Continuation of tree (1st child of Elie Louis Pitre/Melanie Pitre); all known surname descendants:
10 Eugene Joseph Pitre b: 22 August 1913 Galliano, Lafourche, LA; d: 22 September 1984 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+ Elsie Gautreaux b: 9 May 1922 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1938 [Edmond Joseph/Octavie Lorilla Allemand]; d: 26 May 1991 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
11 Grace M. Pitre b: Abt. 1940; d: Aft. September 2000
+Stephen Joseph Felarise b: 4 September 1938 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; m: unknown [Ezeman/Zelma Vegas]; d: 30 September 2000 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Eugene Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Lafourche, Louisiana: Elie Pitre 45 clerk/retail general store [$600 house value], wife Meline 47, Elmira 24, Numa 19 deck hand/oil barge, Elda 17, Alexie 14, Huey 7; son-in-law Antoine Punch 23 laborer/Celatex, wife Elvire 22; Eugene Pitre 26 laborer/deck hand, wife Elsie 17, Grace 1 month. [Hwy 77 between Cut Off & Galliano]
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Eugene J. Pitre 35 taxi/commercial transport, wife Elise M. 26, Grace M. 10.
WWII Records: Eugene Joseph Pitre, res. Cut Off, LA; b. 22 Aug 1913 Cut Off, LA; father Mr. Elie Pitre; 5'8", 145 lbs., hazel eyes & blonde hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), 24 September 1984: Religious services had been scheduled for 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Galliano, for Eugene Joseph Pitre, 71, a native and resident of Galliano who died Saturday at 2:20 p.m. in Houma. Interment was in Cheramie Cemetery in Galliano. He was the husband of Elsie Gautreaux Pitre; father of Mrs. Steve (Grace) Felarise; brother of Numa, Elexie and Huey Pitre, Mrs. Antoine Punch, Mrs. Elvin Duet and Elmira Pitre. He is also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Cheramie Cemetery, Galliano, LA:
Eugene J. Pitre / born Aug. 22, 1913 - died Sept. 22, 1984 //
Elsie Pitre / 5-9-1922 - 5-26-1991
Notes for Elsie Gautreaux:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), 26
May 1991: Religious services took place today at St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Galliano for Elsie Gautreaux Pitre, 69, a native of Lockport
and resident of Galliano who died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday. Interment was in
Cheramie Cemetery in Galliano. She was the mother of Grace Felarise;
sister of Minola Matherne, Ada Dufrene, Hilda Bourgeois and Doris Crosby.
She is also survived by five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Pitre; and parents,
Loridia Allemand and Edmond Gautreaux. Falgout Funeral Home of
Galliano was in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Eugene Joseph Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription death date.
Last updated: 26 January 2025.