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From: Varick <>
Subject: RE: [LOUISIANA-Immigrants] WALKER
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 11:23:39 -0400
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I have searched the courthouse, hired a professional to search the
courthouse, and have documents that give little information about
their background.

For years, I "knew" (gut feeling) that Jacob and Gottlieb were
brothers. It wasn't until I found a civil suit that Gottlieb brought
against a lady who did not want to pay him his $500 for building
her house (he was a carpenter) that I got the proof I needed.
Gottlieb died before it was settled and "Jake, brother of Gottlieb.."
continued the suit.

Those are good suggestions. Searching the church records
(they were Catholic) was also a good idea except the church
burned along with all the records pertaining to that time period.

I am open to any suggestions anyone may have.

Floreda




At 10:05 AM 06/03/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Floreda,
>Didn't your two ancestors leave any other documents behind somewhere that
>still exist that would share some or all of their backgrounds...such as
>probate, etc...Rhonda
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Varick [mailto:]
>Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 9:12 AM
>To:
>Subject: RE: [LOUISIANA-Immigrants] WALKER
>
>
>Thanks for those tips, Rhonda. Unfortunatly, both those men died in the
>1870s. I must have been terribly unruly in another life because the
>powers that be are giggling their heads off at all the problems I am
>having with this family. Funeral home burned, church burned,
>
>My ancestor, Gottlieb Walker, married another German Immigrant
>with the name (are you ready?) Annie Smith. She died in 1904.
>
>I am not about to take that one on until I finish (if ever) with the
>Walkers.
>
>If you have any other suggestions, please, please, I will try anything.
>Thanks again.
>
>Floreda
>
>
>At 08:08 AM 06/03/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>If your ancestor was living in following census year and especially 1920,
>>find him on
>>that census. It will tell the year of his arrival in the U.S
>>(the column preceding his citizenship status), his
>>citizenship status and, in the next column, the year he was
>>naturalized. (Expect the year to vary some as memories
>>aren't too accurate about such things.)
>>
>>Rhonda Houston
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Varick [mailto:]
>>Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 7:51 AM
>>To:
>>Subject: [LOUISIANA-Immigrants] WALKER
>>
>>
>>
>>My ancestor, Gotlieb WALKER, arrived at the port of New Orleans
>>on April 12, 1847 on the ship MICHIGAN (Benjamin W. Mason Ship's
>>Master). On the list his name was WAKER and members of his
>>family were spelled WACKER and WAKER. The passenger list had
>>their home of residence as Bavaria. The writing on the passenger list
>>was all the same writing as though someone had copied from a
>>previous list (don't know if I made this clear - what I am trying to say
>>is that had each person been listed as they arrived, I don't think the
>>writing would be that neat).
>>
>>His brother Jacob WALKER had arrived some 5 years (give or take
>>a year or two) earlier but I have been unable to find his arrival.
>>
>>They went to Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana where they filed
>>naturalization papers from "The Kingdom of Wuertenberg". Unfortunately
>>the courthouse and most of downtown Alexandria were burned on
>>May 13, 1864 by Federal troops during the Red River Campaign.
>>
>>Both Jacob and Gotlieb reestablished their citizenship in the late 1860s
>>but there is no documentation attached..
>>
>>I am anxious to find the ships passenger list for Jacob's arrival -
>>hopefully
>>there will be other family members with his. There is a close association
>>with the WALKER family and the REXER family. Can anyone help?
>>
>>Floreda
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