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William Robert Buddendorff

Male 1820 - 1874  (53 years)


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  • Name William Robert Buddendorff 
    Born 13 Dec 1820  Stettin, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Feb 1874  New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I927  Schmidt
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2013 

    Father Johann* Gottbran Buddendorff,   b. Abt 1783, Bernstein, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1853, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Anna Dorothea* Elisabeth Strohr Schroht,   b. 1785, Stettin, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1857, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1809  Meseritz Posen Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ezilda Francoise Benitaud Rosalie (Zilda*) Buisson,   b. 1823,   d. Nov 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 1844  New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William* Henri Joseph Buddendorff,   b. 29 Jun 1845, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     2. Robert* John Buddendorff,   b. 10 Oct 1846, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1935, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. George* P. Buddendorff,   b. ?? Dec 1848, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. Marie Josephine {Mary*} Buddendorff,   b. 16 Aug 1850, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1930, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Thomas Frederich Buddendorff,   b. 17 Sep 1852, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     6. John* Joseph Buddendorff,   b. ?? Mar 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1914, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     7. Louise* F Buddendorff,   b. 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Anna* Buddendorff,   b. 1858, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1915, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     9. Bertha* Buddendorff,   b. 1858, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Christian* Buddendorff,   b. 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Anselm* J Buddendorff,   b. ?? May 1862, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     12. Emma* Buddendorff,   b. 1863, Fort Point Peninsula, Mississippi, US Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Cecilia* Buddendorff,   b. 1865, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1876  (Age < 10 years)
    Last Modified 19 May 2015 
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • American Civil war:

      William Buddendorff, resident of New Orleans, Louisiana; personal description shown as brown eyes, dark hair and dark complexion; 5 feet, 4 inches in height; listed as a sailor in the Confederate States Navy; served aboard the CSS Baltic; deserted from the Confederate Navy on December 17, 1863; sent to New Orleans and released, March 16, 1864, by order of Union General Banks



      From Lover Line, Mississippi

      William R. BuddendorfOne of the earliest deeds of trust recorded in Lot 4, Section 24, T7S-R9W was between two New Orleanians, William R. Buddendorf (1821-1874) and John Arrowsmith (1808-1882). In December 1869, William R. Buddendorf mortgaged to John Arrowsmith Lot 4, consisting of one hundred sixty acres, less ten acres in the SE/C of Lot 4 for $6000. Mr. Buddendorff had a residence and pier as exhibited in legal descriptions of the property. In October 1870, Elizida E.F. Buddendorf, the spouse of W.R. Buddendorf, as a party to the mortgage released her right of dower under the laws of the State of Mississippi.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 1, pp. 353-355) William R. Buddendoff was a native of Stettin, Prussia. He arrived at New Orleans in 1827. Circa 1844, Mr. Buddendorf had married Ezilda E.F. Benetaud (1823-1917), a native of France or Louisiana. They were the parents of twelve children: William Buddendorf (1845-1870+), Robert Buddendorf (1847-1870+), George Buddendorf (1849-1870+), Mary Buddendorf (1851-1870+), John Buddendorf (1854-1870+), Louise Buddendorf (1857-1870+), Anna Buddendorf (1858-1870+), Bertha Buddendorf (1858-1870+), Anselm Buddendorf (1862-1870+), Ezilda Buddendorf, Emma Buddendorf (1864-1870+), and Cecelia Buddendorf (1865-pre 1876). All the Buddendorf children were born in Louisiana with the exception of Emma was born in Mississippi, probably at the Buddendorf residence on the Fort Point Peninsula.W.R. Buddendorf made his livelihood as a shipbroker. His three eldest sons, William, Robert, and George Buddendorf, were clerks in the family enterprise. Mr. Buddendorf had a net worth of $9000 in 1870. His real estate was valued at $8000.At the time of his demise in 1874, William R. Buddendorf resided at 381 Annunciation Street, near Josephine.(The Daily Picayune, February 20, 1874)

  • Sources 
    1. Ancestry.de.