Hellmers - Bopp Family
of New Orleans, Louisiana



Hellmers Family

Records from Germany:

01 The Hellmers Family in Stedingen
     by Wilhelm Warntjen, 1948 [Translation by Elisabeth Schütte of Bremen]
          Prepared for Emile Hellmers of New Orleans, Louisiana
     Note: The Johann Friedrich “Fred” Hellmers of New Orleans ancestors begin on page 26.
     Does anyone have a copy of the German version? This is needed to complete page 35.

02 Transmittal letter (4 pages) from Wilhelm Warntjen to Emile Hellmers in 1948.

03 A summary of the four children (I-IV) of Hinrich Hellmers and Ahlke Margarethe Voigt.

04 Letter (4 May 1994) from Wilfred Hellmers Charbonnet to Norman Hellmers (unrelated) regarding The Hellmers Family in Stedingen.

05 Letter (1989) from Thomas Begerow of Berlin to Norman Hellmers.
     Attachments:
          06 Seelenregister-Namensverzeichnis 1804, Seite [page] 49 and 1793, Seite 1004
               Family of Hinrich Hellmers (born 1765)
               Family of Hinrich Hellmers (born 1802)
               Map of Hellmers properties at Krögerdorf and Bardewisch
          07 Map of Bremen area with Hellmers locations marked

08 Letter (1994) from Kirchengemeinde Altenesch to Norman Hellmers.
     Attachments:
               Confirmation record of Rinelia Amalie Helmers (sic) born 22 August 1833
               Baptism record of Gerhard Otto Helmers (sic) born 29 September 1843
               Baptism record of Hinrich Helmers (sic) born 13 September 1848

09 Letter (1994) from Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde Bardewisch
     Attachments regarding the family of Johann Friedrich Hellmers (born 1795 or 1796)
in one PDF.

10 Letter (1994) from Walter Putze of Bremen to Norman Hellmers
     Attachment regarding Anton Hinrich Hellmers and his first wife, Margarethe Wencke
and her ancestry.

11 Hellmers pedigree charts prepared by Wilfred Hellmers Charbonnet on 17 February 1998.


Records from New Orleans:

12 Data from the records of the First Evangelical Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
     Presently First Trinity Evangelical United Church of Christ

13 Descendancy Chart prepared by Wilfred Hellmers Charbonnet on 12 May 1994

14 Marriage Records of Anton H. Hellmers from St. Paul Lutheran Church
     Required a “remarriage” to Johanna F. A. Bellmund (aka Johanna Busch) See No. 2314.

15 Notes on the possible death and burial record of Johanna Bellmund Hellmers
     second wife of Anton Hinrich Hellmers (his first marriage was in Blumenthal, Germany)

16 Civil birth records from Orleans Parish, Louisiana
     Records found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans.htm

17 Copies of three civil birth records
          Mathilda Elizabeth Hellmers
          Anna Maria Hellmers
          Frederick William Hellmers

18 Holy Trinity Catholic Church Baptism Record
     Baptism of Katharina Hellmers, born 9 December 1866

19 1870 Census Mortality Schedule
     No. 262, Death of Matilda Hellmers, died July 1869

20 Hellmers Tombstones, Evergreen Cemetery, Ocean Springs, MS
     Henry Hellmers and three wives

21 Muster Roll of 3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Louisiana Militia (from Civil War)
     No. 16, Helmers, J. F.

22 Fred’s Hotel business card
     From: http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/november2004/nov04_3.htm

23 1870 Passport of J F Hellmers

24 Newspaper article on Hellmers-Bopp 50th Anniversary
     The Daily Picayune, Sunday, June 2, 1907, section 2, page 11

Obituaries of Catherine Bopp Hellmers:
     25 Hellmers, Catherine obituary  Times-Picayune p 8 col 4, 1910.11.27
     26 Hellmers, Catherine obituary  Times-Picayune p 6 col 3, 1910.12.04
 

Bopp Family

27 Obituary of John Bopp, possible brother of Katharina Bopp
     Bopp, John, Commercial Bulletin, p 1, c 7, 1867.12.02

28 1984 Letter to Wilfred H. Charbonnet from the Catholic Parish of Kuhardt
     Parents and grandparents of Katharina Bopp



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