Bishop David Doerksen

12. David F. DOERKSEN was born on Jul 5 1870 in Bergthal Colony, Russia. He died on May 17 1951 in Swift Current Saskatchewan. He moved to Rush Lake, Saskatchewan around 1900. He was called to the ministry June 20, 1907 and elevated to the office of Bishop four years later on June 4, 1911. He served in the ministerial of the Sommerfeld Gemeinde, Saskatchewan for nearly 40 years.

David F. DOERKSEN and Maria FRIESEN had the following children:

56 i. Catharina DOERKSEN was born on Feb 8 1900. She died on Jan 8 1911.
57 ii. Aganetha DOERKSEN was born on Apr 8 1902. She died on Dec 30 1910.
58 iii. Abraham DOERKSEN was born on Feb 5 1904. He died on Jan 12 1911.
59 iv. Maria DOERKSEN was born on Jul 5 1905. She died on Jan 4 1911.
60 v. Cornelius DOERKSEN was born on Dec 1 1906. He died on Jan 10 1911.
61 vi. David M. DOERKSEN
62 vii. Elisabeth DOERKSEN
63 viii. Heinrich DOERKSEN
64 ix. Johann DOERKSEN
65 x. Maria DOERKSEN was born on Jan 9 1919. She died on Jan 9 1919.