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CHARLES W. DOHRMANN
CHARLES W. DOHRMANN, a
prominent insurance agent of Stockton, and general agent of the Alta Insurance
Company of this city, was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, June 21, 1846, a
son of William and Frederika (Behrend) Dohrmann, both natives of Germany. The
mother died in that country in 1856; the father, born in 1805, died in San
Francisco in 1886. The subject of this sketch came to California by way of New
York and Panama, arriving in San Francisco January 6, 1864. Coming to Stockton,
where his brother Adolph was engaged in the grocery trade, he worked here
partly for the firm in which his brother was a partner, and partly in other
pursuits until 1868. His brother having meanwhile become sole owner through the
death of his partner, the subject of this sketch bought the business, and
carried it on until 1871, when he sold out and engaged in insurance, which has
been his chief avocation since. He also owns some land, to the cultivation of
which he gives his personal supervision. When the Alta Insurance Company was
organized here in May, 1888, he was chosen general agent by the directors, and
still holds that relation to the company in 1890. He is believed to have
initiated in this section the system of insuring growing grain against fire,
and in this as well as in general insurance he has built up a large business.
Mr. Charles W. Dohrmann was married in
this city June 23, 1870, to Miss Pauline Wetzler, born in Saxony, of
German-American parents, then on a visit to their native land. Mr. and Mrs.
Dohrmann are the parents of five children, each of whom uses a final initial
W., representing Wetzler in the given name. The children are: Augusta E.,
Louise B., Marie J., Ida C. C. and George C. Dohrmann.
Mr. Dohrmann has been a member of the
National Guard of California since 1864, and is on the staff of the Third
Brigade, with the rank of Major in 1890. He is also a Mason, a Knight of
Pythias, a Druid and a Turner.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County, California,
Pages 620-621. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago,
Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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