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 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1914 [Onesiphore/Clemence Bonin]; d: 10 June 1987 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
9 Hazel Pitre b: 3 June 1915 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX; d: 19 November 2010 Pasadena, Harris, TX
+Wyman Wayne Coe b: 8 July 1916 Tampa, Hillsborough, FL; m: 11 June 1939 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX [William R./Laura Elwin]; d: 14 October 1966 Houston, Harris, TX
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
Notes for Victoria Hebert:
Obituary: Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX), Friday, 12 June 1987: Funeral for Victoria Pitre, 95, of Beaumont will be at 1 p.m. today at Broussard's Mortuary with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. She died Wednesday at Schlesinger Geriatric Center. A native of Jeanerette, La., she lived in Beaumont most of her life. Survivors include a daughter, Hazel Coe of Pasadena; a brother, Abe Hebert of Beaumont; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Hazel Pitre: Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX), Sunday, 21 November 2010: (photo) Hazel Coe of Pasadena, went to eternal peace on Friday, November 19, 2010. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be greatly missed by many. For 19 years she worked at Fashion Barn in Pasadena where she was the manager. Hazel loved her family and never met a stranger. She leaves behind her daughters Barbara Green, Judy Kelly and husband Larry, and Donna Martin and husband Paul; grandchildren Jason Green, Mitchell Green, Amanda Kelly and Stacey Lindsey; great-grandchildren Bailey, Sydney, Dominic and Haley. She is preceded in death by her husband Wyman Wayne Coe; sisters Betty Ann and Jo Ann Pitre; great-grandchild Taylor Lindsey; and son-in-law Garland Green. A visitation will be held Monday, November 22, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Fairmont Funeral Home. A celebration of Hazel's life will be held Monday immediately following the visitation at 11:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Forest Park Lawndale.
Tombstone Inscription, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX: Wyman Wayne Coe / July 8, 1916 / Oct. 14, 1966 // Hazel Pitre Coe / June 3, 1915 / Nov. 19, 2010
Jo Ann Pitre: Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX), Wednesday, 1 January 1986: Jo Ann Pitre, 55, of 1025 Avenue A, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Broussard's Mortuary with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. She was a lifelong resident of Beaumont. Survivors include her mother, Victoria Pitre of Beaumont; and a sister, Hazel Coe of Pasadena.
Tombstone Inscription, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX: PITRE / daughter / Betty Ann / Dec. 20, 1930 / Feb. 17, 1982 / daughter / Jo Ann / Dec. 20, 1930 / Dec. 31, 1985
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.
Tombstone Inscription, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX: PITRE / daughter / Betty Ann / Dec. 20, 1930 / Feb. 17, 1982 / daughter / Jo Ann / Dec. 20, 1930 / Dec. 31, 1985
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: 16 June 2025.