Family Group Sheet Subject: Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER Birth: __ ___ 1802 Lyon, Meuse, Lorraine, France.1 Marriage: 13 Dec 1829 Marie Anne CHOISEY (circa 1806-13 Oct 1866); Lion-Devant-Dun, Meuse, Lorraine, France.1 Immigratn: 5 Jan 1843 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Havre 2 Nov 1842 on the "L'Ebro."2 Lot: circa __ ___ 1849 Castroville, Medina County, Texas; original owner of Lot #5, Block 2, Range 6.3 Census: __ ___ 1850 Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Deed: 25 Jun 1855 Medina County, Texas; File 1757, Sections 12 (Abstract 500) and 13 (Abstract 501) 640 acres; Grantee - J B Halbardier. Patentee - J B Halbardier. CC Cert. #11.5 Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; household #31 Castroville.6 Voter Reg: 2 Sep 1867 Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Annexation.7 Census: __ ___ 1870 Medina County, Texas; household #44 Castroville.8 Marriage: 30 Jan 1871 Jane FITZGERALD; Medina County, Texas.9 Death: 4 Dec 1888 Medina County, Texas.10 Father: Mother: __________________________________________________________________________ Spouse: Marie Anne CHOISEY Birth: circa __ ___ 1806 10 Death: 13 Oct 1866 Medina County, Texas.10 Father: Mother: __________________________________________________________________________ Nine Known Children __________________________________________________________________________ M Andre Adrian HALBARDIER Birth: 21 Nov 1835 France.11 Immigratn: 5 Jan 1843 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Havre 2 Nov 1842 on the "L'Ebro."2 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Marriage: 19 May 1856 Josephine HALLER (18 May 1840- ), daughter of Jean HALLER and Marie Anne GOLLY; Medina County, Texas.9 Death: __ ___ 1896 Medina County, Texas.12 Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.12 __________________________________________________________________________ F Marie Adeline HALBARDIER Birth: 24 Nov 1837 Nancey, France.1 Immigratn: 5 Jan 1843 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Havre 2 Nov 1842 on the "L'Ebro."2 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Marriage: 18 Jan 1859 Blaise KIEFFER (11 Feb 1825-24 Apr 1880), son of Blaise KIEFFER and Marie Anne FRITSCH; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10 Son: 1 May 1859 Louis KIEFFER; Medina County, Texas.13 Census: __ ___ 1860 Blaise KIEFFER (11 Feb 1825-24 Apr 1880); Medina County, Texas; household #91 Castroville town.6 Son: 17 Jun 1860 Joseph KIEFFER; Medina County, Texas.10 Son: 10 Jul 1861 George KIEFFER; Medina County, Texas.10 Son: 12 Aug 1862 August Herbert KIEFFER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14 Daughter: 19 Nov 1863 Odilia KIEFFER; Medina County, Texas.10 Daughter: 11 Mar 1866 Barbara Adelina KIEFFER; Medina County, Texas.10 Death: 11 Oct 1866 Medina County, Texas.12 Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.12 __________________________________________________________________________ F Marie Catharine HALBARDIER Birth: 17 Aug 1839 France.1 Immigratn: 5 Jan 1843 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Havre 2 Nov 1842 on the "L'Ebro."2 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Marriage: 30 Mar 1857 Peter HOEFGEN (29 Nov 1823-29 Apr 1896); Medina County, Texas.9 Death: 20 Aug 1923 Bexar County, Texas.15 Burial: __ ___ ____ City Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Bexar County.15 __________________________________________________________________________ F Camilia HALBARDIER Birth: __ ___ 1840 France.6 Immigratn: 5 Jan 1843 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Havre 2 Nov 1842 on the "L'Ebro."2 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #31 Castroville.6 Marriage: 18 Dec 1865 Benjamin Robert HALTY (11 Sep 1842-4 Aug 1919), son of Joseph Leonard HALTY and Catherine HALLER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9 Burial: __ ___ ____ Roselawn Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.16 Son: 29 Sep 1869 Michael Jacob HALTY; Medina County, Texas.10 __________________________________________________________________________ M August HALBARDIER Birth: 18 Dec 1842 France.12 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #31 Castroville.6 Marriage: 31 Dec 1866 Catherine WERNETTE (circa 1847- ), daughter of Jean Baptiste WERNETTE Sr and Catherine WILHELM; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10 Death: 27 Oct 1908 Medina County, Texas.10 Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.12 __________________________________________________________________________ M Emil HALBARDIER Birth: __ ___ 1844 Medina County, Texas.4 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Marriage: 4 Nov 1869 Maria Anne BOURQUIN (11 May 1849-9 Jun 1927), daughter of Francois BOURQUIN and Francoise BRODHAG; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10 Death: 19 Jul 1870 Medina County, Texas.10 Burial: 19 Jul 1870 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10 Daughter: 14 Oct 1870 Maria Anna HALBARDIER; 10 __________________________________________________________________________ M Dominique HALBARDIER Birth: circa __ ___ 1846 Texas.6 Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #31 Castroville.6 __________________________________________________________________________ M Eugene HALBARDIER Birth: 1 Apr 1848 Medina County, Texas.17 Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #71 Castroville.4 Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste HALBARDIER and Marie Anne CHOISEY; Medina County, Texas; household #31 Castroville.6 Marriage: 4 Dec 1869 Rosa Mary MECHLER (18 Mar 1854-10 Jul 1924), daughter of Francois Joseph MECHLER Jr and Marie Anne FEST; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9 Daughter: 16 Jul 1879 Mary Helena HALBARDIER; 10 Death: 22 Feb 1926 Medina County, Texas.18 Burial: 22 Feb 1926 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.18 __________________________________________________________________________ M Victor HALBARDIER Birth: __ ___ 1851 Medina County, Texas.11 Death: __ ___ 1852 Medina County, Texas.11 __________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Spouse: Jane FITZGERALD Birth: __ ___ ____ Ireland.14 Father: Mother: __________________________________________________________________________ One Known Child __________________________________________________________________________ F Amelia HALBARDIER Birth: 22 Mar 1872 Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14 Marriage: 17 Dec 1888 Bernhard Cornelius CHRISTIANSEN (22 May 1863-6 May 1900); San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.19 Marriage: circa __ ___ 1901 Douglas Theodore SHEPHERD Sr (20 Feb 1878-16 Dec 1968); Texas.19 Death: 3 Apr 1947 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.14 Burial: 5 Apr 1947 San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.14 __________________________________________________________________________ Endnotes 1. International Genealogical Index Files, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as IGI. 2. L'Ebro, Ship Passenger Lists, 1842 departures, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 3. Ruth Curry Lawler, compiler, The Story of Castroville (Lacoste, Texas: Lacoste Ledger, 1974). Hereinafter cited as Story of Castroville. 4. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census. 5. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 6. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census. 7. Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as "Voters-Medina County." 8. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census. 9. Calvin D Foster, compiler, Marriage License Book D, Medina County, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Our Heritage, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Marrs Bk D. 10. LDS Microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church Gedcom. 11. Iva Kieffer, "Kieffer" (ikieff@burgoyne.com). unknown memo. Hereinafter cited as "Kieffer." 12. LDS microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Cem. 13. Billie Ruth Coleman, compiler, Val Verde County Cemeteries Plus Carta Valley and Whitehead Memorial Museum (Del Rio, Texas: Val Verde County Genealogy Society of Texas, 1993). Hereinafter cited as Val Verde Co Cems. 14. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs. 15. Frances T Ingmire, compiler, Bexar County, Texas Selected Cemeteries (Early Burials) (St Louis Missouri: Frances T Ingmire, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Bexar Cems. 16. Chuck Halty, "Halty, Haller, Mann, Monod and Loesberg families," e-mail message from chalty@kircherinc.com to Margaret Simpson, July 19, 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Halty-Haller." 17. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co. 18. Margaret Grammer, "Kempf & Mann Families," e-mail message from mgrammer@gte.net to Margaret Simpson, April 10, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Kempf, Mann." 19. Renae Bates, "Halbardier family," e-mail message from mssg24@msn.com to Margaret Simpson, 8 Aug 2008. Hereinafter cited as "Halbardier." | 
