Individual Details

Robert William Doerges

(3 Jun 1883 - 21 Sep 1918)

At Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, in Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA, Robert W. DOERGES's headstone lists the following dates: 1882-1918. These are in conflict with previous information.

Events

Birth3 Jun 1883St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
City Directory1898apprentice - St. Louis Carriage Works, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
City Directory1899residence - University Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Occupation1899teamster - C. E. Price & Compny - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
City Directory1900residence - W. 40th near Hough Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
City Directory1901boarding residence - 2316 W. 7th, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Marriage22 Nov 1905Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - Bessie May "Gloree" Glover
Death21 Sep 1918Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Burial26 Sep 1918Lompoc Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA

Families

SpouseBessie May "Gloree" Glover (1888 - 1962)
ChildDorthis Ruth "Dody" Doerges (1906 - 1997)
ChildRobert Redmond Doerges (1908 - 2001)
ChildFrederick William Doerges Sr. (1911 - 1999)
ChildEdward Glover Doerges (1914 - 1994)
FatherHenry William Doerges (1848 - 1937)
MotherEllen Nora Raub (1857 - 1921)
SiblingClara Mae Doerges (1879 - 1962)
SiblingWilliam Henry Doerges (1884 - 1971)

Notes

Birth

The June 1900 census of the Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, CA states that Robert's nickname was Robin.

City Directory

Residence: same as his father

City Directory

Robert W. DOERGES was listed in the Los Angeles City Directory for 1899 as a teamster for C. E. Price & Company.

City Directory

Robert W. DOERGES is listed in the Los Angeles City Directory for 1900 as a driver.

City Directory

Robert W. DOERGES is listed in the Los Angeles City Directory of 1901 as a butcher at E. R. Sydow.

Marriage

The Bridal Souvenir book's front plate lists the marriage witnesses as Willim R. GLOVER and Ellen DOERGES and the minister as Will A. Knighten.

Endnotes

1. Maxwell's Los Angeles City Directory & Gazetteer : Southern California (Los Angeles, CA: Maxwell, 1898), ; digital image, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com : accessed ).

2. Unknown, Los Angeles City Directory - 1899 (Los Angeles, CA: n.p., 1899), 308.

3. Unknown, Los Angeles City Directory - 1899 (Los Angeles, CA: n.p., 1899), .

4. Unknown, Los Angeles City Directory - 1900 (Los Angeles, CA: n.p., 1900), 264.

5. Unknown, Los Angeles City Directory - 1901 (Los Angeles, CA: n.p., 1901), 272.

6. Robert W. DOERGES and Bessie M. GLOVER marriage, 22 Nov 1905,, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Held by Kristina Jean (WEIS) NEWCOMER (5443 Brookmead Drive, Whittier, CA 90601).

7. Manfrina, Myra, Historian & Genealogist, Lompoc Valley Historical Society, Inc..