Peter Kaiser Sr.

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 3 Dec 1818 - Kehrig, Rheinland, Germany
    Christening: 
          Death: 25 Dec 1914 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA ( at age 96)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events
•  Immigration: 1846. 

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Elizabeth Schmidt
       Marriage: 1844 - Germany
       Children:
                1. John Steven Kaiser  {Find A Grave ID: 11750616}
                2. Peter Kaiser Jr.  {Find A Grave ID: 190891492}
                3. Charles Kaiser  {Find A Grave ID: 11750612}
                4. Elizabetha Kaiser  {Find A Grave ID: 12326894}
                5. Juliana Kaiser 
                6. Louis Kaiser 
                7. Stonewall George Kaiser  {Find A Grave ID: 156642689}

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Notes

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General:

Birth info from - http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=8993205&st=1

Per 1860 US Census 7/13/1860 3118 ??, 11th Ward, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Peter Guyser, 43 year old male, shoe maker, personal estate $100, born in Hesse
Elizabeth Cuyser, 34 year old female, born in Hesse
John Cuyser, 16 year old male, born in Hesse
Peter Cuyser, 9 year old male, born in Louisiana, attends school
Charles Cuyser, 7 year old male, born in Louisiana, attends school
Elizabeth Cuyser, 5 year old female, born in Louisiana
Juliana Guyser, 2 year old female, born in Louisiana
Louis Guyser, 1 month old male, born in Louisiana
William Horman, 25 year old male, shoe maker, born in Hesse
Her Hermman, 28 year old male, shoe maker, born in Sweden
Marg. Ruppel, 22 year old female, shoe maker, born in Hesse

Per 1870 US Census: 14 Jun 1870, 10th Ward, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Peter Kaisser, 53, white male, shoemaker, real estate value $1,200, personal estate value $500, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Eliza Kaisser, 47, white female, keeping house, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Jno. Kaisser, 26, white male, shoemaker, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Peter Kaisser, Jr., 18, white male, shoemaker, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Chas Kaisser, 16, white male, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Stonewall Kaisser, 6, white male, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Eliza J. Kaisser, 15, white female, at home, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Julia Kaisser, 12, white female, at home, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Justin Kaisser, 24, white male, shoemaker, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents foreign
Lizzie Kaisser, 4, white female, born Louisiana, parents foreign
Jno. Kaisser, Jr., 2, white male, born Louisiana, parents foreign

Per 1880 US Census: 6/10/1880, 759 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Peter Kaiser, 63, shoe maker from Louisiana, parents from Hess D.
Elizabeth Kaiser, 67, wife, keeps house, self and parents from Hess D.
Peter Kaiser, 29, son, shoemaker, born in Louisiana.
Charles Kaiser, 27, son, shoemaker, born in Louisiana.
Stonewall Kaiser, 16, son, shoemaker, born in Louisiana.
Francis Gray, 20, laborer, born in Louisiana, parents in Ireland.
Catherine Hufft, 68, widow, seamstress, self and family born in Bavaria.
Catherine Smith, 76, widow, seamstress, self and parents born in Ireland, cannot read or write.
[NOTE two months later, on 8/31/1880, Catherine's daughter, Catherine, marries Peter Kaiser, Jr. the 29 year old son listed above]

Per New Orleans, Louisiana Directories, 1890-1891
Name: Peter Kaiser Location 2: 761 Tchoupitoulas
Occupation: shoemaker
Year: 1890 City: New Orleans State: LA

Per 1910 US Census: 4/19/1910, 2609 Rousseau, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Peter Kaiser is the 57 year old white male head of household, born in Louisiana of German parents. Peter is a shoemaker of his own account, and owns his mortgaged home. He has been married for 29 years to 54 year old Catherine Kaiser, who was born in Germany of German parents, She immmigrated in 1860. She has had 4 children, all born in Louisiana, and 3 still live at home: 21 year old daughter Ludwina Kaiser is still single; 17 year old daughter Emily Kaiser; and 10 year old daughter Katie Kaiser.
Living with the family is Peter's father, 92 year old Peter Kaiser, a widower born in Germany of German parents. He immigrated in 1846 and is a naturalized citizen. He is also a shoe maker of his own account.

Per New Orleans death index:
Kaiser, Peter, Sr. Age 97 yrs M W
Date: 12/25/1914
Volume 162 Page 336

Research:

KaiserPeter67 yrs-W06/28/1886 89597 not him as he is alive in 1910


New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
about Peter Kaiser
Name: Peter Kaiser
Arrival Date: 25 May 1852 [1910 census says 1846]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremerhaven, Germany
Ship Name: Naomi
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
National Archives' Series Number: M259_36