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 * ********************************************** 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) FMC film edge 3008 Gardere, Mrs. Augustine Fregus S 10/04/1850 3rd 04025773934876 89 17 06/04/1850 000001 3008 Toledano, Emilie S 10/04/1850 3rd 04025773934876 17 06/04/1850 000001 Emilie age 29 died corner of Greatman & Esplanade, NOLA. Greatman is now Bourbon street. Widower: Augustin Fergus Gardere. Francis Lamy Gardere b. 01/02/1842, died 06/20/1850 in Gretna. Emma Elizabeth Gardere b. 09/12/1844, died 06/06/1850 in NOLA Emilie's parents, Raphael Toledano and Aimie Beauvais. Surviving minors; Helena & Marie Magdalene. 3009 Gloyd, Spencer S 05/29/1850 3rd 04025773934876 89 17 000043 Age 50, died on the steamboat "St. Charles" in route from NOLA to Mississippi City. 3010 Gassen, Antoine S 01/29/1848 3rd 04025773934876 89 17 00016_? 3010 Landoux, Madeline S 01/29/1848 3rd 04025773934876 89 17 00016_? Madeline was still alive 01/01/1848. Minor children: Jeannette, Antoine & Adelaide 3012 Geissler, Anton S 12/28/1850 3rd 04025773934876 89 17 09/15/1850 Carrollton 000319 Widow: Barbara. Anton died at age 32. He was born in Bavaria. 3013 Gogreve, Edward S 03/25/1852 3rd 04025773934876 89 17 11/17/1851 00034_? Son of C. H. Gogreve, deceased, & Appollonia Kerner. No descendants. 3014 Slave, Edward the E 1845-1862 3rd 04025773934876 219 17 yes yes 00037_? Heloise Joseph, a free person of color, purchased her grandson, Edward, then asked the court to emancipate Edward. 3018 Guhl, George S 07/15/1846 3rd 04025773934876 90 17 000386 No docket cover shown on the film. You must look for the film edge marker numbers. No document is marked 3018 but the index gave this number and it fell in place here. Spouse 1) Barbara Hatzenbieler, children Elizabeth 7 & Barbara 4. Spouse 2) Margaretta Hauck, child Caroline 8 months old. 3026 Paquette, Pierre S 1845-1862 3rd 04025773934876 186 17 03/17/1853 Carrollton 000442 -- 3032 Dejoie, Jules S 12/18/1850 3rd 04025773934876 55 17 Bouligny 000474 Residence Valence at Jersey (now Annunciation) in Faubourg Bouligny. 3039 LaBarre, Aimee Volent S 08/11/1852 3rd 04025773934876 138 17 1852 000502 3039 LeBreton, Mrs. F. J. S 08/11/1852 3rd 04025773934876 139 17 1852 000502 Residence one mile above Carrollton. F. J. LeBreton des Chapelles. 3041 LaBranche, Celeste Eupheine S 02/10/1851 3rd 04025773934876 138 17 01/25/1851 000529 3041 Brown, Mrs. William S 02/10/1851 3rd 04025773934876 14 17 01/25/1851 000529 The widow of William Brown, her heirs were: J. B. Clement Brown, Marie Eupheine Brown wife of Octave Labarre, Loiuse Adeline Brown wife of Thomas Oxnard, Elizabeth Brown wife of S (?) LaBranche, Marie P. Brown wife of Edmond Oxnard, Louise Octave Brown, James Hermoine Brown, Prosper Brown, & grandson Jean Baptist Gabrial. William Brown was the son of Hemogine Brown & Arsene Chastant. 3043 Marzloff, Adam S 10/09/1850 3rd 04025773934876 156 17 000568 Minor children: Magdalena Marzloff & Adam Marzloff. 3048 Moylan, Patrick S 11/02/1849 3rd 04025773934876 156 17 08/17/1849 000585 3056 DeGruy, Clementine Verloin S 04/16/1849 3rd 04025773934876 55 17 02/01/1849 000616 3056 Harang, Mrs. Louis Alexander S 04/16/1849 3rd 04025773934876 102 17 02/01/1849 000616 Widower, Louis Alexander Harang (junior). Minor children: Clemence Harang & Clementine Harang. 3057 Dolhonde, Jules S 09/24/1860 3rd 04025773934876 55 17 000629 Widow: Matilde Sarpy. 3058 Doscher, Martin S 12/02/1850 3rd 04025773934876 55 17 Gretna 000660 Born in Hanover, son of Martin Doscher & Elizabeth Grantzen both deceased. Lived in Gretna for 10 years. No descendents. Bequeathed his estate to Frederica Strahman, widow of Florian Balzer of Gretna. 3060 Damonte, Jean Baptiste S 04/11/1850 3rd 04025773934876 55 17 03/28/1850 000676 Widow: Isabel Frasia. Minor children: Estevan 9, Armantine 6, Natalie (or Nashasia) 4, Catarina 3. 3064 Saulet, Balthazar S 06/23/1849 3rd 04025773934876 219 17 06/05/1849 000687 Widow: Marguerite Clementine Fortier. Seals not placed until 6/11/1849. 8 Children. Oldest "of age" (21 or over) is Marie Felzine Saulet. 7 Minor children: Jacques Alfred, Marie Asinore, Felicite Blanche, Marie Azilie, Pierre Phelote, Marie Noemie, Adilaide Leona. End of roll 000830