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Henry William Doerges (b. August 10, 1842, d. July 09, 1937)

Henry William Doerges (son of William Doerges and Christina)⁵³ was born August 10, 1842 in , Hanover, Germany⁵⁴, and died July 09, 1937 in Santa Maria Hospital, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA⁵⁴. He married Ellen Nora Raub on December 04, 1878 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, daughter of Reuben Raub and Sarah Savitz.

Notes for Henry William Doerges:

Henry William DOERGES came west via New Mexico to Los Angeles in 1887. H enry was a U.S. Deputy Marshall and established a carriage works (black smith) at 800-802 Spring Street, Los Angeles. Around 1904/06 sold carr iage works and bought a ranch in Lompoc, California. Frederick DOERGES , Sr., his son, believes that Henry William DOERGES was born in Alsace- Loraine, Germany and that the family name was Von Doerges.
According to the Lompoc Valley Historical Society, Henry William Doerge s died on 11 July 1937 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 1 day. Th at would change his birthdate to 8 Aug 1842.

The June 1900 census of Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles County, Calif ornia states that Henry Doerges was born in Missouri, and not in German y as told by relatives.

The 1920 California Census, lists Henry Doerges as being born in Hanove r, Germany, as were both of his parents. It also lists his age as 71 y ears, and that he is a retired farmer. Henry and Ellen Nora were liste d as living in Santa Rita Precinct, Santa Barbara County, CA.
In the Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, Vol. A-G on page 481 there i s a listing for a DOERGE, Henry, no age given, who arrived in Philadelp hia, Philadelphia, PA in 1864. The full information can be found in so urcebook 9293: US Works Projects Administration Index to Records of Al ien's Declarations of Intention to Immigrate, Vol 3: Letter D, pp 1-248 . Henry DOERGE's listing can be found on page 117 of this sourcebook.

Listed along with Henry William and Ellen DOERGES are Gin CHOW, his wif e Carrie and their two children. Gin Chow was born in China in 1857 an d came to San Francisco when he was 16 years old. By 1890, he had move d south and become known in the Santa Barbara area for his fruit and ve getables. He grew them on a small farm (probably connected to the Doer ges farm) in the Lompoc Valley. (See article by Cecilia Rasmussen in th e Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2005, titled Farmer Grew Claim to Fame as ' Weather Prophet'.) Gin Chow died in June 1933 when he was struck by a f armer's truck as he walked along State Street in Santa Barbara. He was 7 6 years old.
Henry William DOERGES is listed as living with his mother, Christina, h is brother, William, and his sister, Caroline. The family resides with t he Reinhert family.
Henry William Doerges fought at Vicksburg, MS, and was with the victori ous Union Army that entered the city on 4 July 1863. After the Civil W ar, he participated in the Indian Campaigns in the mid-west.
Henry William DOERGES enlisted in Co. H, 14th Reg't, Illinois Infantry w hen he was seventeen years of age. His father, William DOERGES, signed t he consent form to allow him to join the same regiment as his older bro ther, William.

When mustered in at Camp Butter, Illinois on 9 Mar 1865, he was listed a s being born in Germany, age 18, his occupation listed as farmer. He i s described as being 5 feet 4 3/4 inches tall, fair complected, with ha zel eyes and auburn hair.

It is recorded on his July muster roll that he "deserted July 26, 1865, K ansas, enroute for Fort Kearney, Nebaska." It seems that he and his ol der brother, William, left together.

More About Henry William Doerges:
Burial: July 11, 1937, Lompoc Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA.⁵⁴
Immigration: 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.⁵⁵
Military 1: July 04, 1863, Vicksburg, Warren, MS.⁵⁶
Military 2: February 20, 1865, Quincy, Adams, IL.⁵⁷
Occupation 1: 1880, 4th Ward, Kansas City, Jackson, MO; Occupation: carriage maker.⁵⁸
Occupation 2: 1870, Township R10W (East St. Louis), St. Clair, IL; Occupation: blacksmith.⁵⁹
Occupation 3: 1900, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Occupation: blacksmith.⁶⁰
Occupation 4: 1910, Township 5 (Santa Rita), Santa Barbara, CA; Occupation: farmer.⁶¹
Occupation 5: 1920, Santa Rita, Santa Barbara, CA; Occupation: retired farmer.⁶²
Record Change: June 30, 2008

More About Henry William Doerges and Ellen Nora Raub:
Marriage: December 04, 1878, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Residence: 1900, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Residence: at 929 40th Street.⁶³

Children of Henry William Doerges and Ellen Nora Raub are:

+Robert William Doerges, b. June 03, 1883, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, d. September 21, 1918, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.