Continuation of tree (2nd child of Lucien Pitre/Elisabeth Doucet); all known surname descendants:
8 Felicien Louis Pitre b: 26 February 1884 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1950
+ Marie Ella Roberi b: 3 September 1888 Washington, St. Landry, LA; m: 24 May 1904 Washington, St. Landry, LA [Marius/Clarisse Stevens]; d: 19 April 1958 Washington, St. Landry, LA
9 Alice Pitre b: 19 March 1905 Grand Prairie, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 March 1929 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+John Aloysius (Kelly) Vidrine b: 14 July 1903 Manhattan, NY; m: Abt. 1928 [taken in by Frederick Vidrine/Olivia Bertrand]; d: 23 February 1970 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Henry Pitre b: 6 December 1907 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 May 1984 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Ivy Ortego b: 12 February 1913; m: Abt. 1932 [Armand/Onezia Fontenot]; d: 24 January 2001 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Felicien Louis Pitre:
Census
- 1910 St. Landry, Louisiana: Felecien L. Pitre 26 (farmer), wife of 6 years Ella 22, Alice 4, Henry 2.
- 1920 St. Landry, LA: Widower Marius Robiri 70; son-in-law Felicien Pitre 36 general farmer, wife Ella 31, Alice 14, Henry 12.
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Felicien L. Pitre 46, wife Ella R. 40, Henry 22, grandson John E. Vidrine 1 year.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Felicien L. Pitre 56 farming/farm, wife Ella 51, grandson John Vidrine 11.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Fellicin Pitre 66 farmer/farming, wife Ella R. 61, grandson John E. Vidrine 21 (crossed out).
WWI registration records: Felician L. Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 26 Feb 1883; Mrs. Felicien L. Pitre; medium height, medium build; blue eyes & light brown hair.
WWII Registration Cards: Felicien L. Pitre; res. Star Rt., Washington, St. Landry, LA; age 59, b. 26 Feb 1884 Washington; rel. Mrs. Felicien L. Pitre (same address); 5'7", 180 lbs., light complexion, blue eyes & brown hair; signed 27 April 1942
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Peter Cemetery, Grand Prairie, LA: No legible information remains on the headstone, however,
both Felicien Louis Pitre and wife Marie Ella Roberi appear to be buried here.
Obituaries for the children:
Henry Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 6 May 1984: Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the St. Peters Roman Catholic Church in Grand Prairie for Mr. Henry "Yan" Pitre, 76, who died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Opelousas General Hospital after a short illness. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, the former Ivy Ortego of Grand Prairie; a son, Mervin Pitre of Opelousas; a daughter, Mrs. Lionel (Robbie) Briley of Opelousas; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, James Curtis. The Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Peter Cemetery, Grand Prairie, LA: PITRE / Ivy O. / Feb. 12, 1913 / Jan. 24, 2001 / you left a place no one can fill, we miss you Mom and always will / PITRE / Henry F. / Dec. 6, 1907 / May 4, 1984 / gone but not forgotten
Back one generation to parents of Felicien Louis 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: 3 September 2022.