Continuation of tree (2nd child of Horace Pitre/Adeline Marcantel); all known surname descendants:
10 Essie 'Eaise' Pitre b: 19 March 1917 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 30 April 1952 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Marie Ella Ledoux b: 21 August 1914; m: Abt. 1939 [Louis/Clementine Johnson]; d: 7 May 1994 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
11 Milton Pitre b: 12 June 1940; d: 4 January 2000 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
+Sherline Chaney m: 14 December 1963; d: Aft. January 2000
11 Katie Joan Pitre b: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. January 2000
+--- Pierrotti
Notes for Essie 'Eaise' Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Evangeline, Louisiana: Aras Pitre 41 (20), wife Adeline 40 (19), Milton 19, Aeise 13.
- 1940
- 1950 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Easie Pitre 32 repairs jewellery/jewellery store, wife Ella L. 32 clerk/jewellery store, Milton 9, Katie J. 1
WWII records: Eaise Pitre, res. Ville Platte, b. 19 Mar 1917 Evangeline, LA; wife Mrs Ella Ledoux Pitre; 5' 10 1/2", 177 lbs.; brown eyes, brown hair, dark brown complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Ville Platte
Obituary: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville
Platte, LA), Thursday, 1 May 1952: Essie Pitre, 36 year old
Jeweler, dies suddenly - Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church this afternoon for Essie Pitre, 36-year-old Ville Platte jeweler,
who died at a local hospital yesterday as the result of a stroke. Mr.
Pitre had not been previously ill; he died within 24 hours after the initial
attack. His death was totally unexpected and a shock to those who knew
him. Surviving him are his wife, the former Ella Ledoux, and two
children: Milton, 12, and Katie Joan, four years old.
Horace Pitre, his father, also survives him. Burial will be in the
Catholic cemetery. Ardoin Funeral Home, of Ville Platte, will be in charge
of arrangements. [Obit on 3 May 1952 gives name as Eaise Pitre]
Notes for Marie Ella Ledoux:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 8 May 1994: Mamou - Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Ella Guillory, 79, the former Marie Ella Ledoux, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church here with burial in the new church cemetery. Mrs. Guillory, a resident of Mamou, died at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 1994, at Savoy Care Center after a long illness. Survivors include: her husband, Mr. Herbert Guillory of Mamou; three sons, Mr. Milton Pitre of Ville Platte, Mr. Ferral Guillory of Lake Charles and Mr. Furman Guillory of Mamou; one daughter, Mrs. Katie Pierrotti of Baton Rouge; a sister, Mrs. Lillian Pitre of Opelousas; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. until the time of services. Ardoin's Funeral Home in Mamou is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Ann's New Cemetery, Mamou: Marie Ella / Aug. 21, 1914 / May 7, 1994 / GUILLORY / Herbert / Sept. 21, 1921 / Nov. 22, 2009
Obituaries for the children:
Milton Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Friday, 7 January 2000: Ville Platte - Services for Milton Pitre will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in New St. Ann Cemetery, Mamou, under direction of LaVille. Pitre, 59, of Ville Platte died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, in Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans. He was the owner of Pitre Jewelry Store. He was also a musician who played in several bands including, The Swamp Gold Band, Country Diamonds, Southern Drifters and Kyle Veillon and the Flatland Band. Survivors include his wife, Sherline C. Pitre of Ville Platte; one son, David Scott Pitre of Ville Platte; three daughters, Monica Arnaud of Port Barre, Laura Joubert of Opelousas and Andrea Pitre of Ville Platte; his stepfather, Herbert Guillory; two brothers, Furman Guillory of Mamou and Ferral Guillory of Lake Charles; one sister, Katie Pierrotti of Baton Rouge; and six grandchildren. A rosary service will begin at 6 p.m. today in the funeral home. Friends may call from today until time of services Saturday in the funeral home.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Ann's New Cemetery, Mamou: (guitar) Father / (photo) Milton / Pitre / June 12, 1940 / Jan. 4, 2000 / gone but not forgotten
Back one generation to parents of Essie 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: 4 October 2022.