Richard Henry Harms

Male25 March 1919–18 October 2007

Brief Life History of Richard Henry

When Richard Henry Harms was born on 25 March 1919, his father, Richard A Harms, was 27 and his mother, Eurania Melissa Clara Murray, was 20. He had at least 1 daughter with Gloria Bonnell Rabas. He lived in Election Precinct 26 Winbourn, Weld, Colorado, United States in 1940 and Adams, Colorado, United States in 1950. He died on 18 October 2007, at the age of 88, and was buried in Westminster, Orange, California, United States.

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Richard Henry Harms
1919–2007
Gloria Bonnell Rabas
1926–2021
Gloria Jean Harms
1943–2017

Sources (7)

  • Richard Harms, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Richard Henry Harms, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Richard Henry Harms, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1920

Age 1

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 15

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Age 23

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

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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