MS-156
Carstens Family
- Papers, 1897-1960
- 1 folder
Michael Charles Carstens (1898-1960) married Mabel Clothilde Ballotta (1897-1987) on January 24, 1922. They had seven daughters: Mabel Mary (Mrs. Allen H. Everard, Jr.), Lavonne (Mrs. Floyd Maduell), Jeanne (Mrs. Russell Bernard), Rose (Mrs. Morris Smith by first marriage; Mrs. Ernest Buras, by second marriage), Gloria (Mrs. Anthony Fresina), Norma (Mrs. Walter Smith), and Marie (Mrs. Ray Henning). The family moved to Metairie several years after their marriage, and purchased a home at 235 Aurora Ave. in 1929.
Mr. Carstens worked as a mechanic for the Pan-Am Petroleum Co. and made crab nets for a hobby. He died on May 18, 1960. Mrs. Carstens, a mother and homekeeper, was also active in the Altar Society at St. Catherine of Siena Church. She died in 1987.
The papers are a very sparse group of documents. They include: baptismal certificates for both Mr. and Mrs. Carstens; documents dealing with the purchase and upkeep of the Aurora St. home (including mortgage loan account books from Dryades Building and Loan Association); and an attorney's statement for services rendered in the settlement of Mr. Carstens' succession.