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] (divorced); d: 7 March 1975 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
10 Marie Laura Pitre b: 30 May 1913; d: 25 September 1997 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
+Dewey Dugas m: 26 January 1933 New Iberia, Iberia, LA; d: Bef. 1940
*2nd Husband of Marie Laura Pitre:
+Robert Lee Pratt b: 13 December 1921 Chillicothe, Ross, OH; m: Abt. 1947 [John Blaise/Catherine Cunningham] (divorced); d: 11 April 2006 Visalia, Tulare, CA
*3rd Husband of Marie Laura Pitre:
+Ray Junior Gobbel b: 23 January 1925 Meredosia, Morgan, IL; m: 13 June 1953 San Diego, CA [Ray W./Mable L. Sumpter] (divorced); d: 10 March 2006 Jacksonville, Morgan, IL
*4th Husband of Marie Laura Pitre:
+Francis S. Eck b: Abt. 1928; m: 4 December 1956 San Diego, CA (divorced Feb 1968 San Diego, CA)
*5th Husband of Marie Laura Pitre:
+--- Dillon
10 Charles Thomas Pitre b: 19 February 1915 Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 24 November 1975 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
+Elise Hebert b: 26 April 1914 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1934 [Gabriel/Rosalie Granger]; d: 31 December 1995 Jeanerette, Iberia, LA
10 Marie Louise Pitre b: 2 July 1917 Loreauville, Iberia, LA; d: 26 April 2014 Maurice, Vermilion, LA
+Stafford John Landry b: 20 August 1913 New Iberia, Iberia, LA; m: Abt. 1944 [Clophas/Linie Migues]; d: 10 January 1983 New Iberia, Iberia, LA
10 Virginia Pitre b: 4 March 1921 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA; d: January 1976 Biloxi, Harrison, MS
+Elias Adonis Derouen b: 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 Bergeron (Benoit, Lopez) b: 3 October 1890; m: Bet. 1940-1946 [Thelon/---]; d: 23 December 1959 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
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 daughter 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.
WWI records: 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.
WWII Records: Ernest Felix Pitre, res. 519 Field St., New Iberia, LA; b. 1 Oct 1889 Houma, LA; 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, LA: 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
Notes for Noelie Bergeron:
Obituary: The Daily Iberian (New Iberia, LA), Thursday, 24 December 1959: Mrs. Ernest Pitre, 69, died in a New Orleans hospital yesterday at 7:20 p.m. She is the former Noelie Bergeron, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thelon Bergeron of Iberia Parish. Mrs. Pitre is survived by her husband of Loreauville Road; four sons, Wilfred Lopez of New Iberia; Herbert Benoit of Detroit, Mich., Lawrence Benoit of New Iberia and Daniel Benoit of Westlake, La. Also two daughters, Mrs. John Sterbuck and Mrs. Ned Myers, both of New Iberia; two half-brothers, Robert and Augustin Bergeron both of Iberia Parish; one sister, Mrs. Constance Coulon of Barataria, La.; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Leonce Viator and Mrs. Blanc Bourque, both of Iberia Parish; fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. By previous marriages, she was Mrs. Wallace Benoit and Mrs. Joseph Lopez, both husbands now being deceased. Funeral services will be from the Evangeline Funeral Home to St. Peter's Catholic Church tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery with Evangeline Funeral Home in charge of services.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Peter's Cemetery, New Iberia, LA: Noelie Bergeron / Oct. 3, 1890 - Dec. 23, 1959 / wife of E. F. Pitre / widow of Wallace Benoit and Joseph Lopez / beloved mother of Herbert, Lawrence, Daniel / Verla and Anita Benoit / and / Wilfred Lopez / PITRE
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Thomas Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. John's Cemetery, Jeanerette, LA: Charles T. Pitre, Sr. / Feb. 19, 1915 / Nov. 24, 1975 / rest my love / PITRE // Elise H. Aucoin / April 26, 1914 / Dec. 31, 1995 / rest my love / PITRE
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: 12 June 2025.