Our family is from a town called Obernkirchen in Germany. I know through some of the old church records I've managed to find, they were living in Obernkirchen as early as 1740, but it is possible it may have been earlier. My 5x's great-grandfather was Juergen Friedrich Dohme, and it was said in a book written by Frances Dohme Cockey that he was born in a town called Klinenwieden in 1733. Later, as an adult, Juergen moved to Obernkirchen where he met and married my 5x's great-grandmother, Sophie Elizabeth Ackmann, November 25, 1759. So far, I have managed to find four of their children including my 4x's great-grandfather, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Dohme. He was the father of my 3x's great-grandfather, George Ludwig Dohme.
This is the marriage record for my 5x's great-grandparents. I don't know if you can see it. This is the largest size I can make this image without screwing things up.
This is the christening record for my 4x's great-grandfather, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Dohme. His father's name is recorded as Juergen Dohme, and he was christened on October 25, 1765. Below Johann's name someone recorded his birthdate as October 19, 1765, and they also noted his date of death as June 16, 1839.
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Dohme married Philippine Charlotte Farlemann about 1791. I don't have a marriage record for them yet. She was the daughter of George Conrad Farlemann and Catherine Hedwig Roesemeier. Below is her christening record. She was christened February 23, 1765, so she was probably born a few days before.
Friedrich and Charlotte had, as far as I know, three children. I am not convinced, however, these were their only children. The following are the children I've found so far:
Friedrich Wilhelm Dohme, born May 19, 1796 in Obernkirchen, Germany. He married Caroline Charlotte Harke March 17, 1821 in Obernkirchen. His family came to America in 1852 and settled in Austin, Texas.
George Ludwig Dohme, my 3x's great-grandfather, born November 14, 1798 in Obernkirchen. He married my 3x's great-grandmother, Henriette Amalie Cornelius, November 8, 1823 in Obernkirchen. They immigrated to America in 1843 and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Carl Heinrich Ludwig Dohme, born March 24, 1807 in Obernkirchen. He married Sophie Wilhelmine Grebe in Obernkirchen. They immigrated to America in 1852 and settled in Baltimore, Maryland.
Carl had seven children. Two of his sons, Carl Friedrich Louis Dohme, and Charles Emile Dohme, and a man named Alpheus Phineas Sharp basically started a pharmaceutical company called Sharp & Dohme in Baltimore, Maryland. Later, in 1953, Sharp & Dohme merged with Merck & Company. That's the extent of our connection to the company.
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