Classification scheme:
Hist. Mss. 1.121 (s.c.)
Title: Valentine Doerbecker fonds
Dates of creation: 1841, 1866
Physical description: 1 cm. of textual records
Biographical sketch: Valentine Doerbecker (1820-1908) emigrated from Germany in 1841. He owned a farm in the St. Jacobs area, after living previously in Hamilton, North Easthope, and Elmira. He was a member of the Evangelical Association.
Custodial history: The fonds was donated to the Archives in the 1990s.
Scope and contents: The fonds consists of a passport and a will.
Notes: Original archival description created in the 1990s by Sam Steiner.
- Passport at time of immigration, 1841
- Probate of will of John K. Forler, 1866
- Codicil (in German) to above will.