Continuation of tree (1st child of Francois Pouponne Pitre/Sophie Azelie Joubert); all known surname descendants:
7 Francois Pouponne Pitre b: 11 June 1827 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 21 June 1892 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Azelie Pitre b: 31 May 1832 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 10 January 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Charles/Adelphine Josephe Joubert]; d: 19 December 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Francois Pouponne Pitre b: 28 October 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 December 1935 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Louise Joubert b: 20 March 1853 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 26 December 1871 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Villeneuve/Marie Louise Ledoux]; d: 1 December 1879 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Francois Pouponne Pitre:
+ Marie Arceneaux b: 26 November 1858 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 31 January 1882 Carencro, Lafayette, LA [Pierre Emile/Marie Azeline Richard]; d: 16 November 1923 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Estelle P. Hermina Pitre b: 29 March 1852 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 October 1897 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Artemon Lafleur b: 30 August 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 8 December 1870 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Jean Baptiste/Domelise B. Fontenot]; d: 5 April 1913 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
8 Arthur Francois Pitre b: 28 August 1853 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 September 1918 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Amanda Prudhomme b: 28 October 1862 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 7 February 1877 Eunice, St. Landry, LA [Cleophas/Eugenie Aglae Pitre]; d: Bet. 1880 - 1882 St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Arthur Francois Pitre:
+ Aurelia Durio b: June 1862; m: 5 August 1882 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1907
*3rd Wife of Arthur Francois Pitre:
+ Alma Fontenot b: Abt. 1875 St. Landry, LA; m: 11 February 1907 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 25 March 1950 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
8 Azeline Pitre b: Abt. 1855 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 23 October 1892 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Martin Fremont Dupre b: 13 May 1857 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 5 October 1875 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Fremont/Celestine Andrepont]; d: 4 June 1926 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Jean Baptiste Armant Pitre b: 11 November 1857 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1860
8 Octave Poupon Pitre b: 1 December 1859 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 April 1924 St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Francoise Boudreaux b: 3 August 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 13 February 1893 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Jean Symphorine/Marie Emerite Joubert]; d: 13 December 1947 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Jules Pitre b: 19 October 1861 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 March 1926 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Gabrielle Pitre b: 26 January 1867 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 26 April 1883 Washington, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Felicia Adelaide Pitre]; d: 26 October 1945 St. Landry, LA
8 Edmonia Marie Pitre b: 15 March 1864 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 11 June 1934 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Jules Damon Bertrand b: 3 April 1861 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 18 January 1883 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Auguste Ducloise/Ernestine Contini Sittig]; d: 25 January 1924 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Lucien Poupon Pitre b: 9 November 1866 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 2 December 1940 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
+ Amelie Joubert b: June 1877 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 5 February 1894 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 25 April 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Lucien Poupon Pitre:
+ Marie Enna 'Anna' Moreau b: 18 April 1885 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 12 January 1904 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Edouard/Emelia Fruge]; d: Aft. 1930
8 Charles Edgar Pitre b: 26 April 1869 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 April 1947 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
+ Kate Brunson b: 3 June 1880 St. Landry, LA; m: 29 March 1898 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [James O./Fannie Emily Burton]; d: 15 March 1958 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
8 Laure Pitre b: 3 May 1871 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; d: Bet. 1909-1930
+ Homer F. Dupre b: 4 November 1868 St. Landry, LA; m: 10 October 1889 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Fremont/Celestine Andrepont]; d: 8 November 1941 St. Landry, LA
8 Laperle Pitre b: 7 October 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 April 1943 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+ Maurice Boudreaux b: Abt. 1870; m: 6 April 1893 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Husband of Laperle Pitre:
+ Joseph Bercier Landry b: 24 December 1878 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 26 November 1898 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Emerand/Florentine Durio]; d: 14 August 1940 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
8 Gabriel Francois Pitre b: 6 October 1876 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1880
Notes for Francois Pouponne Pitre:
Francois Pouponne was the eldest of 10 children born at Prairie Ronde, an area of St. Landry parish and home to many other Pitres. He was 22 when he married his 2nd cousin Azelie Pitre, who was 5 years his junior. In the 1850 census they are newly married and he is listed as a graser.
On 1st February 1860 Francois Pouponne signed for 136.45 acres in St. Landry Parish and is found in the census owning $2500 worth of real estate, and $9100 personal estate. Along with his wife, 6 children were listed, as well as 2 young men listed as stock holders.
Many of the Pitres seem to be missing from the 1870 census and Francois Pouponne is one I cannot locate. The family had now grown by four, though an early son has died.
By 1880, and the birth of 3 more children, Francois and Azelie are living with the youngest 7 children. His eldest son, also named Francois Pouponne has married Marie Louise Joubert, though she appears to have died around the time of the census. Eldest daughter Estelle is married to Artemon Lafleur. Arthur is married to Marie Amanda Prudhomme, and Azeline to Martin Fremont Dupre.
Both Francois Pouponne and Azelie died before the 1900 census (the 1890 was destroyed in a fire); Francois Pouponne in June of 1892 and Azelie in December 1899. They were both buried in the Pitre family cemetery at Prairie Ronde.
Francois Pouponne Pitre's succession exists at the Opelousas Court House as #5196. It is one I have not yet acquired.
Census
- 1850 St. Landry, Louisiana: Francois P. Pitre 23 (graser),
wife Azelene 19.
- 1860 St. Landry, LA: Francois P. Pitre Jr. 33 (farmer) [$2500 real
estate/$9100 personal], wife Azeline C. Pitre 28, Francois 10, Estelle 9,
Arthure 7, Azeline 5, Armant 3, Octave 2 months, Diomel S. Durio 16 (stock
holder), Lufroid P. Auguste 30 (stock holder).
- 1870
- 1880 St. Landry, LA: F.P. Pitre 53 (farmer), wife Azeline C. 48, Octave
20, Jule 18, Edmonia 15, Louisin 13, Edgar 11, Lore 9, Laperle 7.
Obituary: St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, LA): Died, at his residence in Plaisance, Tuesday, June 21st, 1892, F.P. Pitre, Sr., aged 66 years and 10 days.
Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Ci git / Francois P. Pitre / Ne le 11 Juin 1827 / decede le 21 Juin 1892 // Azeline C. Pitre / epouse ete / F. P. Pitre / nee / Mai le 31, 1833 / decede / le 18 Decemb. 1899
Misc. Notes:
- 18 November 1892, Lake Charles Echo – Succession sale of estate of Francois P. Pitre: real estate in both Calcasieu & St. Landry as well as stock, farming implements, etc. Sale at the last residence of Francois Poupon Pitre in Mallet. 400 acres in Calcasieu near the Watkins RR, 20 head of gentle horned cattle, 3 pairs oxen, 4 creole mules, one American mare colt, 7 head of young mules, creole mares & colt, 100 head of sheep, 150 hogs in division with Lastie Guillory.
Notes for Azelie Pitre:
Online photo: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/39225115/person/19341089158
- 6 January 1900, Opelousas Courier – Estate of Azeline P. Pitre, Ertemon Lafleur applied to be administrator
- 20 January 1900, Opelousas Courier: Sale of the estate of Azeline P. Pitre: 100 arpents of land with all the buildings & improvements (3 arpents reserved for a graveyard), 50 arpents of adjoining land, another 4 lots of 50, 36, 45 & 45 arpents. 50 arpents of woodland; 20 head horned cattle, a Vacherie in Calcasieu Parish branding about 50 calves a year; 6 head of horse, 4 gentle horses & 4 wild horses in Calcasieu, about 15 head of Jacks in Calcasieu, 250 bushels corn, 50 head of hogs, one old mowing machine and rake, one buggy, one wagon, one gun, one old pistol, one lot of farming implements and plantation tools; household and kitchen furniture. Ertemon Lafleur administrator
Obituaries for the children:
Francois Pouponne Pitre: Clarion News (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 5 December 1935: Funeral Services Held Wednesday Morning for Francois Pitre, 87 - Aged Farmer Dies Tuesday Morning; Services at Lawtell Church - Services were held Wednesday morning for Francois P. Pitre, 87, St. Landry farmer who died in Lawtell Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The funeral took place from the home of his son-in-law, Joseph Olivier, Jr., in Lawtell. Services were at the Catholic church with interment in the Pitre cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Many friends and relatives attended the last rites of the well-known farmer. He is survived by a number of children and grandchildren. The paper joins his many friends in extending condolences to his bereaved family. _ Tribute of Respect to Francois P. Pitre: Between the years 1869 and 1874, I was at school with Francois P. Pitre. He was a man then, I was a mere boy. We maintained a close friendship which grew as the years rolled by. Within a few years ago, he lived in Opelousas, and it was always a pleasure to meet him and converse with him in the French language. He was an honest man. He could prepare his ballot, and he always voted for the right as God gave him the light to see it. My school mates, like the leaves of the forest, are fast disappearing. This makes me "Feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed." - Gilbert L. Dupre
Estelle P. Hermina Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: In memory of / Estelle P. Pitre / wife of / E. Lafleur / born Mar. 22, 1852 / died Oct. 13, 1897 / aged 45 y'rs 6 mo's & 21 d's // Ertemon Lafleur / born / Aug. 30, 1850 / died April 5, 1913
Arthur Francois Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Arthur F. Pitre / 28 August 1853 / 02 September 1918
Octave Poupon Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Octave P. Pitre / Dec. 1, 1860 / Apr. 1, 1924
Jules Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Jules P. Pitre / 1861 - 1926 / Gabrielle Pitre / 1866 - 1945
Edmonia Marie Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 14 June 1934: Funeral Services for Mrs. Bertrand Held Last Tuesday - Beloved Woman of Western Section was well known in parish - One of the Beloved women of the Lawtell and Mallet sections, Mrs. J. Damon Bertrand, age 70, died at the family home at 9:30 Monday morning. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at the Catholic church of Prairie Ronde at 9:30 and interment followed at the private burial grounds of the Bertrand family. Surviving the widow of the late J. D. Bertrand are two daughters, Mrs. Eraste Bertrand and Mrs. Mayo Manuel and five sons, C. A., J. D., Lawrence, Elliott, and Eldridge Bertrand, all well known and prominent in the agricultural life of St. Landry. There are a number of grandchildren and other relatives to mourn the loss of this venerable woman. Before her marriage to Mr. Bertrand, she was a well known member of the Pitre family. She is the former Miss Edmonia Pitre and numbers among her friends hundreds in the western part of St. Landry. Friends join the immediate members of the family in mourning the death of Mrs. Bertrand. She had lived a long life and taken an active part in bringing aid to her community in times of stress. In her passing the parish loses another one of the older members of an older family that took an active part in the development of St. Landry and Southwestern Louisiana.
Lucien Poupon Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 3 December 1940: The death of Lucien P. Pitre, 74, prominent in the Prairie Ronde and Lawtell section where he was born and lived his entire life, occurred yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Carroll in Lawtell. One of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of the community, Mr. Pitre is mourned by a host of friends besides the three daughters and six sons who survive him. They are: Mrs. Gilbert Carroll and Mrs. Verlie Vige of Lawtell, Mrs. Orelian Bourgeois of Eunice, and Eldridge, Layton, Clifford, Robert, Frank and Horace Pitre. The deceased leaves one sister, Mrs. Bernice Landry of Lake Charles, and one brother, Edgar Pitre of Eunice. The funeral was held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Gilbert Carroll near Lawtell with services at St. Bridget's Catholic Church and interment in the Pitre family cemetery at Prairie Ronde.
Daily World (Opelousas), Wednesday, 4 December 1940: (photo included) Lucien Pitre, 74 year old prominent leader of the Lawtell section, was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon after his death Monday afternoon. A member of one of the more prominent families of this section, the death of Mr. Pitre is mourned by hundreds of friends and relatives throughout the state.
Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Lucien P. Pitre / born Nov. 9, 1866 / died Dec. 2, 1940
Charles Edgar Pitre: Daily
World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 9 April 1947: Eunice - Funeral services
were held Saturday for Edgar Pitre, Sr., 77, farmer and fur dealer, who
died at his home here Friday. The Rev. James L. Stovall officiated, and
burial was in St. Louis cemetery near here. He is survived by his widow;
two sons, Edgar Pitre, Jr., Eunice, and John Ward Pitre, Los
Angeles, and three daughters, Mrs. Frank Best, Sr., Mrs. A.F. McBride and
Miss Abbie Pitre, all of Eunice.
Back one generation to parents of Francois Pouponne Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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: 21 January 2021.