Continuation of tree (7th child of Leon Augustin Pitre/Marie Leonise Richard); all known surname descendants:
8 Charles Pitre b: 21 November 1896 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 August 1952 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+ Rena Richard b: 13 December 1907 St. Landry, LA; m: July 1938 Eunice, St. Landry, LA [Joseph Thelismar/Marie Lea Breaux]; d: 13 April 1996 Groves, Jefferson, TX
Notes for Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1930
- 1940 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Gilbert Richard 41 salesman/beer, wife Utha 42, Robert 20, Martha Lee 17, Jessie Lynn 16m, brother Charles Pitre 42 bar tender/saloon, wife Rena 33.
- 1950 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas: Charles Pitre 53, wife Rena 43 waitress/restaurant, widowed mother-in-law Lea Richard 75.
WWI registration records: Charley Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 21 Nov 1896 (near Opelousas); Leon Pitre; short height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Marriage License: Clarion News (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 21 July 1938: Marriage license isued to Charles Pitre, 41, and Rena Richard, 28, Opelousas.
1947 Port Arthur, TX City Directory: Chas. Pitre
(Rena) h2220 13th; also Mrs. Rena Pitre clk Bob & Joe's h2220 13th
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Friday, 8 August 1952: Port Arthur, Aug. 8 - Charles Pitre, 54, of 2220 Thirteenth street, died at 5:30 a.m. Friday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. E. Johnson, 3524 Forty-First street, after an illness of about two years. A resident of Port Arthur since 1939, he was a clerk for Fred Miller Hardware store and Western Auto supply. He was a native of Opelousas, La., a Legionnaire and a World War I veteran. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Catholic church, with burial at Calvary cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday in Grammier-Oberie chapel. Surviving are his wife of Port Arthur; brother, Joe Pitre of Port Neches; daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Alzina Himel and Mrs. D.L. Savoy of Opelousas, and Mrs. Anna Mae Boyd of New Orleans.
[Note: In his obituary his 'daughters' are his sisters.]
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur (TX): Charles Pitre / Louisiana / PVT 1 Development BN / World War I / Nov. 21, 1897 - Aug. 8, 1952
Notes for Rena Richard:
- Married to Fred Early Besse 27 December 1955 Jefferson Co., TX
Tombstone Inscription, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson, TX: Fred E. / Feb. 21, 1911 / Sept. 22, 1982 / together again / Rena P. / Dec. 13, 1907 / Apr. 13, 1996 / BESSE
Back one generation to parents of Charles 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: 8 June 2022.