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.