Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph Pitre/Hortense Marie Landry); all known surname descendants:
8 Ernest Adrien Pitre b: 7 November 1879 Larose, Lafourche, LA; d: 1 May 1970 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
+ Leonise Marie Vizier b: Abt. 1884 Caminadaville, Lafourche, LA; m: 13 August 1904 Lafourche, LA [Silas Joseph/Caroline Marie Trahan]; d: Bef. 1910 Lafourche, LA
9 Anita Therese Pitre b: 14 May 1905 Larose, Lafourche, LA; d: Bef. 1910 Larose, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Ernest Adrien Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Lafourche, Louisiana: Ernest Petre 30, living
with his parents Joseph Petre 68 & Ortance 64.
- 1920 Lafourche, LA: Widower Avarest Pitre 40 (working out), living with
parents Joe Pitre 75 & Artemise 73.
- 1930 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA: Widower Ernest Pitre 50, and his
widowed mother Aurtance Pitre 84.
- 1940 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA: Thomas Esponge 58, wife Alzire 58, brother-in-law Ernest Pitre 60 widower.
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Thomas Esponge 68, wife Alzire M. 68, widowed brother-in-law Ernest A. Pitre 70.
WWI registration records: Ernest Pitre; Lafourche, LA; born 7 Nov 1879; Mrs. Constance Pitre (mother); tall height, slender build; blue eyes & light hair.
WWII Records: Ernest Pitre, res. Golden Meadow, Lafourche; b. 7 Nov 1879 Jefferson Parish; contact Rene Esponge; self-employed; 6'1", 182 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion, mole below left eye; Lafourche 1942
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 3 May 1970:
Ernest A. Pitre, at Galliano, La., on Friday, May 1, 1970, at 10:40
o'clock p.m., beloved husband of the late Leomaire Vizier; father of the
late Anita Pitre; brother of the late Eugene, Leonce, and Louis Pitre,
Mrs. Thomas Esponge, Mrs. Maxmilien Lefort and Mrs. Daize Cheramie; son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pitre; age 90 years; a native of Cheniere
Caminada and a resident of Galiano, La. Relatives and friends of the
family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Falgout Funeral
Home, Galiano, La., on Monday, May 4, 1970, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., religious
services at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Galiano, La., at 10 a.m. Interment
in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Cemetery, Golden Meadow, La. Falgout
Funeral Home, Inc., Galiano, La. in charge.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church Cemetery, Golden Meadow, LA: Ernest A. Pitre / born Nov. 7, 1879 - died May 2, 1970 / Joseph Pitre / born 1844 - died Nov. 10, 1921 / Hortense L. Pitre / born Feb. 21, 1845 - died Jan. 23, 1931
Back one generation to parents of Ernest Adrien Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
Last updated: 16 August 2022.