Continuation of tree (11th child of Joseph 'Clemille' Pitre/2nd Wife Laura Honorine Chedotal); all known surname descendants:
8 Augustin Pitre b: 1 February 1897 Charenton, St. Mary, LA; d: 30 August 1980 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+Pearl Dyer b: 16 October 1902 Louisiana; m: 9 June 1924 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX [Machen/Virginia Gunn]; d: 25 December 1980 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
9 Augustin Joseph Pitre b: 2 December 1924 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX; d: 22 December 1924 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
Notes for Augustin Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas: Augustin J. Pitre 32, wife Pearl 27; brother Clemile 30; widowed mother Laura 78; brother-in-law Roy Taylor 29, wife Inez 21, Pattie J. 1.
- 1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX: Augustin Pitre 43 [$1000 house value] pumper/ pet. oil refinery, wife Pearl 37. [348 - 18th Street]
- 1950 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX: Augustine Pitre 53 still man/petroleum refinery, wife Pearl 47.
WWI registration records: Augustin Pitre; Port Arthur,
Jefferson, TX; born 1 Feb 1897 (Ashton, LA); C.J. Pitre; medium height, medium
build; blue eyes & black hair.
Obituary: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Sunday, 31 August 1980: Graveside services for Augustine J. Pitre of Port Arthur, Texas, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Burial will be under direction of John Kramer & Son. Pitre, 83, died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Survivors include his wife, Pearl Dyer Pitre of Port Arthur.
Tombstone inscription, Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Alexandria, Rapides Parish: A.J. / 1897 - 1980 / Pearl Dyer / 1902 - 1980 / together forever / PITRE
Notes for Pearl Dyer:
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Friday, 26 December 1980: Port Arthur - Funeral for Pearl Dyer Pitre, 78, of 2409 Duff Dr. was to be at 2 p.m. today at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Gardens in Alexandria, La. She died at 6 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital after an illness. A native of Cheneyville, La., she had lived in Port Arthur 58 years. Survivors include a sister, Inez D. Atkins of Alexandria; three brothers, Wilbur Dyer of Cheneyville, Allen B. Dyer of Baton Rouge and James W. Dyer of LeCompte, La.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
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.
Last updated: 8 June 2022.