Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Living
1957 - 2011 (54 years)
1928 - 1989 (61 years)
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Siblings 3 brothers and 1 sister 1. Living 2. Living (current person) 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living Notes At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.Person ID I2 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Jeff & Sharon Vitter's Descendant Last Modified 24 Jul 2023
Father Robert Oran Weaver, b. 6 May 1928, Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA 
d. 19 Dec 1989, Weaver Homestead, East barn, Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 61 years) Mother Virginia Louise Kohlenberg, b. 2 Nov 1932, Kohlenberg Homestead, 9280 W. 319th Street, Middle Creek, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 25 Apr 2016, North Point Nursing Home, 908 N Pearl St, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 83 years) Marriage 16 Nov 1952 First Presbyterian Church, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
Kohlenberg Weaver Wedding Day Reference Number 1607 Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2023
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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…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…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: Zürich → Pennsylvania → Ohio
This history traces the path of Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's 4th great grandfather, Swiss immigrant Jacob Weaver Sr., who ventured from the canton of Zürich 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.Exploring Clerval in 2022
Jeff Vitter had been wanting to visit Clerval in the Doubs department of France near northern Switzerland ever since his Aha! Moment 23 years ago described above. He and Sharon Vitter finally got the chance 22 years later during a Fall 2022 trip to France full of wonderful family history visits, photos, and videos.Exploring Mimi's Ancestors near the Pyrénées of Southwest France
Unlike Jeff's dad's side, where we knew very little of his lineage, Jeff's mom had a fair amount of knowledge about her ancestors, who came from around Uzan (pronounced "u-ZHANG" in the local patois) and Anères in extreme southwest France near the Pyrénées mountains. She and her mom, grandmother, aunt, and siblings visited southwest France when…
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 Father'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…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…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 2015–2019
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…Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter Steering Ole Miss to Greater Economic and Academic Gains
A lot has happened in the almost three years since Dr. Jeffrey Vitter took the helm as Chancellor of the University of Mississippi. Ole Miss is the Flagship University of the state, considered the best-known college in the state with the largest enrollment, just over 23,258. With an annual budget of $2.5 billion, it is also an economic powerhouse.
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.Ancestors of Sharon Louise (née Weaver) Vitter
Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter is co-host of this website vitter.org, and this chart traces her ancestors, generation by generation.Descendants of Jacob Weaver Sr. (1748–1820), immigrant to America, and Magdalena Oberholtzer (1748–1791)
Jacob Weaver Sr. was a native of Zurich, Switzerland and immigrated to Pennsylvania via Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1767. He is the 4th great grandfather of Sharon Weaver Vitter, co-host of this website.Descendants of Jakobi Kauffman (born 1455) and Augusta Sophia (born 1455)
Jakobi Kauffman is a 14th great grandfather of Sharon Weaver Vitter, co-host of this website vitter.org. The Kauffman clan includes the influential Mennonite teacher Täufer Isaac Kauffman (1653–1741) and his son Isaac Jr. (1685–late 1700s). Isaac Jr. immigrated with his family to Pennsylvania via Rotterdam on the ship Virtuous Grace in 1737.
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Sources - [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (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 - [S512] Kay Frances Sellers, with annotations by Sharon Weaver Vitter, Nicolay: A Preliminary Outline of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay, (Name: Self-published; Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA; Date: 1984 (the copyright is 1984, but there are some updates in the following few years);), 21-page set of family tree diagrams of the Nicolay family in Kansas, traced back to Bernard Nicolai/Nicolay (circa 1650–1705) in Germany. Some individuals can be searched for in the pdf file, but unfortunately not all since most of the file is written by hand and not all of it is recognized by optical character recognition. The individuals are labeled by their genealogical ordering (via the Henry or d'Aboville systems), which his the ordering used in the 166-page compilation by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay: A Preliminary Study of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay," 1987. There are also newspaper clippings about members of the family in the 267-page compilation by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay Newspaper Clippings: Weddings Obituaries, Miscellaneous." See attached pdf for the entire manuscript.
- [S1771] Kay Frances Sellers, with annotations by Sharon Weaver Vitter, Nicolay: A Preliminary Study of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay, (Name: Self-published; Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA; Date: 1987;), 146-page compilation (plus 20-page index) of the Nicolay family in Kansas, traced back to Bernard Nicolai/Nicolay (circa 1650–1705) in Germany. Individuals can be searched for in the pdf file. The individuals are labeled by their genealogical ordering (via the Henry or d'Aboville systems). An earlier 21-page list of family tree diagrams was published by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay: A Preliminary Outline of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay," 1987. There are also newspaper clippings about members of the family in the 267-page compilation by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay Newspaper Clippings: Weddings Obituaries, Miscellaneous," which is an appendix to this document. The page numbers in the index refer to the numbers printed on each page. Page numbers 128 and larger can be found in the appendix, "Nicolay Newspaper Clippings: Weddings Obituaries, Miscellaneous," 1987. See attached pdf for the entire manuscript.
- [S915] Death Notices and Obituaries, Miami County Republican; Publication Place: Paola, Kansas, USA.
https://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html - [S2101] Martin Samuel Weaver, Family Records of M. S. Weaver, (Name: Self; Location: Wagstaff, Miami, Kansas, USA; Date: 1911;), Birth, death, and marriage records kept by Martin Samuel Weaver.
- [S2104] Miami County Geneaology Committee, Cemeteries of Miami County, Kansas, (Date: 1988, with additions 1997;), Wagstaff Cemetery.
Wagstaff Cemetery
- [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader.
