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Muscoda, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. He died in 1983, at the age of 68.

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Glen R. Harms
1915–1983
Kathleen Addie Epple
1923–2012
Marriage: 15 May 1945

Sources (4)

  • Glenn Harms in household of Stella Harms, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Glen Harms in entry for Grace Or Maxine Bethke, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Glen Harms in household of John Harms, "United States Census, 1920"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed

The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.

1934 · Kohler Strike

Employees at Kohler Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, attempted to organize a union, but the company would not work with them. The employees organized a strike on July 27, 1934. Events escalated and two people were killed and 47 were injured.

Name Meaning

North German, Dutch, and Danish: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Herman(n) (see Hermann ).

English (London and southeastern England): variant of Harm , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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