Fall Colors

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. 15 Nov 2021.

Still Life with a Turkey Pie

Rijksmuseum. Pieter Claesz, 1627.

 

Gobble Gobble

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Pumpkin Pie. 25 Nov 2021.

From the sale of one old mule

 

Ancestry. Oklahoma Wills, 1919.

Back in 2013, I wrote about the disposition of the estate of Henry Donham Lee Lambert, my 3rd-great-grandfather. In my previous posts, I didn't include the page above, which shows the sale of Henry's homestead land, and one old mule.

Back in action

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Warm-ups. 13 Nov 2021.

Yesterday we caught Georgetown's first game of the 2021-22 college basketball season at Capital One Arena in DC. Unfortunately it was a flat start by the Hoyas, who lost to the Dartmouth Big Green 69-60. While the Georgetown performance wasn't great, it was cool to see basketball in-person again.

Human Love

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by Ruben Rojas.Venice, CA. 1 Oct 2021.

Son of Frank

New Orleans Marriages, 1871

A few of my recent posts have referred to John Halter, son of Frank Halter. He was the one who led the succession case for Frank's estate. I'll now cover his branch of the Halter line. John was born on 5 May 1846 in New Orleans. On 11 January 1871 he married Azelia Cure, a daughter of Pierre Adolph Cure and Anastacia Lafrance.

John and Azelia had the following children:

- Alice Halter, 1871-1955

- Emma Halter, 1872-1917

- Adeline Halter, 1878-1880

- Arthur Halter, 1879-1880

- Barbara Halter, 1881-1968

- Elizabeth Halter, 1884-1955

- Mary Stella Halter, 1891-

John and Azelia separated sometime before 1910. He died on 25 May 1914. For now, this concludes my review of the Halter family in New Orleans.

John and Anna

 

FamilySearch. New Orleans Marriages, 1857.

I'm picking up my dive through the New Orleans records to follow the family of Jean (John) Halter, younger brother of Frank Halter. John married Anna Hess in New Orleans on 10 August 1857, although they met earlier in France. The couple arrived together aboard the ship Ariel, sailing into New Orleans on 29 April 1857.

New Orleans Arrivals, 1857.

John and Anna (also known as Marie Anna) had three children:

- Edward Peter Halter, 1859-1899

- Mary Veronica Halter, 1862-1906

- Josephine Halter, 1865-1937

The family appears in the 1880 US Census in New Orleans, with Mary living next door with her husband Louis Reynolds.

1880 US Census, New Orleans.

Anna died on 7 May 1892. Her son Edward died on 2 December 1899. The remaining family appears in the 1900 US Census. Josephine appears as a seamstress in John's household. The next year, Josephine married Peter Schmidt on 3 July 1901.

1900 US Census, New Orleans.

John died on 10 February 1905.

New Orleans Times-Picayune, 11 Feb 1905.

In 1906, Mary and Josephine submitted a succession case to the Court for the estates of their parents and brother.

When Mary died on 7 November 1906, her son Lewis Edward Reynolds filed a petition for emancipation with the court, so that he could claim Mary's interest in the estate of her father John. The remaining property in the estate passed to Josephine.