Continuation of tree (2nd child of Edmond 'Edward' Pitre/Agatha Amelia Langley); all known surname descendants:
8 Ambroise Pitre b: 13 April 1878 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 December 1916 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Arise Hebert b: 22 September 1881 Calcasieu, LA; m: 14 April 1898 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA [Paul/Julia Lebleu]; d: 22 December 1938 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
9 Harrison J. Pitre b: 11 June 1899 Fenton, Calcasieu, LA; d: 3 December 1968 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
+Grace Joy McRell (Perry) b: 19 November 1892 Woodville, Tyler, TX; m: Abt. 1931 [John C./Cora McAllister]; d: 27 October 1969 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
9 Bessie Mae Pitre b: 3 August 1906 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 12 May 1994 Vinton, Calcasieu, LA
+Jasper Wade Pitre b: 18 November 1905 Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA; m: Abt. 1939 [Asa/Marie Savant]; d: 22 October 1983 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
Notes for Ambroise Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Calcasieu, Louisiana: Widow Aggie Peate 44 (farmer), Ambroise 21 (farm laborer), wife of 2 years Arice 18, Harrison 2; Yve 18, Sidney 17, Ada 15, Lillie 13, Shelmer 10.
- 1910 Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas: Ambrose Pitre 31 (farm laborer), wife of 11 years Ariese H. 28, Harry J. 10, Bessie M. 4.
- 1920 Jefferson Davis, LA: Widow Erise 37 now remarried to Frank F. Senez 33 (general farmer), Bessie Pitre 13. [Harry 20 - ?]
- 1930 Jefferson Davis, LA: Frank Senez 44, wife Elize 46. Harry J. Pitre 30 (soldier) found at Luke Field (US Army), Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Bessie 23 - ?]
Tombstone inscriptions, Lebleu Cemetery, Fenton, Jefferson Davis: Ambrose Pitre / born / Apr. 13, 1878 / died / Dec. 26, 1916 // Ariese Senez / Sept. 26, 1881 / Dec. 22, 1938 / thy memory shall / ever be a guiding / star to heaven
Misc., from The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, LA):
- 21 March 1913: Ambroise Pitre to Sidney Pitre, 160 acres more or less, $275.00.
- 31 December 1915: Little Bessie Pitre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Pitre who live east of Fenton, was taken to the Santarium
Saturday to be operated upon for appendicitis. Miss Bessie who has been attending school in Welsh was taken sick quite suddenly. We hope to see her back in school soon.
- 26 May 1916: Mr. Harry Pitre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Pitre, who has just graduated from the Lafayette Industrial Institute, returned home Wednesday afternoon.
Notes for Arise Hebert:
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Thursday, 22 December 1938: Lake Charles, La., Dec. 22 - Mrs. Ariese Senez, 57, died Thursday morning at 4:30 o'clock at her home in Fenton, La. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon from the Fenton Catholic church with the Rev. Paul Fuselier officiating. Burial will be in the LeBleu cemetery east of Fenton with the J.E. Hixson and Sons funeral home in charge. Mrs. Senez was born September 22, 1881, in what was then the old Imperial Calcasieu parish. She is survived by her husband, Frank Senez; one son, H.J. Pitre, Randolph Field, Texas; a daughter, Miss Bessie Mae Pitre, Fenton; one brother, Poley Hebert, Lake Charles; five sisters, Mrs. Tobe Marcantel, Mrs. Clodia Shannon, all of Lake Charles, Mrs. Nick Langley and Mrs. Jarvey Hebert, both of Fenton.
Obituaries for the children:
Harrison J. Pitre: San Antonio Express (TX), Wednesday, 4 December 1968: Col. Harry Joseph Pitre, USAF Ret. of 114 Northaven Drive, born in Fenton, Louisiana, June 11, 1899, passed away Tuesday December 3, 1968 at the age of 69 years. Col. Pitre has lived in San Antonio for the past 37 years, was a member of the St. Mark's Methodist Church and is survived by his wife Mrs. Grace McRell Pitre of San Antonio; a sister, Mrs. Jasper (Bessie Mae) Pitre of Lake Charles, La.; a niece, Mrs. Joseph (Carole) Spano of Big Springs, Texas and an uncle, Mr. Sidney Pitre of Fenton, La. Funeral services are pending and will be announced in later papers by a member of The Cude Family, Alamo Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio: Harry J / Pitre / Louisiana / Colonel / US Air Force / World War II / June 11, 1899 / December 3, 1968 / AFCM // his wife / Grace J / November 19, 1892 / October 26, 1969
Back one generation to parents of Ambroise Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- 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).
Last updated: 29 January 2021.