Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Joseph Auguste Vitter
1828 - 1896 (68 years)
Person ID: I1088
1826 - 1907 (81 years)
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Name Joseph Auguste Vitter [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Relationship 
with Jeffrey Scott Vitter Name Auguste Born 16 Mar 1828 Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France 
[3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10] Gender Male Died 9 Jun 1896 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [11, 12, 13] - 7:05 am
Notes - There are two entries in the Civil War Muster Rolls that might correspond to Auguste Vitter:
August Vitter, Company D, 19 Illinois Infantry, Private (unlikely since that would be a Yankee!)
A. Vitter, 10 Louisiana Infantry, Squadron Guides d'Orleans, Louisiana Militia, private (more likely).
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), Paul (age 7), 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 may have been born. There is a birth record for son Pierre (born 1871), who could possibly be the same as the 7-year-old Paul in the census. Since the names Pierre and Paul tend to go together, and there is no other child born in 1871, it is assumed that they are separate children.
The funeral was at Spanish Fort in the New Orleans West End. Friends of the Vitter and Cathalongne families were invited. (Marie Louise Vitter married Jean V. Cathalongne.)
There are a couple questions that need to be answered. The main one is whether Auguste's son Auguste Valentin Vitter is the same August Vitter who married Jeanne Eugenia Bonaparte Tinney in St. Mary's Parish on 12/21/1889. From all the coincidences, it seems that it was the case. Granddaughter Monta Vitter McLean seems to think so too. If so, then that would provide one branch of the Vitter-Tinney link. The other Vitter-Tinney link seems secure, as there is a birth record of Lelia Hortense Vitter, born 11/8/1864, as the daughter of Auguste Vitter and Victoire Henzenlen. (The mother's name is spelled differently for almost each of her 15 or so children.) The obituary for Lelia in the Daily Picayue on 9/22/1897 says the funeral is at the home of her brother, August Jr., 2435 Bienville St., near Rocheblave, in New Orleans.
There are two August Vitters in the Social Security death records. One was born 1/26/1885, died 7/15/1966, SS #363-54-9376, issued before 1951 in Michigan. The other, who is hypothesized to be the son of Auguste (August) Valentin, was born 5/30/1896, died 8/1971, SS #210-03-3299, issued before 1951 in Pennsylvania. See the record of Auguste Valentin Vitter for more information, and also related information about his brother Raymond Percy Vitter.
Siblings 1. Joseph Vitter (ID:I1), b. 10 Sep 1824, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 11 Nov 1846, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 22 years)2. Marie Louise Vitter (ID:I1786), b. 12 Feb 1826, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 27 Jul 1907, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 81 years)3. Alexandrine Elisabeth Vitter (ID:I4694), b. 6 Mar 1830, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 2 Sep 1831, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France (Age 1 years)4. Pierre François Vitter (ID:I1285), b. 8 Oct 1831, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. DECEASED5. Georges J. Vitter (ID:I1142), b. 21 Feb 1834, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. DECEASED6. Louis Joseph Vitter (ID:I4695), b. 4 Sep 1836, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 14 Feb 1837, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France (Age 0 years)7. Jean Baptiste Vitter (ID:I1700), b. 23 Jan 1838, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. DECEASED8. Victor Vitter (ID:I1701), b. 10 Jun 1840, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 15 Nov 1888, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 48 years)Parents
Father Pierre Vitter (ID:I1284), b. 29 Aug 1803, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 1 Dec 1846, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 43 years) Mother Virginie Ovale (ID:I1118), b. 2 Oct 1799, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 12 Sep 1884, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 84 years) Married 3 Mar 1824 Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France [7, 8, 9, 16] Reference Number 1589 Family
Wife Marie Victoire Hentzelin (ID:I1089), b. Abt 1833, Switzerland , d. 2 Sep 1906 (Age ~ 73 years) Married 28 Mar 1849 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [7, 8, 9] Marriage License N.O. Public Library VEE 678 [17] Reference Number 4936 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)
Children 1. Alexander William Vitter (ID:I1092), b. 14 Sep 1850, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 3 Mar 1931 (Age 80 years)2. Hypolite Yves Vitter (ID:I1091), b. 12 Jan 1852, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 25 Dec 1905, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 53 years)3. Gustave Vitter (ID:I1090), b. 2 Oct 1853, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 29 Aug 1916, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 62 years)4. Alfred Nicolas Vitter (ID:I15), b. 22 Jan 1855, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 10 Aug 1898, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 43 years)5. Arthur Vitter (ID:I1094), b. 25 Mar 1856, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 8 Jul 1896, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 40 years)6. Victor Vitter (ID:I1093), b. 11 Aug 1858, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 12 Oct 1867, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 9 years)7. Eugène Vitter (ID:I1103), b. Abt 1861, Louisiana, USA 8. Neuville Beauregard Vitter (ID:I1899), b. 25 Apr 1863, d. 1 Oct 1867, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 4 years)9. Louisa Vitter (ID:I1104), b. Abt 1864, Louisiana, USA 10. Lelia Hortense Vitter (ID:I1095), b. 8 Nov 1864, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 22 Sep 1897, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA (Age 32 years)11. Auguste Valentin Vitter (ID:I1096), b. 20 Aug 1866, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 19 Aug 1909, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 42 years)12. Octave R. Vitter (ID:I1097), b. 1 Jan 1868, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 15 May 1911, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 43 years)13. Victor Vitter (ID:I31278), b. Between 1869 and 1870, d. DECEASED 14. Pierre Vitter (ID:I1098), b. 19 Apr 1871, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 18 Feb 1874, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 2 years)15. Paul Vitter (ID:I1334), b. Abt 1873, Louisiana, USA , d. DECEASED16. Charles Vitter (ID:I1106), b. Between 1876 and 1877, Louisiana, USA , d. DECEASED17. Violate Valentine Vitter (ID:I1105), b. Sep 1877, Louisiana, USA , d. 29 Jan 1966, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age ~ 88 years)Other Personal Events
FSID G314-77G Immigration 29 Mar 1843 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [7, 8, 9, 14] Ship Lyons from Le Havre, France 
Vitter Lyons Ship Log Document Naturalization 31 Oct 1853 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA arrival is incorrectly listed as 1841; should be 1843 
Joseph Auguste Vitter Naturalization Document Occupation 1870 [5] Dairyman Occupation 1880 [3] Dairyman Reference Number 1094 Residence 1850 Municipality 1, Ward 7, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [4] Residence 1870 Ward 3, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [5] Residence Post Office: New Orleans Residence 1880 Canal Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [3] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self Military Service 1860 [15] "A. Vitter" served in the Squadron Guides d'Orleans, Louisiana Militia -
Event Map
Born - 16 Mar 1828 - Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France 
Immigration - 29 Mar 1843 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Married - 28 Mar 1849 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Naturalization - 31 Oct 1853 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Residence - 1880 - Canal Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Died - 9 Jun 1896 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth -
Histories 
Après le Aha! moment (et avant aussi!)
As highlighted in the history "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.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.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.
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Source Citations
- [S3] 1880 Louisiana Census, New Orleans.
- [S287] Family Database TinneyFamilyMeredithTinney.FTW.
Date of Import: Jun 16, 2004 - [S1011] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 459; Page: 597A; Enumeration District: 026.
1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 459; Page: 597A; Enumeration District: 026 - [S1009] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: New Orleans Municipality 1 Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 236; Page: 365B.
1850 United States Federal Census
Year: 1850; Census Place: New Orleans Municipality 1 Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 236; Page: 365B - [S1010] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: M593_520; Page: 510A; Family History Library Film: 552019.
1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: M593_520; Page: 510A; Family History Library Film: 552019 - [S1252] A tous les Vitter du monde, Jean-Pierre Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: France; Date: October 2002;), Jeff Vitter and the Vitter line in America, pages 3, 13, 16–19.
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] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (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] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Après le Aha! moment (et avant aussi!).
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] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (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 - [S894] Birth Records, Joseph Auguste Vitter, transcribed by Centre d'Entraide Généalogique de Franche-Comté (CEGFC), actes de naissances relevés par le CEGFC.
Genealogy Society Indexes - Birth Certificate
Code commune : 25 156 Z2
Commune : Clerval (Ec)
Code département : 25
Département : Doubs
Date : 16/03/1828
Libre : 1094
Nom : VITTER
Prénoms : Joseph Auguste
Sexe : M
Nom du père : VITTER
Prénoms du père : Pierre
Commentaire père : 24 ans
Profession père : Gypseur
Nom de la mère : OVAL
Prénoms de la mère : Virginie
Commentaire mère : 27 ans, propriétaire
Nom parrain/témoin : JOURDON
Prénoms parrain/témoin : Anselme
Commentaire parrain/témoin : 82 ans, propriétaire à Clerval
Nom marraine/témoin : BILLOTTET
Prénoms marraine/témoin : Pierre François
Commentaire marraine/témoin : 37 ans, percepteur à Clerval
https://en.geneanet.org/archives/etat-civil/colgnecmcegfcn/157335?preview=YTo1OntzOjM6Im5vbSI7czo2OiJWSVRURVIiO3M6NjoicHJlbm9tIjtzOjY6IlBpZXJyZSI7czoxMjoibm9tX2NvbmpvaW50IjtzOjQ6Ik9WQUwiO3M6MTU6InByZW5vbV9jb25qb2ludCI7czo4OiJWaXJnaW5pZSI7czo4OiJyZWxhdGlvbiI7czoyMToic2VhcmNoX3JlbGF0aW9uX2F1dHJlIjt9MjhjODg2YTliMDAzZTNlNmRiMzY3NjkyMTFmNmM0ZDk%3D - [S1000] Newspaper, Magazine, or Media Outlet, Daily Picayune (Daily morning newspaper in New Orleans, LA, predecessor of the Times-Picayune), New Orleans Public Library, 6/10/1896, p. 4, col. 7.
- [S966] Louisiana Biography & Obituary Index, (Location: New Orleans Public Library;), Vitter, Auguste Sr.
Vitter, Auguste Sr.
Death date: 1896-06-09
Age: 68 years
Sex: M
Obituary citation(s):
Daily Picayune, 1896-06-10, Pg. 4 col. 7
Daily Picayune, 1896-06-11, Pg. 4 col. 5
Daily Picayune, 1896-06-11, Pg. 12 col. 6
Daily Picayune, 1896-06-14, Pg. 4 col. 6, Pg. 4 col. 7
Note: memorial
- [S217] Orleans Parish Death Index, 1896–1907, Auguste Vitter.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/deaths/index/reel3/nodiv.txtOrleans Death Index Vitter 1995 after Document - [S466] Passenger Lists, Lyons Ship Log, March 1843.
http://vitter.org/Genealogy/Documents/LyonsShipLog1843.htmlVitter Lyons Ship Log Document Lyons Ship Log Page 2 Missing Document - [S642] American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Civil War Muster Rolls, Available on the Web, Auguste Vitter.
- [S905] Marriage Notice or Record, Pierre Vitter and Virginie Oval, transcribedbBy Centre d'Entraide Généalogique de Franche-Comté (CEGFC), actes de mariages relevés par le CEGFC.
Genealogy Society Indexes - Marriage Certificate
Commune : Clerval (Ec)
Département : Doubs
Acte : M
Date : 08/03/1824
Libre : 254
Nom époux : VITTER
Prénoms époux : Pierre
Lieu d'origine époux : Clerval
Age époux : 20
Commentaire époux : Né 11 fructidor an XI (29.08.1803) à Clerval
Profession époux : Gypseur
Nom père époux : VITTER
Prénoms père époux : Hérard
Nom mère époux : THIEBAUD
Prénoms mère époux : Françoise
Nom épouse : OVAL
Prénoms épouse : Virginie
Lieu d'origine épouse : Clerval
Age épouse : 23
Commentaire épouse : Née 10 vendémiaire an VIII (2.10.1799) à Clerval
Nom père épouse : OVAL
Prénoms père épouse : Etienne
Commentaire père épouse : Présent
Profession père épouse : Teinturier
Nom mère épouse : MORFAUX
Prénoms mère épouse : Jeanne Louise
Commentaire mère épouse : 9 mai 1810 à Clerval
Commentaire général : témoins : Pierre Joseph SIMONIN officier d'Infanterie en retraite ami - Charles OVAL teinturier frère de l'époux - Claude François FOURNIER propriétaire oncle de l'épouse - Pierre FOURNIER vigneron son cousin germain maternel - les 4 domiciliés à Clerval
Transcribed By : Centre d'Entraide Généalogique de Franche-Comté (CEGFC)
Actes de mariages relevés par le CEGFC
https://en.geneanet.org/archives/etat-civil/colgnecmcegfcm/42362?preview=YTo1OntzOjM6Im5vbSI7czo4OiJUSElFQkFVRCI7czo2OiJwcmVub20iO3M6MTA6IkZyYW7Dp29pc2UiO3M6MTI6Im5vbV9jb25qb2ludCI7czo2OiJWSVRURVIiO3M6MTU6InByZW5vbV9jb25qb2ludCI7czo3OiJIw6lyYXJkIjtzOjg6InJlbGF0aW9uIjtzOjIxOiJzZWFyY2hfcmVsYXRpb25fYXV0cmUiO303ZmM2YWMwMzcwY2QzZmQwZDM2MmNkNWM3OGMwODgxMQ%3D%3D - [S893] New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriages, Auguste Vitter and Marie Victoire Hentzelin.
Marriage Vitter Hentzelin Document
- [S3] 1880 Louisiana Census, New Orleans.