Joseph and Louisa

 

Louisiana Marriages, 3 Feb 1854

After covering the family of Antoinette Halter, I now return to a branch of the Halter family that I've mentioned before. Antoinette's younger brother George Joseph Halter, known as Joseph, was born in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France in 1830. In 2016, I wrote about Joseph Halter and his marriage to first wife Louisa Elenore Paderas. Louisa was a sister of Dorothea Paderas, wife of Raphael Tudury. Above is a copy of the marriage license from the New Orleans Parish records.

Joseph and Louisa had the following children:

- George Halter, 1855-1904

- Alfred Halter, 1857-1937

- Emma Dora Halter, 1860-1940

Louisa died on 27 November 1864. Joseph remarried to Ida Zimmerer on 6 March 1867. The family appears in the 1870 US Census, with Joseph's occupation listed as wagon driver.

1870 US Census, New Orleans.

Joseph died in July 1874, and his will is available in the Louisiana Wills and Probate records on Ancestry. The will was written in French.

Louisiana Wills, 1874.

Ida was twenty years old when she married Joseph in 1867. After his death, it appears that the children went into the care of Louisa's mother Dorothea Reinke, who served as their tutrix. There is an extensive probate file on the succession of Joseph Halter. Louisa's brother Theodore was quite active in supporting their case, and served as their undertutor. There are about 90 pages in the probate file, so I'll have more to share in a subsequent post.