Continuation of tree (2nd child of Joseph Alfred George Lepitre/Emerance 'Emily' Christen); all known surname descendants:
8 Ernest Henry Joseph Lepitre b: 6 July 1881 Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 19 December 1943 Chicago, Cook, IL
+Eleanora Boltz b: 28 February 1881 Illinois; m: 17 April 1909 Chicago, Cook, IL (divorced); d: 1 December 1921 Kane Co., IL
*2nd Wife of Ernest Henry Joseph Lepitre:
+Iona Sophie Dugmor (Gebert) b: 2 July 1887 Charleston, Berkeley, SC; m: 19 April 1923 Indiana [Leroy/Lola Hastings]; d: 14 April 1954 Chicago, Cook, IL
Notes for Ernest Henry Joseph Lepitre:
Census
- 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois: Ernest LaPitrie 18 (teamster).
- 1910 Chicago, Cook, IL: Earnest Le Pitre 28, wife of 1 year Eleanor 23
- 1920 Peoria, Peoria, IL: Ernest Lepitre 38 (foundry/molder), lodger. At Elgin, Kane, IL: Elgin State Hospital - Eleanor Le Petrie 37 inmate (divorced).
- 1930 Chicago, Cook, IL: Ernest H. Lepitre 48, wife Iona T. 42, widowed sister-in-law Eva C. Kerins 51.
- 1940 Chicago, Cook, IL: Ernest LePitre 58 orderly/hospital, wife Iona 52 [2022 West 18th Place].
- 1950 widow
WW1 registration records: Ernest Henry Le Pitre; Peoria, IL; born 6 Jul 1881; Emerance Le Pitre; medium height, medium build; gray eyes & black hair.
Obituary: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), Tuesday, 21 December 1943: Le Pitre - Ernest Le Pitre, beloved husband of Iona, nee Dugmor; brother of Mrs. Eva Kerins, stepfather of Herbert Gabert. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from chapel, to Notre Dame church. Burial Mount Carmel.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL: LePITRE / rest in peace / Iona / 1887 -
1954 / Ernest / 1881 - 1943 / Father / 1857 - 1925 / Mother / 1856 - 1922
Back one generation to parents of Ernest Henry Joseph Lepitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some Illinois items in RED sourced from online state records/certificates.
Last updated: 13 March 2024.