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, Texas
+Leontine Dugas b: 7 February 1903 Loreauville, Iberia, LA; m: Bef. 1940 [Aubeal/Corinne Breaux]; d: 23 July 1998 New Iberia, Iberia, LA
9 Felix Ernest Pitre b: 1 October 1889 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: September 1972 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
+Francoise Bernard b: 5 January 1892 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA; m: 17 February 1912 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA [Joseph Dumas/Marie Laura Dugas]; d: 7 March 1975 Jeanerette, Iberia, 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 Ronsonet (Gerami) b: Abt. 1899; m: Abt. 1924; d: Aft. 1960
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: 11 September 1991
+L. Decuir m: Aft. 1920
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; 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
+J. Venial Crouchet
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: unknown [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.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Peters Cemetery, New Iberia: 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
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.
Georges Oscar Pitre:
Oscar Pete; Iberia, LA; born 16 Jan 1893 (Loreauville); single; medium height,
medium build; brown eyes & black hair.
Misc: Joseph Zephirin Pitre: Passport
issued 5 Oct 1920: Zephirin Pitre, travel to Cuba; born at Loreauville, LA, 2
Dec 1894; father Adam Pitre born in LA and residing at New Iberia, LA; intending
to return within 12 months; going to Cuba for employment; leaving from N.O. on
United Frick SS Co. on 23 Oct 1920; age 25, 6', high forehead, brown eyes, pug
nose, wide mouth, round chin, black hair, dark complexion, round face.
Obituaries for the children:
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.
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.
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
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
Back one generation to parents of Frank Adam Pitre
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: 28 June 2012.