Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Westfield:

Henry B. Dorneck, farmer; P.O. Loganville; son of John and Mary Palmer Dorneck; was born in Penn., Sept. 12, 1836; when 11 years old, moved to Belmont Ohio; lived in the vicinity of Pittsburgh for several years. Enlisted in the 156th Ohio V.I. in 1863; was in the service six months; afterward went to Wheeling, W. Va., to live; and in 1865, came to Wisconsin; settled in Sauk Co., town of Westfield, Sec. 9; after a residence of six years in this place, he bought the farm of 80 acres where he now resides. Mr. D. was married in Reedsburg, in 1866, to Temperance Dearholt, daughter of John and Lucinda (Aldrich) Dearholt. Mrs. Dorneck was born in Morrow Co., Ohio; they have three children – Eva, Myrtie and Maud.

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