Continuation of tree (3rd child of Auguste Joseph Pitre/2nd wife Marie Antoinette Janis); all known surname descendants:
8 Augustin Pitre b: 19 June 1852 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1910
+ Marie Louise Reed b: Abt. 1857 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 21 January 1874 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Guillaume/Cecile Janis]; d: 9 November 1923
9 Marie Oliva Pitre b: 13 December 1875 Plaisance, St. Landry, LA; d: Bet. 1920-April 1926
+Joseph Armas Manuel b: 20 December 1877 Chataignier, St. Landry, LA; m: 31 May 1897 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Amas/Marie Fontenot]; d: 17 September 1949 Evangeline, LA
9 Olivier Pitre b: 5 August 1877 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 25 December 1952 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Athilde Soileau b: 1 April 1883 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 10 January 1899 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Theodule/Marie Veillon]; d: 6 June 1954 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Auguste Pitre b: 19 January 1880 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 October 1884 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
9 Orter Pitre b: 28 March 1882 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1930
+ Emerante Manuel b: 10 March 1883 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 9 December 1902 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Adolphe/Louisa Young]; d: 3 March 1937 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Jacques Pitre b: 7 August 1886 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 7 March 1945 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Amanda Fontenot b: 15 February 1890 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 1 October 1907 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 1 October 1907 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 24 March 1967 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Syrius Pitre b: 16 April 1888 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1910
9 Marie Lydia Pitre b: 4 January 1891 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1910
9 Martha Pitre b: 18 November 1893 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 27 May 1930 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Armand D. Veillon b: 10 August 1893 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1914 [Armand/Alma Manuel]; d: 14 June 1973 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
9 Dora Pitre b: 30 October 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1910
Notes for Augustin Pitre:
Census
- 1880 St. Landry, Louisiana: Augustin Pitre 25 (farmer), wife Mary 22, Olivia 6, Oliver 4, Auguste 4 months.
- 1900
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Auguste Pitre 57 (general farmer), wife of 35 years
Marie 55 (6 of 10 children still living), Lydia 18, Martha 16.
WWI registration records (sons):
Orter Pitre: Ortere Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 28 Mar 1881; Mrs.
Marante Pitre; medium height, medium build; gray eyes & black hair.
Jacques Pitre: Jake Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born
6 Aug 1886 (Evangeline Par.); father, wife & children; medium height, medium
build; blue eyes & brown hair.
Unresolved query regarding parentage:
Auguste Joseph Pitre seemingly had a second wife, Marie Antoinette Janis, or at least a second relationship possibly not legalized by marriage.
From records found in Southwest Louisiana Records, we have Auguste Joseph's first marriage to Melasie Brandt in 1840. For their two daughters, there is a marriage record for Marguerite Melasie to Augustin Pierre Bellard (Bellair) in 1857, and a baptism record for Marie Adeline (1843) and her 2 marriage records to Louis Pitre (1860) and Adolphe Cyprien Fontenot (1862). There do not appear to be any other children. This is reinforced in the estate proceedings following Auguste Joseph's death.
Also in Southwest Louisiana Records, there are 2 baptismal records for Augustin Pitre (1852), and Celine Pitre (1853), attributed to 'Auguste & Marie Antoinette Janis' and 'Auguste & Azelie Tulcea Jacques Baptiste' respectively. It could be argued that the second entry may be too much of a stretch, so I will restrict myself to Augustin only. This Marie Antoinette Janis appears the same as the one born 23 July 1815, d/o Mamert Janis dit Langrois & Marie Francoise Langlois, and was married to Victor Jean Baptiste Jannot on 13 April 1841.
The 1850 census (taken in November) reveals the following 2 families living not far from each other:
- Ww. Batiste Janeau 35, Jn. Bte. 7, Jn. Pierre 5, Lucas 3.
- Auguste J. Pitre 30, Melanie 6, Ami 4.
The 1860 census:
Augustin J. Beller 23 (farmer), $3000 real estate, $7000 personal, Melazi J. Pitre 18;
Louis Joachim Pitre 20 (farmer), wife Marguerite Joseph Pitre 17;
Jean B. Jeanno 17 (farmer), Pierre Jeanno 15 (farmer).
There are no relationships listed but this would appear to be Auguste Joseph's 2 daughters and their respective husbands, plus 2 sons of Marie Antoinette Janis's 1st marriage to Victor Jean Baptiste Jannot.
I cannot find mention of Augustin Pitre
until the 1880 census. Augustin's wife is Marie Louise Reed, d/o
Guillaume/Cecile Janis. Cecile Janis was sister to Marie Antoinette Janis.
This would make Augustin & wife Marie Louise 1st cousins.
Have the spouses of Auguste Joseph Pitre and Marie Antoinette Janis both died before the 1850 census, as both are missing from the households? Does the burial record in Southwest Louisiana Records (Mme. Auguste J. Pitre nee Bouet d. 4 Dec. 1858 at age 40 yrs.) refer to Melasie Brandt or Marie Antoinette Janis? If Auguste Joseph's son Augustin was legitimate, why was there an explicit statement in the estate proceedings regarding the fact that Auguste Joseph had only two legitimate heirs, i.e. the two elder daughters.
Obituaries for the children:
Olivier Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 26 December 1952: Ville Platte - Funeral services were held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church here Friday afternoon for Olivier Pitre, 76, who died suddenly Christmas day. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitre had just eaten dinner when he was stricken with a heart attack. He is survived by his wife, the former Atile Soileau; a daughter, Mrs. Elie Fontenot; three sons, Olipsey Pitre of Houston and Harry and Roy Pitre of Ville Platte, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Ardoin Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: IHS / Olivier Pitre / Aug. 5, 1876 / Dec. 25, 1952 / Father // IHS / Mrs. Olivier / Pitre / April 1, 1883 / June 6, 1954 / Mother
Jacques Pitre: Tombstone Inscriptions, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Mrs. / Jake Pitre / born Feb. 15, 1890 / died Mar. 24, 1967 (next to identical grave, no markings on cross)
Martha Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, LA: Armand D. / 1894 - 1973 / together forever / VEILLON / Martha / 1896 - 1930
Back one generation to parents of Augustin 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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 8 November 2022.