Horst, Louis, Papers 1840-1880

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Horst, Louis, Papers 1840-1880

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Correspondence, financial records, and legal documents compose the Louis Horst Papers, 1840-1880, chronicling Horst’s business interests and familial affairs.

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Horst, Louis, 1807-1878

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Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Louis Horst (1807-1878) emigrated with his wife Magaretha Mary (1811-1879) to the United States in the 1830s. First arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana, Horst settled in Austin, Texas, around 1836. A butcher by profession, he also owned a plantation, where the couple raised their six children. Source: Edward, Sarah Monroe. Simien-Horst-Monroe. Rootsweb. Accessed June 14, 2011. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...