Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Roger Camille François Vitter (I2426)
1918 - 1955 (36 years)
1912 - DECEASED
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Name Roger Camille François Vitter [1, 2, 3] Relationship 
with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 10 Oct 1918 [1, 2] - Witnessed by Narcisse Vitter (great uncle) and Adolphe Vitter
Gender Male Occupation France 
[1] Officier de justice (law officer) Reference Number 2467 Residence Autrey-lès-Gray, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France Military Service Between 1934 and 1940 France [1, 2] Electrician and French Naval officer on the ships Colbert and Jean Bart and submarine Thétis 
Military Service Between 1941 and 1945 Doubs, Franche-Comté, France [1, 2] Cited as a French Resistance hero 
Death 18 Jun 1955 [1, 2] Burial Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France [4] Siblings 1 brother 1. Louis Gaston Vitter, b. 16 Sep 1913, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France d. 10 May 1992, Chaux-lès-Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France (Age 78 years)
▻Andrée Germaine Riot, b. 16 Jul 1912, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Franced. DECEASED , m. 3 Aug 1935 2. Roger Camille François Vitter (current person), b. 10 Oct 1918 d. 18 Jun 1955 (Age 36 years)
▻Simone Denise Ernestine Riot, b. 2 Sep 1918, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Franced. 8 Oct 1999, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 81 years), m. 1 Jul 1946 Notes - Between 1934 and 1940, Roger Vitter served on the naval ships Colbert and Jean Bart as well as on the submarine Thétis. He received the citation of the Order of the Brigade for his valiant efforts in the April-May 1940 operations in the North Sea, during which he spent more than 300 hours under water.
During WWII, he served in the F.F.I. of Doubs, S.R.D.2, Groupe M.L., Second Company. He received the following (translated) citation from General Koenig, Commander in Chief of the French interior forces, on 9/26/1944: "Taking part in the Resistance from the very beginning, Roger Vitter was an eager volunteer to transport arms, for dangerous missions, and for missions of sabotage. Scorning danger, he was constantly on the go, taking part both in combat missions in the areas of Clerval and Crossey le Petit as well as in enemy reconnaissance. After the liberation of Clerval, he worked on other reconnaissance efforts for the Army in dangerous regions. "
He received several other citations, as well as the War Cross with the Bronze Star.
Person ID I2426 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Jeff Vitter's Relative Last Modified 24 Jul 2023
Father Alfred Constant Hubert Vitter, b. 30 Oct 1887, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France d. 7 Sep 1930 (Age 42 years) Mother Marthe Eugénie Faivre, b. 12 Feb 1889, Belvoir, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France d. 14 Mar 1977 (Age 88 years) Reference Number 17241 Family ID F1047 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Simone Denise Ernestine Riot, b. 2 Sep 1918, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France d. 8 Oct 1999, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 81 years) Marriage 1 Jul 1946 [1, 2] Reference Number 17381 Children 1. Jean-Pierre Roger Vitter, b. 25 Dec 1949, Autrey-lès-Gray, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France d. Yes, date unknown2. Living 3. Living Family ID F1049 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2023
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Event Map 
Residence - - Autrey-lès-Gray, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France 
Military Service - Cited as a French Resistance hero - Between 1941 and 1945 - Doubs, Franche-Comté, France 
Burial - - Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Histories 
Three Vitters of the French Resistance
World War II saw France divided and conquered by Hitler's Third Reich, and Louis, Roger, and Pierre Vitter went underground to fight as part of the Resistance.Avant et après le « Aha! moment »
Before Jeff Vitter's Aha! moment described above, Jeff and his dad did not know much at all about where the Vitter line came from. Much correspondence behind the scenes — both electronic as well as old-fashioned hardcopy letters — led up to and beyond the big discovery. This history gives an inside look at the correspondences that genealogists…
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Sources - [S1252] Jean-Pierre Vitter, A tous les Vitter du monde, (Name: Self; Location: France; Date: October 2002;), Roger Vitter, pages 27–29.
This manuscript is a comprehensive and very entertaining account of the Vitter generations written by Jean-Pierre Vitter (Jeff Vitter's 4th cousin, 1x removed) in October 2002. It's easily translated, e.g., using Google Translate. The story starts with Jeff's 4th great grandfather Hérard Vitter, who moved from "l'Autriche Antérieure" to the town of Clerval in the Doubs region of France in the 1700s. Hérard's father in the old country was Mathieu Vitter, and his son Pierre is the one who emigrated from France to New Orleans in 1843. The big mystery that remained was exactly where Hérard Vitter came from originally. (See JPV's follow-on work, Le sang qui coule dans nos veines, for answers.)
https://vitter.org/Genealogy/Documents/JeanPierreVitterBook.pdf - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Three Vitters of the French Resistance.
World War II saw France divided and conquered by Hitler's Third Reich, and Louis, Roger, and Pierre Vitter went underground to fight as part of the Resistance.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/VitterFrenchResistance.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 - [S1445] Jean-Pierre Vitter, Notes of Jean-Pierre Vitter, (Name: Self;), Email to Jeff Vitter, September 2022.
- [S1252] Jean-Pierre Vitter, A tous les Vitter du monde, (Name: Self; Location: France; Date: October 2002;), Roger Vitter, pages 27–29.
