Sharon Louise Weaver: Vitter-Weaver Genealogy

Person ID: I2

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Gender Female

Siblings

	1. Katherine Ann Weaver (ID:I36)
	2. John Robert Weaver (ID:I37)
	3. Donald William Weaver (ID:I38)
	4. Jerry Alan Weaver (ID:I39)

Parents

Family ID: F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	Robert Oran Weaver (ID:I34), b. 6 May 1928, Wagstaff, Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 19 Dec 1989, East barn, Weaver Homestead, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 61 years)
Mother	Virginia Louise Kohlenberg (ID:I35), b. 2 Nov 1932, Louisburg, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 25 Apr 2016, North Pointe Nursing Home, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 83 years)
Married	16 Nov 1952	First Presbyterian Church, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA [1, 2]
Reference Number	1607

Family

Family ID: F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart 1 Dec 2020

Husband Dr. Jeffrey Scott Vitter (ID:I1785)

Children

	1. Dr. Jillian St. Raymond Vitter (ID:I3)
	2. Dr., Capt. Jeffrey Scott Vitter, Jr. (ID:I4)
	3. Audrey Louise Vitter (ID:I5)

Photos

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Histories		George Nicolay: The German-Born Secretary Who Made Abraham Lincoln Great Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's 4th great uncle George Nicolay played what is essentially today's crucial role of chief of staff to the President of the United States — and that president was Abraham Lincoln. Nicolay later became U. S. consul to France, Marshal of the U. S. Supreme Court, and Lincoln biographer.
		Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's paternal great grandfather Martin Weaver, from a family of 18 children, forged the way from Holmes County, Ohio to Miami County, Kansas and established today's Weaver Homestead in suburban Kansas City.
		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.
		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.
		The Hochstetler Attack: Life on the Frontier One of the most well-known anecdotes in Amish and Mennonite history is the story of pacifist Jacob Hochstetler and the tragedy his family underwent at the Northkill Settlement in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
		The Ups and Downs of Mini-Me Pick someone with one of a dozen popular Amish surnames, and Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter is probably related to that person, sometimes in many ways. Such is the case with 2-foot, 8-inch-tall actor and stuntman Verne Troyer, most well known for his portrayal of "Mini-Me" in the Austin Powers movies.
		The Weaver Way: Zurich → Pennsylvania → Ohio This history traces the path of Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's 4th great grandfather, Swiss immigrant Jacob Weaver Sr., who ventured from Zurich to Pennsylvania via Rotterdam on the ship Sally in 1767. His sons continued onward in the early 1800s to Ohio. Open questions remain about his ancestors in the old country.
		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.
		How the Vitters Got to Clerval 19 years after Jeff Vitter's Aha! moment, Jean-Pierre Vitter resolves the mystery of where in Europe the Vitter family came from originally and how they got to France in the late 1700s.
		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.

Videos		When Jeff & Audrey Vitter Lost Jillian & Scott in the Woods Some fun interviews with Jillian, Scott, & Audrey Vitter when their dad Jeff was being inaugurated as 17th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi, including a vivid description of their 2004 Mother's Day hike in the woods when Jeff & Audrey lost Jillian & Scott. Fortunately all turned out well!
		Investiture of Jeffrey Vitter as 17th Chancellor The University of Mississippi, November 10, 2016. The time for the main parts of the event are noted in the caption to the video, including the times of all the various speakers.
		Jeff Vitter Speaks Out on Being a Southerner, Duties of a Dean, and More This Vitter-Weaver website is built upon a relational database. When you go to the page of someone in our family tree, the page is dynamically created for you on the spot by querying the database to get the most uptodate info about that person. In this 2008 interview of your co-host Jeff Vitter, Jeff talks about his work in the field of databases, being a dean, and growing up in the Deep South. The interview was conducted by ACM SIGMOD, the world's leading database professional organization.
		Videos of First Lady Sharon Vitter Sharon Weaver Vitter began as a hospital pharmacist at Stanford University Children's Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, and gradually transitioned into more academic roles during husband Jeff's career. She played an especially important role as First Lady at the University of Mississippi during 2016–2019. In these video clips, Sharon has some fun with campus activities and shows why people are naturally drawn to her.
		Purdue Oral History Archives interview of Dr. Jeffrey S. Vitter This interview was conducted by Ms. Katherine Markee on July 29, 2008 as part of the Purdue Oral History Archives when Jeff Vitter was the Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science at Purdue University. It gives insights on the importance of education and the productive interplay of academics and administration.
		Collection of video interviews and articles involving Dr. Jeffrey S. Vitter as 17th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi Conducted 2005–2009

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 Thursday night dinner at Mimi & Pere's.

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.

Notes

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Source Citations

[S362] U.S., Obituary Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Miami County Repbulic; Publication Place: Paola, Kansas, USA; URL: http://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html. Virginia Weaver Knop 1932-2016 Virginia Weaver Knop, 83, Louisburg, passed away April 25, 2016, at North Point Nursing Home in Paola. She was born Virginia Louise Kohlenberg on Nov. 2, 1932, to William “Bill” August and Leta Mae Grimes Kohlenberg of rural Louisburg. Virginia graduated from Louisburg High School in 1950 and then attended the Kansas City Secretarial School. She worked as a secretary at Equitable Life Insurance and Kansas City Power and Light. Virginia married Robert Oran Weaver on Nov. 16, 1952, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paola. They resided in Kansas City, Mo., until they moved to Wagstaff in February, 1954. They moved nearby to the Weaver Family Homestead in 1963. Robert Oran Weaver preceded her in death on December 19, 1989. Virginia and Robert had five children: Katherine Ann Weaver Steele (Steven) of Topeka, Sharon Louise Weaver Vitter (Jeffrey) of University, Miss., John Robert Weaver (Roxane Gonser) of Goodyear, Ariz., Donald William Weaver (Louise Schwartz — deceased, Felicia Mickam Jenkins) of Metairie, La., and Jerry Alan Weaver (Stacey Walters) of Paola. Virginia married Welby Edward Knop on March 16, 1991, at the Elm Grove Baptist Church, Paola. He resides at their home in Louisburg. Virginia is survived by her husband; five children; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters; nieces; nephews; and many friends. Her grandchildren are Jessica Weaver Ashby (Ryan), Ian Weaver, Jillian Vitter, J. Scott Vitter Jr., Audrey Vitter, Aaron Weaver (Heather Nava), Nathan Weaver (Maria Martinez), Bryan Weaver, Ross Jenkins, Max Jenkins (Abigail), Regan Jenkins, Kayla Callahan (Tommy), Emily Weaver, Kurt Weaver and Cory Weaver. Her great grandchildren are Ava Ashby, Harvin Weaver, McKinley Callahan and Kayden Weaver. Her sisters are Lois Kohlenberg Matney (Orville) and Helen Kohlenberg Slyter (Dean). Services are pending. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Virginia Knop Memorial Fund at Elm Grove Baptist Church, 15375 W. 247th St., Paola, KS 66071. https://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader. Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's paternal great grandfather Martin Weaver, from a family of 18 children, forged the way from Holmes County, Ohio to Miami County, Kansas and established today's Weaver Homestead in suburban Kansas City. https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/MartinSamuelWeaver.php

[S362] U.S., Obituary Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Miami County Repbulic; Publication Place: Paola, Kansas, USA; URL: http://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html.
Virginia Weaver Knop

1932-2016

Virginia Weaver Knop, 83, Louisburg, passed away April 25, 2016, at North Point Nursing Home in Paola.

She was born Virginia Louise Kohlenberg on Nov. 2, 1932, to William “Bill” August and Leta Mae Grimes Kohlenberg of rural Louisburg.

Virginia graduated from Louisburg High School in 1950 and then attended the Kansas City Secretarial School. She worked as a secretary at Equitable Life Insurance and Kansas City Power and Light.

Virginia married Robert Oran Weaver on Nov. 16, 1952, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paola.

They resided in Kansas City, Mo., until they moved to Wagstaff in February, 1954. They moved nearby to the Weaver Family Homestead in 1963.

Robert Oran Weaver preceded her in death on December 19, 1989.

Virginia and Robert had five children: Katherine Ann Weaver Steele (Steven) of Topeka, Sharon Louise Weaver Vitter (Jeffrey) of University, Miss., John Robert Weaver (Roxane Gonser) of Goodyear, Ariz., Donald William Weaver (Louise Schwartz — deceased, Felicia Mickam Jenkins) of Metairie, La., and Jerry Alan Weaver (Stacey Walters) of Paola.

Virginia married Welby Edward Knop on March 16, 1991, at the Elm Grove Baptist Church, Paola. He resides at their home in Louisburg.

Virginia is survived by her husband; five children; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters; nieces; nephews; and many friends.

Her grandchildren are Jessica Weaver Ashby (Ryan), Ian Weaver, Jillian Vitter, J. Scott Vitter Jr., Audrey Vitter, Aaron Weaver (Heather Nava), Nathan Weaver (Maria Martinez), Bryan Weaver, Ross Jenkins, Max Jenkins (Abigail), Regan Jenkins, Kayla Callahan (Tommy), Emily Weaver, Kurt Weaver and Cory Weaver.

Her great grandchildren are Ava Ashby, Harvin Weaver, McKinley Callahan and Kayden Weaver.

Her sisters are Lois Kohlenberg Matney (Orville) and Helen Kohlenberg Slyter (Dean).

Services are pending.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Virginia Knop Memorial Fund at Elm Grove Baptist Church, 15375 W. 247th St., Paola, KS 66071.
https://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html
[S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader.
Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's paternal great grandfather Martin Weaver, from a family of 18 children, forged the way from Holmes County, Ohio to Miami County, Kansas and established today's Weaver Homestead in suburban Kansas City.
https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/MartinSamuelWeaver.php


Father	Robert Oran Weaver, b. 6 May 1928, Wagstaff, Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA
Mother	Virginia Louise Kohlenberg, b. 2 Nov 1932, Louisburg, Miami, Kansas, USA
Married	16 Nov 1952	First Presbyterian Church, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA

Family	Steven Blaine Steele


Father	Dr. Jeffrey Scott Vitter
Mother	Sharon Louise Weaver

Family	Lindsay Sena

Sharon Louise Weaver

Katherine Ann Weaver

John Robert Weaver

Donald William Weaver

Jerry Alan Weaver

Robert Oran Weaver

Virginia Louise Kohlenberg

Dr. Jeffrey Scott Vitter

Dr. Jillian St. Raymond Vitter

Dr., Capt. Jeffrey Scott Vitter, Jr.

Audrey Louise Vitter

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Family

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