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, Allen, 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: Abt. 1919 [Jean Pierre/Alberta Sonnier]; d: 3 March 1980 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
10 Charles Pitre b: 22 March 1896 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 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: Bef. February 1966
+ Jean Camelle Ardoin b: March 1889; m: 25 December 1915 Allen, LA [Lucius/Octavie Reed]
10 Frank Pitre b: 16 November 1901 DeQuincy, 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: 1905 Calcasieu, LA; d: 1953 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Hattie Mae 'Billie' Ketcham b: 5 July 1912 Texas; m: Abt. 1931; d: 27 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 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+ Etta Mae Alston b: 13 June 1913; m: Abt. 1930; d: 21 March 2003 DeQuincy, 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 Gilles 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:
Tombstone Inscription, Green Oak Cemetery, Kinder, LA: *A*** / PITR* / B / Sep. 12, 1874 / D / 1941
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: 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: Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy: DAD / Charlie Pitre / Mar. 22, 1896 / June 4, 1976 // MOTHER / Dora C. Pitre / Jan. 30, 1898 / Nov. 27, 1977
Elizabeth Pitre: 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: (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: Tombstone Inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy: Ernest Pitre / 1905 - 1953 / To live in hearts we leave behind / is not to die
Manson Pitre: Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy: (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: 10 January 2021.