Norm, I'd be glad to have his information as well. I know he died within a couple of year after she did and I don't recall his having remarried. Since moving to Houma after the storm, a couple of computer crashes and program changes - now I using Legacy 7 - and laying off genealogy for a couple of years (not to mention the onset of "oldtimers disease"), now when I go back to look for source citations I recall having had, I just can't find them. So there are a lot of do overs. But it's much easier now that so much info is on line. Also, are the First English and Zion church records available from the FHL? I am looking for info still about Georg [I] who I think joined First English with Lena and g/father Caspar and my father Casper [Miffie] who were members of Zion on St. Charles according to their obits. Yet as I recall it was the pastor of First English who ministered to my daddy during his terminal stays at East Jefferson hospital ... but that may have been because he was the Lutheran chaplain for the hospital. My mother and I really liked him; wish I could remember his name too. I'm so glad you found me on the genie group. I have learned so much from you thus far and I'm sure will in the future. I hope you don't mind my continuing to tap you as a future resource. Thanks, Cate ;-} -----Original Message----- From: Norm Hellmers Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 3:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Jacob Brinkmann and Louisa Georgiana Schweitzer Cate, Regarding your paragraph on Louisa Georgiana Schweitzer, I do have her in my records and her marriage to Jacob Brinkmann. They were married 25 Apr 1906 at First English Lutheran Church in New Orleans. My sources show: Civil marriage record (index); 1831-1994; Recorder of Births, Marriages and Deaths, New Orleans Health Department; 25 Apr 1906, v 27, p 879; Microfilm FF652, New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans LA. Note: Found at Ancestry.com, New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925: Jacob Brinkmann, 37, to Georgiana Schweitzer, 22, married 25 Apr 1906, v27, p879. Church marriage record; 1888-1907; First English Lutheran Church, New Orleans, LA; Book I, p 285, [no number]; First English Lutheran Church, Metairie, LA. [H-COM-0011] Note: The witnesses were E. Penot F. Genoles, Katie Schroeder, E. Brinkman, and Philip Forschler. The bride and groom have notations "N.O., La," presumably their birthplaces. If you want any of my additional records on Jacob Brinkmann, I would happy to send them to you. Norm --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer <[email protected]> wrote: . . . > BTW, Lena and George Schweitzer did have a daughter name > Louisa Georgiana > [b. 23 Oct 1883] who married Jacob Brinkman between 1900 - > 1910 and died at > age 29 [10 Feb 1913]. I don't recall seeing her on > your tree site. If you > want or need another leaf on your family tree, here it is. . . . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Cate, I’ll privately send you what I have on Jacob Brinkmann. Regarding the records of First English and Zion, they are not available through the FHL. The records of Zion have been microfilmed and are available at the Historic New Orleans Collection. They might also be available at the German-American Cultural Center in Gretna, but I don’t know what services are available there. To my knowledge, the records of First English have never been microfilmed or digitized. They are probably only available at the church’s office in Metairie. Hope this helps. Norm --- On Sat, 12/11/10, Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer <[email protected]> wrote: . . . > Also, are the First English and Zion church records > available from the FHL? . . .