Re: Martin and Jacob Dorscheimer, early PA
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In reply to:
Re: Martin and Jacob Dorscheimer, early PA
2/25/01
Frank,
Mildred Pretzer has a 230 page soft cover book out on some decendants of Manuel Dorscheimer.Her address is as follows:
2600 Barracks Rd. Apt. 444, Charlottsville,
Va.22901-2196The cost of the book is $25.00.No phone or email.
Martin Dorschheimer came over from Germany in 1754.He had 3 children, Manuel, Conrad, and Margaretha. So starts the Dorshimer lineage in Pennsylvania. This book only covers the decendants of Manuel.He had 8 children. Larwence,George,John,Martin, Anna, Catharine,Christina, and Jacob. According to Mildred the early census takers mutilated the name Dorscheimer routinely.Some examples:1790 manuel Dashimer,1800 John Durshimer and brother George Durshymer, 1820 Jacob Dursheimer, Lawrence Dicheimer, 1830George Dershimer
Lawrence Dushamer, John Dushhameimer, Samuel Dershumer,1850P Dishhammnur , Jacob Dershamer, Emanuel Dershamer.All from the orignal Martin Dorschheimer. So there are alot of variations of the original name.This book may be of help to you, but I am not sure how many more she might have.
Good luck in your search
Roy Dorshimer