BIOGRAPHY

HENRY DOERWIG - OF OAKFIELD, NY

Henry Doerwig, born in Germany, came to America in 1856, and settled in Canajoharie, N. Y. From thence he removed to Oakfield in 1867, and still occupies a place on road 7. He married Bertha, daughter of John and Johanna (Haits) Prang, of Charleston, S. C. They have two children, Charles and Rose. Henry Doerwig's parents, Charles and Henriette Doerwig, lived in Hanover, Bodenfelde, Germany, and Henry was one of a family of five children.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890