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Descendants of Jacob Dorst
Supplied by Jan Waite (jwaite@weir.net), who says there are many, many Dorsts in Ohio. She is descended from PETER2 DORST, while the Pittsburgh Dorsts are descended from HENRY2 DORST.
Generation No. 1
1. JACOB1 DORST was born 1774 in Bavaria, Germany, and died Unknown in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio. He met MARY Unknown in Bavaria, Germany.
Children of JACOB DORST and MARY are:
2. i. PETER2 DORST, b. February 02, 1802, Bavaria , Germany;
d. 1878, Meigs County, Ohio.
3. ii. HENRY2 DORST, b. April 18, 1811, Bavaria , Germany; d. Unknown,
Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio.
Generation No. 2
2. PETER2 DORST (JACOB1) was born February 02, 1802 in Bavaria , Germany, and died 1878 in Meigs County, Ohio. He met MARY ERNESTINE HAGERMAN August 10, 1869 in Meigs County, Ohio.
children of PETER DORST and MARY HAGERMAN are:
4. i. FREDERIKA3 DORST, b. February 29, 1864, Chester Twnshp Meigs
County, Ohio nr. Keno; d. September 12, 1955, Meigs County, Ohio.
5. ii. PETER DORST II, b. March 30, 1866, Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio;
d. February 03, 1952, Long Bottom, Ohio.
6. iii. JACOB DORST, b. June 23, 1870, Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio;
d. April 04, 1956, Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio.
iv. MINNIE DORST, b. June 23, 1870; d. June 23, 1870.
3. HENRY2 DORST (JACOB1) was born April 18, 1811 in Bavaria , Germany, and died Unknown in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio. He met MARGARET WELL in Bavaria, Germany.
Children of HENRY DORST and MARGARET WELL are:
7. i. PETER3 DORST, b. 1836, Bavaria , Germany.
8. ii. SUSANA DORST, b. April 25, 1838, Ohio.
9. iii. JACOB DORST, b. May 04, 1836, Bavaria , Germany.
10. iv. ELIZABETH DORST, b. April 1840, Ohio.
v. HENRY DORST,JR, b. October 22, 1841, Ohio; m. RHONDA KELLOG,
October 12, 1867.
11. vi. JOHN DORST, b. July 1843.
vii. PHILIP DORST, b. November 1846, Ohio; m. ELIZABETH KAUTZ,
January 01, 1868.
Generation No. 3
4. FREDERIKA3 DORST (PETER2, JACOB1) was born February 29, 1864 in Chester Twnshp Meigs County, Ohio nr. Keno, and died September 12, 1955 in Meigs County, Ohio. She met WILLIAM H. BENTZ August 29, 1880 in Meigs County, Ohio.
Children of FREDERIKA DORST and WILLIAM BENTZ are:
12. i. FLOYD LEWIS4 BENTZ, b. April 16, 1909; d. June 02, 1984.
13. ii. HENRY BENTZ, b. May 15, 1881; d. May 04, 1942.
14. iii. MARY IDA BENTZ, b. October 02, 1883; d. March 09, 1973,
East Liverpool, OH.
15. iv. EVA MAY BENTZ, b. March 06, 1886; d. December 18, 1949,
Akron, Ohio.
v. GEORGE BENTZ, b. March 06, 1886; d. August 01, 1887.
16. vi. BERTHA BELL BENTZ, b. April 12, 1892, Long Bottom, Ohio;
d. May 29, 1992, East Liverpool, Ohio.
17. vii. ANNA BENTZ, b. June 23, 1895; d. June 03, 1978.
18. viii. BESSIE LAVINA BENTZ, b. August 16, 1897; d. February 27, 1983.
19. ix. CLARENCE BENTZ, b. March 15, 1901; d. September 19, 1984,
Wellsville, Ohio.
x. HELEN BENTZ, b. November 07, 1903; m. CLINT SMITH.
xi. INFANT SON BENTZ, b. April 12, 1891; d. April 14, 1891.
5. PETER3 DORSTII (PETER2, JACOB1) was born March 30, 1866 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died February 03, 1952 in Long Bottom, Ohio. He married (1) ELLA SWAN LAWRENCE. He met (2) EDNA BELLE OSBORN August 29, 1893 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio.
Children of PETER DORST and EDNA OSBORN are:
i. ALBERT ROSS4 DORST, b. April 04, 1892, Long Bottom, Ohio;
d. November 17, 1918, WWI in France.
20. ii. MAUDE MAE DORST, b. November 17, 1893, Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio;
d. February 14, 1981.
21. iii. EMMA BELLE DORST, b. November 14, 1895, Long Bottom, Ohio;
d. May 19, 1979.
iv. NELLIE LEONA DORST, b. March 17, 1897, Long Bottom, Ohio;
d. March 1902, Long Bottom, Ohio.
22. v. MINNIE AMELIA DORST, b. August 25, 1899, Meigs County, Ohio;
d. October 28, 1978.
23. vi. RALPH ERNEST DORST, b. September 17, 1902, Pomeroy Meigs County,
Ohio; d. April 11, 1975, Uniontown, Ohio 44685.
24. vii. CORAETTA DORST, b. June 08, 1905, Ohio.
25. viii. FRANK NILE DORST, b. November 01, 1908, Pomeroy Meigs County,
Ohio; d. February 24, 1990, Long Bottom, Ohio.
6. JACOB3 DORST (PETER2, JACOB1) was born June 23, 1870 in pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died April 04, 1956 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio. He met ROSE BELLE POWELL July 05, 1896 in Meigs County, Ohio.
Children of JACOB DORST and ROSE POWELL are:
i. ERNEST ROSS4 DORST, b. March 22, 1920.
26. ii. FLOSSIE MAE DORST, b. December 07, 1899, Meigs County, Ohio;
d. April 1986.
27. iii. ALFRED EDGAR DORST, b. February 03, 1902, Pomeroy Meigs County,
Ohio; d. July 1975, Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio.
iv. MARY ERNESTINE DORST, b. August 11, 1905; m. ALBERT TYLER.
v. CARL IVAN DORST, b. January 26, 1908.
28. vi. CLAIR MILFORD DORST, b. February 14, 1911, Pomeroy,Meigs County,
Ohio; d. February 13, 1988, Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio.
29. vii. ARCHIE MELVIN DORST, b. March 19, 1913.
30. viii. PEARL RICHARD DORST, b. June 18, 1915.
ix. JOHNNY W. DORST, b. May 24, 1897; d. April 27, 1898.
x. CLARENCE EDGAR DORST, b. April 20, 1900; d. July 11, 1900.
xi. INFANT SON DORST, b. November 09, 1903; d. November 09, 1903.
7. PETER3 DORST (HENRY2, JACOB1) was born 1836 in Bavaria , Germany. He met ABIGAIL POOLER October 10, 1857.
Children of PETER DORST and ABIGAIL POOLER are:
i. ADDA4 DORST, b. 1858.
ii. JOSEPH DORST, b. 1862.
8. SUSANA3 DORST (HENRY2, JACOB1) was born April 25, 1838 in Ohio. She met FREDERICK WEBER.
Children of SUSANA DORST and FREDERICK WEBER are:
i. ELIZABETH4 WEBER, b. 1862.
ii. PHILLIP WEBER, b. 1864.
iii. JOHN WEBER, b. 1867.
iv. MARGARET WEBER, b. 1870.
9. JACOB3 DORST (HENRY2, JACOB1) was born May 04, 1836 in Bavaria , Germany. He married LOVISA HOYT November 20, 1858.
Children of JACOB DORST and LOVISA HOYT are:
i. SARAH4 DORST, b. 1861, Meigs Co., OH.
ii. ARTHUR DORST, b. 1868, Meigs Co., OH.
10. ELIZABETH3 DORST (HENRY2, JACOB1) was born April 1840 in Ohio. She met GEORGE KAUTZ November 12, 1863.
Children of ELIZABETH DORST and GEORGE KAUTZ are:
i. CATHERINE4 KAUTZ, b. 1864.
ii. CHARLES KAUTZ, b. 1868.
iii. GEORGE KAUTZ, b. 1869.
11. JOHN3 DORST (HENRY2, JACOB1) was born July 1843. He married SOPHIA KAUTZ November 19, 1866.
Child of JOHN DORST and SOPHIA KAUTZ is:
i. WILLIAM4 DORST, b. 1869.
Generation No. 4
12. FLOYD LEWIS4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born April 16, 1909, and died June 02, 1984. He met ANNA MICK.
Children of FLOYD BENTZ and ANNA MICK are:
i. FRANCIS5 BENTZ.
ii. RICHARD BENTZ.
13. HENRY4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born May 15, 1881, and died May 04, 1942. He met GRACE TUTTLE.
Children of HENRY BENTZ and GRACE TUTTLE are:
i. VERNA L.5 BENTZ, b. July 05, 1905; d. February 01, 1996,
Ormand Beach, FL; m. CHARLES WILLIAMS.
ii. VERA BENTZ, b. July 05, 1905; d. 1965.
iii. LORETTA BENTZ, b. April 1908.
iv. GERALDINE BENTZ, b. February 25, 1911.
v. YVONNE BENTZ.
vi. FORREST BENTZ, b. February 18.
14. MARY IDA4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born October 02, 1883, and died March 09, 1973 in East Liverpool, OH. She met JAMES RIEL.
Children of MARY BENTZ and JAMES RIEL are:
i. VERNA5 RIEL.
ii. CLIFF RIEL.
iii. CHARLES RIEL.
15. EVA MAY4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born March 06, 1886, and died December 18, 1949 in Akron, Ohio. She met JOE FLAHERTY.
Children of EVA BENTZ and JOE FLAHERTY are:
i. FRANCIS5 FLAHERTY.
ii. GARNET FLAHERTY.
iii. VINCENT FLAHERTY.
iv. RICHARD FLAHERTY.
v. JOE FLAHERTY.
vi. OLIVE FLAHERTY.
16. BERTHA BELL4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born April 12, 1892 in Long Bottom, Ohio, and died May 29, 1992 in East Liverpool, Ohio. She met CHARLES WALTON BAKER October 26, 1909 in East Liverpool, Ohio By Rev. E. M. McMillan.
Children of BERTHA BENTZ and CHARLES BAKER are:
i. LEORA5 BAKER, b. September 18, 1912, Portland, Ohio;
m. ELMER F. SCHMITT, East Liverpool, Ohio.
ii. ROSS WILLIAM BAKER, b. August 29, 1915, Portland, Meigs Co., Ohio;
d. December 07, 1994, East Liverpool, Ohio At his residence, 7:15
P.M.; m. VESTA MOHR, November 14, 1942 (Source: Obituary).
iii. KENDALL WOODROW BAKER, b. December 03, 1916, Portland, Ohio;
d. October 13, 1994, Beaver County, PA Buried Riverview Cemetery,
East Liverpool, OH; m. RUTH ELIZABETH JONES, March 22, 1939,
East liverpool, Ohio.
17. ANNA4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born June 23, 1895, and died June 03, 1978. She married (1) EUGENE MILHOAN. She met (2) HOMER BELT.
Children of ANNA BENTZ and EUGENE MILHOAN are:
i. EUGENE E.5 MILHOAN, JR., b. May 12, 1914; d. July 30, 1965;
m. (1) ROSEMARY HAUGH; m. (2) HELEN BOWMAN.
ii. GARLAND MILHOAN, b. May 26, 1916.
iii. DORAN BURR MILHOAN, b. August 01, 1922; d. October 26, 1936.
iv. ROBERTA JOY MILHOAN, b. July 14, 1924; d. April 06, 1932.
v. WAYNE LEE MILHOAN, b. March 22, 1931; m. VIVIAN KNAPMAN.
18. BESSIE LAVINA4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born August 16, 1897, and died February 27, 1983. She met RAYMOND L. FITCH October 18, 1918.
Children of BESSIE BENTZ and RAYMOND FITCH are:
i. ERMA L.5 FITCH.
ii. FREDA ELEANOR FITCH.
iii. ADA MAE FITCH.
iv. RAYMOND LESTER, JR FITCH.
v. ALBERTA JEAN FITCH.
vi. LINDA LOU FITCH.
vii. DONNA SUE FITCH.
viii. FERM ELIZABETH SMITH FITCH.
19. CLARENCE4 BENTZ (FREDERIKA3 DORST, PETER2, JACOB1) was born March 15, 1901, and died September 19, 1984 in Wellsville, Ohio. He married ANNA SHUMAN April 14, 1938.
Children of CLARENCE BENTZ and ANNA SHUMAN are:
i. TERRY5 BENTZ, b. July 1940; m. JACKIE.
ii. JACK BENTZ.
iii. JIM BENTZ.
iv. GERALD BENTZ.
v. DENNY BENTZ.
vi. MARLYN BENTZ.
20. MAUDE MAE4 DORST (PETER3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born November 17, 1893 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died February 14, 1981. She met AARON DAVIS SEALS May 14, 1914.
Children of MAUDE DORST and AARON SEALS are:
i. ELDO MADISON5 SEALS, b. August 15, 1916; d. October 17, 1967;
m. JULIA TUBERVILLE.
ii. SYLVIA VIRGINIA SEALS, b. September 03, 1919; m. PERRY CURTIS.
iii. VERA LAVINIA SEALS, b. June 18, 1921; m. WILLIAM THOMPSON.
iv. GLENN PETER SEALS, b. March 04, 1923; m. CAROL FLINN.
v. EUGENE DAVIS SEALS, b. July 04, 1929.
vi. HELEN RUTH SEALS, b. June 26, 1933; m. JAMES B. BECK.
21. EMMA BELLE4 DORST (PETER3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born November 14, 1895 in Long Bottom, Ohio, and died May 19, 1979. She met CHARLES MARTIN POWELL December 29, 1914.
Children of EMMA DORST and CHARLES POWELL are:
i. OPAL BERNICE5 POWELL, b. December 04, 1917; m. CHARLES HAYMAN DEEM,
September 17, 1938, Meigs County, Ohio.
ii. RUBY POWELL, b. June 27, 1924, Meigs County, Ohio;
m. HAROLD BREWER.
iii. PEARL POWELL, b. April 20, 1929.
22. MINNIE AMELIA4 DORST (PETER3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born August 25, 1899 in Meigs County, Ohio, and died October 28, 1978. She married JACK SMITH.
Children of MINNIE DORST and JACK SMITH are:
i. LENA IRENE5 SMITH, b. February 05, 1920; m. CAROL ACEY THOMPSON,
April 02, 1938, Rockport, WV.
ii. OPAL RUTH SMITH, b. January 16, 1922; m. EVERETT GATES.
iii. EVERETT LEE SMITH, b. April 07, 1924; m. BETTY MARIE MYERS.
iv. BETTY JUNE SMITH, b. October 15, 1926; m. CLAIR AUSTIN SKINNER,
June 19, 1946.
v. IRETA MAE SMITH, b. September 17, 1932; m. CLAIR ARDELL MCCOY,
August 05, 1950.
vi. VERNON EUGENE SMITH, b. June 04, 1936; m. GRACE HAWK.
vii. NINA JEAN SMITH, b. June 08, 1938; m. NORMAN ALLMAN, May 19, 1956.
23. RALPH ERNEST4 DORST (PETER3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born September 17, 1902 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died April 11, 1975 in Uniontown, Ohio 44685. He married ADDIE DAISY COLMER October 12, 1926 in Marietta, OH Washington County.
Children of RALPH DORST and ADDIE COLMER are:
i. BEDOLA VERNICE5 DORST, b. June 13, 1928, Summit County, Ohio;
m. JIM JACK BURNETTE, April 13, 1949, Stephens County, Georgia.
ii. WAYNE ARNOLD DORST, b. December 19, 1931, Summit County, Ohio;
m. ELSIE MAE SHINN, May 04, 1955, Guernsey County, Ohio.
iii. MARLENE MAY DORST, b. September 12, 1935, Summit County, Ohio;
m. RUSSELL THOMAS SILCOX, October 23, 1961, Winchester, Virginia.
iv. GAIL ERNESTINE DORST, b. December 27, 1940, Summit County, Ohio;
m. JOHN HENRY RICHARDS, November 16, 1963, Greentown, Stark County,
Ohio.
v. LARRY ALBERT DORST, b. October 31, 1942.
24. CORAETTA4 DORST (PETER3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born June 08, 1905 in Ohio. She married CHESTER RAYMOND EMERICK September 09, 1925.
Children of CORAETTA DORST and CHESTER EMERICK are:
i. JANET ANICE5 EMERICK, b. June 28, 1945; m. DANIEL HUDSON DEW.
ii. ILA KATHLEEN EMERICK, b. June 18, 1926; d. September 04, 1952,
Lancaster, OH.
iii. ELWOOD EVERETT EMERICK, b. February 27, 1932, Pickerington,
Fairfield County, OH; m. LAVERNA JEAN RICE, August 31, 1954,
Indiana.
iv. PHIL ALBERT EMERICK, b. November 05, 1946; m. SANDRA KAY CAMPBELL,
July 23, 1967.
25. FRANK NILE4 DORST (PETER3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born November 01, 1908 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died February 24, 1990 in Long Bottom, Ohio. He married MAE BEATRICE STOUT June 17, 1931 in Long Bottom, Ohio.
Children of FRANK DORST and MAE STOUT are:
i. PATTY JO5 DORST, b. April 27, 1948; m. MARVIN GLENN MASSEY,
April 07, 1973, Meigs County, Ohio.
ii. DONNA JEAN DORST, b. October 12, 1937, Meigs County, Ohio;
m. EUGENE STORY, March 05, 1956, Meigs County, Ohio.
iii. PAULINE LAVONNE DORST, b. December 09, 1940, Meigs County, Ohio;
m. DONALD LEE HEADLY.
iv. KAY ANN DORST, b. January 21, 1950; d. January 21, 1950.
26. FLOSSIE MAE4 DORST (JACOB3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born December 07, 1899 in Meigs County, Ohio, and died April 1986. She married EVERETT PETTY.
Children of FLOSSIE DORST and EVERETT PETTY are:
i. DOROTHY LENORA5 PETTY, b. November 05, 1922; m. DELBERT LORENZ,
December 31, 1950.
ii. MILDRED LEORA PETTY, b. February 02, 1924; d. 1926.
iii. NINA MARIE PETTY, b. January 04, 1926; m. MARION LEO BOSTON,
April 07, 1953.
iv. DESSIE BEATRICE PETTY, b. June 14, 1927; m. VIRGIL WALLS,
April 04, 1948.
v. IVA MAE PETTY, b. January 23, 1929.
vi. RITA ARLENE PETTY, b. September 23, 1930; m. CLARENCE BAKER,
October 11, 1948.
vii. WILLIAM EVERETT PETTY, b. January 16, 1935; m. JANICE ST. CLAIR,
April 1956.
viii. MARY ANN PETTY, b. January 03, 1936; m. CLAREMONT HARRIS,
February 03, 1956.
ix. PAUL RICHARD PETTY, b. December 29, 1936; d. February 24, 1937.
27. ALFRED EDGAR4 DORST (JACOB3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born February 03, 1902 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died July 1975 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio. He married SYBIL SMITH April 20, 1929.
Children of ALFRED DORST and SYBIL SMITH are:
i. EDGAR MARTIN5 DORST, b. September 13, 1935, Meigs County, Ohio;
m. GRACE MAE SWARTZ, September 06, 1959, Alfred, Ohio.
ii. INFANT DAUGHTER DORST, b. April 10, 1933; d. April 12, 1933.
iii. ROBERT ALFRED DORST, b. February 07, 1938, Meigs County, Ohio;
m. HELEN MAXINE HUFFMAN, January 17, 1960, Chester, OH.
iv. THOMAS LEON DORST, b. February 24, 1948; m. SANDRA LYNN GILMORE,
December 31, 1966.
28. CLAIR MILFORD4 DORST (JACOB3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born February 14, 1911 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio, and died February 13, 1988 in Pomeroy Meigs County, Ohio. He married CAROL WHALEY.
Children of CLAIR DORST and CAROL WHALEY are:
i. MILFORD5 DORST, b. December 31, 1936.
ii. DONALD DORST, b. November 21, 1939.
iii. LULU BELLE DORST.
29. ARCHIE MELVIN4 DORST (JACOB3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born March 19, 1913. He married IDA WHALEY.
Children of ARCHIE DORST and IDA WHALEY are:
i. DONNA JEAN5 DORST, b. January 13, 1939.
ii. BETTY MAE DORST, b. December 30, 1941.
iii. LINDA LOU DORST, b. January 04, 1944.
iv. DIANA KAY DORST, b. March 11, 1950.
v. WALTER GLADDEN DORST, b. July 25, 1953.
vi. GARY MELVIN DORST, b. June 30, 1954.
30. PEARL RICHARD4 DORST (JACOB3, PETER2, JACOB1) was born June 18, 1915. He married GLADYS BERYL DAY.
Children of PEARL DORST and GLADYS DAY are:
i. STANLEY EUGENE5 DORST, b. August 22, 1939; m. SHARON K. LANDIS,
September 19, 1958, Pleasantville, OH.
ii. EDDIE LEROY DORST, b. January 07, 1942; m. MARIAN FRANCES CAHILL,
July 02, 1960, Baltimore, OH.
iii. CLARICE DARLENE DORST, b. April 30, 1946, Marion County;
m. ELDON CHARLES DEETER, July 03, 1965, West Rushville, OH.
ADDED BY MARGIE DORST SPENSER:
Arthur4 (Jacob3, Henry2, Jacob1), b. 1868, Meigs County, Ohio, married Cora Mitchell. They moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. between the 1900 and 1910 censuses.
Children of ARTHUR DORST and CORA MITCHELL are:
i. JACOB MOTT5 DORST, b.2/17/1894, Meigs County, Ohio; m. LILLIAN ELIZABETH SCHMIDT, born 7/19/1894, Pittsburgh, PA. Jacob died 10/1977 and Lillian died 11/11/1987 in Orlando, Florida.
ii. DWIGHT or WILSON DWIGHT5 DORST, b. 1898 in Meigs County, Ohio. Died without issue in Pennsylvania. (Executed for killing a butcher during a robbery? No confirmation of a family legend.)
Generation No. 5
see the Contemporary Dorst List for issue of Jacob Mott and Lillian.