Frank Adam Pitre

1861 Houma, Louisiana – 1929 New Iberia, Louisiana

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Zephirin Hypolite Pitre/Basilise Adeline Rosalie Dupre); all known surname descendants:

               8          Frank Adam Pitre  b: 22 August 1861  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 25 October 1929  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                                 +Marie Louise Darce  b: 20 November 1870  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 11 January 1886  Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Oscar/Adelaide Kelly]; d: 12 October 1936  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Valeri Adam Pitre (aka Pete)  b: 9 December 1887  Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 6 October 1962  Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX

                                         +Leontine Dugas b: 7 February 1903  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; m: Bet. 1922-1930 [Aubeal/Corinne Breaux]; d: 23 July 1998  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Felix Ernest Pitre  b: 1 October 1889  Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 23 September 1972  Jeanerette, Iberia, LA

                                         +Francoise Bernard  b: 5 January 1892; m: 17 February 1912  St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA [Joseph Dumas/Marie Laura Dugas]  (divorced); d: 7 March 1975  Jeanerette, Iberia, LA

                                      *2nd Wife of Felix Ernest Pitre:

                                         +Noelie Bergeron (Benoit, Lopez)  b: 3 October 1890; m: Bet. 1940-1946 [Thelon/---]; d: 23 December 1959  New Orleans, Orleans, LA

                           9          Marie Adelaide Pitre  b: 6 July 1891  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 3 April 1970  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Georges Oscar Pitre (aka Pete)  b: 16 February 1893  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 26 February 1967  Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX

                                         +Amelia Douglas  b: 16 September 1896  New Iberia, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1918 [William/Judith Aucoin]; d: 21 January 1955  Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX

                           9          Joseph Zephirin Pitre  b: 2 December 1894  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 28 June 1955  Loreauville, Iberia, LA

                                         +Elda Marie Ronsonett (Gerami)  b: 10 March 1900; m: Abt. 1924 [Adamar/Emma Hebert]  (divorced); d: 13 March 1955  Alexandria, Rapides, LA

                           9          Joseph Elie Pitre  b: 17 November 1896  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: Bet. 1900-1910   

                           9          Marie Elise Pitre  b: 3 January 1899  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 16 May 1945  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                                         +Laurent Joseph Decuir  b: 2 October 1889  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1924 [Ernest/Gloria Henry]; d: 15 August 1976  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Olga Pitre  b: 9 January 1901  New Iberia, Iberia, LA; d: 20 December 1978  Franklin, St. Mary, LA

                                         +Andrew Joseph Douglas  b: 28 May 1889  New Iberia, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1921; d: 1 January 1977  Franklin, St. Mary, LA

                           9          Marie Olive Pitre  b: 3 July 1903  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 31 October 1984  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Marie Jeanne Pitre  b: 22 September 1905  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 15 January 1907  Loreauville, Iberia, LA

                           9          Joseph Albert Pitre  b: 13 February 1907  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: November 1995  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                                         +Carmen Dugas  b: 30 January 1909; m: Abt. 1931 [Ovide Joseph/Edmee Melancon]; d: 18 May 2001  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Marie Antoinette Pitre  b: 14 October 1908  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 25 May 1995  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                                         +Charles Oubre  b: 2 January 1905  Lake Dautrive, Iberia, LA m: 24 January 1933 [George/Hilda Decuir]; d: 20 March 1998  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                           9          Marie Louise Pitre  b: 17 October 1910  New Iberia, Iberia, LA; d: 31 January 1970  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                                         +Ned Joseph Dugas  b: Abt. 1910; m: 28 April 1935  New Iberia, Iberia, LA; d: 4 June 1940  New Iberia, Iberia, LA

                                       *2nd Husband of Marie Louise Pitre:

                                         +Joseph Venial Crouchet  b: 7 January 1909  New Iberia, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1948 [Mitchell/Cecelia Molbert]; d: 5 January 1968  New Iberia, Iberia, LA              

                           9          Eva Pete  b: 19 February 1914  Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 7 March 1995  Loreauville, Iberia, LA              

                                         +Edgar Joseph Patin  b: 15 April 1911  Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, LA; m: Abt. 1936 [Anthony/Alzire Granger]; d: 19 December 1975  Loreauville, Iberia, LA

 

 

Notes for Frank Adam Pitre:

Census

- 1900 Iberia, Louisiana:  Adam Peet 34 (farm laborer), wife of 14 years Louise 30, Valerie 12, Ernest 10, Adlarde 9, Oscar 7, Zephirin 5, Eliee 3, Elize 1.

- 1910 Loreauville, Iberia, LA:  Adam Pitre 49 (sugar refinery/machinist), wife of 23 years Louise 40; 10 of 12 children still living, Varie 22, Earnest 20, Adelaide 19, Oscar 17, Zeperin 15, Elise 11, Olga 9, Olive 7, Albert 3, Antoinette 1 year 6 months.

- 1920 New Iberia, Iberia, LA:  Adam Pete 58 (laborer), wife Louise 50, Zephrine 25 laborer, Eleci 21, Olga 19, Olive 16, Albert 13, Antoinette 11, Louise 9, Eva 6.

- 1930 New Iberia, Iberia, LA:  Widow Louise Pete 59, Olive 27, Albert 23, Antoinette 21, Louise 19, Eve 16.

 

Obituary:  The Daily Iberian (New Iberia, LA), Thursday, 31 October 1929:  Adam Pete, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Zephraim Pete, was born in Terrebonne parish in 1861.  His parents were sturdy rural folk who endured all the vicissitudes of the war and of reconstruction days.  Adam attended the schools of Terrebonne parish and grew to strong manhood.  He and Miss Louise Dorsey were joined in holy wedlock and to this union fifteen children were born, twelve of whom are living.  These are Valery, Ernest, Adel, Oscar, Zephraim, Mrs. Alice Decuir, Mrs. Olga A. Douglass, Aline, Albert, Antoinette, Louise and Eva.  Thirty-eight years ago, the family moved to New Iberia, their home since.  Mr. Pete bore the reputation of a worthy citizen.  He and his faithful wife made the sacrifices to provide their children with a home and an education.  They are the greatest heritage.  Last Friday night, death called the husband and father to his eternal reward.  Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in St. Peter's Catholic church.  A large congregation were present at the obsequies.  Interment in the Catholic cemetery.

 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Peters Cemetery, New Iberia, LA:  Frank Adam Pete / Aug. 22, 1861 / Oct. 25, 1929 / wife / Louise Marie Darce / Nov. 20, 1870 / Oct. 12, 1936 / daughters / Adelaide Marie Pete / July 6, 1891 / Apr. 3, 1970 / Olive Marie Pete / July 3, 1903 / Oct. 31, 1984  //  Jimmy / James A. Pete / April 10, 1943 / September 11, 1990 / in loving memory

 

Online photo:  http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26807717/person/1923814754

 

Notes for Marie Louise Darce:

Obituary:  The Daily Iberian (New Iberia, LA), Thursday, 15 October 1936:  Mrs. Adam Pete, nee Marie Louise Darce, aged 68 years, died at 3:30 p.m., Monday, October 12, after six weeks illness.  Funeral services were held in St. Peter's Catholic church on Tuesday, and interment in the Catholic cemetery.  Mrs. Pete was a devout Catholic, a good wife and mother, and was loved by all who knew her.  She will long be remembered for her many acts of charity.  She is survived by five sons, Valerie and Oscar of Port Arthur, Texas; Ernest of St. Martinville, Albert and Zephrin of New Iberia, and seven daughters, Mrs. L. J. Decuir of Orange, Texas; Mrs. Charles Oubre of Loreauville, Mrs. Andrew Douglas, Mrs. Ned Dugas and Misses Olive, Adel and Eve Pete of New Iberia.  Twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and three sisters, Mrs. G. Judice, Mrs. L. E. Freeman of Beaumont, Texas, and Mrs. Rivette of Jeanerette, and one brother, Albert Darce of Franklin also survive.

 

WWI registration records (sons):

Valeri Adam Pitre:  Valery Pete; Iberia, LA; born 9 Dec 1887 (Terrebonne Par.); single; tall height, medium build; light brown eyes & dark brown hair.

Felix Ernest Pitre:  Ernest Pete, Loreauville, LA; b. 1 Oct 1889 (Terrebonne, LA); wife & 2 children; tall height & medium build; gray eyes & brown hair; blacksmith. 6 May 1917 Iberia, LA.

Georges Oscar Pitre:  Oscar Pete; Iberia, LA; born 16 Jan 1893 (Loreauville); single; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & black hair.

Obituaries for the children:

Marie Adelaide Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Peters Cemetery, New Iberia, LA:  Frank Adam Pete / Aug. 22, 1861 / Oct. 25, 1929 / wife / Louise Marie Darce / Nov. 20, 1870 / Oct. 12, 1936 / daughters / Adelaide Marie Pete / July 6, 1891 / Apr. 3, 1970 / Olive Marie Pete / July 3, 1903 / Oct. 31, 1984  //  Jimmy / James A. Pete / April 10, 1943 / September 11, 1990 / in loving memory

 

Georges Oscar Pitre (aka Pete):  Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX), Monday, 27 February 1967:  Port Arthur - Oscar Pete, 74, of 720 Twelfth St., died at 10 a.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital after a one-day illness.  A native of Houma, La., Pete had lived in Port Arthur since 1912.  He retired in 1958 from Texaco Inc., where he worked in the boiler house.  Pete was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Woodmen of the World.  Rosary will be recited at 7:15 p.m. Monday in the Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home chapel.  Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery beside his wife, Mrs. Amelia Pete, who died in 1955.  Surviving are one son, Edward Pete of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Albert Pete of New Iberia and Ernest Petre of Jeanerette, La.; six sisters, Mrs. Edgar Patin of New Iberia, Mrs. Charles Oubre of Loreauville, La., Mrs. A. J. Douglas of Franklin, La., Mrs. V. Crochet, Miss Aline Pete and Miss Adel Pete, all of New Orleans.

Tombstone inscriptions, Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur, TX:  PETE / Amelia / 1896 - 1955 / Oscar / 1893 - 1967

 

Marie Elise Pitre:  New Iberia Enterprise (New Iberia, LA), Friday, 18 May 1945:  Mrs. L. J. Decuir, 46, nee Elise Pete, died at a local hospital on Wednesday, May 16, at 4:45 a.m.  She was a native of Iberia parish, but had lived for several years in Port Arthur, Texas.  A requiem high mass was said for Mrs. Decuir at 9 a.m. on May 17.  The funeral was held from the Jacquemond Funeral home to St. Peter's Catholic church, with burial in the local Catholic cemetery.  Mrs. Decuir is survived by her husband; six sisters, Miss Adele Pete, Miss Ollie Pete, Mrs. J. V. Crouchet, and Mrs. Edgar Patin of New Iberia, Mrs. A. J. Douglas of Patterson, and Mrs. Charles Oubre of Loreauville, and five brothers, Valrie and Oscar Pete of Port Arthur, and Zephrim, Albert and Ernest Pete of New Iberia.

 

Olga Pitre:  St. Mary and Franklin Banner Tribune (Franklin), Wednesday, 20 December 1978:  Mrs. Olga Pete Douglas, 77, of Franklin expired at 7:20 a.m. at Franklin Foundation Hospital.  She is a native of New Iberia.  She is survived by one son, William A. Douglas of Baldwin; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Touchet of Franklin, one brother, Albert Pete of New Iberia, three sisters, Miss Olive Pete of New Iberia, Mrs. Eva Patin of New Iberia, and Mrs. Antoinette Oubre of Loreauville; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Douglas.  Ibert's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete at this time.  Visitations will be from 6 to 10 p.m. tomorrow.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 at the Assumption Catholic Church, with burial at St. Peters cemetery in New Iberia.  Ibert's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Tombstone Inscription, St. Peters Cemetery, New Iberia, LA:  Olga Pete Douglas / Jan. 9, 1901 / Dec. 20, 1978  //   Andrew J. Douglas / May 28, 1889 / Jan. 1, 1977

 

Marie Olive Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Peters Cemetery, New Iberia, LA:  Frank Adam Pete / Aug. 22, 1861 / Oct. 25, 1929 / wife / Louise Marie Darce / Nov. 20, 1870 / Oct. 12, 1936 / daughters / Adelaide Marie Pete / July 6, 1891 / Apr. 3, 1970 / Olive Marie Pete / July 3, 1903 / Oct. 31, 1984  //  Jimmy / James A. Pete / April 10, 1943 / September 11, 1990 / in loving memory

 

Marie Antoinette Pitre:  Teche News (St. Martinville), Wednesday, 31 May 1995:  Antoinette Oubre: Loreauville - Funeral services were held Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church for Mrs. Charles Oubre, the former Antoinette Pitre, 86, who died Thursday, May 25, 1995 at Consolata Nursing Home.  Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery.  Survivors include her husband, Charles Oubre of Loreauville; six sons, Albert Oubre of New Iberia, Claude Oubre of Eunice, Earl Oubre of Hesperia, Calif., Richard Oubre of San Antonio, Texas, Lynward Oubre of Loreauville, and Carol Oubre of Sumpter, S.C.; four daughters, Jeanne Martin of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Sylvia Roy and Cynthia Russo of St. Martinville, and Mercedes Ladouceur of New Iberia; one brother, Albert Pete of New Iberia; 36 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlene Dayton; one grandchild, Lynn Oubre; and one great-grandchild, Edward Oubre.  Mrs. Oubre was a native of New Iberia and a resident of Loreauville.  She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America.  David Mortuary of Loreauville was in charge of arrangements.

Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Loreauville, LA:  OUBRE / Charles Oubre / Jan. 2, 1905 / March 20, 1998 / Antoinette P. Oubre / Oct. 14, 1908 / May 25, 1995

 

Marie Louise Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Memorial Park Cemetery, New Iberia, LA:  Mrs. J. Venial Crouchet / nee Marie Louise Pitre / Oct. 17, 1910 / Jan. 31, 1970  //  J. Venial Crouchet / January 7, 1909 / January 5, 1968

 

Eva Pete:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Loreauville, LA:  Edgar J. Patin / April 15, 1911 - Dec. 19, 1975 / Eve Pete Patin / Feb. 19, 1914 - March 7, 1995 / Kenneth J. Broussard / Kenny / Sept. 16, 1960 - Jan. 19, 2007

 

 

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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:

- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes  (Rev. Hebert)

- 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.  (Rev. Hebert)

Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries, tombstone inscriptions, or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).

Texas deaths in RED are from death certificates.

 

Last updated:  12 June 2025.