Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Joseph Auguste Vitter and Marie Victoire Hentzelin Family (F15)
m. 28 Mar 1849-
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Joseph Auguste Vitter
Birth 16 Mar 1828 Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France 
Death 9 Jun 1896 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Marriage 28 Mar 1849 [1, 2, 3, 4] New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [1, 2, 3, 4] Father Pierre Vitter | F1 Group Sheet Mother Virginie Oval | F1 Group Sheet
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Marie Victoire Hentzelin
Birth Abt 1833 Switzerland Death 2 Sep 1906 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Father Jacques Hentzelin | F456 Group Sheet Mother ? ? | F456 Group Sheet
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Alexander William Vitter
Birth 14 Sep 1850 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 3 Mar 1931 Burial Spouse Missouri Hicks | F459 Marriage 4 May 1874 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Hypolite Yves Vitter
Birth 12 Jan 1852 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 25 Dec 1905 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Spouse Augusta Margaret Booth | F458 Marriage 19 Feb 1879 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Gustave Vitter
Birth 2 Oct 1853 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 29 Aug 1916 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Spouse Victorine Morère | F457 Marriage 8 Feb 1876 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Alfred Nicolas Vitter
Birth 22 Jan 1855 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 10 Aug 1898 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Aug 1898 Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Marie H. Hofeline | F13 Marriage 22 Jan 1878 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Arthur Vitter
Birth 25 Mar 1856 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 8 Jul 1896 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Hanna Linden | F460 Marriage 18 May 1878 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Victor Vitter
Birth 11 Aug 1858 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 12 Oct 1867 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial
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Neuville Beauregard Vitter
Birth 25 Apr 1863 Death 1 Oct 1867 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial
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Lelia Hortense Vitter
Birth 8 Nov 1864 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 22 Sep 1897 Lafourche, Louisiana, USA Burial Her brother August's house, 2435 Bienville Street, near Rocheblave Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Stephen Douglas Tinney | F461 Marriage 10 Feb 1887 St Mary, Louisiana, USA
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Auguste Valentin Vitter
Birth 20 Aug 1866 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 19 Aug 1909 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Eugénie Bonaparte Tinney | F463 Marriage 21 Dec 1889 St Mary, Louisiana, USA
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Octave R. Vitter
Birth 1 Jan 1868 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 15 May 1911 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial St. Patrick Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Elizabeth Gavin | F464 Marriage 28 Aug 1901 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Pierre Vitter
Birth 19 Apr 1871 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 18 Feb 1874 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial
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Charles Vitter
Birth Between 1876 and 1877 Louisiana, USA Death DECEASED Burial Spouse Eugenia Parks | F20532 Marriage
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Violate Valentine Vitter
Birth Sep 1877 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 29 Jan 1966 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Burial Spouse Charles Riquelmy | F466 Marriage 1 Sep 1896 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Hayden Wilson Wren | F465 Marriage 16 May 1903 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Notes - The information about the children of Auguste and Marie Victoire came from the 1880 census and the birth records of the City of New Orleans. The census records of 1880 apparently contain several typos. Some children are listed with the wrong age. For example, Arthur is listed as 5, but his N.O. birth record gives the date 3/25/1856, making him 23 or 24. Victor is listed as 10, but his N.O. birth record gives the date 8/11/1858, making him 11 or 12. There are no N.O. birth records for Charles (age 3), Violate (age 4), and Louisa (age 16, born in Switzerland according to census), and Eugène (age 19). Inclusion of those five children "fills the gap" in the impressive record of births by Marie Victoire, so it is conceivable that they are her children. It's also possible that she took a trip back to Switzerland, where Louisa was apparently born.
Marie Victoire's maiden name is listed as Hentzelin on her marriage license, but her name is listed in a variety of ways on the birth records of her children: Angelin, Angeline, Ondelslein, Henzerling, Henzenlen. (These names were listed in the index of births. So far I (Jeff Vitter) haven't checked the actual birth records. JSV 7/2000)
- The information about the children of Auguste and Marie Victoire came from the 1880 census and the birth records of the City of New Orleans. The census records of 1880 apparently contain several typos. Some children are listed with the wrong age. For example, Arthur is listed as 5, but his N.O. birth record gives the date 3/25/1856, making him 23 or 24. Victor is listed as 10, but his N.O. birth record gives the date 8/11/1858, making him 11 or 12. There are no N.O. birth records for Charles (age 3), Violate (age 4), and Louisa (age 16, born in Switzerland according to census), and Eugène (age 19). Inclusion of those five children "fills the gap" in the impressive record of births by Marie Victoire, so it is conceivable that they are her children. It's also possible that she took a trip back to Switzerland, where Louisa was apparently born.
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Sources - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), The Aha! Moment That Led to This Website.
When Jeff Vitter was growing up in New Orleans, his parents A. L. Vitter Jr. and Audrey (née St. Raymond) Vitter would always tell the family about their trips to France as young children to meet relatives, but they didn't know many particulars beyond their grandparents, especially on my dad's paternal side. Jeff's Aha! moment came when he combined technologies — new and old — to discover how, when, and where the Vitters came to the USA from Europe.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/relativityresearch.php - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Après et avant le Aha! moment.
As highlighted in "The Aha! Moment That Led to This Website," Jeff Vitter made a big breakthrough in December 2000 when he discovered when, where, and how his Vitter ancestors came from Europe to the USA. Much correspondence behind the scenes led up to and beyond that discovery. This history gives an inside look at the correspondences that genealogists engage in and how what we understand grows (we hope!) with time.
https://www.vitter.org/familytree/histories/jeffemail2001.php - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Relativity Research.
The underlying theme of our website is research on relativity — our relatives pulsate outward in our time-space continuum in a series of gravitational waves spanning many generations and relationships! This page gives an overview of several family histories, beginning with Jeff Vitter's Aha! moment, which ultimately led to creation of this website.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/relativityresearch.php - [S2040] Georgiana Nicholson Ely, Family Database of John Frederick Pieper, (Name: Self; Location: Erie, Pennsylvania, USA;), Ancestry chart of John Frederick Pieper.
- [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), The Aha! Moment That Led to This Website.
