Continuation of tree (11th child of Charles Pitre/Adelphine Josephe Joubert); all known surname descendants:
7 Charles Pitre b: 9 November 1854 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 7 October 1912 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Ophelia Comeau b: 19 April 1862 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 8 January 1885 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Cleophas/Estelle Roy]; d: 6 March 1889 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Marie Stella Pitre b: 5 November 1886 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 November 1886 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Charles Laurent Pitre b: 12 April 1888 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 December 1978 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
+ Lillian Esau Doucet b: 25 January 1890; m: Abt. 1910 St. Landry, LA; d:10 January 1986 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
*2nd Wife of Charles Pitre:
+ Marie Ena Dominique b: 15 November 1870 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 12 November 1903 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Celonis/Alexandrine Desessart]; d: 10 December 1945 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Leon Pitre b: 16 August 1904 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 August 1904 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Mary Louisa Pitre b: 16 August 1905 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 December 1985 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+ Benjamin Durio b: Abt. 1900 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1927 [Adelin/---]; d: 4 October 1962 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Anna Rena Pitre b: 29 June 1907 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 May 1994 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
8 George C. Pitre b: 9 August 1910 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 December 1983 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Sara Thomas b: 13 July 1921 Louisiana; m: Abt. 1939; d: 18 January 1997 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1900 St. Landry, Louisiana: Widower Charles Pitre 45
(farmer), Charles L. 12.
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Charles Pitre 55 (general farmer), 2nd wife of 7
years Marie 39, Marie Louise 5, Anna 3.
- 1920 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Widow Marie Peter 49,
Marie Louise 14, Rena 12, George C. 9, living with her widowed brother Leon A.
Domingue 59, his children James O. 25 & Retah 26, and her sister Blanche 47.
- 1930 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Widow (Mrs.) Charles Pitre 59,
Rena 22, George 19, son-in-law Benjamin Durio 30, wife Marie L. 24; sister
Blanche Dominique 57 single, niece Rita Dominique 37 single.
- 1940 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Widow Mirie D. Pitre 69, George 29 laborer/telephone, wife Sarah 18. [250 Belvue]
Article: CHARLES PITRE, OPELOUSAS -- Mr. Pitre is a successful farmer who resides four miles west of Opelousas. He was born in St. Landry parish, November, 1865. His parents, Charles Pitre and Adele Joubert, were both natives of St. Landry, where they were reared, married and spent most of their lives. To them were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom Charles, the subject of this sketch, is the youngest. He was reared and received his education in St. Landry parish. Having made farming a practical study he adopted this as his lifetime vocation, and has been successful in his attempts thus far. He owns a plantation of two hundred and fifty acres of land, where he cultivates cotton and corn. Mr. Pitre married, in 1885, Miss Ophelia Comeaux, daughter of C. Comeaux. They became the parents of three children, viz: Estelle (deceased), Laurent. The first child died in infancy. Both Mr. Pitre and his wife are members of the Catholic church. [Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 68. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company.]
Obituary: St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, LA),
Saturday, 12 October 1912: Charles Pitre dies after long illness -
Chas. Pitre, connected intimately with farming and financial circles in
this section, died on Monday last, aged 57 years, 10 months and 27 days.
His remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery in Opelousas Tuesday morning.
Mr. Pitre was a member of one of the prominent families of the parish. He
had many friends who mourn his demise.
Notes for Marie Ophelia Comeau:
Her tombstone reads, 'Ici Repose, Marie Ophelia Comeau, Epouse de Charles
Pitre, nee Le 19 Avril 1862, Decedee Le 5 Mars, 1889. Elle Fut Bonne Epouse,
Bonne Mere, Bonne Chretienne. Elle est Regrettee de Tous ceux qui l'ont
connue. (She was a good wife, a good mother, a good Catholic. She is
missed by all who knew her.)
Notes for Marie Ena Dominique:
Obituary: Clarion News (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 13 December 1945: Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock for Mrs. Charles Pitre, 75, who passed away at her home on Bellevue street Monday afternoon. Mrs. Pitre had been in failing health for some time, but her condition had become critical only a few days before her death. Religious rites were read at the Catholic Church and interment was made in the adjacent cemetery with Lafond and Son in charge. Mrs. Pitre is survived by one son, George C. Pitre of Huntsville, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Bennie Durio and Miss Rina Pitre, Opelousas; one brother, Henry Dominique, and one sister, Miss Blanche Dominique, both of this city. The deceased was an aunt of Congressman Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Laurent Pitre: The Times (Shreveport, LA), Sunday, 24 December 1978: Charles L. Pitre, 90, of 1331 Louis St. died Friday in Schumpert Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Pitre, a native of Opelousas, was a 17-year resident of Shreveport and was a retired salesman for Ritchie Grocery. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday in the Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Rosary Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerard Foley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Mr. Pitre is survived by his wife, Lillian Doucet Pitre of Shreveport; three sons, E.H. Pitre and J.D. Pitre, both of El Dorado, Ark.; and Charles Pitre of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Bonita Rogers and Betty Pitre, both of Shreveport; one brother, George Pitre of Opelousas; and two sisters, Louise Durio of Opelousas and Rina Pitre of Santa Monica, Calif. Pallbearers will be E.C. Joyner Jr., Jimmy Malsch, Michael Landers, D.J. Rogers, Benje Pitre and James A. Pitre.
Mary Louisa Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 17 December 1985: Funeral services for Mrs. Bennie Durio, the former Marie Louise Pitre, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Landry Roman Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Durio, an Opelousas school teacher, died Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Bethany Nursing Home of Lafayette. She is survived by a son, Charles A. Durio of Lafayette; a daughter, Mrs. Rita Durio King of Lafayette; a sister, Rina Pitre of Sacramento, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was a member of the St. Landry Church Altar Society, CCD, taught religion classes in Opelousas and was a school teacher at AIC for several years. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today with visitation to be through 9 p.m. in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the old Sunset Road, which is in charge of arrangements.
Anna Rena Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 27 May 1994: Funeral services for Ms. Rina Pitre, 86, will be held (time pending) Saturday in Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas with burial in Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum. Ms. Pitre, a resident of Lafayette formerly of Opelousas, died at 3:17 p.m. Thursday, May 26, in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Survivors include: several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours are from noon-7 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. Saturday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
George C. Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA),
Sunday, 4 December 1983: Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Queen of
Angels Roman Catholic Church for Mr. George C. Pitre, 73, of Opelousas,
who died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, at his residence. Burial will be in
Bellevue Memorial Park. Survivors include Sarah Thomas Pitre of
Opelousas; two sons, Ronald of Opelousas, and Tommy of Shreveport;
two sisters, Louise Durio, of Opelousas and Rena Pitre of
California; and four grandchildren. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home, Old Sunset
Road, is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Charles 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: 20 December 2020.