Continuation of tree (7th child of Paul Ulysse Pitre/Florelia Chedotal); all known surname descendants:
8 Cleophas Pitre b: 29 November 1886 Charenton, St. Mary, LA; d: 15 September 1969 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
+Victoria Hebert b: 1 August 1891 Louisiana; m: Abt. 1914 [Onesiphore/Clemence Bonin]; d: 10 June 1987 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
9 Hazel Pitre b: Abt. 1915 Texas; d: Aft. September 1969 Pasadena, TX
+Wyman Coe b: 3 June 1915; m: 11 June 1939 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX [W.R./---]; d: October 1966
9 Jo Ann Pitre b: 20 December 1930 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX; d: 31 December 1985 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
9 Betty Ann Pitre b: 20 December 1930 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX; d: 17 February 1982 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
Notes for Cleophas Pitre:
Census
- 1920
- 1930 Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas: Cleopha Pitre 43 miller/rice mill wife Victoria 38, Hazel 14.
- 1940 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX: Cleopha Pitre 53 [$2000 house value] assistant miller/rice milling co., wife Victoria 48, Jo Ann 9, Betty Ann 9.
- 1950 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX: Cleopha Pitre 63, wife Victoria 58, Betty A. 19, Jo A. 19.
WWI registration records: Cleopha Pitre;
1364 South St., Beaumont,
Jefferson, TX; born 26/29 Mar 1886 (unsure DOB; near Jeanerette, LA); wife &
child; medium height, medium build; blue eyes & dark hair. [23 Nov
1917]
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Tuesday, 16 September 1969: Funeral services for Cleopha Pitre, 82, of 1025 Ave. A, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony's Cathedral with the Rev. Joseph T. Engle officiating. A Rosary will be recited in the chapel of Broussard's Mortuary at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Pitre died at 12:45 p.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. A native of Baldwin, La., he lived in Beaumont 57 years. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Parish. He was a retired miller having been employed at Tyrrell Rice Mills 46 years. Survivors include his wife, Victoria Pitre; three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Cole of Pasadena, Tex., Miss Betty Ann Pitre and Miss Joann Pitre, both of Beaumont; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Prevost of Jeanerette, La. and Mrs. Amy LeBleu of Port Arthur; a brother, Donnie Pitre of Port Arthur and three grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX: PITRE / Father / Cleopha / Nov. 26, 1886 / Sept. 15, 1969 / Mother / Victoria / Aug. 1, 1891 / June 10, 1987 // PITRE / Daughter / Betty Ann / Dec. 20, 1930 / Feb. 17, 1982 / Daughter / Jo Ann / 20 Dec. 1930 / Dec. 31, 1985
Obituaries for the children:
Betty Ann Pitre: Beaumont Journal (TX), Thursday, 18 February 1982: Betty Ann Pitre, 51, of 1525 Avenue A died Wednesday at Schlesinger Health Care Facility. Funeral was to be at 2 p.m. today at Broussard's Mortuary with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. She was a native and lifelong resident of Beaumont. Survivors include her mother, Victoria Pitre of Beaumont, and two sisters, JoAnn Pitre of Beaumont and Hazel Coe of Pasadena.
Back one generation to parents of Cleophas Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- 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.