Individual Details
William Henry Doerges Sr.
(30 Jul 1846 - 22 May 1930)
Events
| Birth | 30 Jul 1846 | Hanover, Germany |  | ||
| Immigration | 1855 | America | | ||
| Naturalization | 1862 | Crescent City, Iroquois, IL | | ||
| Residence | 18 Feb 1865 | (at the time of his enlistment in the Union Army) - Warsaw, Hancock, IL | |||
| Military | 18 Feb 1865 | volunteer soldier for the Army of the United States for one year - Quincy, Adams, IL |  | | |
| Occupation | 1870 | carpenter - , St. Clair, IL | | ||
| Occupation | 1880 | carpenter/cabinet maker - Eureka, St. Louis, MO | | | |
| Marriage | 1883 | Eureka, St. Louis, MO - Rhoda Ann May | | ||
| Census (family) | 14 Jun 1900 | , St. Louis, MO - Rhoda Ann May | | ||
| Divorce | Abt 1901 | , , MO - Rhoda Ann May | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Richmond Heights, St. Louis, MO | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Central, St. Louis, MO | | | |
| Death | 22 May 1930 | from complications of nephritis and senility - , , MO | |
Families
| Spouse | Rhoda Ann May (1863 - ) |
| Child | Lottie M. Doerges (1883 - ) |
| Child | Rhoda C. Doerges (1885 - 1977) |
| Child | William Henry Doerges Jr. (1887 - ) |
| Child | Robert Frederick Doerges Sr. (1890 - ) |
| Child | Charles E. Doerges (1891 - 1961) |
| Father | Bernard Henry Louis William "William" Doerges (1814 - 1870) |
| Mother | Christina Aherns (1819 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Doerges (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Augusta Doerges (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry William Doerges (1848 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Hellen "Caroline" Doerges (1852 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Doerges (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | George Doerges (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Clara G. Doerges (1862 - 1946) |
Notes
Military
William Henry DOERGES, Sr. is described on his enlistment papers as being 18 years 6 months old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, fair complected, with hazel eyes and auburn hair. Private DOERGES of Co. H, 14th Infantry Regiment, IL, is listed as "deserted July 26, 1865, Kansas, enroute for Fort Kearney, Nebraska."According to the U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles accessed on Ancestry.com (Jun 2010), William DOERGES enlisted on 18 Feb 1865 and mustered out on 26 Jul 1865. The source is listed as the Illinois Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men.
Occupation
William DOERGES is listed as a boarder in the home of George and Mary Horneker in Eureka, St. Louis, MO in the 1880 census.Census
William Henry DOERGES Sr. was living with his daughter, Rhoda C. (DOERGES) MILLER and her husband, Dr. Romie H. MILLER at the time of the 1930 census.Endnotes
1. William DOERGES, 1860 U.S. Census, 3rd Ward, Warsaw, Hancock, IL, Page 680 old/947 new;..
2. Harry H. WITTHOEFT household, 1920 U. S. Census, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ED 16, SD 183, Sheet 6;..
3. Harry H. WITTHOEFT household, 1920 U. S. Census, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ED 16, SD 183, Sheet 6;..
4. William W. LEBERMAN File (Private, Company H, 14th Ohio Infantry, Union ).
5. Christina DOERGES, 1870 U.S. Census, Township R10W (East St. Louis), St. Clair, IL, Page 20, dwelling 166;..
6. Emmer BOWEN & Amelia J. (Stewart) BOWEN, 1880 U.S. census, Mill Spring, Wayne, MO, ED 185, SD 2, Page 24 B-25 C; dwelling 222, family 229.
7. Marriage, Divorce and Death of William Henry DOERGES; from personal knowledge of John Edward (Jack) Doerges (1702 Mill Street, Laramie, WY 82072-1924), has copy of death certificate from Missouri State Board of Health; his father (Robert F. Doerges Sr.) told him that William and Rhoda divorced when he was in the sixth grade; provided 1 Sep 2010.
8. Fredrick Withoeft , 1900 U. S. Census, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ED 5, SD 11, Sheet 7, Dwelling121, Family 151, house no. 4363 De Soto Avenue.
9. Marriage, Divorce and Death of William Henry DOERGES; from personal knowledge of John Edward (Jack) Doerges (1702 Mill Street, Laramie, WY 82072-1924), has copy of death certificate from Missouri State Board of Health; his father (Robert F. Doerges Sr.) told him that William and Rhoda divorced when he was in the sixth grade; provided 1 Sep 2010.
10. Harry H. WITTHOEFT household, 1920 U. S. Census, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ED 16, SD 183, Sheet 6;..
11. William H. DOERGES and Nora (McMAHON) DOERGES, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ED 475, SD 9, Sheet 2A, dwelling 128, family 166;..
12. Marriage, Divorce and Death of William Henry DOERGES; from personal knowledge of John Edward (Jack) Doerges (1702 Mill Street, Laramie, WY 82072-1924), has copy of death certificate from Missouri State Board of Health; his father (Robert F. Doerges Sr.) told him that William and Rhoda divorced when he was in the sixth grade; provided 1 Sep 2010.