Continuation of tree (5th child of Jasper Leandre Pitre/Marie Denise Langley); all known surname descendants:
8 Asa Pitre b: 1 October 1885 Calcasieu, LA; d: 25 January 1952 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+Marie Savant b: 1887; m: 19 December 1904 Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA; d: 13 May 1958 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
9 Jasper Wade Pitre b: 18 November 1905 Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA; d: 22 October 1983 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+Bessie Mae Pitre b: 3 August 1906 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1939 [Ambroise/Arise Hebert]; d: 12 May 1994 Vinton, Calcasieu, LA
9 male Pitre b: 1919 Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA; d: 1 May 1919 Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA
Notes for Asa Pitre:
Census
- 1910
- 1920 Jefferson Davis, Louisiana: Asa Pitre 34 (rice farmer), wife Marie 34, Jasper W. 14; hired man Homer Prudhomme 22 (farm laborer).
- 1930 Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA: Asa Pitre 43, wife Marie 42, Jasper 24.
- 1940 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA: Asa Pitre 54 laborer, wife Marie 54.
- 1950 Jefferson Davis, LA: Asa Pitre 64, wife Marie S. 63, brother-in-law T. S. Savant 55.
WWI registration records: Asa Pitre; Jefferson Davis, LA; born 1 Oct 1885; Mrs. Mary Pitre; short height, stout build; blue eyes & brown hair.
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Saturday, 26 January 1952: Lake Charles - Services were held Saturday morning at Fenton Catholic church with burial at LeBleu cemetery directed by Hixson funeral home for Asa Pitre, 66, of Fenton. His wife; son, J.W. Pitre of Lake Charles; two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Lovina Marcantel of Fenton and Mrs. Sarah Langley of Elton survive.
Tombstone inscriptions, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton: Asa Pitre / Oct. 1, 1885 / Jan. 25, 1952 / we will / meet again // Mary Savant / wife of / Asa Pitre / 1887 - 1958 / mother
Misc. from The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, LA):
- 16 December 1904: A marriage license was issued last week to Asa Pitre, of Welsh, and Mrs. Lastie Augustine, of near Kinder. The wedding will take place Monday at the home of Arsene LeBlue.
Notes for Marie Savant:
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Wednesday, 14 May 1958: Lake Charles - Final rites for Mrs. Asa Pitre, 71, are planned at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fenton Catholic Church with burial in the LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton directed by Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Pitre, a native of Fenton, lived in Lake Charles six months. She died Tuesday at the home of her son, Jasper W. Pitre, 3808 Auburn St. Other survivors are one sister, Mrs. Bridget Peloquin of Fenton, one brother, T.S. Savant of Fenton, and one granddaughter.
Obituaries for the children:
Jasper Wade Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Consolata Cemetery, Lake Charles: Jasper W. Pitre / Nov. 18 1905 / Oct 22 1983 // Bessie Pitre / Aug 3 1906 / May 12 1994
Back one generation to parents of Asa 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), or tombstone inscriptions.
Last updated: 13 June 2022.