Jacob Vatter Seems he was born in EITHER Louisiana or GERMANY!! Various mentions in census records of children as one or the other, and back again. Perhaps he WAS born in Germany, but came to New England from Louisiana?
Jacob was in the 1st (Company F) and 2nd (Company E) Louisiana Cavalry, and filed invalid status in 1910, while 'Luella' filed for widow status in Feb-1925, both in Massachusetts.
NOTE: Company E, 2nd LA Cav was funded and led by S. C. Furman, and therefore was popularly known as 'Furman's Rangers'.
There was a Jacob Father in 1860 US Census for New Orleans, LA, b. Baden Germany @1848, living in household of Dennis Landry. Looks to be orphaned or indentured, along with his brother, Adam 'Father'.
Surely he was the Jacob Vatter listed in 1870 census for Lawrence, Essex Co, MA, b. @1849, Louisiana.
1880 US Census for Lawrence, Essex co, MA:
Jacob VATTER Self M Male W 32 LA Tin Smith PRU PRU
Ella VATTER Wife M Female W 25 NH Keeping House NH NH
Edwin VATTER Son S Male W 7 MA At School LA NH
Arthur VATTER Son S Male W 3 MA LA NH
Fredrick VATTER Son S Male W 3M MA LA NH
1900 US Census for Lawrence, Essex co, MA:
VATTER?:
Jacob, head, w, m, Sep-1848, 51, M-28, LA, Prussia, Prussia, Plumber
Sarah L., wife, w, f, Mar-1854, 46, M-28, NH, NH, NH,
Arthur L., son, w, m, Jun-1877, 22, M-3m, MA, LA, NH,
Frederick K (or H), son, w, m, Feb-1880, 20, S, MA, LA, NH,
Harry? M?, son, w, m, Sep-1883, 16, S, MA, LA, NH,
Lucy F., d-in-l, w, f, Jun-1880, 19, M-3m, MA, Can, Eng,
KIMBALL, Luanna, m-in-l, Jun-1833, 66, Wid, NH, NH, NH
1920 US Census for Lawrence, Essex, MA:
VATTER:
Jacob, head, m, w, 71, M, LA, Ger/Pru, Ger/Pru, plumbing inspector for the city
Luella, wife, f, w, 63, M, NH, NH, NH
MOULTON:
Charles, brother-in-law, m, w, 48, M, MA, MA, MA, laborer ? shop
Gertrude, sister-in-law, f, w, 52, M, VT, NH, NH
VATTER:
Frederick H., head, m, w, 39, M, MA, LA, NH, steam fitter, print works
Harriet, wife, f, w, 29, M, RI, RI, RI
Phylis I., dau, f, w, 8, S, MA, MA, RI
VATTER:
Harry M., head, m, w, 36, M, MA, LA, NH, carpenter - railroad
Ida F., wife, f, w, 29, M, MA, Can/Fr, Can/Fr
PRESCOTT:
Flora, mother-in-law, f, w, 65, Wid, Can/Fr, Can/Fr, Can/Fr. He was born in September 1848 at
Louisiana, USA. He married
Sarah Luella (Ella) Kimball, daughter of
Benjamin Franklin Kimball and
Luanna (Leona Roe) Rowe, circa 1871 at
Massachusetts, USA. Jacob Vatter died between 1922 and 1925 at
Massachusetts, USA.