Continuation of tree (5th child of Louis Solomon Pitre/Marie Anne Langley); all known surname descendants:
8 Florence Pitre b: May 1861 Calcasieu, LA; d: Bet. 1900-1904
+ Amelia Langley b: December 1877; m: Abt. 1892 Calcasieu, LA [Alfred Villeneuve/Emelia Duhon]; d: Bet. 1920-1930 Acadia, LA
9 Azeline Pitre b: 7 March 1893 Kinder, Calcasieu, LA; d: 2 October 1990 Jennings, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Ulysses L. Miller b: 26 July 1895 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA; m: c2 March 1916 Acadia, LA [Joseph/Marguerite Reed]; d: 8 March 1975 Millerville, Acadia, LA
9 Alfred Pitre b: 1 May 1895 Calcasieu, LA; d: 28 February 1966 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Armine Arabie (Richard) b: 16 September 1892 Church Point, Acadia, LA; m: 1 May 1917 Jefferson Davis, LA [Gill/Venia Cormier]; d: 25 August 1980 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
9 Celine Pitre b: July 1897 Calcasieu, LA; d: Aft. 1910
9 Meaux 'Mayo' Pitre b: 8 February 1900 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 19 April 1966 Hathaway, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Augustine Reed b: 14 July 1898; m: Abt. 1917 [Andre/Marie Onesia Comeaux]; d: 5 May 1975 Jennings, Jefferson Davis, LA
Notes for Florence Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Hickory Flat, Calcasieu, Louisiana: Flourens Peete 37 (farmer),
wife of 8 years Amelia 22, Isaline 7, Alfred 5, Ciline 2, Mayo 1; sister Ellen
14.
- 1910 Acadia, LA: Widow Melia 32 remarried for 6 years to Lucius Ardoin 50, her Pitre children Azeline 16, Alfred 14, Celine 12 & Meo 10, and 5 Ardoin children of Lucius', & their Ardoin son Lucius 1 year 1 month.
- 1920 Acadia, LA: Amelia 42 & husband Lucius Ardoin 62, Lucius 11, Adam 5.
WWI registration records (sons):
Meaux 'Mayo' Pitre: Mayo Pitre; Evangeline, Acadia, LA; born 7 May 1900; Augustine Reed; grey eyes & black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Alfred Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Tuesday, 1 March 1966: Fenton - Funeral services for Alfred Pitre, 69, of Fenton, were to be at 10 a.m. today from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Welsh with Rev. Jules O. Daigle, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Welsh Catholic Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of Kinder. Mr. Pitre died at 6:30 a.m. Monday in his home following a long illness. A retired farmer, he was born near Oberlin and had lived in Fenton 20 years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Armena A. Pitre; one step-son, Eurick Richard of Fenton; one daughter, Mrs. Ted Baier of West Lake; one brother, Mayo Pitre of Hathaway; one step-brother, Adam Ardoin of Evangeline, and one sister, Mrs. Eulice Miller of Evangeline.
Tombstone Inscription, Our Lady of Seven Dolors Cemetery, Welsh: Alfred Pitre / May 1895 - Feb 1966
Azeline Pitre: The Crowley Post Signal (Crowley, LA), Wednesday, 3 October 1990: Jennings - Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 4 at the St. Jules Catholic Church in Tee Mamou for Azeline Miller, 98, who died Tuesday, October 2, 2:10 a.m. in the Jennings Guest House. Rev. Greg Cormier will officiate. Burial will be in the Tee Mamou Cemetery. Visitation hours will be observed this morning until the time of service. Mrs. Miller was a native of Kinder and a resident of Jennings. Survivors include her sons, Florence Miller and Elbery Miller both of Evangeline; two daughters, Mrs. Bercy Bergeaux of Tee Mamou and Mrs. Margaret King of Sulphur; one half-brother, Adam Ardoin of Basile; 14 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 36 great-great-grandchildren. Matthews and Son Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Meaux 'Mayo' Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Wednesday, 20 April 1966: Hathaway - Funeral services for Mayo Pete, 67, were to be at 3 p.m. today from St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Rev. Wilfred Sylvester, pastor, officiating. Burial was to be in Reed Cemetery near Basile. Mr. Pete died unexpectedly Tuesday morning in his home near Jennings. A native of Allen Parish, he had lived in the Hathaway area for 13 years after moving from Millerville. He was a retired employee of the Louisiana Irrigation Milling Co. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings. Survivors are his wife, the former Gustan Reed: seven daughters, Mrs. Edmond Crochet of Hathaway, Mrs. Emerson Lopez, Mrs. Dave Broussard and Mrs. Allen Gary, all of Jennings, Mrs. Eddie Labove of Lake Arthur, Mrs. Melvin Breaux of Lake Charles and Mrs. John Debarge of Kinder. Also, two sons, Oris J. Pete of Jennings and Clifford Pete of Houma; one sister, Mrs. Eulice Miller of Evangeline; one half-brother, Adam Ardoin of Evangeline; 46 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Reed Cemetery, Nezpique, Acadia, LA: Augustine Pete / born Reed / July 14, 1898 / May 5, 1975 / in memory of / Mama and Dad / Mayo Pete / May 14, 1900 / April 19, 1966
Back one generation to parents of Florence 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: 10 January 2021.