Philip Dom and Marguerite Gerhardt
Husband Philip Dom 1 2 3
AKA: Phillip Dom Born: - Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Christened: Died: Buried:Marriage:
Wife Marguerite Gerhardt 2
AKA: Margaret Gerhardt 1 4 Born: - Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Casper Gerhardt ( - ) 5 Mother: Catharine Hentz ( - ) 5
Children
1 F Ellen Dom 7
AKA: Eleanor Dom 2 6 Born: 17 Dec 1825 - Somerset Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 27 Dec 1904 2 6 8 Buried:Spouse: Henry Harrison Null (1815-1905) 2 8 9 Marr: 1 Jul 1845 - Berlin, Somerset Co, PA 6 8
2 M Henry Dom 2
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3 M Oliver Dom 2
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4 M Leonard Dom 2
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5 M Augustus Dom 2
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6 M William Theodore Dom 4 10
Born: 10 Aug 1844 - Wellersburg, Somerset Co, PA 4 10 Christened: Died: 1921 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 11 Buried:Spouse: Eliza Jane McCullough (1849-1930) 10
7 M Josiah Dom 2
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8 F Melinda Dom 2
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General Notes: Husband - Philip Dom
He and his wife were both born in Germany, and came to America, settling at Wellersburg, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; he was a tailor, and later a hotel proprietor.
He came to America about 1821, locating at Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. In religious faith he was a Lutheran, and in his political views was first a Whig and upon the formation of the Republican party became identified with that organization. By occupation he was a contractor and builder. He aided in building iron furnaces at Wellersburg, Pennsylvania. He also helped to construct the National pike road in the Shenandoah valley, between Winchester and Romney, Virginia. He became a prominent citizen, both in Berlin and Wellersburg, Pennsylvania.
He and his wife had six sons and two daughters.
General Notes: Wife - Marguerite Gerhardt
She was a granddaughter of Sir John Jacob Hentz, who was the custodian of all the public records of the town of Beuern in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. The Hentzs were very prominent among the families of that section of Germany.
1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 20, 92.
2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 647.
3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 36, 96.
4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 36.
5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 96.
6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 95.
7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 19.
8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 20.
9 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 94.
10 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 93.
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Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 410.
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