Continuation of tree (3rd child of Francois Pouponne Pitre/Azelie Pitre); all known surname descendants:
8 Arthur Francois Pitre b: 28 August 1853 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 2 September 1918 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Amanda Prudhomme b: 28 October 1862 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 7 February 1877 Eunice, St. Landry, LA [Cleophas/Eugenie Aglae Pitre]; d: Bet. 1880 - 1882 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Theodore Lucien Pitre b: 13 January 1878 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 February 1897 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Arthur Francois Pitre:
+ Aurelia Durio b: June 1862; m: 5 August 1882 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bet. 1900 - February 1907
9 Jacques Pitre b: 25 July 1883 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 23 February 1959 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+ Mary Ament Vige b: 12 December 1893; m: Abt. 1914 St. Landry, LA; d: 12 January 1985 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
9 Melina Pitre b: 7 March 1885 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1900
9 Simon Pitre b: 11 January 1887 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 20 September 1964 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Lydia Andrepont b: 10 October 1888 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 6 February 1908 Chataignier, St. Landry, LA [Albert/Lucille Andrepont]; d: 22 October 1979 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Damon Joseph Pitre b: 1 January 1890 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 2 August 1960 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+ Felicia Vige b: February 1900; m: 28 December 1915 St. Landry, LA [Charles/Estelle Durio]; d: 6 March 1984 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Eva Pitre b: 16 April 1892 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 November 1930 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Henri Pitre b: 16 January 1891 Plaisance, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1911 [Theogene/Marie Therese Brown]; d: 14 October 1956 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Marie Ida Pitre b: 14 November 1893 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1900
9 Azeline Pitre b: 7 February 1896 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 18 January 1968 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
+ Arthur Fadorin Vasseur b: 23 September 1891 Iota, Acadia, LA; m: Abt. 1914; d: 27 August 1951 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
*3rd Wife of Arthur Francois Pitre:
+ Alma (Elma) Fontenot b: Abt. 1875 Mamou, St. Landry, LA; m: 11 February 1907 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 25 March 1950 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
9 Una Mary Pitre b: 19 November 1907 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 June 2004 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+ Elisha C. Latiolais b: 10 March 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1920 [Pierre/Dora Boudreaux]; d: 5 March 1975 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 William Pitre b: 21 November 1909 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 10 July 1980 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Marie Manuel b: 5 March 1915 Chatagnier, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1933 [Archille/Leah Ardoin]; d: 2 August 2007 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Cleveland J. Pitre b: 9 May 1912 Mallet, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 May 1992 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
+Clamy Marie Fontenot b: 30 March 1918 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; m: Abt. 1936 [Homer J./Lucille Manuel]; d: 28 December 1996 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
9 Idom 'Choe' Pitre b: 18 February 1914 Mallett, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 December 1989 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
+Victoria Boone b: 12 July 1930 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; m: 26 February 1948 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Henry/Amy Marie Lejeune]; d: 5 April 2019 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Arthur Francois Pitre:
Census
- 1880 St. Landry, Louisiana: A.P. Pitre 24 (laborer),
wife Ameiny 18, Loussie 2.
- 1900 St. Landry, LA: Arthur Pitre 47 (farmer), 2nd wife of 18 years
Aurilia 37; 5 of 7 children still living, Jacques 16, Simon 13, Damon 10, Eva 8,
Adeline 4.
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Arthur P. Pitre 55 (farmer), 3rd wife Alma 35,
Damond 20 (farm helper), Eva 18 (housemaid), Aesalin 13, Aleria 2, Willy 6
months.
- 1920 St. Landry, LA: Widow Mrs. Arthur Pitre 37 (farmer), Usana 11,
Willie 9, Clarence 7, Odom 5.
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Widow Alma Pitre 50, Willie 19, Clevens 16, Adam
15.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: (Mrs.) Author Pitre 62 widow, farmer/farm, Adam 25 farmer/farm. [south along the St. Landry line in the woods]
Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Arthur F. Pitre / 28 August 1853 / 02 September 1918
MISC: Clarion News (Opelousas, LA), Saturday, 7 September 1918: Estate of Arthur F. Pitre - Jack F. Pitre has applied to be appointed administrator of the estate. Property to be sold (late October): tract of land at Mallet with buildings & improvements (133 arpents); 2 cows, 3 calves, one mule, 2 mares, 1 horse, 2 colts, sow & 4 pigs, poultry, 50 barrels corn, small buggy & harness, surry & harness, 1 old wagon, agricultural implements, 2 branding irons, 1 shotgun, 1 armoir, 1 sewing machine, 2 beds & bedding, small armoir, small toilet, small washstand/bowl/pitcher, 6 chairs, quilts, stove & kitchen utensils, 2 old stoves, 2 small tables, 1 large pot, 1 grist mill, 1 saddle, 1 corn sheller, 1 buggy top.
WWI registration records (sons):
Jacques Pitre: Jack Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born
25 Jul 1884; Amant Pitre; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & light brown
hair.
Simon Pitre: Simon P. Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 11 Jan 1887
(Mallet); wife & 2 children; tall height, medium build; gray eyes & brown hair.
Damon Joseph Pitre: Damon P. Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 1 Jan 1890
(Mallet); wife; medium height, medium build; gray eyes & brown hair.
Notes for Alma Fontenot:
Obituary: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Tuesday, 28 March 1950: Opelousas, La. - Funeral services were held Monday morning at St. Bridget Catholic church at Lawtell for Mrs. Elma Fontenot Pitre, 69, who died Saturday. She had been an invalid for several years. Services were read by Father D. Senneville and burial was in the adjacent cemetery with Lafond and Son in charge. Mrs. Pitre, widow of the late Arthur Pitre, was a native of Mamou and resident of Lawtell for nine years. She is survived by three sons, Willie and Idam Pitre of Lawtell and Cleveland Pitre of Ville Platte; two daughters, Mrs. E. C. Latiolais of Lawtell and Mrs. Elizabeth Hebert of Jennings; three step-sons and one step-daughter, Simon Pitre of Plaisance, Jacques Pitre of Port Arthur, Texas, Demon Pitre of Opelousas, and Mrs. Ferdinand Vasseur of Chataignier.
Obituaries for the children:
Jacques Pitre: Beaumont Journal (TX), Tuesday, 24 February 1959: Port Arthur - Jack C. Pitre, 74, retired Port Arthur school board employee, died Monday night at St. Mary's Hospital. A native of Opelousas, La., Mr. Pitre lived in Port Arthur 32 years. He belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church. Surviving are: His wife; daughters, Mrs. Guy Edwards of Port Arthur and Mrs. R.E. Haney of Gainesville, Fla.; son, Rodney Pitre of Port Arthur; brothers Simon and Damon Pitre of Opelousas; one sister and six grandchildren.
Simon Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 22 September 1964: Funeral services for Simon Pitre, 77, retired farmer of Plaisance, were held at 8 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Prairie Ronde. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home. Pitre died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday at Opelousas General Hospital. He had been ill for six months. Survivors are his wife, the former Lydia Andrepont of Plaisance; two sons, Emar and Ewell Pitre both of Plaisance; and two daughters, Mrs. Lee Fontenot of Grand Prairie and Mrs. Athenis Chapman of Bellaire Cove. Also surviving are three brothers, Willie and Adam of Lawtell and Cleveland of Ville Platte; two sisters, Mrs. Azeline Vasseur of Prairie Ronde and Mrs. J. A. Latiolais of Lawtell; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Damon Joseph Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas), Wednesday, 3 August 1960: Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. today for Damon Pitre, 70, retired farmer, who died Tuesday morning at a Lafayette hospital. Services were held at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery at Prairie Ronde with Lafond and Son Funeral Home in charge. Pitre is survived by his wife, the former Felicie Vige of Opelousas; one son, Nelson Pitre of Lawtell; four brothers, Vellie and Issim Pitre of Lawtell, Clifford Pitre of Ville Platte and Simon Pitre of Plaisance; two sisters, Mrs. P. Vasseaur of Opelousas and Mrs. Elesia Latiolais of Lawtell; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Eva Pitre: Clarion News (Opelousas), Thursday, 6 November 1930: Buggy Demolished as Mule is Unhurt - Mrs. Henry Pitre's Head Crushed in Tragedy Wednesday Afternoon - Mrs. Henry Pitre, 37, died a few minutes after her body was hurled 60 feet by Missouri-Pacific Fast Passenger Train 5 as it struck the buggy in which she was riding at 2:25 Wednesday afternoon. Lillian and Atile Deville, two young sisters, miraculously saved their lives by jumping from the buggy just before the train crash. The trio had been in Opelousas shopping and were returning home. They came to the railroad crossing two miles west of Opelousas and did not see the train in time to avoid the tragedy. Mrs. Pitre's body was hurled along the track about sixty feet by the impact. Her head was crushed and bones broken. The buggy was hurled against a cattle gap and destroyed as it fell in a nearby ditch. The mule pulling the buggy escaped injury and ran west. Mrs. Pitre is the mother of seven children, one, a young baby. It was the first time she had left the infant and was on the way home at the time. The family, well-to-do planters reside in Prairie Ronde. The Missouri-Pacific engineer stopped the train and members of the crew attempted to take Mrs. Pitre to the Sanitarium but she died a few minutes before arrival at the hospital. She did not gain consciousness before the end.
Azeline Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 19 January 1968: Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Vasseur, 71, of Prairie Ronde, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Prairie Ronde. Burial will be in the Bertrand cemetery under direction of the First National Funeral Home of Opelousas. Mrs. Vasseur died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was the former Azeline Pitre. Mrs. Vasseur is survived by four sons, Theodore of Prairie Ronde, Leo of Mamou, Nolton and J.C., both of Opelousas; and seven daughters, Mrs. Wilfred Guillory, Mrs. Foster Deville, and Mrs. Wilfred Pitre, all of Opelousas, Mrs. John Jagneaux of Eunice; Mrs. Rodney Joubert of Prairie Ronde, Mrs. James Vidrine of Church Point and Mrs. Andrew Vidrine of Ville Platte. Also surviving are three brothers, Willie and Idam Pitre of Lawtell, and Clevan Pitre of Ville Platte; one sister, Mrs. E.C. Latiolais of Lawtell; and 37 grandchildren.
Una Mary Pitre: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Friday, 18 June 2004: (photo) Lawtell - Funeral services for Mrs. Una Pitre Latiolais will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, at St. Bridget Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. Daniel Picard will celebrate and the Rev. Austin Leger will con-celebrate the services. Mrs. Latiolais, 96, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in Senior Village Nursing Home. Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie Sinclair and husband, Jack, of Lafayette; her grandchildren, Sherry Stagg and husband, Terry, of Whiteville, Jackie Leger, of Lafayette, and David Sinclair, of Independence; her great-grandchildren, Tracey Stagg and husband, Greg, Matthew Stagg and wife, Tina, Lauren Clark and husband, Chris, all of Whiteville; and Jennifer Leger and Eric Leger, both of Lafayette; and her great-great-grandchildren, M'Lea DeRouen, Brad DeRouen and Caroline Derouen, Katlyn Stagg, Madeline Clark and Samuel Clark, all of Whiteville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elisha C. Latiolais; her parents, Arthur P. Pitre and the former Alma Fontenot; and a daughter, Jennise Darbonne. Visitation was observed from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. Thursday and will continue from 9 a.m. Friday until time of services. A rosary was prayed at 7 p.m. Thursday. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Bridget Cemetery, Lawtell, LA: Una P. Latiolais / Nov. 19, 1907 / June 16, 2004 / in loving memory // Elisha C. Latiolais / March 10, 1899 / March 5, 1975 / in loving memory
William Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 11 July 1980: Mr. Willie Pitre, Sr., father of Daily World advertising director Willie Pitre, died suddenly last night at 9:50 at Opelousas General Hospital. He was 70. Mr. Pitre's last rites will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. He was a lifelong resident of Lawtell. Burial will be in the mausoleum in St. Bridget Cemetery under the direction of Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Highway. A Rosary will be recited tonight at 8:30. Survivors include his wife, the former Marie Manuel of Lawtell; a son, Willie Pitre, Jr., Lawtell; five daughters, Mrs. Winnie Mae Lee of Idor, Texas; Mrs. Joseph E. (Eula Mae) Faul of Lafayette, Mrs. Carlton (Ethel) Faul, Lawtell, Mrs. Doake (Mary) Meche, Arnaudville and Mrs. Pat (Anita) Soileau, Ville Platte; a sister, Mrs. Una Latiolais, Lawtell; two brothers, Idam Pitre, Lawtell and Cleve Pitre, Ville Platte and 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Cleveland J. Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 17 May 1992: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mr. Cleveland J. Pitre, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial following at St. Bridget Cemetery in Lawtell. Pitre, a resident of Ville Platte, died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday at Savoy Medical Center in Mamou. He is a retired carpenter. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. today. Visitation will be held from 10-10 today and from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Monday. Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Clany Fontenot Pitre, of Ville Platte; a son, Arthur Pitre, of Ville Platte; two sisters, Mrs. Dessie Breland, of Whiteville, and Mrs. Ena Latoilais, of Lawtell; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Ardoin Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Bridget Cemetery, Lawtell, LA: Cleveland J. Pitre / May 9, 1912 / May 16, 1992
Idam Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 28 December 1989: Lawtell - Funeral services for Mr. Idom 'Choe' Pitre, 75, were to be held at 2 p.m. today in St. Bridget's Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Lawtell, died Tuesday at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Victoria Boone Pitre of Lawtell; a son, Idam Ray Pitre of Lawtell; a daughter, Annette P. Guidry of Acworth, Ga.; a brother, Cleveland Pitre of Ville Platte; a sister, Mrs. E. C. (Euna P.) Latiolais of Lawtell; and three grandchildren. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on Old Sunset Road in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Parishes of Acadia, Allen Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu,
Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary and Vermillion.
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some Texas deaths in RED taken from death certificates.
Last updated: 20 December 2022.