Continuation of tree (2nd child of Francois Pitre/Elizabeth White); all known surname descendants:
9 David Pitre b: May 1874 Elton, Calcasieu, LA; d: 6 December 1927 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+ Selestine 'Celeste' Bell b: 12 September 1874 Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1893 [Charles/Marie Joanna Fruge]; d: 15 August 1941 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
10 Alzora Marie Pitre b: 21 October 1894 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA; d: 2 February 1966 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Steven Vige b: 16 October 1888 Kinder, Calcasieu, LA; m: 4 April 1911 Calcasieu, LA [Jean Pierre/Alberta Sonnier]; d: 20 March 1919 Kinder, Allen, LA
*2nd Husband of Alzora Marie Pitre:
+Jean Pierre Vige b: 15 December 1885; m: 8 January 1920 Allen, LA [Jean Pierre/Alberta Sonnier]; d: 3 March 1980 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
10 Charles Pitre b: 22 March 1896 Kinder, Calcasieu, LA; d: 4 June 1976 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+ Madora Cating (Brossette) b: 30 January 1898 Calcasieu, LA; m: 15 August 1918 (licence) Calcasieu, LA [John/Emma Hay]; d: 27 November 1977 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
10 Elizabeth Pitre b: 2 December 1897 Kinder, Calcasieu, LA; d: 11 June 1973 Kinder, Allen, LA
+Severin Jacques Fontenot b: 7 May 1888; m: 22 September 1913 Calcasieu, LA [Jacques/Amelia Fontenot]; d: 6 November 1966 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA
10 Ida Pitre b: March 1899 Calcasieu, LA; d: 31 October 1918
+ Jean Camelle Ardoin b: 30 March 1889; m: 25 December 1915 Allen, LA [Lucius/Octavie Reed]; d: Abt. 1916
*2nd Husband of Ida Pitre:
+Albert Cating b: 5 October 1899 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1917 [John/Emma Hayes]; d: 1 November 1918 Allen, LA
10 Frank Pitre b: 16 November 1901 Kinder, Calcasieu, LA; d: 17 October 1966 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA [Dates match Social Security #, but not tombstone.]
+ Ida Mae Royer b: 10 December 1902 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1923; d: 15 November 1999 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA [Dates match Social Security #, but not tombstone.]
10 Ernest Pitre b: 12 April 1905 Mermentau, Acadia, LA; d: 21 August 1953 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Hattie Mae 'Billie' Ketcham b: 5 July 1912 Texas; Abt. 1931 [Edgar Forest/Florence Marie McDonald]; d: 24 May 1985 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
10 Clara Pitre b: Abt. 1907 Calcasieu, LA; d: Aft. 1910
10 Manson Pitre b: 11 August 1910 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA; d: 28 June 1978 Sulphur, Calcasieu, LA
+ Etta Mae Alston b: 13 June 1913 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1930 [Erastus James/Victoria Robinson]; d: 21 March 2003 Sulphur, Calcasieu, LA
Notes for David Pitre:
Census
- 1900
- 1910 Calcasieu, Louisiana: David Pitre 35 (log camp/laborer), wife of 16 years Salie 33, Izora 15, Charley 14, Elizabeth 11, Ida 10, Frank 8, Earnest 5, Clara 2; niece Olivia Bell 16; boarder Steane Origia 21; brother-in-law Joseph Bell 17.
- 1920 Calcasieu, LA: David Peate 47 (truck farmer), wife Silles 48, Frank 18, Enes 15, Manson 9.
- 1930 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA: Widow Selest Petre 54, Ernest 23.
- 1940 outside DeQuincy town, Calcasieu, LA: Widow Celeste Pitre 66 [$100 house value] [Fields Road]
Notes for Selestine 'Celeste' Bell:
Misc: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Friday, 17 September 1937: Mrs. Selest (Grandma) Pitre was honored on her 66th birthday, Sept. 12, with a surprise shower. The honoree received many beautiful and useful gifts. Those who sent presents were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bertrand, Mr. Wesley Berry, all of Perkins community, Mrs. Lucy Burge, Mrs. Alta Kindal. Refreshments and dinner were served to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Vige and family, Misses Katie Vige, Miss Selest Vige, Vera Lee Vige, Messrs. George D. Vige, John Vige, Jr., Frank Pitre and family, Frankie Mae and Drew Dee Pitre, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Berry, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lyons and son, Ronal, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitre and family, Miss Anna Bell Pitre, John D. Pitre, Charles Pitre, Shirley Pitre, Mrs. Wesley Berry, Mrs. Unie Hall and daughter, Miss Rosa Hall, Lee Roy Langley, Mr. and Mrs. Manson Pitre and little son, Melvin, Isa Bel Bertrand, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pitre and little daughter, Billie Joyce, and the honoree.
- Obituary: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Friday, 22 August 1941: Mrs. Selest Pitre, 70, died at her home here Friday following an illness of about two years. Funeral services were conducted at eleven o'clock Saturday at the Pentecostal church with Rev. S. F. Self, Rev. H. L. Bennett, Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Cox officiating. Interment was in Green Oak cemetery under direction of Snider Funeral Home. Pall bearers were Herman Vige, J. D. Pitre, Luther Marcantel, Winford Martin, Charlie Dunham and Virgil Berry. The deceased was born in Kinder September 12, 1871. She had made her home in DeQuincy for the past 21 years and was a member of the Pentecostal church. Surviving relatives include four sons, Charles, Frank, Ernest and Mansel Pitre, two daughters, Mrs. Dora Vige of Perkins, Mrs. Elizabeth Fontenot of Hecker, 20 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Zemo Bell of Elton, one sister, Mrs. A. L. Marcantel of Kinder and two half-sisters.
- Tombstone Inscription, Green Oak Cemetery, Kinder, LA: *A*** / PITR* / B / Sep. 12, 1874 / D. / 1941
MISC: The Southwest Star (Sulphur, LA), Wednesday, 4 November 1970: Descendants of the late David and Celeste Bell Pitre gathered recently at Sulphur's Frasch Park for their first family reunion. A total of 70 attended and had basket lunches at noon. The committee to make plans for the second get together to be held on the third Sunday in September 1971 includes Emerson Pitre, chairman, Cleveland Pitre, Mrs. Billie Pitre, Hardy Pitre, Johnny Vige and Allen Fontenot. (Long list of attendees followed.)
Obituaries for the children:
Alzora Marie Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (LA), 3 February 1966: Mrs. John Vize - Dequincy: Funeral services for Mrs. Alzora Vize, 70, are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Friday in the Pine Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Earl Myers, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in McFalter Cemetery under the direction of Snider Funeral Home. The body will be at her home in the Perkins community until time of services. Mrs. Vize died at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday. She was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church and had been a resident of the area 45 years. Survivors include her husband, John P. Vize Sr.; four sons, Herman, Johnny, Frank and George Vize, all of DeQuincy; six daughters, Mrs. Luther Marcantel of Sulphur, Mrs. Horace Rotego of Oakdale, Mrs. Virgil Berry and Mrs. George Kendall, both of DeQuincy and Mrs. C.S. Dunhum and Mrs. J.D. Sampson, both of LaPorte, Tex. Also, one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Fontenot of Iowa; three brothers, Charlie and Frank Pitre, both of DeQuincy and the Rev. Manson Pitre of Sulphur; 25 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Rigmaiden Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: Alzora P. Vige / Oct. 22, 1894 / Feb. 2, 1966 / We Love You Mother // John P. Vige / Dec. 15, 1885 / March 3, 1980 / We Love You Dad
Charles Pitre: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Wednesday, 9 June 1976: Funeral services for Charlie Pitre, 80, were held Sunday, June 6, at his home on Anise Street. The Rev. Jack Bell, assisted by the Rev. Mid Burnett, officiated. Burial was in Perkins Cemetery under direction of Snider Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Gerald Martin, Bobby Pharris, Donald Hyatt, Terry Brossett, Preston Smith and Randal Pitre. Mr. Pitre died June 4 at his home. A native of Kinder, he had lived in DeQuincy for 43 years. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dora Pitre; two sons, J. D. and Charles S. Pitre; three daughters, Mrs. Avey Martin, Mrs. Annabelle Pharris and Mrs. Shirley Hyatt, all of DeQuincy; one stepson, Joe Brossette of Pasadena, Tex.; one brother, Mansel Pitre of Carlyss; 29 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: DAD / Charlie Pitre / Mar. 22, 1896 / June 4, 1976 // MOTHER / Dora C. Pitre / Jan. 30, 1898 / Nov. 27, 1977
Elizabeth Pitre: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Wednesday, 13 June 1973: Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Fontenot, 75, of Kinder were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hixson Funeral Home in Lake Charles. Burial was in Hebert Cemetery, Iowa. The Rev. Austin Langley of the Kinder Pentecostal Church and the Rev. Gordon Alexander of Indian Village Pentecostal Church officiated. Mrs. Fontenot died at 3:20 a.m. Monday in her residence. She was born in Kinder and had lived in the Hecker Community until four years ago when she returned to Kinder. Survivors include two sons Allen and Walter H. Fontenot, both of Kinder; two brothers, Charlie Pitre of DeQuincy and the Rev. Mason Pitre of Carlyss, and three grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Hebert Cemetery, Buller, Jefferson Davis, LA: Mother / Elizabeth Fontenot / Dec. 2, 1898 / June 11, 1973 // Father / Severin Fontenot / May 7, 1888 / Nov. 6, 1966
Frank Pitre: Lake Charles American Press, (LA), Tuesday, 18 October 1966: DeQuincy - Funeral services for Frank Pitre, 64, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Temple Baptist Church here with the Rev. Bobby Slaydon, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the McFatter Cemetery under direction of Snider Funeral Home. Mr. Pitre died at 11 p.m. Monday in his home after a sudden illness. He had resided in DeQuincy for 50 years. He was an employee of the State of Louisiana in the Sam Houston State Park near West Lake. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ida Pitre; one son, Drew D. Pitre of DeQuincy; one daughter, Mrs. R. H. Quinn of DeQuincy; two brothers, Charlie Pitre of DeQuincy and Mansel Pitre of Carlyss; one sister, Mrs. S. Fontenot of Hecker; and seven grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Rigmaiden Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: (guitar etching) / Frank Pitre / Nov. 16, 1900 / Sept. 7, 1966 / Beloved Father and Grandfather // Ida Mae Pitre / Born Royer / Dec. 10, 1902 / Nov. 17, 1999
Ernest Pitre: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Friday, 28 August 1953: Last rites were conducted Sunday for Ernest Pitre, 48, at his home on the Edgewood Land and Logging company ranch in the Perkins community. The Rev. Hulon Myre, pastor of the First United Pentecostal church, and the Reverend D. T. Browning, pastor of the Pine Grove Baptist church of Perkins, officiated. Buriel was in Perkins cemetery here with Snider funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were George T. Locke of Lake Charles, A. A. Hayes, R. L. Cleveland, Charley Royer, Burt Corley and Floyd Kent. Mr. Pitre underwent an operation at a Lake Charles hospital 20 days ago, but failed to regain his health. He died Friday. The deceased, who had been a resident of this area for 24 years, is survived by his wife; one daughter, Billie Joyce, DeQuincy; three brothers, Charles, Frank and Mansel Pitre, of DeQuincy; two sisters, Mrs. John Vige of the Perkins community and Mrs. A. Fontenot of Iowa, (La.).
Tombstone Inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy:, LA Ernest Pitre / 1905 - 1953 / To live in hearts we leave behind / is not to die
Manson Pitre: Southwest Daily News (Sulphur, LA), Wednesday, 5 July 1978: Funeral services for Manson Pitre, 67, of DeQuincy, were held at 2 p.m. Friday (June 30), in First United Pentecostal Church. The Revs. T. D. Cardwell, Charles Fontenot, W. D. Thompson and C. C. Weeks officiated. Burial was in Perkins Cemetery under direction of Snider Funeral Home. Pitre died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital in Sulphur. He had been a resident of the Sulphur area for 25 years. He was a retired minister of the Hackberry and Carlyss United Pentecostal churches. He was a veteran of World War II and was a retired security guard at Davidson Chemical Co. Survivors include his wife, Etta Pitre of Sulphur; three sons, Melvin Pitre of Tulsa, Okla., and Cleveland and David Pitre, both of Sulphur; three daughters, Clara Eccels, Dorris West and Billie Clopton, all of Sulphur, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: (photo) / DADDY / Rev. Manson / Aug. 11, 1910 / June 28, 1978 / The Dead in Christ Shall Rise / and Ever Be with the Lord / PITRE / (photo) / MOTHER / Etta Mae / June 13, 1913 / March 31, 2003 / I Will Meet You Just Inside / the Eastern Gate
Back one generation to parents of David 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: 14 January 2026.