Antoinette

Continuing with the Halter family in New Orleans, I'm shifting attention to Antoinette Halter, younger sister of Francois Halter. She was born in Bas Rhin, France in 1829. Antoinette immigrated to New Orleans, and first married Jacob Vollrath. They had three children:

- Philip Vollrath, 1852-1918

- Magdalene Vollrath, 1854-1939

- Henry Vollrath, 1859-1920

Antoinette later married George Kern, a German dairyman on 26 May 1862. They had two children:

- Joseph Kern, 1864-1907

- Josephine Kern, 1866-1940

Antoinette executed a will on 1 August 1887, naming George as executor and providing for her five children. She died on 21 October 1887. There is an extensive probate file available on Ancestry which provides substantial detail on her real estate and property holdings in New Orleans. I have pulled a few selections from the probate file to include with this post.

Source: Ancestry. Louisiana Wills, 1887.

 

The file provides a wealth of family history detail on Antoinette's family, mentioning her children, their husbands, her property, and containing signatures.

Frank Zengel, husband of Josephine Kern, provided his legal services as part of settling the estate. Antoinette's daughter Magdalene also chose to have her own counsel.

George Kern died on 24 May 1907. His will transferred some of the property that originally belonged to Antoinette down to his daughter Josephine. Joseph Kern, son of George, died on 20 June 1907.

My next post will follow Antoinette's children.