Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Audrey Malvina St. Raymond
1920 - 2005 (84 years)
Person ID: I16565 Jeff Vitter's Ancestor
1922 - 2000 (77 years)
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Name Audrey Malvina St. Raymond [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 
2005-10-08 -- Audrey S. Vitter Obituary Document Name Mimi Notes - There is a history of A.L. and Audrey Vitter on the Relativity Research page https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/ALandAudreyVitter.php
Audrey (pronounced Oh-DRAY in the French manner, also known to her grandchildren as Mimi) was recognized by all she comes in contact with for her good heart and kindness. She received several awards for her volunteer work, including the Order of St. Louis Medallion, the highest award conferred by the Archdiocese of New Orleans on lay people. Audrey was always full of expression when speaking or reading. Her recreations of conversations are treasures, especially with her colorful voice impersonations, even if they all tended to sound alike. Her Thursday night family dinners are legendary and have inspired the wonderful cookbook put together by Wendy Baldwin Vitter for Audrey's birthday in 1998.
Audrey grew up with her family in New Orleans on Broad Street speaking French. In fact, she couldn't speak English when she started kindergarten, but quickly learned. (Even four and a half decades later, when visiting Donna in France, she could still understand French when spoken.) They lived next to her grandparents on N. Broad Street in a house her grandfather built. Mimi can remember her great grandmother Rose Ricaud Péré (who was getting a little senile in her old age) sometimes chasing the kids around with a broom. In 1938 the family moved to 3539 Napoleon Avenue, cattycorner to her future husband A.L. Vitter Jr.
She was valedictorian of her class at Ursuline College. Audrey was well-traveled while growing up, traveling to France, New York, and the Western U.S. with her mother and siblings. There are several pictures in the albums. Her oldest son Al III, a diehard New York Yankee baseball fan, would always kid her that she never took him to go see a Yankees game as promised. But the family did travel a lot, including the New York Worlds Fair in 1964. (I guess the Yankees were out of town that week.)
Audrey and her husband A. L. Vitter, Jr. (Père) lived in Cambridge during WWII while A. L. worked at the MIT Radiation Lab. In fact, Al III was born at Boston General Hospital. Audrey was not fond of cold weather, often wearing an overcoat at the hint of a cold front. How she walked across the Charles River bridge each day from Cambridge to Boston is something no one could ever understand. We have a neat picture online of Mimi and Père holding infant Al III while sitting on the steps of Bexley Hall on Mass Ave. at MIT in Cambridge, MA. The same pose was recreated 19 years later when Al III was in college at Notre Dame.
Audrey learned to cook (and extremely well at that) from the family maid Rachel. Rachel later came to work for Audrey and A.L., mainly on Saturdays in the 1950s and 1960s. Marie Richard also worked steadily as maid for Audrey in the 1960s; her husband was a cook at Commander's Palace and was fatally shot one day while outside.
Audrey was known for having "the girls" over for teas and meetings for their various volunteer activities. Friends included George and Honey Lacour, Angela Kelly (mother of David's friend Claude), her sister Dede, Betty Gettlefinger, and Mary Frances Krone. Honey was well-known for her exagerated facial expressions during stories, which were a perfect complement to Audrey's impersonations.
Audrey lived independently by herself after A.L.'s death. She was evacuated to Atlanta as a result of Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005. Her 4100 Vincennes Place home in New Orleans sustained four feet of flood water as a result of the levee breaks. Her health went downhill while in Atlanta, and she died of congestive heart failure six weeks later.
Born 20 Dec 1920 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17] Gender Female Died 8 Oct 2005 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA [8, 11, 12, 19] - Congestive heart failure
2005-10-08 -- Audrey S. Vitter Obituary Document Buried 3 Jun 2006 Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [8, 11, 12, 19] - section 5, Artigues-Vitter tomb,
Siblings 1. Dr. Albert Henry St. Raymond, Jr. (ID:I1215), b. 22 May 1922, Louisiana, USA , d. 23 Jan 2000, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 77 years)2. Marie Louise St. Raymond (ID:I1213), b. 22 Jun 1923, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 9 Apr 2006 (Age 82 years)3. John Pierre St. Raymond (ID:I1214), b. 4 Oct 1924, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 23 Jun 2005, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA (Age 80 years)4. Dr. Bernard Henry St. Raymond (ID:I1216), b. 5 Jan 1928, Louisiana, USA , d. 21 Oct 1981, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)Parents
Father Albert Henry St. Raymond (ID:I1208), b. 3 Nov 1879, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 6 Apr 1962, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 82 years) Mother Marthe Marie Henriette Ferran (ID:I1212), b. 6 Jul 1894, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 23 Jan 1974, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 79 years) Married 19 Jun 1918 Reference Number 5906 Family
Husband Albert Leopold Vitter, Jr. (ID:I15155), b. 23 Dec 1915, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. 17 Oct 2003, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 87 years) Married 19 Jun 1943 St. Matthias Catholic Church, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [11, 18, 19, 20, 32] 
Reference Number 1474 Children 1. Living (ID:I8) 2. Living (ID:I9) 3. Living (ID:I10) 4. Living (ID:I11) 5. Living (ID:I1785) 6. Living (ID:I12) Other Personal Events
Education 1936 [19] St. Joseph's High School valedictorian Education 1940 Ursuline College, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [11, 19] B.A., mathematics, valedictorian 
Education 1942 [11, 19, 21] Master's of Social Work, Tulane University Arrival Between 23 Aug and 3 Sep 1947 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [22] Caribbean cruise on the ship Antigua Arrival 4 Sep 1934 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [4, 11] return on the ship Ile de France from 1934 family trip to France Arrival 1938 [7] Award New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [11, 19] For her outstanding dedication to the Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of New Orleans awarded Audrey St. Raymond Vitter the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion Departure Aug 1934 Le Havre, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France [4, 11] return on the ship Ile de France to New York City from 1934 family trip to France Description Brown hair, brown eyes [11] Event Between Jul and Sep 1934 France [11, 23] Trip with Mimi (Léocadie Péré Ferran), Mémère (Marthe Ferran St. Raymond), Tawo (Rose Ferran), and Mémère\'s five children Audrey, Albert, Dede, Buddie, and Buster to France. They sailed from N.Y. on the ship Champlain (French Line) after spending a few days in New York City, where Uncle John Ferran showed them special sights (Broadway, Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue, Bronx Zoo, etc.). They landed in Le Havre and went to the southwest of France where Mimi\'s home had been. The trip was probably to settle financial and succession matters following the June 1933 death of Mimi\'s mother Rose Ricaud Péré. They also visite Lourdes and Paris. In Paris, one of the kids\' favorite spots was an eatery called Pam Pam that served American food such as hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. They returned on the ship Ile de France. (Note: Mimi here refers to Léocadie Péré Ferran; Audrey St. Raymond would marry A. L. Vitter Jr. and several decades later be known as Mimi to her grandchildren.) 
Event May 1981 Europe: England and France [10, 14, 24, 25, 26] trip by A.L. & Audrey St. Raymond Vitter Jr. to visit Al Vitter III on sabbatical in England and Donna Vitter in France 
Uncle John Ferran Notes 1981 Document
Written as a guide for Audrey and A.L. Vitter Jr. for their 1981 trip to where Audrey's ancestors lived in FranceEvent 21 Mar 1987 4801 Avron Boulevard, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA [27, 28, 29] Rex was kidnapped by college students during the night of March 20–21 and left on the Metairie lawn of the Staub family Event 3 Jun 2006 New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [12] Reburial of Audrey St. Raymond Vitter and other family reunion events that weekend, including the engagement reception for Jill Zimmermann and Chris Rider, held at the New Orleans Country Club Occupation Tireless volunteer in the New Orleans community [19] Reference Number 7 Religion Mimi was a noted volunteer and leader at St. Rita Catholic Church, New Orleans, LA [11] Residence Between 1920 and 1938 926 N. Broad Street, one-half of a double built by Jean Ferran next to his house at 930 N. Broad Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [2, 23] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter Residence Between 1938 and 1943 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [5, 23] 
Residence 1941 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [3] Residence 1945 3600 Napoleon Avenue (newly constructed house) 70125, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [30] Residence Between 1946 and 1957 4120 General Pershing Street 70125, near Broad Street, Broadmoor, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [17, 22, 31] Residence 1950 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [17] Residence Between 1957 and 2005 4100 Vincennes Place 70125, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [11] 
- There is a history of A.L. and Audrey Vitter on the Relativity Research page https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/ALandAudreyVitter.php
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Residence - Between 1920 and 1938 - 926 N. Broad Street, one-half of a double built by Jean Ferran next to his house at 930 N. Broad Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Born - 20 Dec 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Departure - Aug 1934 - Le Havre, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France 
Arrival - 4 Sep 1934 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA 
Residence - Between 1938 and 1943 - 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Education - 1940 - Ursuline College, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1941 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Married - 19 Jun 1943 - St. Matthias Catholic Church, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Residence - 1945 - 3600 Napoleon Avenue (newly constructed house) 70125, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Residence - Between 1946 and 1957 - 4120 General Pershing Street 70125, near Broad Street, Broadmoor, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1950 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Residence - Between 1957 and 2005 - 4100 Vincennes Place 70125, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Event - May 1981 - Europe: England and France 
Event - 21 Mar 1987 - 4801 Avron Boulevard, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA 
Died - 8 Oct 2005 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA 
Buried - 3 Jun 2006 - Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Arrival - Between 23 Aug and 3 Sep 1947 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Award - - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 
Event - Between Jul and Sep 1934 - France 
Event - 3 Jun 2006 - New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth -
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Audrey St. Raymond awarded plaque for scholorship, 29 May 1940
Audrey Malvina St. Raymond Yearbook_full_record_image-2 Document Audrey St. Raymond and Albert Vitter Wedding Announcement, newspaper from 1943 Document
Audrey St. Raymond and Albert Vitter wedding announcement from, 27 Jun 1943.
1942 WWII Draft Registration Card, Albert Leopold Vitter Document
1942 WWII Draft Registration Card, Albert Leopold Vitter
Ursuline Queen Document Times Picayune article about Rex and Queenie 1976 April 04 Document Times-Picayune Rex kidnapping, March 23, 1987 Document 
Times-Picayune Rex Reward Notice, March 22, 1987 Document Uncle John Ferran Notes 1981 Document
Written as a guide for Audrey and A.L. Vitter Jr. for their 1981 trip to where Audrey's ancestors lived in FranceHeadstones 
Artigues Vitter tomb Headstone 
Ferreol Artigues-Berthe Vitter tomb Headstone
Albert L. Vitter (1915-2003,) Audrey St Raymond Vitter (1920-2005.) Burial: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA. Plot: Section 5 - Artigues - Vitter tomb.
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Headstone
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USAHistories 
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 engage in, the friendships that develop, and how what we understand grows (we hope!) with time.Our Loyal Guardians Rex & Queenie
Rex and Queenie — half-ton cast-iron Newfoundland dogs — have stood guard over Vitter-Artigues homes in New Orleans for about 110 years and have a fascinating (and still mysterious) genealogy of their own.Photos from Mimi's Homecoming Weekend, June 2006
We couldn't bury Audrey "Mimi" (née St. Raymond) Vitter in New Orleans at the time of her death because of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. When her body was brought back home for reburial eight months later, it was a time for several family events and to celebrate her life.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.Vitter Holiday Cards Through the Years
'Tis the Season to be jolly! Welcome to a tradition starting in 1945 spanning several generations of annual Christmas greeting cards, augmented from time to time with cards for other occasions.A. L. & Audrey Vitter: Role Models Extraordinaires
Jeff Vitter's parents A. L. Jr. & Audrey (née St. Raymond) Vitter (grandparent names Père and Mimi) led accomplished lives of extraordinary service and caring for others — a legacy for generations to follow (including many Domers and a killer cookbook!).Articles 
Thursday Night Cookin': Mimi's Recipes for a Happy Home
Judge Wendy Vitter put together a wonderful cook book in honor of Mimi's 78th birthday in 1998, entitled Thursday Night Cookin': Mimi's Recipes for a Happy Home. The cook book consists of the family's favorite recipes of Mimi's, along with several bons mots, family trivia, and memories. The name for the cook book came from the family's tradition of having dinner each Thursday night at the New Orleans home of Mimi & Père.
When the Vitter kids were younger, a similar tradition existed at Mimi's parents' home at 3539 Napoleon, where Mémère and Pépère would host everyone to Wednesday night dinner, often roast chicken. Jeff liked to make little chicken sandwiches with the chicken, biscuits, and gravy, and Pépère would often make his patented goulash with all the dishes on the table mixed together. We hope you enjoy the recipes and reminiscences as well!Genealogy Charts Ancestors of Jeffrey S. Vitter
Jeff Vitter is co-host of this website vitter.org, and this chart traces his ancestors, generation by generation.Descendants of Pierre Feugas (late 1600s–mid-1700s) and Marie Claverie
Pierre Feugas is a 6th great grandfather of Jeffrey S. Vitter, co-host of this website vitter.org. Pierre married Marie Claverie from La Bastide-de-Sérou, Ariège, France, and they resided in Hagetaubin, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Their 3rd great grandson Jean Ferran dit Larneilh immigrated from Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France to New Orleans, Louisiana by 1893 and became a property owner/landlord.Descendants of Jean Ferran dit Jutat (mid-1700s) and Jeanne Dourron
Jean Ferran is a 5th great grandfather of Jeffrey S. Vitter, co-host of this website vitter.org. Jean married Jeanne Dourron and likely lived in Lignacq, Serres-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Their great great grandson Jean Ferran dit Larneilh immigrated to New Orleans from Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France by 1893 and became a property owner/landlord.
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Source Citations
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New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 Document
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana; NAI Number: 2848643; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85 - [S1240] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 2340538.
1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 2340538 - [S649] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Tulane University; Year: 1941.
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Document
Year: 1934; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5541; Line: 23; Page Number: 44 - [S1151] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01431; Page: 61B and 62A; Enumeration District: 36-347.
1940 United States Federal Census, page 61B
Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01431; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 36-347
1940 United States Federal Census, page 62A
Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01431; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 36-347 - [S1022] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S951] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record.
U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944 Document
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record - [S1251] Find A Grave, Audrey Malvina St. Raymond Vitter.
Artigues Vitter tomb Headstone Ferreol Artigues-Berthe Vitter tomb Headstone
Albert L. Vitter (1915-2003,) Audrey St Raymond Vitter (1920-2005.) Burial: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA. Plot: Section 5 - Artigues - Vitter tomb. - [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;), A. L. & Audrey Vitter: Role Models Extraordinaires.
Jeff Vitter's parents A. L. Jr. & Audrey (née St. Raymond) Vitter (grandparent names Père and Mimi) led accomplished lives of extraordinary service and caring for others — a legacy for generations to follow (including many Domers and a killer cookbook!).
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/ALandAudreyVitter.php - [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Photos from Mimi's Homecoming Weekend, June 2006.
We couldn't bury Audrey "Mimi" (née St. Raymond) Vitter in New Orleans at the time of her death because of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. When her body was brought back home for reburial eight months later, it was a time for several family events and to celebrate her life.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/vitterreunion2006.php - [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (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] 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 - [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Remembering Those Back in Uzan.
In the 1800s, the Ferran, St. Raymond, and Cougot families lived around a small village in southwestern France called Uzan (pronounced "u-ZHANG" in the local patois). After emigrating to the U. S. A., they sponsored a monument to those from Uzan who gave their lives during World War I. It stands there still today in front of the city hall.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/UzanWWI.php - [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Vitter Holiday Cards Through the Years.
'Tis the Season to be jolly! Welcome to a tradition starting in 1945 spanning several generations of annual Christmas greeting cards, augmented from time to time with cards for other occasions.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/holidaycards.php - [S1878] 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Orleans, Orleans.
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S285] The Times Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate, (Name: Advance Publications; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1837;), Albert Leopold Vitter Jr. obituary, 18 October 2003.
https://www.vitter.org/Genealogy/ALVitterObit.html - [S285] The Times Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate, (Name: Advance Publications; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1837;), Audrey St. Raymond Vitter obituary, 28 May 2006.
https://www.vitter.org/Genealogy/MimiObituary.html - [S2070] Weddings of Grace: Cornelia Powell's Online Magazine, Cornelia Powell, The Lineage of a Gown: Wedding Dresses Tell Their History.
Story about a wedding gown worn by three generations: Audrey St. Raymond, Martha “Tootie” Vitter, and Joli Jackoniski.At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S649] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Tulane University, Audrey Malvina St. Raymond.
Audrey Malvina St. Raymond Yearbook_full_record_image-2 Document - [S466] Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana; NAI Number: 2848643; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85.
New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 Document
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana; NAI Number: 2848643; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85 - [S958] Notes of Audrey St. Raymond Vitter, written to Jeff Vitter, 28 Aug 2000.
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S958] Notes of Audrey St. Raymond Vitter, Monday–Tuesday, 18–19 May 1981, notes of trip to Southwest France by A.L. Vitter Jr. & Audrey St. Raymond Vitter.
The Larneilh house was sold by Jean Ferran (represented by Jean Péré) and Marie Ferran (presumably Jean's sister not his wife) on 2 April, 1905 to Pierre Marquehosse, including 4 hectares of land for 8,290 francs. The total sale including additional land was for 22,500 francs. The owner during the visits to the farm by A.L & Audrey St. Raymond Vitter Jr. in 1981 and Jeff & Sharon Weaver Vitter and Donna Vitter in 1986 was Pierre's son Amédé Marquehosse, who had three sons and three daughters and who lived at 64370 Arthez de Béarn, Uzan, France.
The notes also give a high-level description of various birth and marriage certificates copied from the Anères archives.At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S959] Notes of A. L. Vitter Jr, Tuesday 26 May 1981.
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S125] Notes of John Ferran, John Ferran, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA;), Written May 1, 1981 on a notecard as background for Mimi for her trip to Anères and elsewhere in France and Europe in May 1981.
- [S285] The Times Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate, (Name: Advance Publications; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1837;), Little Lost Dog Statue is Collared in Metarie, Times-Picayune, March 23, 1987.
Times-Picayune Rex kidnapping, March 23, 1987 Document - [S285] The Times Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate, (Name: Advance Publications; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1837;), Family Offers Reward for Return of Yard Dog, Times-Picayune, March 22, 1987.
Times-Picayune Rex Reward Notice, March 22, 1987 Document - [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Our Loyal Guardians Rex & Queenie.
Rex and Queenie have stood guard over Vitter-Artigues homes in New Orleans since about 1910 and have a fascinating (and still mysterious) genealogy of their own.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/RexandQueenie.php - [S1022] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 1945.
- [S1022] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 1956.
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S1000] Newspaper, Magazine, or Media Outlet.
1943Audrey St. Raymond and Albert Vitter Wedding Announcement, newspaper from 1943 Document
Audrey St. Raymond and Albert Vitter wedding announcement from, 27 Jun 1943.
- [S466] Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana; NAI Number: 2848643; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85.
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