Alexander William Vitter

Person ID: I1092
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Name Alexander William Vitter [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Relationship with Jeffrey Scott Vitter Born 14 Sep 1850 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
- N.O. Public Library vol 11, p. 326
Gender Male Died 3 Mar 1931 [7] Siblings 1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. Eugène Vitter (ID:I1103), b. Abt 1861, Louisiana, USA 7. Neuville Beauregard Vitter (ID:I1899), b. 25 Apr 1863, d. 1 Oct 1867, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 4 years)
8. Louisa Vitter (ID:I1104), b. Abt 1864, Louisiana, USA Parents
Father Joseph Auguste Vitter (ID:I1088), b. 16 Mar 1828, Clerval, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France , d. 9 Jun 1896, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
(Age 68 years)
Mother 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 [5, 8, 9]
Marriage License N.O. Public Library VEE 678 [10] 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)
Family
Wife Missouri Hicks (ID:I1099), b. Abt 1855 Married 4 May 1874 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Marriage License N.O. Public Library VEB 678 [11] Reference Number 4978 Children 1. Edward A. Vitter (ID:I1100), b. 25 Apr 1875, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 27 Dec 1876, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
(Age 1 years)
Other Personal Events
Occupation 1870 [4] Wheelwright Occupation 1880 [2] Dairyman, census Reference Number 1098 Residence 1870 Ward 3, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [4]
Residence Post Office: New Orleans Residence 1880 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [2]
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son Residence 1900 1611 Dumaine Street, Ward 5, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [3]
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Event Map
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Documents Marriage Vitter Hicks Documents Orleans Birth Index Document 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.
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Source Citations
- [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 - [S1239] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, Louisiana; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240572.
1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, Louisiana; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240572 - [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 - [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 - [S114] Birth Index, N.O. Public Library Vol. 20, p. 64.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/births/index/nobiv.txtOrleans Birth Index Document - [S285] The Times Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate, (Name: Advance Publications; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1837;), 3/3/1931, p. 2, col. 8.
- [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;), 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 - [S893] New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriages, Auguste Vitter and Marie Victoire Hentzelin.
Marriage Vitter Hentzelin Document - [S893] New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriages, Alexander Vitter and Missouri Hicks.
Marriage Vitter Hicks Documents
- [S287] Family Database TinneyFamilyMeredithTinney.FTW.