Seeking information on Barbara Nett Weber from Rhein-Pfalz, immigrated to Louisiana

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Looking for information on Barbara Nett from Rhein-Pfalz. She immigrated to Louisiana at the age of 19. It looks like she was alone on the ship. She married John Weber and had children.in Louisiana. I would like to know more about her family. Did she have siblings? Her parents were John Nett and Catherine Lohas. I can't find records for them. Please help me connect Barbara's family so I can fill in details for her wikitree profile, Nett-42

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Did not find information on her parents.

Answer 1

Barbara Nett

Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists

Name	Barbara Nett
Event Type	Immigration
Event Date	1871
Event Place	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Gender	Female
Age	19
Birth Year (Estimated)	1852
Birthplace	Rheinpfalz
Ship Name	Köln

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Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945

Affiliate Publication Number	M259
Affiliate Publication Title	Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902
Affiliate Film Number	055
GS Film Number	000200196
Digital Folder Number	004883634
Image Number	00480

Citing this Record

"Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNP-2F5Y : 12 October 2015), Barbara Nett, 1871; citing Immigration, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Ship Köln, NARA microfilm publication M259 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 200,196.

Answer 2

Here is an 1880 census record for a John Nett born in Prussia.  There are Webers in his household.  Could this be Barbara's father, brother and sisters? 

Peter Webber is John's son-in-law:

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Name:	John F. Nett
Age:	67
Birth Year:	abt 1813
Birthplace:	Prussia
Home in 1880:	Calumet, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Widower
Father's Birthplace:	Prussia
Mother's Birthplace:	Prussia
Neighbors:	View others on page
Occupation:	Farmer
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age John F. Nett 67 John Peter Nett 31 Anna Cate Nett 27 Peter Weber 26 Maria A. Weber 29

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Here is a record of the Succession of Barbara Nett's will, widow of John Weber.  Barbara died June 24, 1918 in the City of New Orleans.  Her children are named.  John Webber died May 22, 1902  

The document is quite detailed and lengthy.  Here is the link if you have access to Ancestry.com:

http://interactive.ancestry.com/9067/007690866_01505?pid=4351651

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Name:	Barbara Nett
Probate Place:	Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Inferred Death Place:	Louisiana, USA
Case Number:	125078
Item Description:	Civil District Court Case Papers, No 124970-125080, 1918

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you, Mary. That's very interesting. I'll have to look into it more.

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I tried the link to the will, but ancestry won't let me open it. I have an old family tree on there, but currently do not have a paid subscription.

One of the children is my ancestor, Mary Weber (1876-1962). Large family!