Continuation of tree (3rd child of Carmilien Charles Pitre/Eugenie Delafosse); all known surname descendants:
7 Benjamin Pitre b: 17 August 1866 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 June 1948 Memphis, Shelby, TN
+Nannie E. Oliver b: 24 May 1873 Okolona, Chickasaw, MS; m: 1 April 1894 Memphis, Shelby, TN [James M./Rebecca Looney]; d: 24 April 1951 Memphis, Shelby, TN
Notes for Benjamin Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee: Benjamen Petre 33 retail grocery, wife Ediott 23, sister-in-law Eve Oliver 16 saleslady, widowed mother(-in-law) Rebecca Oliver 60, 4 lodgers.
- 1910 Memphis, Shelby, TN: French George 46 salesman/snuff co., wife Maudine 31; Benjamine Pitre 45 house building contractor, laborer Joseph Brown 28, wife Josie 24, William 7.
- 1920 Boyle, Bolivar, Mississippi: Benjiman Pitre 53 retail merchant/furniture, wife Nannie E. 38 bookkeeper/furniture store, sister-in-law Eva Olliver 34 salesman/furniture store.
- 1930 Beat, Sunflower, MS: Benjamin Pitre 54 farmer, wife Nannie E. 39.
- 1940 Memphis, Shelby, TN: Widow Maudine French 56, sister Eva Oliver 43, brother-in-law Ben J. Pitre 69 & wife Nannie E. 61.
- 1950 Memphis, Shelby, TN: Widow Maudine French 70, widowed sister Nannie O. Pitre 76; 3 lodgers.
Obituary: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Friday, 4 June 1948: (photo) Services for Benjamin J. Pitre of 1162 Overton Park, for many years a planter and building contractor in the Mississippi Delta, will be held at 2 tomorrow afternoon at his home. Dr. R. G. Lee will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hill with National Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Pitre was 76. He died at 11:25 yesterday morning at his home after a year of illness. He had been in serious condition since January. Born in Lake Charles, La., he moved to Indianola, Miss., where he had a plantation and carried on his building business. He was instrumental in the development of Boyle, Miss., and was well-known throughout the Delta. He retired about 10 years ago and moved to Memphis from Indianola. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church here. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Nannie Oliver Pitre, and a brother, John C. Pitre of Lake Charles.
Tombstone Inscription, Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, TN: Benjamin Pitre / 1866-1948 // Nannie Oliver / Pitre / 1873-1951 (main stone) OLIVER-PITRE
Notes for Nannie E. Oliver:
Obituary: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Wednesday, 25 April 1951: Mrs. Nannie Oliver Pitre, whose husband once owned the town of Boyle, Miss., died at 8:30 yesterday morning at her home at 1162 Overton Park after a year's illness. Services, conducted by Dr. R. G. Lee, will be held at the residence at 3:30 this afternoon. Burial will be in Forest Hill with National Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Pitre, widow of B. J. Pitre, Bolyar County, Miss., planter, moved with him to Memphis from Boyle 34 years ago. They donated the land on which they built the Boyle Baptist Church. An active member of Bellevue Baptist Church, Mrs. Pitre sang in the church choir and took part in the Training Union and other activities. She was also active in the Beethoven Club and similar cultural groups. She leaves a sister, Mrs. George French, with whom she lived, and two brothers, E. A. Oliver and W. I. Oliver of San Antonio.
Back one generation to parents of Benjamin 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: 13 March 2026.