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blacksmith. No doubt he put that trade to good use upon his arrival. A blacksmith was an important position in every community. They not only shod horses, they repaired wagons, and performed a host of other jobs that required the fabrication of iron into tools and implements.
The first record we have for Carl (now found using the name Charles for the most part) in New Orleans is on his marriage license application dated July 14, 1855, only 13 months after arriving in the United States. This record is found at the New Orleans Public Library, microfilm #VEB 678, pp. 145 and 146. In this application, he signs as ?Karl Heitzmann? with Johan Munfry and F. Slouty, as sponsors, declaring that Karl and his intended wife, ?Johanna Sunder,? are both over 21 years of age. This Johanna Sunder is actually Susanna Sunder, and she will be discussed shortly. Karl signed his application before the First Justice of the Peace for the Parish of Orleans, L.M. Gaiennir (spelling?). The New Orleans Public Library has most of their marriage records on microfilm, but the ones from November 29, 1852 to February 5, 1856 are missing. Their marriage record would show the date of marriage and who performed the marriage - the Justice of the Peace, a minister, or a priest. It could also be that he went to one of the other J.P.'s, but we have not searched these records as of this time. We have also checked all protestant and catholic churches throughout the area and found nothing. It is also possible the judge or priest may have failed to return the completed marriage certificate as sometimes happens. In any case, we are sure they were married sometime in the days shortly after completing their marriage application.
The next record is the birth of their first child - Jacob Heitzmann. We have his New Orleans city birth certificate that shows he was bom on March 30, 1856 to ?Charles Heitzmann and Anna Suender? (Vol. 17, p. 73, N O., LA Birth Records).	This record says he was bom in	a	house on
?Enghein St.? (renamed Lafayette Ave. and changed	again in	1924 to Almonaster Ave.)	and both
parents ?natives of Baden.? We also find Jacob being baptized on May 13,1856. He is listed as bom March 30, 1856 to ?Carl Heitzman and Anna Sunder,? with Godfather Jakob Huber (St. Paul Lutheran Church, N O., LA - microfilm at N.O. Public Library).	We then	find ?Charles Heithsman,	blacksmith,
residing at #23 Calliope St.? in New Orleans as listed in	the 1857	City Directory.
On November 30, 1858, we find ?Carl Albert Heitzmann? bom in New Orleans to ?Carl Heitzmann and Anne Sunder? (Vol. 25, p. 464, N O., LA Birth Records). He was also baptized at the St. Paul Lutheran Church on March 15, 1859, this record shows he was bom November 30, 1858 to ?Carl Heitzmann and Anna Sunder.? His name was only ?Albert Heitzmann? on this record. The 1860 and 1861 New Orleans City Directories show ?C. Heitzmann, blacksmith, 313 Rampart St.? He also shows up in the U.S. Census taken on July 3, 1860 (New Orleans, LA, 2nd Ward, House #1313-2654, pp. 277-278) as ?Charles Heitsmann,? age 30, blacksmith, bom in Baden. His wife listed was ?Anna Heitsmann,? age 26, bom in Baden. They show one child, Jacob, age 6, born in Louisiana. They were living in what appears to be a boarding house with other families from France, Ireland, etc. In the 1866 New Orleans City Directory, we find ?C. Heitzmann, blacksmith, 127 Josephine St.? Again in the 1867 directory, we have ?Charles Heitzmann,? blacksmith, living on Liberty St. between Philip and Basin Streets. This was the last time Charles shows up in the N O., LA City Directory. It is assumed that the family left New Orleans after this date for they next appear in the 1870 census of Summit, Pike Co., MS.
On June 14, 1870, House #173-176, in Summit, MS, we find ?C. Heitzman,? age 41, blacksmith, and bom in Baden. His wife was ?Hannah Heitzman,? age 37, housekeeper, and born in Baden. They have two children - ? Jack,? age 13, born in Louisiana and ?Charley,? age 1, born in MS. He is shown to have real estate worth $3,000 and personal real estate worth $500. This indicates that Charles had established himself in Summit for at least a couple of years to accumulate this amount of assets. Thus he moved out of New Orleans sometime around 1868.
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