Jean Pierre De Ferran, dit Jutat

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• Reference Number: 2296

Jean married Jeanne Dourron in UNKNOWN. Jeanne died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Pierre

Notes:

There are three Jean de Ferran children born to Jean Pierre de Ferran and Jeanne/Marie Dourron. We are supposing that the spouse of Marie Junca date Larneilh is the youngest, born in 1757. There was an older brother named Pierre at the wedding of Jean Ferran and Marie Junca, which we suppose is the first son, born in 1752, and we assume his full name is Jean Pierre.

Birth:
Lignacq was a quartier of the town of Serres-Sainte-Marie, about 7 miles south of Uzan

Godparents Jean de Pondicq and Françoise de Doumon (married) from Bougarber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Notes:

There are three Jean de Ferran children born to Jean Pierre de Ferran and Jeanne/Marie Dourron. We are supposing that the spouse of Marie Junca date Larneilh is the youngest, born in 1757. There was an older brother named Pierre at the wedding of Jean Ferran and Marie Junca, which we suppose is the first son, born in 1752, and we assume his full name is Jean Pierre.

Birth:
Lignacq was a quartier of the town of Serres-Sainte-Marie, about 7 miles south of Uzan

Godparents Jean de Loustalot and his wife

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• Reference Number: 1374

Notes:

There are three Jean de Ferran children born to Jean Pierre de Ferran and Jeanne/Marie Dourron. We are supposing that the spouse of Marie Junca date Larneilh is the youngest, born in 1757. There was an older brother named Pierre at the wedding of Jean Ferran and Marie Junca, which we suppose is the first son, born in 1752, and we assume his full name is Jean Pierre.

Birth:
Lignacq was a quartier of the town of Serres-Sainte-Marie, about 7 miles south of Uzan

Died:
Died at noon

Jean married Marie Junca, dite Larneilh on 1 Oct 1790 in Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Marie (daughter of Jean Junca, dit Larneil and Jeanne Larrieu) was born on 13 Jul 1768; died on 2 Mar 1831 in Maison Larneilh, Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 2294

Magdelaine married Henry Monterou on 27 Feb 1810 in Urdès, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Henry (son of Jean Monterou and Living, son of Living) was born on 20 Nov 1779 in Urdès, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; was christened on 21 Nov 1779 in Urdès, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died on 19 Dec 1847 in Urdès, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 1261
• Occupation: 1821; Farm laborer
• Occupation: Abt 1821; Laborer
• Occupation: Abt 1840; Farmer on family land in Uzan

Notes:

The house (farm) is referred to in various documents as Larneilh, Larreuh, and Larreuilh.

Birth:
Birth records for Republican years VIII, IX, and X are missing in Uzan archives

Jean married Pascale Morlanne on 9 Feb 1821 in Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Pascale (daughter of Jean Morlanne and Jeanne Cau, dite Morlanne) was born between 1800 and 1801; died on 7 Oct 1830 in House Larneilh, Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married Jean Lalanne, dit Berdou on 13 Sep 1839 in Urdès, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Jean (son of Jean Pierre Lalanne, dit Coutollou and Magdelaine Marmande) was born on 17 Mar 1795 in Castillon d'Arthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died on 28 Jan 1853 in Castillon d'Arthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 1259
• Occupation: 1887, Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; Farmer

Notes:

Birth:
Born at 7am

Henri married Marthe Feugas, dite Manescau on 30 Jan 1861 in House Larneilh, Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Marthe (daughter of Jean Pierre Feugas, dit Manescau and Marie Soulé, dite Sarthou) was born on 4 Dec 1824 in Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died on 26 Feb 1892 in Maison Larneilh, Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 1376

Magdelaine married Jean Lastes on 27 Nov 1863 in Castillon, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France. Jean (son of Jean Lastes and Marie Montagut) was born on 16 Jan 1830 in Arnos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died on 12 Nov 1908 in Castillon d'Arthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Description: 5'8" tall, brown (later gray) hair, brown eyes, dark complexion
• Name: Pépère
• Reference Number: 1256
• _HEIG: 5 ft. 8 in.
• _MDCL: Lt. tibia (terminal broncho pneumonia)
• Occupation: Abt 1880; Farmer at Larneilh
• Occupation: Between 1893 and 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Property owner/landlord
• Residence: 1893, 350 Conti Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Event: 2 Apr 1905, Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
• Residence: Between 1917 and 1930, 930 N. Broad Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Naturalization: 12 Jun 1917, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 30 May 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Jean Ferran moved to New Orleans shortly after his mother Marthe (nêe Feugas dit Manescau) Ferran died in Uzan, and 12 years later he and Marie sold the house and four hectaires of Larneilh in Uzan, 64370 Arthez de Béarn to Pierre Marquehosse for 8290 francs on April 2, 1905. The total sale, including additional farm land, was for 22500 francs. Jean Ferran was represented at the sale by his father-in-law Jean Péré. Uzan is in the canton of Arzacy, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, just northwest of Pau. Pau is the main city in the area and has an impressive chateau overlooking the majestic snow-capped Pyrénées. It is the birthplace of Henri IV.

Mimi (Audrey (née St. Raymond) Vitter), Père (A. L. Vitter Jr.), and Donna Vitter visited Larneilh on Tuesday, May 19, 1981 and met Amédée Marquehosse and his wife, who served them wine and cake and showed them the legal document for the sale of the farm to them by Jean Ferran. Amédée's father Pierre, who had bought the farm, had died. He had three sons--Christian (wife Maryse), Jacques, and Michel (wife Marie Paule) — and three daughters — Maïthée, ?, and Monique. Christian (current owner of the farm) and Maryse have two sons Eric and Franck and one daughter Christelle. Eric and his wife Véronique have a son Jean-Baptiste and a daughter Mathilde.

Donna, Jeff, Sharon (née Weaver), and Jillian Vitter visited the farm in late August 1986 en route to Spain while Jeff was on sabbatical in Paris. Amédée Marquehosse's wife had died recently. He showed them around the house and the little vineyard. We have a picture in the main house with Amédée Marquehosse and another with one-year-old Jillian seated on the hearth in front of the fireplace.

Jeff, Sharon, Jillian, Scott, and Audrey visited on December 24, 1998 and met Amédée's son Christian, the current owner. They had called Christian's home from Uzan after visiting the Ferran-St. Raymond-Cougot WWI monument in front of the town hall. Christian, who was retiring from Rhône-Poulenc, was starting a renovation of the main house into two apartments, one to serve as the residence of his son Franck, who was nearly finished college. He invited the Vitters to his house in the nearby town of Cescau, 64170 Artix, where they met his wife Maryse, a retired teacher in Pau. Either Christelle or Veronique holds her former teaching position. They were extremely nice, and it was a very pleasant visit. They served refreshments and told about their family. In January 2000 they sent Jeff and Sharon several family pictures taken at the July 31, 1999 wedding of Anne (oldest daughter of Michel) and Stéphane in Bordeaux and at the recent christening of son Eric and Véronique's son Jean-Baptiste.

Brown hair, brown eyes, dark complexion.

Birth:
4 pm

Jean married Marie Léocadie Péré, dite Cabaillé on 19 Sep 1893 in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Marie (daughter of Jean Péré, dit Cabaillé and Marie Rose Ricaud) was born on 8 Dec 1869 in Anères, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was christened on 10 Dec 1869 in Anères, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France; died on 23 Mar 1944 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was buried on 25 Mar 1944 in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 1258

Notes:

Birth:
3 pm

Marie married Jean Feugas on 10 Feb 1888 in Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Jean (son of Jean-Pierre Feugas, dit Manescau and Marie Porte) was born on 24 Aug 1862 in Uzan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pierre married Thérèse Sarrat on 6 Oct 1900 in Serres-Sainte-Marie, Serres, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Thérèse (daughter of Jean Sarrat and Jeanne Canet) was born on 25 Oct 1877 in Artix, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Description: Dark brown hair, brown eyes
• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Name: Mémère
• Reference Number: 1218
• Residence: Abt 1920, 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
• Residence: 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
• Residence: 1935, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Between 1938 and 1974, 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1940, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
• Residence: 1950, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Mémère and Pépère would host Wednesday night dinner for the Vitter family, usually serving roast chicken. Mémère was a school teacher before she got married. In those days, you had to be single to be a teacher. Jeff remembers his first day at kindergarden at St. Mathias School in September 1960. Mémère accompanied him to school that morning. (Perhaps Mimi had morning sickness!). When they arrived, the teacher was not yet there, and instead there was general bedlam. The kids were laughing and running around the classroom. Mémère took one look and quickly put her foot down, and the entire class immediately fell into total silence. It was an impressive display of will.

The children of Mémère and Pépère would bring their children each Sunday morning to visit, and then go across the yard to the nextdoor home of Tawo and Uncle John Ferran. While the adults talked in the house, the grandchildren would often play hide and seek or football on the side lawn between the two houses. Dede and Mémère would take a group of grandchildren to lunch afterwards.

Mémère was always interested in her grandchildren. Jeff Vitter remembers walking to her house each Wednesday after St. Matthias School. Mémère would send him to the corner store for a quart of ice cream and a wooden top, and then would sit down with him as he ate the ice cream to find out how his day went. When Tootie was young, she was fond of going up to Mémère and saying, "I wish I had a quarter."

Dark brown hair, brown eyes.

Buried:
St. Raymond Tomb

Marthe married Albert Henry St. Raymond on 19 Jun 1918. Albert (son of Pierre St. Raymond and Malvina Cougot) was born on 3 Nov 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was christened on 14 Dec 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died on 6 Apr 1962 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was buried on 10 Apr 1962 in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, Facing south on Leray Avenue (very back of cemetery) near Resurrection Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• FindAGrave.com Memorial ID: 143021527
• Name: Uncle John
• Reference Number: 1348
• Military Service: Abt 1916; Translator in France, WWI
• Residence: Bef 1930, 930 N. Broad Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Occupation: Between 1930 and 1960; Psychiatrist, state hospitals of New York
• Residence: Abt 1960, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
• Residence: Between 1965 and 1991, 3515 Napoleon Avenue 70125, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Uncle John skipped college and went directly into medical school at Tulane University (Jeff Vitter thinks). During WWI, he served in the U.S. Army as a doctor/medic and translator in France.. After the war concluded, he stayed behind in France for a year or so. His helmet was at his niece Audrey St. Raymond Vitter's house, Jeff remembers, up until Hurricane Katrina in 2005

Uncle John worked as a psychiatrist in upstate New York in the state hospitals, and he kept an apartment in Manhattan, where he lived until he retired and moved in with his maiden sister Rose (Tawo). Uncle John went directly to Medical School at Tulane without first going to college, and he served in the army as a translator, since he spoke fluent French. After the war, he remained in France for a couple of years before returning to the US. Uncle John was a very private individual and never got married. He was also very shy, often not facing the camera in family pictures. He was very generous and kept up with his many great nephews. He died after several years of being bedridden. After Tawo died, he was not really conscious that she was gone.

Uncle John met the Vitters and showed them around New York City when the group went to the New York World's Fair in 1964. When the group went to see the new musical "Funny Girl", starring Barbara Streisand, Jeff was judged too young, and instead Uncle John took him to go see the new Beatles movie "It's a Hard Day's Night." Al Vitter would occasionally stay at Uncle John's apartment in the late 1960s during graduate school, since Uncle John had moved back to New Orleans semi-permanently by then. It was thought that he had given up his apartment around 1970, but it turns out that he still had it in the mid-1980s. The discovery was made when the man that Uncle John hired to pick up his mail each week in a NYC post office box called Dede in New Orleans and explained that he was no longer going to be able to continue the weekly job, since he was in his 80s and it was getting hard for him to do it. Uncle John never disposed of things. When he received a birthday or Christmas present, he would neatly label and catalog it, and then store it away in his closet.

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• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Name: Rose and Tawo (short for Tante Rose)
• Reference Number: 1349
• Residence: Between 1898 and 1938, 930 N. Broad Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Occupation: Between 1920 and 1960; Teacher, principal, superintendent, New Orleans Public School System
• Residence: Between 1938 and 1991, 3515 Napoleon Avenue 70125, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Retired: 21 May 1963, Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Tawo retired as Director of Kindergarten-Primary Education for the Orleans Parish School Board after 47 years of teaching and administration. A large retirement dinner was held in her honor in May 1963.

Notes:

Tawo (short for Tante Rose) was a favorite great aunt for the grandchildren of her sister Martha (Mémère). She never got married. In those days, only single women were allowed to work as teachers. Tawo became Assistant Superintendent of the New Orleans Public School System. Audrey (Mimi) Vitter has newspaper clippings of her testiminial retirement dinner in the early 1960s. There is a picture of Tawo with local officials, including Councilman Joseph Giarrusso. She knew many former teachers and was held in deep respect by those she worked with.

Mémère's grandchildren would visit Mémère at 3539 Napoleon and then walk across the yard to visit Tawo and Uncle John at 3515 Napoleon. Tawo moved there with her mother Marie Léocadie Péré at the same time as Mémère. Dede (Marie Ferran Zimmermann) and Tawo often took the kids to lunch afterwards. See the entries for Dede and Karl Zimmermann for more details. Tawo's basement was a massive collection of old schoolbooks and other teaching materials that she collected through the decades. She drove Buicks in the 1960s and 1970s until the family convinced her that she should let others drive. Jeff Vitter remembers Tawo "hiring" him to repaint her cement ducks. Jeff, always trying to "make it even", kept getting too much green paint first on one side, then the other. At the end the ducks were almost all green with very little white.

She had a great long-term memory, although when older her short-term memory was poor. She would recall the car she used to drive to college and her first teaching job at Crossman School (next to Jesuit) on Carrollton Ave. She even remembered the name of one of her pupils in her first class, whom she said had a crush on her.

Tawo was known for her eccentricities, but at the bottom of it all was a very good heart and sense of humor. Some of her memorable expressions:

• "Now YOU know!" This expression is said with an emphasis never heard elsewhere. It is roughly the equivalent of "Now what do you know?" or "I'll be!".

• "Keep your trash!" This expression was first uttered by Tawo at Maison Blanche or D. H. Holmes in the late 1970s. She was trying to pay for her merchandise with a New Orleans Shopper's Credit Card, the little orange credit card once used by various local stores like Maison Blanche, Holmes, Krauss, etc. that had recently met its demise, falling victim to the more popular national credit cards like BankAmericard/Visa and Master Card. The salesclerk explained to Tawo that the store no longer accepted that credit card, to which Tawo calmly pushed the merchandise toward the salesclerk, did her signature outward flip of her fingers, and said with a flourish, "Keep your trash!". She then walked away, leaving behind a dazed salesclerk. That expression later become a favorite way for family members who were treating for a meal or movie to turn down payments from others.

• "Hubba bubba bubba" (said as fast as possible). Similar to above.

• "1, 2, 3." A way of saying, "Now let's get going" or "Hurry up."

• Purse story.

• "Foggy." Tawo's description of the weather on any day of the week, including bright sunny days. Tawo's eyes gradually worsened in her old age, and she always remarked about how dark and foggy things were.

• "Fo-teen". Immediately following thirteen. The cousins would often ask Tawo questions with that answer, so that they could hear her say it. Similar in effect to Audrey's French-like pronunciation of Minnesota.

• "All it needs is a little exterior paint." This was Tawo's fix for most of the Ferran Estate rental property woes. Uncle John Ferran had a similar approach, but his expression was "65, 65, 65, ..." which he interspersed with Tawo's statements. (He meant that the rent should be set to $65 per month.)

• "Whatcha know good?" Tawo was always interested in people and asked this question (often several times, at five minute intervals) as a way of finding out how things were going.

• "Vegetables" with clear enunciation of all four syllables.

Godparents Augustin "Justin" Péré and Mélanie Péré (Tawo's great uncle and aunt in France)

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• Occupation: 1912; Garçon de café (barista)
• Military Service: Abt 1914, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; Corporal in the 24th Infantry Regiment, died in Loivre during World War I

Notes:

Died:
Died in World War I in the Marne, two weeks after the famous battle that prevented the invasion of Paris

Félix married Marguerite Constant on 27 Apr 1922 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. Marguerite died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Félix married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Jean Leon Feugas

Notes:

Died:
Age: 75

Jean married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Marie Thérèse Mazou. Marie was born on 31 May 1924 in Doazon, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; died on 10 Jan 2011 in Castillon d'Arthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: Between 23 Aug and 3 Sep 1947, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Caribbean cruise on the ship Antigua
• Award: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; 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
• Description: Brown hair, brown eyes
• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Name: Mimi
• Occupation: Tireless volunteer in the New Orleans community
• Reference Number: 7
• Religion: Mimi was a noted volunteer and leader at St. Rita Catholic Church, New Orleans, LA
• 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; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
• Departure: Aug 1934, Le Havre, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; return on the ship Ile de France to New York City from 1934 family trip to France
• Arrival: 4 Sep 1934, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; return on the ship Ile de France from 1934 family trip to France
• Education: 1936; St. Joseph's High School valedictorian
• Arrival: 1938
• Residence: Between 1938 and 1943, 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Education: 1940, Ursuline College, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; B.A., mathematics, valedictorian
• Residence: 1941, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Education: 1942; Master's of Social Work, Tulane University
• 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; trip by A.L. & Audrey St. Raymond Vitter Jr. to visit Al Vitter III on sabbatical in England and Donna Vitter in France
• Event: 21 Mar 1987, 4801 Avron Boulevard, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA; 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; 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

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. When learning something new, she would gleefully exclaim, "Now YOU know!”, a saying she got from her maternal aunt Rose (a.k.a. Tawo) that became a family favorite. Audrey’s 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 78th 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.

Buried:
section 5, Artigues-Vitter tomb,

Died:
Congestive heart failure

Audrey married Albert Leopold Vitter, Jr. on 19 Jun 1943 in St. Matthias Catholic Church, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Albert (son of Albert Leopold Vitter, Sr. and Marie Berthe Artigues) was born on 23 Dec 1915 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was christened in 1916 in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (with pointy gold dome), New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died on 17 Oct 2003 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was buried on 21 Oct 2003 in Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Reference Number: 1221
• Residence: 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
• Residence: 1935, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1940, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
• Residence: Abt 1943, 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Albert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Name: Dede, Lola Bright
• Reference Number: 1219
• Residence: 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
• Residence: 1935, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1940, 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Dede performed as entertainer Lola Bright during halftime of one of the Super Bowl games in the early 70s. We were at her house on Sardonyx watching the game on TV. By popular request, Lola made other appearances from time to time.

Dede had a going-away party for Al & Alison in December 1980 before they left for sabbatical in Oxford, England. The big attraction of the night was the appearance of a local belly dancer.

Dede and Tawo would take the kids out to lunch each Sunday, often at old favorites like The Beacon at the corner of Napoleon and Claiborne (now a gas station), La Cuisine ("The Cuisine"), and Maple Hill on Maple Street. Karl would usually order to main courses and give one to Jeff, usually turkey poulette.

Marie married Kent Joseph Zimmermann on 11 May 1957 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Kent (son of Eugene Joseph Zimmermann and Katherine Agnes Reuther) was born on 24 Feb 1923 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died on 12 Oct 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Name: Buddie
• Reference Number: 1220
• Residence: 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
• Residence: 1935, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1940, 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Abt 1965, South Miro Street, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Between 1968 and 1999, 2817 Jefferson Avenue, 70115, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Aft 1999, 401 Metairie Road, Apt 620, 70005, (504) 832-1937, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Buried:
St. Raymond Tomb, Memorial ID 100439686

John married Shirley Ruth Gaudet on 24 Apr 1954 in Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 6367 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Shirley (daughter of John Valery Gaudet and Pauline LeBlanc) was born on 26 Nov 1926 in Louisiana, USA; died on 25 May 1994 in Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, Facing south on Leray Avenue (very back of cemetery) near Resurrection Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Emily Jean Lawson on 2 Jan 1999 in St. Mary's Catholic Chapel, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Emily was born on 13 Mar 1931 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died on 29 Jun 2020 in Christwood Retirement Community, Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA; was buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, Facing south on Leray Avenue (very back of cemetery) near Resurrection Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Event: Between Jul and Sep 1934, France; 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.)
• Name: Buster
• Reference Number: 1222
• Residence: 1930, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
• Residence: 1935, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1940, 3539 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Bef 1967, 6196 Chatham Drive, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Occupation: Between 1968 and 1981; Physician, researcher with the National Institutes of Health
• Residence: Between 1968 and 1981, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Buried:
St. Raymond Tomb

Bernard married Jeanne Amelia Orillion on 19 May 1953 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Jeanne (daughter of George Gregory Orillion and Elida Jeanise) was born on 25 Aug 1932 in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA; died on 6 Feb 1992 in Palmyra, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Gene
• Reference Number: 1247
• Event: 2 Jun 2006, New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Reception for Jill and Chris hosted by the Vitter Family

Notes:

Gene (who was known as Genie as a boy) played trumpet and played in the band at Jesuit. He studied music in college and gave it up in favor of golf, which he did professionally. For several years, as a local pro at one of the golf courses, he would put on a one-man golf marathon to raise money for charity.

Eugene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eugene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1249
• Award: 1971, New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Won first place in the 12–14 year old division of the Junior Men's Golf Championship (match play)

Notes:

John died tragically as the result of a car accident while in college at LSU. He had massive head injuries from the crash, and he was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in New Orleans. The operations were not unfortunately successful, and he died a few days later.

Buried:
St. Raymond Tomb, Memorial ID 100439686

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James St. Raymond
• Name: Jim
• Reference Number: 1402
• _ELEC: Abt 1984; Louisiana State Legislature, representing uptown New Orleans
• Occupation: Aft 1985; Political campaign advisor
• Occupation: Aft 2000; Political consultant, 833 Howard Avenue, Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70113, (504) 568-1300

James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1226
• Residence: Bef 1967, 6196 Chatham Drive, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Between 1968 and 1981, 6402 Crosswoods Drive, Lake Barcroft Community, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
• Award: Feb 2003, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; King XXXV of the Krewe of Tucks

Notes:

Email to Jeff Vitter on 6/24/2005:

Hi,

My name is Marlene Seneca Pohl and I live in Kokomo!

Our common relation is Perry St. Raymond. Perry is/was my first cousin...his mother (Jeanne Orillion) was my maternal aunt...and godmother.

As I am sure you have heard, Perry died suddenly last week Tuesday. It happend the day before my daughter and I were to arrive in NO to meet him and my mother, his Aunt Yvonne. My daughter cancelled her trip and I went alone...my mother lost her husband about 6 weeks ago.

He had a big funeral, lots and lots of flowers, many people. He was just the nicest, sweetest, smartest, most graceful fellow. When the hurricane, was it Lillie?, was bearing down on Crowley, LA a couple of years ago he drive to Crowley to stay with my mother and her invalid husband. He spent the last several weeks helping my mother figure out the logistics of a sea burial for her husband. She called him the son-she-never-had. He is sorely missed. Unforgetable.

Today I was thinking of Perry so I typed his name into google. There I saw your geneology website (Perry is pictured in his King Tucks togs.). What a surprise when I got to the bottom of the page and saw that you are here in Indiana.

Marlene Seneca Pohl


Buried:
Buried at sea, plaque at Woodlawn Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1228
• Residence: Bef 1967, 6196 Chatham Drive, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: Between 1968 and 1981, 6402 Crosswoods Drive, Lake Barcroft Community, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Buried:
St. Raymond Tomb

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Mississippi State University, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; B.A. art history
• Name: J. Paul
• Reference Number: 1611

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]