Arrey M. Doerffling

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Arrey Doerffling taken September 12, 1918 records his date of birth to be February 11, 1880. He and his wife, Mrs. Orianna B. Doerffling are living at 1140 E. 13th Street in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. He is a Sales Manager for Whittaker-Glassner in New York. His physical description is medium height and build with brown eyes and brown hair.

There is a birth record for Arrey M. Doerfling for February 11, 1880 in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.

The 1900 Federal Census for Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, District 404 records Arrey M. (Feb 1879-Wisconsin) and Orianna B. (June 1879-NY) Doerffling (indexed as Doerfler) living at 758 Gates Ave. They have been married 1 year. Also in the household is mother-in-law Adelaide Wheeler (April 1846). She is a widow and has had 2 children both of whom are still living.

The 1910 Federal Census for Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, District 622 records Arrey M. (30-Wisconsin / Draftsman) and Orianna B. (30-NY) Doerffling living at 564 St. Marks Ave. He is a Salesman for Steel Ceilings. They have been married 10 years.

The WWII Draft Registration Card for Arrey M. Doerffling records his date of birth as February 11, 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He indicates that he is separated from his wife, Mabel. He is 5' 6", 152 lbs and wears glasses.


Note: The Cornell Alumni News / VOL. XXIX, No. 31 on May 12, 1927 (Ithaca, NY) writes of Arrey Doerffling of the Class of '01:
MORE '01 REUNERS
Since the last reports on the reunion of the class of '01, when men of the class had signified their intention of celebrating in Ithaca next month, the following members have joined the ranks:
Harry M. Bostwick, Arrey Doerffling, Clifton B. English, Roswell S. George, Leslie V. Grantire, Bascom Little, Francis W. Mastin, Walter E. Phelps, David Paine, Jay H. Stevens, George L. Southard, and Manton M. Wyvell.
A get-together was held at the Cornell Club of New York, on Friday evening, April 29. The party was marked by a large attendance and plenty of enthusiasm for the coming reunion. The next get-together will take place at the Cornell Club on Wednesday evening, May 25. All men of the class are welcome.

Cornell Alumni News / Volume 47 > Number 2 July 15, 1944 Price 20 Cents
'01—Arrey Doerffling has "an excellent war job with Gibbs & Cox," naval architects in New York City. He lives at 1140 East Thirteenth Street, Brooklyn.

Arrey married Mabel Edith Kelchner, daughter of Jacob Kelchner Jr. and Alice Noll, circa 1926 in Reading, Berks Co., PA. (Mabel Edith Kelchner was born on 24 Jan 1892 in Lower Heidelburg, Berks Co., PA. and died in Dec 1984 in Reading, Berks Co., PA..)