Continuation of tree (2nd child of Florence Pitre/Amelia Langley); all known surname descendants:
9 Alfred Pitre b: 1 May 1895 Calcasieu, LA; d: 28 February 1966 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Armine Arabie (Richard) b: 16 September 1892 Church Point, Acadia, LA; m: 1 May 1917 Jefferson Davis, LA [Adrien/Venia Cormier]; d: 25 August 1980 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
Notes for Alfred Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Acadia, Louisiana: Alfred Pitre 23 farmer, wife Armina 24, Eureka 5.
- 1930 Jefferson Davis, LA: Alford Pitre 40, wife Minnie 42, Eurie 16.
- 1940 Jefferson Davis, LA: Alfred Pitre 39 laborer farmer/farm, wife Armenia 47, adopted son Davis Myers 12, adopted daughter Viola Myers 11.
- 1950 Jefferson Davis, LA: Alfred Pitre 55, wife Armena 57, widowed father-in-law Adrien Arabie 87.
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Tuesday, 1 March 1966: Fenton - Funeral services for Alfred Pitre, 69, of Fenton, were to be at 10 a.m. today from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Welsh with Rev. Jules O. Daigle, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Welsh Catholic Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of Kinder. Mr. Pitre died at 6:30 a.m. Monday in his home following a long illness. A retired farmer, he was born near Oberlin and had lived in Fenton 20 years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Armena A. Pitre; one step-son, Eurick Richard of Fenton; one daughter, Mrs. Ted Baier of West Lake; one brother, Mayo Pitre of Hathaway; one step-brother, Adam Ardoin of Evangeline, and one sister, Mrs. Eulice Miller of Evangeline.
Tombstone Inscription, Our Lady of Seven Dolors Cemetery, Welsh: Alfred Pitre / May 1895 - Feb 1966 // Armine Pitre / born Sept. 16, 1882 / died age 89, Aug. 25 1980
Notes for Armine Arabie:
Obituary: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 28 August 1980: Mrs. Armine Pitre, 87, of Fenton died at 4 A.M. Monday, August 25, at the Kinder Nursing Home, due to a lengthy illness. She was born in Church Point and had resided in Fenton most of her life. She was a member of the Catholic church. Funeral services for Mrs. Pitre were held Tuesday, August 26 at 10 AM, in St. Charles Barroneo Catholic Church in Fenton, with the Rev. Msgr. A. J. Robichaud, pastor officiating. Burial followed in the Welsh Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin's Funeral Home of Kinder. Survivors are: one son, Eurick Richard of Fenton; one daughter, Mrs. Verdie Barr of Westlake; one brother, John Arabie of Fenton; 5 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
**Social Security lists Alfred as Alfred Pete.
Back one generation to parents of Alfred 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: 13 June 2022.