Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Judicial District Court, Probate dockets. 1845-1862 In the order as viewed on LDS microfilm created from original dockets, Gretna, LA, 1965. Films are available at the Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library and Main New Orleans Public Library. Prepared by Rita Curry-Pittman, January 2004 Prepared by Rita Curry-Pittman, January 2004 Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ Dckt is Docket; Plaintiff is the deceased; the Defendant or Petitioner filed the succession JDC is Judicial District Court; LDS # is Latter Day Saints roll number. JPL is Jefferson Parish Library one or two digit roll number; D. O. D. is Date of Death. Page refers to a printout provided by the court as an index. Copies are available at J P East Bank Regional Library. T = Type of docket, S = Succession, C = Civil suit, M = Misc., I = Interdiction (to claim insane or unfit), E = Emancipation of a youth or of a slave film edge indicates a number found along the top edge of the microfilm. These are not always easily read. Most "cover dates" are from docket covers, others are from various documents indicating a date in court. The Cities of Lafayette, Carrollton & Jefferson, Faubourgs & part of McDonoghville (Algiers) are now in New Orleans. Freetown was part of McDonoghville. Part of McDonoghville and all of Mechanickham are now part of Gretna. The "Town of Brooklyn" is now part of Gretna but there were other west bank areas called Brooklyn without "town" mentioned. Dckt Plaintiff T Cover date JDC LDS # Page JPL DOD Residence Slave(s) FPC film edge 124 Stupp, John Daniel S 01/24/1854 3rd 04025823934881 220 22 08/27/1853 F. Bouligny 000003 Widow, Louisa Graw. Died in the City of Jefferson. She had 3 lots in Faubourg Bouligny bounded by Upper Line, St. Patrick, St. Denis and Bordeaux. One lot was purchased from Pierre Larrea. Another lot from Anna M. Babcock. Also mentioned are Mrs. John Langhlin and Auguste Fostermon. NOTE Streets are now Upperline, St. Patrick (Saratoga), St. Denis (Denneel), and Bordeaux. 125 Schroder, William S 01/14/1854 3rd 04025823934881 219 22 06/17/1853 Carrollton 000022 Widow: Catherine. Children: Henry, Harmon, Anna and William. Witness: Herman Thioler. Under-tutor: Herman Henry Gogreve. Property bounded by Commercial, Burdet, Macarty and Washington was purchased from William Freret. NOTE Commercial is now Dominican Place, Burdet is Burdette, Macarty is Benjamin, Washington is Fern. 128 Scheid, Philip S 01/25/1854 3rd 04025823934881 219 22 1849 Carrollton 000033 Died in either June or July of 1849. Petitioner, George Huth. Scheid, 26, native of Germany. He came to U. S. in 1845. His mother was Catherine Weiskoff. His nephew, John Huth, who is 7 yrs old is the son of Elizabeth Weiskoff who wed George Huth in Germany. Testimony of Appollonia Fussgus, widow (and also widow of Conrad Heuchert), states, "the families of Scheid, Huth, Heuchert & Weiskoff all came from the village of Eichloch in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. Some relatives moved to Wisconsin or Minnesota." 129 Schearer, Herman S 02/08/1854 3rd 04025823934881 20 22 09/01/1853 Carrollton 000058 Petitioner is William Downing husband of Catherine Shearer. Related to Henry Shearer of Illinois, and also to Rudolph Shearer and Miss Louisa Shearer. 132 Bandel, George S 02/02/1854 3rd 04025823934881 13 22 1847 Carrollton 000072 Petitioner: James C. Wilson. Bandel's property was bought from Sam Short. It was bounded by Huso (unknown), Washington (Fern) and Pearl. NOTE Fern and Pearl cross between St. Charles and the river near Carrollton Avenue. 142 Soniat, Gustave E 02/25/1854 3rd 04025823934881 220 22 Faubourg Avart 00008 ? 142 Soniat, Alfred E 02/25/1854 3rd 04025823934881 220 22 Faubourg Avart 00008 ? 142 Soniat, Theodore E 02/25/1854 3rd 04025823934881 220 22 Faubourg Avart 00008 ? In RE of minor. Three sons of Gustave Soniat, deceased. Faubourg Avart, in City of Jefferson. Jefferson City wanted them to pay for sidewalk and street gutter improvements. The lot that is worth $1500 has 132' on Robert, 270' on Upperline, 332' on Nayades (St. Charles) and all of Appollon St. $3000 lot has 426' on Valmont, 183' on Dryades, 530' on Dufossat and 251' on Nayades. No improvements on lots. Their mother was Marie Louise Arthemise Avart. Their grandmother was Amelie Delassize, widow of Francois Robert Avart. Much more to docket. 161 West, E. S 03/01/1854 3rd 04025823934881 257 22 000106 A "transient" in debt to creditors. 168 Massicot, Catherine Hyacinth S 03/16/1854 3rd 04025823934881 156 22 03/08/1854 yes 000114 168 Fortier, Mrs. Eugene S 03/16/1854 3rd 04025823934881 76 22 03/08/1854 yes 000114 The widow of Eugene Fortier nee Catherine Hyacinth Massicot. Property: right bank 5 miles above the Vieux Carre. 3 children: Faustin Fortier and his deceased wife, Aimee Euphasie Garcia; Parmela Fortier widow of J. B. St. Amand; Eliza Fortier, wife of Manuel Garcia; and Eugene's daughter Delphine Fortier by Onesiphore St. Amand. Involves the families of Labranche, St. Amand, DeBlanc, Villere, Soniat and Garcia. 171 Schene, Mrs. Bernhardt Henry S 03/22/1854 3rd 04025823934881 219 22 03/17/1854 Jefferson 000160 171 Jansing, Catrina S 03/22/1854 3rd 04025823934881 120 22 03/17/1854 Jefferson 000160 Mrs. Bernhardt Heinrich Schene nee Catrina Jansing. No children. Very brief docket. 178 Arnold, Louis Julien S 04/07/1854 3rd 04025823934881 2 22 08/23/1850 Bouligny yes 000168 Died in St. Charles Parish. Had property in Faubourg Bouligny. Petitioner was Louis Arnould and his sister, Amazilie Arnauld, wife of Theophile Fortier. 188 Gloyd, Spencer S 04/18/1854 3rd 04025823934881 89 22 May 1850 yes 000184 John Herry, a free man of color, a butcher, and creditor suing estate for debts owed. 190 Crumbacker, Jesse S unknown 3rd 04025823934881 38 22 yes yes 000198 Sally, a free woman of color, raised a slave boy, Henry, for Crumbacker and wanted to be paid for her expenses but the court said she had been given free lodging. 193 Labranche, Lucian S 12/13/1846 3rd 04025823934881 138 22 155+ 89 000203 Concerns: Romualde Labranche; Mathilde Labranche, wife of Edmond Fortier, Jr. (tutor & partitioner); Faustin Fortier (under-tutor). Minors: Onesiphore Victorin Labranche, Celestine Louise Labranche, Marie Emilie Labranch and Marie Eugenie Labranche. Adults in Jefferson Parish are: Hermogine Babilas Labranche; Catherine Delphine Labranche, wife of Valcour Fortier; Francoise Euphosine Labranche, wife of Edouard Fortier; Marie Aminarde, wife of Theodore Soniat. Mathilde Labranche, wife of Edmond Fortier, lives in St. Charles Parish. The first sugar plantation is on the right bank 10 miles above the Vieux Carre. The second sugar plantation is on left bank 18 miles above the Vieux Carre between Piskros (?) up-river and down-river is the Reine brothers. The third property is a house on St. Peter street in New Orleans between Dauphine and Burgundy (30' front on St. Peter by 71' deep). The fourth property is "Verret's Island," in the rear of the plantation on the right bank. Ninty arpents from the river, it is 200 arpents deep and 7 x 3 arpents on Lake Ouache (also called lake Perrior or Grande Coquillet). Signatures are on film page 000218. Much more data in this docket. 196 Vincent, John S 04/29/1854 3rd 04025823934881 252 22 Nov 1853 000256 Includes a document from the Louisiana Supreme Court. R. W. Sharpe, a young and vigorous man, assaulted John Vincent, an old & feeble man, and was ordered to pay a damage fee to Vincent. Sharp avoided paying the fee to the estate because Vincent died. The Supreme Court forced him to pay the $100 fee for assult & battery to the estate. 200 Helmer, John S 05/06/1854 3rd 04025823934881 103 22 01/02/1853 McDonoghville 000262 Widow, Katharina Kass, was also widow to her first husband, Mathias Meyer (who died Oct. 1832). Minor: Christine Helmer, age 16. Also see docket #203 below. Lot #11; 60' front on Adams X 180' front on Copernicus, McDonoghville, $200. Lot bounded by Washington, Adams, Gallatin & Perry, value $200 (lost to the river, late 1800s). Two lots bounded by Washington, Adams, Copernicus & Perry, value $300 (lost to the river, late 1800s). This Copernicus street is now Rupp and Gallatin is now Isbell in Gretna. 203 Meyer, Mathias S 05/11/1854 3rd 04025823934881 156 22 Oct 1832 McDonoghville 000274 Widow, Katharina Kass. This is related to docket #200 (above) for John Helmer. 205 Robert, Estelle S 05/15/1854 3rd 04025823934881 203 22 10/13/1853 000278 205 Frilous, Mrs. George S 05/15/1854 3rd 04025823934881 77 22 10/13/1853 000278 Most documents are in French. She died in St. Charles Parish. Executor and Petitioner is Paul Kinler of St. Charles Parish. 208 Mackey, Andrew William S 05/08/1854 3rd 04025823934881 155 22 05/03/1854 000285 Died in New Orleans, son of William Mackey, the petitioner. Owned 220 shares in the Union Bank. Owned 12 lots in Carrollton bounded by Leonidas, Jefferson (Joliet), Fourth (Oak) and Soniat. NOTE Soniat appears to be an error for either Zimple or Plum. 219 Gelbke, Charles S 06/23/1854 3rd 04025823934881 89 22 08/25/1853 Gretna 000321 The widow, Louise Klyman, later married Caspar Wise. Minors: Louisa, Louis, Saphrie & Charles Gelbke. Under-tutor, Paul Audler, died and John Linden took over as tutor. Family meeting: Bernard Munch, John Linden, Andrea Klyman. Property: 1) square #5 bounded by Lafayette, Third, Fourth and Labarre's property (Amelia). Property: 2) lot #8 with structures. 220 Oesterle, Simon S 06/07/1854 3rd 04025823934881 181 22 11/12/1853 Carrollton 000335 Widow: Elizabeth Spahr. Minors: Elizabeth 13, Rosina 9, Simon 7, Lina 3. Simon died at his residence on Dublin street corner of Burthe and bounded by Second (Maple) & Madison (Dante). Under-tutor, Jacob Scherschell died, replaced by Frederick Broom. Oesterly also held the title to property in Quincy, Illinois. 222 Botts, George A. S 06/07/1854 3rd 04025823934881 22 22 05/28/1854 000348 Died in New Orleans. Petitioner, Charles A. Worfield. 223 Anderson, Barbara S 06/05/1854 3rd 04025823934881 2 22 07/08/1853 00352 223 Row, Mrs. Herman S 06/05/1854 3rd 04025823934881 2 22 07/08/1853 00352 Widower: Herman Row. Minors: Joseph Whiteman, Jr, age 20; Magdalina Row, age 14, and Margaret Row, age 5 1/2. 238 Hampson, John S 06/14/1854 3rd 04025823934881 102 22 05/03/1854 Carrollton 000379 Age 41, died in Flushing, NY of liver disease and metal illness. Widow: Mary Ann Eliza Porter. Petitioner: Chauncey Charles Porter, brother of the widow. Children by his 1st marriage to Eliza Pelham (deceased) are Edward Pelham Hampson, age 16 years and 2 mos (as of May 1854) and he had a brother, Henry, who was deceased. Under-tutor is Charles Klees. John Hampson and Mary Porter's son was Frank Hampson, 4 years 9 mos (as of May 1854). 240 Chambers, Thomas S 07/03/1854 3rd 04025823934881 38 22 06/15/1854 Gretna 000481 Petitioner and creditor; John F. Taylor. Several lots in Gretna near McDonoghville. Lots in Carrollton. A bill for "lath & palstering" a house. His brother is Daniel Chambers of Sumerset, England. Another brother, Richard, is deceased. He was buried in "The Ladies Union Cemetery" in Gretna. 245 Leche, Numa S 06/21/1854 3rd 04025823934881 139 22 06/19/1854 Jefferson 000655 Widow, Aurore LeCorgne. Child, Edgard Leche "___ months." (only the word months is given) City of Jefferson property is bounded by Pitt, Prytanee (Prytania), Bordeaux & Lyon. 246 Heck, Elisabeth S 07/17/1854 3rd 04025823934881 102 22 000677 246 Phillippi, Mrs. Peter S 07/17/1854 3rd 04025823934881 102 22 000677 Widower: Peter Phillippi. Children: Ellanora Catherina, Barbara, Elizabeth and Henry. END of roll 000681