Continuation of tree (2nd child of Frank Adam Pitre/Marie Louise Darce); all known surname descendants:
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]; d: March 1975 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
10 Marie Laura Pitre b: 30 May 1913; d: 25 September 1997 New Orleans, LA
+--- Dillon
10 Charles Thomas Pitre b: 19 February 1915; d: November 1975 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
+Elise H. Aucoin b: 26 April 1914; m: Abt. 1934; d: 31 December 1995
10 Marie Louise Pitre b: 2 July 1917 Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 26 April 2014 Maurice, Vermilion, LA
+--- Landry
10 Virginia Pitre b: 4 March 1921 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA; d: January 1976 Biloxi, Harrison, MSb: 12 February 1915; m: unknown; d: April 1984 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
*2nd Husband of Virginia Pitre:
+Richard Aaron Eddleman b: 26 February 1913 Mississippi; m: unknown [Richard Aaron/Flossie Lucille Power]; d: 13 April 1988 Gulfport, Harrison, MS
10 Ernest J. Pitre b: 9 October 1927; d: 30 June 1950 Korea
*2nd Wife of Felix Ernest Pitre:
+Noelie B. --- (Lopez) b: Abt. 1890; m: Bef. 1950
Notes for Felix Ernest Pitre:
Census
- 1920 St. Martin, Louisiana: Ernest Pitter 30 labor/field, wife Francoise 28, Laura 7, Thomas 5, Mary Louise 3. [west of Bayou Teche]
- 1930 St. Martin, LA: Ernest Petre 40, wife Francis B. 38, Laura 16, Thomas 15, Marie L. 12, Virginia 9, Ernest 2.
- 1940 New Iberia, Iberia, LA: Ernest Petrie 50 blacksmith/rice farm, wife Francis 48, (widow?) Marie Louise 23 new worker, Ernest Jr. 12.
- 1950 New Iberia, Iberia, LA: Ernest F. Pitre 60 mechanic (works for self)/automobile, wife Nolie B. 59, stepson Wilford Lopez 21 clerk/gas co.
WWII Records: Ernest Felix Pitre, res. 519 Field St., New Iberia, LA; b. 1 Oct 1889 Houma, LE; contact Mrs. Noelie Lopez (same address); 5'9", 148 lbs., gray eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 25 Apr 1942 New Iberia, LA.
Tombstone inscription, Rose Hill Cemetery, New Iberia: Ernest F. Pitre / October 1, 1889 / September 23, 1972
Notes for Francoise Bernard:
Tombstone Inscription, St. Johns Cemetery, Jeanerette, LA: Mrs. Frances B. Copp / Jan. 5, 1892 / March 7, 1975
Obituaries for the children:
Ernest J. Pitre: Teche News (St. Martinville), Friday, 7 July 1950: St. Martin Native among first to die in Korea: A native of St. Martin Parish, Corporal Ernest Pitre, is among the first five American casualties of the fighting in Korea. The Army announced Monday that he was missing on a flight from Japan to Pusan, Korea. Pitre was living in Jeanerette with his mother, Mrs. Frances B. Copp, before enlisting in the service. His father, Ernest Pitre Sr., now resides in New Iberia. Pitre enlisted in the Army three years ago, and re-enlisted last April. He had been in Tokyo for the past two years.
- Death in service record - Corporal Pitre was a member of the 71st Signal Service Battalion, U.S. Army. On June 30, 1950, he was a passenger in a C-54D Skymaster transport from the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Wing. While on the ground at Suwon Air Base (K-13), Korea, the aircraft was destroyed by a North Korean bombing strike. All 23 on board were killed. Corporal Pitre was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Johns Cemetery, Jeanerette, LA: Ernest J. Pitre /
Louisiana / CPL 71 SIG Service Bn / Oct 9, 1927 - June 30, 1950
Marie Louise Pitre: Marie Louise Landry, 96, (born July 2, 1917), died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Maurice. She was a native of Loreauville and a longtime resident of New Iberia. A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marie Louise is survived by two sons John (Marion) Landry of Prairieville and Phillip (Mary) Landry of Lafayette; three grandsons Sean (Cindy) Landry, Blair (Erin) Landry and Kevin Landry, all of Lafayette; four step-grandchildren Ryan Broussard of Baton Rouge, Allie Broussard of Lafayette, Eric Robinson (Tien) of San José, California, and Ryan (Kathryn) Robinson of Oswego, Illinois; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest F. and Frances Bernard Pitre; two sisters Virginia Pitre Derouen Eddleman and Laura Pitre Dillon; two brothers C. Thomas Pitre and Ernest J. Pitre; and two grandsons Eric Landry and Brian Landry. Memorials in her name may be directed to the American Heart Association. In 1995 Louise chose to donate her body to medical science upon her death and the family has honored her request; therefore, a private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Virginia Pitre: Mrs. Virginia Petre Eddleman, 54, a resident of 510 Seashore Manor, Biloxi, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at Howard memorial Hospital in Biloxi where she had been a patient for one week. Born March, 1921, in St. Martinville, LA, she was a retired school teacher and had resided in Biloxi for a year and a half. She was a member of the First Baptist church of Biloxi and the National Teachers Association. Survivors include her widower, Richard Eddleman of Biloxi, and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Landry of New Iberia, LA and Mrs. Laura Dillon of San Diego, CA. Friends may call at Bradford-'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. The funeral will be held from the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday, followed by burial in Southern Memorial Park.
Tombstone Inscription: Southern Memorial Park, Biloxi, MS: Richard A. / 1913 - 1988 / together forever / EDDLEMAN / Virginia P. / 1921 - 1976
Ernest J. Pitre: Teche News (St. Martinville, LA), Friday, 7
July 1950: St. Martin Native among first to die in Korea: A native
of St. Martin Parish, Corporal Ernest Pitre, is among the first five
American casualties of the fighting in Korea. The Army announced Monday
that he was missing on a flight from Japan to Pusan, Korea. Pitre was
living in Jeanerette with his mother, Mrs. Frances B. Copp, before
enlisting in the service. His father, Ernest Pitre Sr., now resides
in New Iberia. Pitre enlisted in the Army three years ago, and re-enlisted
last April. He had been in Tokyo for the past two years.
- Death in service record - Corporal Pitre was a member of the 71st Signal
Service Battalion, U.S. Army. On June 30, 1950, he was a passenger in a
C-54D Skymaster transport from the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop
Carrier Wing. While on the ground at Suwon Air Base (K-13), Korea, the
aircraft was destroyed by a North Korean bombing strike. All 23 on board
were killed. Corporal Pitre was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean
Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service
Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Back one generation to parents of Felix Ernest 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: 13 October 2022.