Darms Family of Honey Creek

Darms Family

Descendants of Johannes Darms

(Generation 2) (Generation 3) (Generation 4)

Generation No. 1

1. Johannes¹ Darms¹ was born 03 Mar 1790 in Canton Grubunden, Schnautz Elanz (Ilanz) Switzerland², and died 29 Mar 1868 in Honey Creek, Sauk Co., Wisconsin^3,4. He married Ursula [Darms]⁵ Bef. 1849 in Switzerland⁶. She was born Bet. 1786 - 1790 in Switzerland^7,8, and died 1856 in Sauk Co. WI⁸.

Notes for Johannes Darms:
A John Darms age 70 is living in Paul Darm's household in 1860 Sauk Co. Federal Census

Translation of German text in "Darms Green Book", copied by Arthur Schmidt 1972
" Johannes Darms, born 3 March 1790 in Switzerland, Canton Graubunden, Schnautz Elanz. He emigrated with his wife our grandmother and two sons, our dear father Balthasar and Uncle Paul, and one daughter, Aunt Ursula. In the year 1849 from Switzerland to Wisconsin where they made a home in the virgin forest. Uncle Paul became married in 1865 and so that left our beloved father with the beloved [unreadable in original, Grosvater added in pen] and sisters at home.

pg. 2

" In Year 1856 our beloved grandmother died at the age of 66 and was buried in the Reformed church cemetery. Then in the year [unreadable in original, 1859 added in pen] were married our father Balthasar with mother Elisabeth and Aunt Ursula with Heinrich Trueb and grandfather remained with his beloved son and our beloved Balthasar until his end. Grandfather Johannes Darms died on March 29, on Sunday morning, in year 1868, in Honey Creek after one week's pneumonia and was buried in the cemetery of the Evangelical church in Honey Creek."

More About Johannes Darms:
Burial: Evangelical church cemetery Honey Creek, WI⁸

Notes for Ursula [Darms]:
Thought to be mother of Balthasar, Paul, and Ursula Darms. All are living in household of Amos Darms a farmer with $150 of real estate in Prairie Du Sac, Sauk Co. WI on the 1850 Sauk Co. Federal Census. The older Ursula is listed last, not under Amos as if his wife.

More About Ursula [Darms]:
Burial: Reformed Church Cemetery, <Honey Creek>, Sauk Co. , WI⁸

Children of Johannes Darms and Ursula [Darms] are:

+ 2 i. Paul² Darms, born 1819 in Switzerland; died 29 May 1899 in Wisconsin.

+ 3 ii. Balthazar Darms, born 24 Jan 1822 in Graubuenden; died 27 Apr 1895 in Napa Co. CA.

+ 4 iii. Ursula Darms, born 12 Jun 1828 in Switzerland; died 12 Apr 1907.

Endnotes

1. Family tree compiled by James Starr, 11 Feb 1986 from information supplied by Arthur Schmidt.

2. Darms Green book information Copied by Arthur Schmidt Feb. 1972.

3. Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk County, Wisconsin, Vol 1.

4. Darms Green book information Copied by Arthur Schmidt Feb. 1972.

5. Family tree compiled by James Starr, 11 Feb 1986 from information supplied by Arthur Schmidt.

6. Darms Green book information Copied by Arthur Schmidt Feb. 1972.

7. 1850 Sauk Co. WI Federal Census.

8. Darms Green book information Copied by Arthur Schmidt Feb. 1972.

(Generation 2) (Generation 3) (Generation 4)

Please contact me at sclover@acsalaska.net if you have any information about, or are a descendent of these families. I would love to share with you. I am still looking for information about the Darms' life in Wisconsin and their move from Switzerland.