Continuation of tree (4th child of Horace Pitre/Ludy Cortez); all known surname descendants:
10 Enies Pitre b: 10 August 1922 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 30 December 1980 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
+ Mary Letell Lee b: 28 November 1928; m: Abt. 1947; d: 26 January 2017 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
11 James Pitre b: 8 July 1948 Louisiana; d: Aft. December 1980
+Rebecca Sue Peebles m: 21 January 1967 Fannett, Jefferson, TX [G. C./---]
11 Margaret Ann Pitre b: 11 December 1952 Jefferson Co., TX; d: Aft. December 1980
+Joe Istre
11 Carol Ann Pitre d: Aft. December 1980
+John Farrell Fontenot m: 14 June 1975 Fannett, Jefferson, TX [Ariel/Mae ---]
*2nd Husband of Carol Ann Pitre:
+--- Burlin
Notes for Enies Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Acadia, Louisiana: Horace Pitre 45 farmer/farm, wife Loudy 40, Amelia 20 laborer/farm, Enyas 17 laborer/farm, Edward 15, Henry Ethel 13, Thersia 11, J. H. 9.
- 1950 Hamshire, Jefferson, Texas: Enies Pitre 27 farm hand/farm, wife Letell L. 21, James 2.
WWII Records: Enies Pitre, res. Rt 1, Box 559, Eunice, LA; b. 10 Aug 1922 Lawtell, LA; contact Horace Pitre (same address); 5'8", 155 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light brown complexion; 20 Jul 1942 Crowley, LA.
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Wednesday, 31 December 1980: Hamshire - Enies Pitre, 58, of Hamshire died at 6 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont after an illness. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Broussard's Mortuary of Winnie. A native of Lawtell, La., he had lived Hamshire 17 years and was a roughneck and a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife, Mary Pitre of Hamshire; one son, James Pitre of Hamshire; two daughters, Margaret Istre of Orange and Carol Burlin of Winnie; two brothers, Horace Pitre Jr. of Hamshire and Edward Pitre of Eunice, La.; four sisters, Inez Thibodeaux of Baton Rouge, La., Emily Matt of Sulphur, La., Ethel Darbonne of Eunice, La., and Theresa LeJeune of Basile, La.; and three grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Fairview Cemetery, Winnie, Chambers, TX: Enies Pitre / US Army / Aug. 10, 1922 - Dec. 30, 1980. Also: Enies / Aug. 10, 1922 / Dec. 30, 1980 / Father / PITRE / Mary L. / Nov. 28, 1928 / (blank) / Mother
Notes for Mary Letell Lee:
Obituary: The Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Saturday, 28 January 2017: Mary Pitre, 88, of Hamshire, died Jan. 26, 2017, Broussard's, Winnie.
Back one generation to parents of Enies 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: 5 August 2024.