Continuation of tree (2nd child of Henri Pitre/Eva Pitre); all known surname descendants:
9 Aaron Pitre b: 21 January 1914 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 6 September 1976 Quitman, Jackson, LA
+Maude Miles b: 12 September 1914 Arkansas; m: Abt. 1938 [Joseph Thomas/Hattie Mae Broughton]; d: 15 March 1978 Ruston, Lincoln, LA
10 Joan Pitre b: Abt. 1939
+--- Jones
10 Barbara J. Pitre b: Abt. 1942
+Mac Richard Johnson m: 30 November 1962 Hodge, Jackson, LA [J. Sidney/---]
10 Jimmy Earl Pitre b: Abt. 1944
+Anne Marie Vonesh m: June 1970 [William H./---]
10 Patsy E. Pitre b: Abt. 1947
+--- Stewart
Notes for Aaron Pitre:
Census
- 1920
- 1930
- 1940 Jackson, Louisiana: Aaron Pitre 26 proprietor operator/retail grocery, wife Maud 25, Joan 5 months.
- 1950 Jackson Parish, LA: Aaron Pitre 35 fourth hand on no one paper machine/paper mill, wife Willie Maude 35, Joan 10, Barbara J. 7, Jimmy Earl 5, Patsy E. 2.
WWII Records: Aaron Pitre, res. Quitman, Jackson, LA; b. 21 Jan 1914 Opelousas; contact wife Mrs. Maude Miles Pitre; 5' 9 1/2", 159 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Hodeg, Jackson, LA
Obituary: Monroe News Star (LA), Tuesday, 7 September 1976: Quitman - Funeral services for Aaron (Pete) Pitre, 62, of Rt. 1, Quitman, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Buck Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel in Jonesboro with the Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. Mr. Pitre died Monday at his residence in Quitman after a sudden illness. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Maude Pitre of Quitman; one son, Jimmy Pitre of Natchitoches; three daughters, Mrs. Joan Jones of Alexandria, Mrs. Barbara Johnson of Quitman and Mrs. Patsy Stewart of Baton Rouge; one brother, Waven Pitre of Opelousas; three sisters, Mrs. Leo Belle Ortego of Lake Charles, Mrs. Lolita Lavergne of St. Martinville and Mrs. Vivian Lyons of Church Point and eight grandchildren.
Notes for Maude Miles:
Obituary: The Shreveport Journal (Shreveport, LA), Friday, 17 March 1978: Jonesboro - Maude Miles Pitre, 63, of Quitman died Wednesday in a Ruston hospital following a lengthy illness. Funeral services were today in the Edmonds Funeral Home with the Revs. Paul Johnson and Durwood Miles officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Cemetery near Quitman. Mrs. Pitre is survived by one son, Jimmy Pitre of Natchitoches; three daughters, Jo Ann Jones of Alexandria, Barbara Johnson of Quitman, and Patsy Stewart of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Floyd Miles of Quitman and Clyde Miles of Dodson; three sisters, Mrs. Til McBride of Jonesboro, Helen Lockhart of Monroe, and Lucille Strozier of Ruston; and nine grandchildren.
Back one generation to parents of Aaron 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: 9 June 2022.