Surname Saturday- Pernard

This week I made a great family discovery thanks to the kindness of a complete stranger from France. Using the little bits of each others languages that we were familiar with and an online translator we were able to communicate very well.

My Delherbe family has always been very difficult for me to research, not having much to go on but little bits and pieces. However, that all changed for me when Dominque left me a comment on a previous blog post. This led to many emails and much insight into my family in France.

My Delherbe relations in America had listed their mother as Claudinette Bernard on various records and I would have never thought to look for a name variation. Then I was directed by my new found friend to several French genealogy web pages in the area of Doubs that my family came from. These records were a gold mine. In them I found not only the records for my Delherbe family but also for Claudinette, whose last name was actually Pernard not Bernard. I was able to view the birth records for each one of her children including my great great grandmother Marie, as well.

By searching the many records of birth, marriage and death in the surrounding villages of Doubs, I was able to find my Pernard family all the way back into the early 18th century.

I was also able to find new branches and other surnames that I was previously ignorant of. I can not thank Dominique enough for her help with my genealogy and directing me to the appropriate websites in France to help me make these wonderful new discoveries possible.

My Pernard family

Claudinette Pernard born 28 Aug 1791 in Blussans, Doubs, France

her parents:

Nicolas Pernard and Marguerite Jacquin

Nicolas' parents:

Pierre Pernard and Claudine Balandier

Red area shows where Doubs is located in France

Merci mon ami Dominique!!

Surname Saturday- Hartmann

My 3rd great grandmother Catharina Hartmann came to New Orleans from Germany in 1850. Her port of departure was Antwerp, Belgium and the ship she journeyed on was the Charles Hill. Catharina traveled with her mother Maria and siblings, Barbara, George, and Elizabeth Hartmann.

New Orleans Passenger Lists

Catharine married a fellow German immigrant Philip Buhr and they had four daughters, Magdalena, Margaret Catharina, Katharina Henrietta, and Katherine Buhr. Katharina Henrietta Buhr died at the age of two years with her father following her in death two years later.

After the death of her first husband Catherina married again to John Hoffman another German immigrant. They also had four children, Jacob, Josephine, John, and Louise Hoffman. Louise died at age one.

Catherine Hartmann Buhr Hoffman died in New Orleans on January 2, 1896.

Wordless Wednesday- A Candid Moment

Girl in curlers circa 1936

Ancestors on Vacation

I just came back from a much needed vacation. Which led me to think about my ancestors and the types of vacations that they took.

Looking through the local news archives has led me to find various family members taking a vacation from their homes in New Orleans to what was then considered the Riviera of the South. The beaches of the Mississippi Coast.

The Mississippi Coast was a get away from city life. Here families could fish, boat, swim, relax and take advantage of the healing waters of the many natural hot springs.

My great uncle and aunt took one of those Mississippi Gulf Coast vacations in 1910 and their simple vacation getaway ended up being captured by the local paper. Thanks to the capture of a different kind.... 

Another popular place for my ancestors seemed to be Lake St. Catherine in Louisiana where they had a fishing camp. One of my great uncles sent a post card photograph home of himself holding his fish. On the back he wrote, "Fishing in Lake St. Catherine. Lovely weather, having a good time. Your Son, Henry"

My grandfather loved to spend his free time fishing. He and many of the residents of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts enjoy fishing in the Rigolets. Which is an area on the Louisiana coastline. They spent a lot of time in the marsh hunting fowl as well. As is evidenced by the many photographs of family members holding their prized ducks.

My grandfather and relatives fishing in the Rigolets in the 1930's

They also liked to explore the historic areas while out fishing in the Rigolets. They took several photos of a local fort in the 1930's. Fort Pike was built in 1818 and was used by the Confederacy in 1861 and then claimed by the Union in 1862. It is presently decaying due to the many storms and time.

Fort Pike 1930's

Fort Pike 1930's

This past week I too visited  an old historic fort, Fort Pickens in Pensacola, Florida. While there I relaxed, swam, explored, and saw many people fishing. So, I guess when it comes to getting away from the stress of life for a few days not much has changed.

Through My Mother's Eyes

Four generations of women who each taught their daughter's the love and value of home and family. When I look at the photos of my great great grandmother and great grandmother, I don't have to wonder about them. I already know them. Through the stories told by my grandmother and mother of course, but I mean a deeper knowing. One made by actions and impressions handed down from mother to daughter. A little quirk of the mouth, a look in the eye, hand movements, mannerisms. These things we pick up without much thought. Or things a daughter who adores her mother and grandmother may spend hours trying to emulate.  Many women find themselves saying, "I've turned into my mother" after doing or saying something that their mother would have once done.
It is an honor to be anything like my mother, because being like her means that I am following in the footsteps of the women who made her who she is. Through my mother's eyes I can see her mother, her grandmother, great grandmother, and beyond. I am comforted to know that their love and guidance still lingers throughout the generations.

Happy Mother's Day

Wordless Wednesday- Fishing Trip to Lake St. Catherine

Showing off the big catch!

Harold Delherbe

Lake St. Catherine, New Orleans, La

Tombstone Tuesday- Wiese

Tomb of James A. Wiese and Edna C. Delherbe. They were buried in the Grimshaw -Withan tomb in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, La.

Wordless Wednesday- Family Visits

Wordless Wednesday- Casual Ladies

New Orleans

Wiese and Delherbe

Circa 1930

Surname Saturday- Delherbe

My Delherbe family came to America from France in 1839. The family first came to New York. They were;

  Claudinette Bernard Delherbe, the mother and her children; Elisabeth, Marie, Joseph, Francois, and   Pierre Delherbe

Claudinette and Pierre stayed in New York. I have found no further record of Elisabeth and Joseph. Joseph is however a family name that was passed on in the Delherbe family sons. 

Francois married Frances and had two sons, Achille and L. Emile Delherbe. Francois moved to Georgia. He is listed as one of the original settlers of the area of Augusta. In several papers he is called one of the oldest and most respected citizen of the community. He was listed as a naturalized citizen of Augusta in 1867's list of qualified voters. Francois was a soldier in the Civil War. He was the foreman for the Augusta volunteer fire department. Francois' occupation in the census is listed as shoemaker. His son Achille can be found in several newspapers in Georgia, in voter lists and court records. He later is noted as being back in France, having moved there for his business.

Several years ago I came across several families of Delhebe living in Florida and one in California. I was able to contact a few of them to find out that they are from Chile. They told me that they are from an Achille Delherbe from France who later came to Chile and had a family there.  Am hoping to find out more on this connection one day!!

Marie Delherbe married Charles Moulin and they moved to New Orleans, La. They had a son Jules Delherbe that was born in New Jersey, the other two sons were born in Louisiana, Mathurin Delherbe and Charles Moulin. There was possibly a third son, Henry or Hilaire Moulin. I have written before in my blog the story called  Of the Grass....The Delherbe Story explaining how the sons of Marie and Charles Moulin later used their mother's name as their surname. Mathurin Delherbe married Margaret Buhr and they had 9 children, Joseph, Louise, Mary, Henry, Edna, my great grandmother, Matthew, Josephine, Loretta, and Harold. One of Mathurin's grandson's Joseph later moved to New Jersey where he worked for the railroad. He lived near his extended family while there.

Pierre Delherbe stayed in New York and raised his family. He first married Anna Herlter and later Denise LaPique. They had Julian, Charles, Joseph, Louise, and Emile. He and his mother Claudinette are listed in the Immigrant Bank Records. They also can be found in the New Jersey Directory as proprietor's of a store.

Another daughter of Claudinette Bernard Delherbe is Francoise, who very well may be Elisabeth. She is listed in several documents as the sister of Pierre Delherbe. She married Brice Aubry in New York.

I have found no record of a husband of Claudinette Bernard in America with the family. However in several records he is listed as, Pierre, or Jacques, or Francois Delherbe.  I found a marriage record for Claudinette Bernard who married a Jacques Francois Delherbe in Doubs, France on February 18, 1811.

In Marie Delherbe and Charles Moulin's marriage record she lists her parents as Claudinette Bernard and Pierre Delherbe. Charles lists his as Etienne Moulin and Adelaide Pey.

My New Orleans family of Delherbe left only one living male to carry on the name. He however was the product of divorce in the early 1900's and was raised not knowing his family and was adopted by his stepfather. I have just recently been in contact with these relatives and it has been wonderful to get to know my long lost cousins. The magic of genealogy, message board posts and search engines connected us all these years later.

Wordless Wednesday- Family at the Beach in 1918

Delherbe family at the beach 1918

Friday Finds-Castle Garden

There is a great site that I came across many years ago called Castle Garden. It is run by a non profit educational corporation called The Battery Conservancy. Their goal was to rebuild and revitalize the Battery and Castle Clinton National Monument in New York.

On the website you can search immigration records from 1820 -1913 for those immigrants entering America through New York.

My Castle Garden Finds

Last Name	First Name	Age Sex		Arrival Date	Place of Last Residence
DELHERB	ANTUANETTE	47	F	6 Sep 1839	UNKNOWN
DELHERB	ELISABETH	20	F	6 Sep 1839	UNKNOWN
DELHERB	FRANCOIS	11	M	6 Sep 1839	UNKNOWN
DELHERB	JOSEPH	16	M	6 Sep 1839	UNKNOWN
DELHERB	MARIA	14	F	6 Sep 1839	UNKNOWN
DELHERB	PIERRE	8	M	6 Sep 1839	UNKNOWN

The DeL'Herbe family that came from France to New York, with Francois later moving to Georgia, and Marie going to New Orleans, La. Pierre and Elisabeth both stayed in New York and raised families there. 

Of the Grass.... the Delherbe story

   So we have this surname in my family, DeL'Herbe, which in French means "of the grass". What kind of name is that?  I could not find it anywhere other than in New Orleans. It would take many years of digging to find all the answers. I feel quite like a detective now after what all I have found and accomplished on this family.

  My maternal great grandmother was Edna Cecelia Delherbe born in New Orleans, La in 1888. Her parents were French and German. Her father was Mathurin Delherbe also called Matt Grass. Her mother was Margaret Buhr. This is all I had to go on at first.
   A census search in each year got me Matt Grass in 1880, and Matthew Delherbe in the rest. In the Civil War records I found a Jules Delherbe. Wow, finally a new Delherbe other than the children of Matt! Fortunately I was able to ask my great aunt if she knew this name. She said that was her great uncle.
     I tried tracing Jules Delherbe through the war records. (Thanks to footnote, what is now fold3.) His record shows him as being born in New Jersey. He was captured, and he then traded sides to the Union. During this time he used the name Jules Moulin. I thought this strange.... I did a search for Moulin in the New Orleans census and came up with one main family, and another small one in the 1860 census. Jules was able to escape and returned to his troop and once again used the name Delherbe. He is listed as one of the French who possibly used place names as a surname during the Civil War or as using his mother's name which was common.
     The Moulin name kept nagging at me. So I ordered Jules marriage certificate from Baton Rouge. On it he gave the names of his parents as Charles and Marie Delherbe. This happened to be the names of the Moulin family I found living in New Orleans in 1860. Charles and Marie Moulin living with son, Jules, Mathurin, and Charles. All the same ages as my Jules and Mathurin (Matt) Delherbe. I then notice that in the 1880 census Matt is living a few houses down from Charles and Marie Moulin.
     I then ordered Charles and Marie Moulin's marriage certificate. Marie's maiden name was Delherbe. So mystery solved, my families name was Moulin, changed to DeL'herbe or Delherbe.
After some more digging, I found that apparently Marie was arrested and brought to trial for stealing money by making a claim to be the mother of a one Charles Redcoat after the Civil War. She took his government pension, and was later caught. So perhaps this is why after 1870 even Matt used his mother's maiden name instead of Moulin.
     Marie DeL'Herbe had come to New Jersey from France in 1830, her brother Peter Delherbe and her mother stayed in New Jersey and another brother, Francois Delherbe went on to Georgia, his son Achille apparently went back to France.
     I now have been able to trace the DeL'Herbe name back to France and find the ancestor's that lived there. I have also luckily through my website, as well as other works, have found many lost cousins who we did not know existed with Delherbe family ties. Thanks to the search engines :) my last fifteen years of research and queries made it easy for cousins looking for their family ties to find me!


 
I would like to add that there is a branch of the family living in Chile that may be related.  I have become friends with one such Delherbe who was born in Chile and now resides in Florida. So, if you are a Delherbe from Chile and are reading this. Please feel free to comment and add any information to our family tree that you would like to share. Thanks!