Continuation of tree (8th child of Joseph Francois Pitre/Josephine Soileau); all known surname descendants:
7 Francois Pitre b: 4 August 1844 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 21 March 1921 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Eliza P. Pitre b: 27 March 1851 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 29 December 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Onesime/Adele Bordelon]; d: 14 January 1918 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Marie Josephine Pitre b: 13 October 1875 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 31 October 1928 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Henri Marcel Daire b: 3 March 1872 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 16 August 1894 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Octave/Florestine Coreil]; d: 14 May 1949 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Magnus Hilaire Pitre b: 16 July 1877 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 December 1937 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Marie Amelie Soileau b: 3 August 1881 St. Landry, LA; m: 12 November 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Joseph Agricole/Celestine Henry]; d: 5 January 1948 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Cora Pitre b: 3 March 1879 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 July 1892 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Irma Pitre b: 28 December 1880 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 17 March 1948 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+ Frank Duhon m: Aft. 1910; d: Aft. March 1948
8 Jean Baptiste Pitre b: March 1882 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 July 1941 Washington, St. Landry, LA
+ Florence Emily Jeannisse b: Abt. 1891 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 18 December 1906 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Abt. 1912 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Marie Isaure Pitre b: 9 May 1884 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 July 1884 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Jules Pitre b: 4 July 1886 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 24 January 1951 San Bruno, San Mateo, CA
8 Joseph Pitre b: 18 February 1889 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 9 March 1959 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
+ Alida Soileau b: 13 January 1892 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 11 January 1916 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 5 June 1950 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
8 Moise Pitre b: 22 November 1890 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 October 1949 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+ Ola Lafleur b: 10 May 1895 St. Landry, LA; m: 6 February 1912 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 4 June 1961
Notes for Francois Pitre:
Census
- 1880 St. Landry, Louisiana: Francois J. Pitre 34
(farmer), wife Eliza 27, Josephine 4, Magnus 3.
- 1900 St. Landry, LA: Francois Pitre 54 (farmer), wife of 26 years Elisa
49, Josephine M. 19, Jean Baptiste 17 (farm laborer), Jules 13 (farm laborer),
Joseph 11, Moise 9; widowed nephew Gabe Fontenot 26 (farmer).
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Francois Pitre 66 (farm laborer), wife of 37 years
Eliza 61, Irma 28, Jule 23 (farm laborer), Joseph 20 (farm laborer), Moise 18
(farm laborer).
- 1920 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Widower Francois Pitre 74 (revenue of
estate), living w/family of nephew Sidney Johnson 21 & wife Eloise 20.
Civil War records: F. L. Pitre (Francis Pitre); Private; Co. K, 3rd
LA Cavalry (Harrison's); residence St. Landry; paroled 22 June 1865 Washington,
LA.
WWI registration records (sons):
Magnus Hilaire Pitre: Magnus Pitre; Evangeline,
LA; born 16 Jul 1877; Marie Emily Soileau Pitre; tall height, slender build;
grey eyes & grey hair.
Jean Baptiste Pitre: Jean Baptiste Pitre; Evangeline, LA; age 37
(in 1918); children; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & grey hair.
Jules Pitre: Jules Pitre; Evangeline, LA; born 4 Jul 1886 (Ville
Platte, LA); none; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & black hair.
Joseph Pitre: Joseph Pitre; Evangeline, LA; born 18 Feb 1891 (Ville
Platt); wife & child; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & light hair.
Moise Pitre: Moise Pitre; Evangeline, LA; born
22 Nov 1892 (Ville Platte, LA); wife & 2 children; medium height, medium build;
brown eyes & black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Josephine Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Saturday, 3 November 1928: Mrs. Henry M. Daire buried Thursday - The funeral of Mrs. Henry M. Daire, who died Wednesday afternoon, after several years of illness, was held from the residence on West Main street Thursday afternoon, Rev. L. J. Savy, of the Catholic church, officiated at the ceremony and interment took place in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Henry M. Daire, nee Marie Josephine Pitre, was a daughter of Francis J. Pitre. She had been sick for a number of years, and suffered much during the last years of her illness. She was fifty two years old. Mrs. Daire was a very devout Catholic. The deceased leaves to mourn her husband, two sons, Lee and Magnus Daire, and one daughter, Mrs. Christe Thompson, five brothers, one sister and a number of other relatives.
Magnus Hilaire Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Friday, 31 December 1937: Funeral services for Magnus Pitre, 60, of Ville Platte, La., who died on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1937 were held Thursday afternoon Dec. 30, the procession leaving the residence at 1:30, going to the Ville Platte Catholic Church where the Rev. Father Bourgeois officiated at 2. Pall-bearers were: Maurice, Johnnie and Yeager Soileau, Jack Tate, Leroy Deville and Martin Bordelon. Interment was made in the Ville Platte Catholic cemetery under the direction of Morgan Brothers, Ville Platte Funeral directors.
- Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Saturday, 1 January 1938: Pitre - At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1937, Magnus Pitre, aged 60 years, of Ville Platte, La. Deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emelie Soileau Pitre; and seven children, Mrs. Cecilia Johnson, Elizabeth, Marshall, L. P., Maible, Edward and LeRoy Pitre. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, Dec. 30, the procession leaving the residence at 1:30 going to the Ville Platte Catholic Church where the Rev. Father Bourgeois officiated at 2. Interment followed in the Ville Platte Catholic cemetery under the direction of Morgan Brothers, Ville Platte Funeral directors.
Irma Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 18 March 1948: Mrs. Frank Duhon Buried Thursday - Funeral services were conducted Thursday in the old cemetery for Mrs. Frank Duhon, who died at her residence in Lake Charles Wednesday. Mrs. Duhon, the former Irma Pitre, lived for many years here before her removal to Lake Charles. Besides her husband, she is survived by three brothers, Moise and Francois Pitre of Ville Platte, and Julius Pitre, U.S. Army.
Jean Baptist Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 2 July 1941: Well Known St. Landry Farmer Buried Today - Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 for Jean Baptist Pitre, 60, who died Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. at his home in Washington. The funeral cortege left the Plaisance home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Fontenot, for Ville Platte where burial rites were held in the Catholic Church. Interment was in the Ville Platte cemetery with Lafond & Son in charge. The deceased, a well known farmer of the Plaisance section, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Herbert Fontenot, of Plaisance, two sons, Louis Pitre of Ville Platte and William Pitre of Port Arthur, Tex.; one sister, Mrs. Frank Durion of Lake Charles, and three brothers, Joseph and Moise Pitre of near Ville Platte and Jules Pitre of Washington, D.C.
Jules Pitre: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA: Jules / Pitre / Louisiana / M Sgt / US Air Force / World War I & II / July 4, 1886 / January 24, 1951
Joseph Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 12 March 1959: Last rites were read at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. for Joseph Pitre, 69-year-old retired farmer, who died at an Alexandria hospital Monday following a long illness. He is survived by three sons, Dallas, Murray and Leo of Ville Platte, nine daughters, Mrs. Percy Credeur and Mrs. Arvin Smith of Opelousas, Mrs. Jack D. Pardue of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Mrs. Thomas Arnold, Mrs. James C. Andrews and Joycelyn Pitre of Lafayette, Mrs. Norman Nelson of New Orleans, Marietta Pitre of Mandeville and Mrs. William Sasoncia of New York, and twelve grandchildren. Interment was in the Sacred Heart cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte: Joseph Pitre / Feb. 18, 1890 / Mar. 9, 1959 // Alida S. Pitre / Jan. 13, 1892 / Jan. 5, 1950
Moise Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 20 October 1949: Moise Pitre Dies Yesterday, Final Rites are Today - Lingering illness proves fatal to 59-year-old Ville Platte man - Funeral services were held this afternoon for Moise Pitre, 59, who died Wednesday afternoon at 12:15 in a Lafayette hospital. Services were read at the Sacred Heart Catholic church with interment in the old Ville Platte cemetery at 2:30. Mr. Pitre had been critically ill since May and had been treated in New Orleans subsequent to his removal here to his home and then to the Lafayette hospital where he died. Death was attributed to cancer of the kidney. He is survived by his widow, the former Lula Lafleur; three daughters, Mrs. Shelby Fontenot, Mrs. Leo Fontenot, and Miss Patsy Nell; five sons, Auston, Herschel, Frank, George, and Leran. He is also survived by several grandchildren and two brothers.
Back one generation to parents of Francois 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: 27 November 2020.