Continuation of tree (6th child of Pierre Martin Pitre/Marceline Miller); all known surname descendants:
8 Artelus Pitre b: 12 August 1881 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; d: 8 June 1968 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ Olivia Fontenot b: 18 March 1879 Eunice, Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1901 Calcasieu Parish, LA [Joachin/Olive Ortego]; d: 24 September 1962 Kinder, Allen, LA
9 Ed. Joseph Pitre b: 13 June 1902 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA; d: Bef. 1910
9 Lucy Pitre b: 24 July 1903 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA; d: 15 January 1995 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ James Fontenot b: 28 September 1898; m: 10 June 1922 Allen, LA; d: 28 August 1976 Elton, Jefferson Davis, LA
9 Lucinia Pitre b: 19 May 1906 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 28 July 1984 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ --- Boudreaux
*2nd Husband of Lucinia Pitre:
+ Allie Langley b: 11 September 1891 Kinder, Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1933; d: 6 June 1967 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
9 Edwin Pitre b: 28 July 1908 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 1 February 1985 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ Lucille Langley b: 29 November 1913; m: c8 June 1929 [John N./Azelie ---]; d: 11 July 1989 Bridge City, Orange, TX
9 Gladys Pitre b: 9 October 1913 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 10 September 1991 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ Tillmark Billodeaux b: 18 December 1895 Mamou, Evangeline, LA; m: 2 March 1931 [Ulysses/Azeline Fontenot]; d: 15 April 1953 Kinder, Allen, LA
*2nd Husband of Gladys Pitre:
+ Atney Ortego b: 18 March 1900 Elton, Calcasieu, LA; m: Aft. April 1953; d: 23 April 1974 Kinder, Allen, LA
9 Mervin Pitre b: 11 October 1915 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 19 September 1993 Kinder, Allen, LA
Notes for Artelus Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Calcasieu, Louisiana: Arthur L. Pete 23 (farmer), wife of 9 years Olivia 23; 3 of 4 children still living, Lucey 6, Lucenia 4, Edwin 2.
- 1920 Kinder, Allen, LA: Arteleus Pitre 38 (farmer), wife Olivia 37,
T---g 16, Lucina 13 (crippled), Edwin 11, Larie 5, Mervin 3 years 5 months.
- 1930 Jefferson Davis, LA: Astelus Pitre 48, wife Olivia 48, Lencenia 23,
Gladis 15, Marvin 14, granddaughter Ella M. [Boudreaux] 1 year 9 months.
- 1940 Allen, LA: Artelus Pitre 58 farmer/farm, wife Olivia 57, Mervin 24.
- 1950 Jefferson Davis, LA: Artelus Pitre 68 farm hand/farm, wife Olivia F. 71, Murvin 34.
WWI registration records: Artelus Pitre; Kinder, Allen, LA; born 12 Aug 1881; Olivier Pitre (wife); medium height, medium build; brown eyes & light brown hair.
Obituary: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Wednesday, 12 June 1968: Artelus Pitre, 86, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday in his home after a brief illness. Funeral services were at 9 a.m. Monday from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. The Rev. John Maguire, assistant pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery near Elton under the direction of Ardoin Funeral home of Kinder. A Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Pitre was a lifelong resident of the Kinder area. He was a retired farmer. Survivors, all from Kinder, are, two sons, Edwin and Mervin Pitre; three daughters, Mrs. Lucenia Langley, Mrs. Lucy Fontenot and Mrs. Gladys Ortego; one sister, Mrs. Angelina Marcantel; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Liberty Cemetery, Elton, LA: Mr. Artelus / Pitre / Aug. 12, 1881 / June 8, 1968 / Father // Mrs. Artelus / Pitre / Mar. 18, 1879 / Sept. 24, 1962 / Mother
Notes for Olivia Fontenot:
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Monday, 24 September 1962: Kinder - Mrs. Olivia Pitre, 83, died at 12:45 a.m. today in her home here following an illness of two years. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Phillip Neri Catholic church with Rev. A.J. Robichaud, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty cemetery near Elton under direction of Ardoin funeral home of Kinder. Mrs. Pitre was a life-long resident of the Kinder area. Survivors are her husband, Artelus Pitre; two sons, Edwin and Mervin Pitre; three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Fontenot, Mrs. Lucenia Langley and Mrs. Gladys Ortego, all of Kinder; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Manuel of Kinder and Mrs. Amar Miller of Elton; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Lucy Pitre: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday,
19 January 1995: Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Fontenot, 91, were
held Jan. 16 at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. The Rev. James Gaddy
officiated. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery. Mrs. Fontenot died
Sunday, Jan. 15, 1995, in the Kinder Nursing Home. A native of Kinder, she
retired from the Allen Parish School as a lunch room worker. She was a
member of the Ladies Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of America.
Survivors are one son, Elwin 'Red' Fontenot of Deweyville, Tex.; eight
grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Liberty Cemetery, Elton: (photo) / Lucy P. / Fontenot / July 24, 1903 / Jan. 15, 1995 / James / Fontenot / Sept. 28, 1898 / Aug. 28, 1976
Lucinia Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA: Lucenia P. / Langley / May 19, 1906 / July 28, 1984 / in God we have life // Allie Langley / Sept. 11, 1891 / June 6, 1967 / weep not he is at rest
Edwin Pitre: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 7 February 1985: Funeral services for Mr. Edwin Pitre, age 76, of Kinder, La. was at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 1985. Rosary was at 7 p.m., Friday, February 2, 1985. Chapel Service was in Ardoin's Chapel with Rev. Msgr. A.J. Robichaud officiating. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery under direction of Ardoin's Funeral Home of Kinder. Mr. Pitre died at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 1, 1985, at the Allen Parish Hospital of a sudden illness. He was a native of the Kinder area. He was a retired farm hand. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Adeline Pitre of Kinder, La.; three sons, Mr. Shelton Pitre of Oberlin, La., Mr. Elroy Pitre of Houston, Texas and Mr. William (Bill) Pitre of Corpus Christi, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Juanita (Joyce) Amy of Bridge City, Texas; one step-daughter, Mrs. Hazel Courville of Oberlin, La.; one brother Mr. Mervin Pitre of Kinder, La.; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Ortego and Mrs. Lucy Fontenot of Kinder, La.; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Liberty Cemetery, Elton, LA: (photo) / Edwin Pitre / July 28, 1908 / Feb. 1, 1985 / until we meet in paradise
Gladys Pitre: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 19 September 1991: Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Billodeaux, 77, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 12, from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. The Reverend Roland Vaughn officiated. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in Elton under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Mrs. Billodeaux died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, September 10, 1991, in the Kinder hospital. She was a native of the Kinder area. Survivors are one son, Alvin Billodeaux of Oberlin; one daughter, Mrs. D. K. Roberson of Highlands, Texas; one brother, Mervin Pitre of Kinder; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Fontenot of Kinder, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mervin Pitre: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 23 September 1993: Funeral services for Mervin Pitre, 77, were held Sept. 21 in Ardoin's Funeral Home. The Rev. James Gaddy and Fredrick LaPoint officiated. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in Elton. Mr. Pitre died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1993, in a local care center. A lifelong resident of Kinder, he was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lucy Fontenot of Kinder.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Liberty Cemetery, Elton, LA: Mervin Pitre / Oct. 11, 1915 / Sept. 19, 1993 / Son
Back one generation to parents of Artelus Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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.