Continuation of tree (5th child of Lucius Pitre/Martha Fuselier); all known surname descendants:
8 Eraste 'Aras' Pitre b: 31 October 1898 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 10 June 1963 Oberlin, Allen, LA
+unknown m: Bef. 1920 (divorced)
*2nd Wife of Eraste 'Aras' Pitre:
+Marie Pearl Pitre b: 18 November 1908; m: Abt. 1931 [Alcide/Martha Chapman]; d: 26 November 1995 Oakdale, Allen, LA
9 Ladlis Joseph Wayne Pitre b: 29 April 1933; d: 26 November 1973 on a tug between Haiti and Jamaica
+Sally M. ---
9 Anita Pitre b: 13 May 1935; d: 10 February 1989 Oberlin, Allen , LA
+Hewitt Nook Manuel b: 21 November 1925; m: unknown; d: 12 September 2002 Oberlin, Allen, LA
Notes for Eraste 'Aras' Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts: Aras Pitre 21 fireman U.S. Navy. [U.S. Naval Hosp.]
- 1930 Vernon, Louisiana: Divorced Aras Pitre 31 steam RR sniper.
- 1940 Allen, LA: Aras Pitre 42 [$600 house value] farmer/farm, wife Pearl 32, Wayne 7, Anita 5.
- 1950 Oberlin, Allen, LA: Aras Pitre 51 laborer/timber, wife Pearl 41, Anita 14.
Tombstone inscriptions, Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin, LA: Aras / Pitre / Louisiana / T2 / US Navy / World War I / October 31, 1898 / June 10, 1963 // Ma-Ma / Pearl Pitre / Nov. 18, 1908 / Nov. 26, 1995 / the angels took her home just as she / lived, a Christian and a ma-ma to all
Notes for Marie Pearl Pitre:
Obituary: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Monday, 27 November 1995: Oakdale - Pearl Pitre of Oakdale died Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995, in Oakdale Community Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Ardoin's.
The Oakdale Journal, Thursday, 30 November 1995: Services for Mrs. Pearl Pitre of Oberlin were held at 12 noon Tuesday, November 28, 1995 in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church with Reverend Phong Bui officiating. Burial was in Oberlin Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Mrs. Pitre, 87, died at 4:48 a.m. Sunday, November 26, 1995 in Oakdale Community Hospital. She was a native and life long resident of Oberlin. She is survived by three sisters, Ruby Pitre and Minnie Fontenot, both of Oberlin, and Eva Trahan of Lake Charles; five grandchildren, Joseph "Moochie" Manuel, Bennie Ray Manuel, Tessie Fontenot, Bonita A. Pitre and Joseph W. Pitre, all of Oberlin; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Wayne Pitre and her daughter, Anita Manuel.
Obituaries for the children:
Ladlis Joseph Wayne Pitre: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Wednesday, 5 December 1973: Funeral services for Wayne Pitre, 40, of Oberlin, were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church there. Rev. William Van Straaten, pastor officiated. Burial was in the Oberlin cemetery with Ardoin Funeral Home of Kinder in charge. Mr. Pitre, a lifelong resident of the area, died Monday at 1:30 p.m. of an apparent heart attack. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors, all of Oberlin, include his wife; one son, Joseph Wayne Pitre; two daughters, Tessie and Bonita Pitre; his mother, Mrs. Pearl Pitre; and one sister, Mrs. Anita Manuel.
Tombstone Inscription, Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin, LA: (photo) / Ladlis Wayne Pitre / Louisiana / Bosn US Navy / Korea / April 29, 1933 - Nov. 26, 1973
Anita Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Oaklin Springs Cemetery, Oberlin, LA: Anita / Manuel / May 13, 1935 / Feb. 10, 1989 / rest in peace / we'll meet again // in memory of / Hewitt Nook / Manuel / Nov. 21, 1925 / Sept. 12, 2002 / together / forever
Back one generation to parents of Eraste 'Aras' 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: 26 May 2022.