Harms, David A. (1877-1949)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Feb 10 p. 3, 6

Birth date: 1877 Jul 29

text of obituary:

DAVID A. HARMS

David A. Harms, son of Andreas and Anna (Schroeder) Harms, was born July 29, 1877, in the Gnadenberg community east of Newton, Kansas. Here he spent the days of his youth with his parents and attended the district school and also a German Bible school which was taught by Rev. G. N. Harms.

He moved to Washita county, Okla. with his parents on April1, 1895, and a few years later he established his own home on a farm five miles east of Cordell.

On July 4, 1897, he was baptized upon his confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour by Elder Jacob Toevs of Newton, Kansas and became a member of the Sichar church, where he was a faithful and active member for seven years. In March of 1904 he joined the Herold church and soon moved on a farm north of the church. Here he was an active member and attended most every service until his sickness, and remained a faithful member of this church until death.