Continuation of tree (2nd child of Pierre Damon Pitre/Laura Chovet); all known surname descendants:
10 Fernand Pitre b: 20 October 1892 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 March 1968 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Ida Dupre b: 15 January 1897; m: Abt. 1913 [Charles Christoval/Celeste Ryder] d: 10 November 1982 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Marie Millian Pitre b: 11 February 1914 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 October 1991 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Joseph Johnson b: 4 January 1912 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; m: 3 February 1934 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA [Price/Celestine Darbonne]; d: 7 October 1979 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Herbert Pitre b: 24 August 1916 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 18 May 1996 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Mable Fruge b: 16 March 1919; m: Abt. 1937; d: 6 October 1994 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Stanward Pitre b: 5 May 1920 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 July 1983 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Mary Lou Guillory b: 12 October 1925; m: Abt. 1945; d: 1 May 2008 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
11 Murray Pitre b: 8 March 1922 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 June 1991 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Vivian Madden (Laverty) b: 15 December 1930 Oak Grove, West Carroll, LA; m: unknown; d: 23 December 2001 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Wilfred Pitre b: 6 October 1924 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 March 1999 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Rena Vasseur b: 30 July 1923; m: Abt. 1945 [Fedorin/Azeline Pitre]; d: 14 May 2007 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Widnay Pitre b: 24 March 1927 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 January 1980 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Jessie Rose Lafleur b: Abt. 1928; m: Abt. 1946 [Hampton Joseph/Thelma Marie Joubert]; d: Aft. February 2008
Notes for Fernand Pitre:
Census
- 1920
- 1930 St. Landry, Louisiana: Fernand Pete 42, wife Ida 35, Mellian 16, Hurbert 13, Standward 10, Murry 8, Wilbert 5, Whitney 3 years 1 month.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Ferdinand Pitre 48 farmer/farm, wife Ida 43, Stanwood 19 helper/farm, Murry 18 helper/farm, Wilfrid 15, Whitney 13.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Ferdinand Pitre 58, wife Ida D. 52, Wilfred 25 dairy helper/dairy. Also in St. Landry: Stanward Pitre 29 farmer/farm, wife Mary Lou G. 24, Silton 2. In Opelousas: Whitney Pitre 23 attending school/veteran school, wife Rose L. 22, Carol 2.
WWI Registration Records: Ferdinand Pitre; 5 Jun 1917 St. Landry, LA; b. 20 Oct 1892 (Plaisance); wife & 1 child; tall height & slender build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Ferdinand Pitre, res. Washington, LA; b. 20 Oct 1891 St. Landry, LA; contact Murry Pitre (Washington, LA); 6', 143 lbs., hazel eyes & gray hair, ruddy complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Opelousas, LA.
[SSI# gives dob as 8 Sep 1891]
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 14 March 1968: Funeral services for Ferdinand Pitre, 76, retired farmer of Opelousas, will be held at 8 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Church cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Pitre died at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday at a Ville Platte Nursing Home. A native of Prairie Ronde, he had been an invalid for many years. His body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home, where the rosary will be recited at 8:30 tonight. Pitre is survived by his widow, the former Ida Dupre of Opelousas; five sons, Herbert, Murray, Wilfred and Wedney Pitre all of Opelousas and Sanwood Pitre of Eunice; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Opelousas; one brother, Edgar Pitre of Prairie Ronde; 21 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Notes for Ida Dupre:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 11 November 1982: Funeral services for Mrs. Ida D. Pitre, 85, will be held at 4 p.m. today in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church here with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery of Prairie Ronde. Mrs. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday in Opelousas General Hospital following a long illness. Survivors include four sons, Murray J., Wilfred, Stanward and Herbert Pitre, all of Opelousas; a daughter, Mrs. Million Johnson of Opelousas; four sisters, Mrs. Ester Valdez of New Orleans; Mrs. Mamie Hebert of Covington, Mrs. Elda Poche of Metairie and Mrs. Joyce Dupre of Opelousas; 19 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ferdinand Pitre and a son, Whitney Pitre. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is directing.
Obituaries for the children:
Herbert Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 20 May 1996: Funeral services for Mr. Herbert Pitre, 78, were held at 1 p.m. today in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. Michael J. Russo conducted the services. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 8:35 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 1996, in Doctors' Hospital in Opelousas. He was a retired Machine Operator with Lou Ana Food. Survivors include: three sons, Ronald Pitre, Wilbert Pitre and Joseph Pitre, all of Baton Rouge; four daughters, Mrs. Juanita LaFleur of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Jeanette Robert, Mrs. Ethel Box and Mrs. Sandra Huguet, all of Opelousas; a brother, Wilfred Pitre of Opelousas; 25 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mable Fruge Pitre. Visiting hours were observed from 3-10 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. Monday until time of services. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas was in charge of arrangements.
Stanward Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 20 July 1983: Prairie Ronde - Funeral services for Mr. Stanward Pitre, 63, will be held at 4 p.m. today in our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church here with burial in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Mr. Pitre died Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Opelousas General Hospital. Survivors include his wife, the former Mary Lou Guillory of Opelousas; one son, Joseph (Joe) Silton Pitre of Eunice; one daughter, Mrs. John (Melba) Guillory of Eunice; three brothers, Hebert, Murray and Wilfred Pitre, all of Opelousas; one sister, Millian P. Johnson of Opelousas; five grandchildren. Mr. Pitre was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army and member of the Acadian DAZ Chapter 19. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main Street in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Murray J. Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 4 June 1991: Funeral services for Mr. Murry J. Pitre, 69, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 4:10 p.m. Monday in Opelousas General Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army, a retired merchant seaman and a member of the Jacques De Molay Masonic Lodge of New Orleans #389 F&AM. Survivors include: his wife, Vivian Madden Pitre of Opelousas; two stepsons, Michael Laverty of Shreveport and Kevin Laverty of Lafayette; two daughters, Mulis Ann Doucet of Rayne and Suzanne Lyons of Opelousas; two brothers, Wilfred and Herbert Pitre, both of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Millian Pitre Johnson of Opelousas; two grandchildren and a step-grandchild. Visiting hours will be held from 4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas: Murray J. Pitre / US Army / World War II / Mar 8, 1922 - Jun 3, 1991
Wilfred Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 30 March 1999: Funeral services for Mr. Wilfred Pitre, 74, were held at 2 p.m. today in Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas with burial in Bertrand Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. The Rev. Jeff DeBlanc will conduct the services. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 29, 1999, at his residence. He was a Small Animal Warden with the St. Landry Health Unit. Survivors include: his wife, Rena Vasseur Pitre of Opelousas; a daughter, Mrs. Kelly (Loretta) Prejean of Opelousas; two grandchildren, Mrs. Carl (Cindy) Miller and Mrs. Edwin (Donna) Credeur Jr.; two great-grandchildren, Carl Miller Jr. and Raquel Miller; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mr. Pitre was preceded in death by his father, Ferdinand Pitre; his mother, Ida Dupre Pitre; four brothers, Herbert, Whitney, Stanward and Murray Pitre; and a sister, Millian Pitre Johnson. Visiting hours were observed from 5 p.m. Monday until time of services today. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Widnay Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 2 January 1980: An Opelousas man died Tuesday from injuries suffered Monday in a one-vehicle accident about seven miles north of Opelousas on U.S. 167. Widnay Pitre, 52, of Rt. 6 Box 415, died in the Opelousas General Hospital Monday morning. The exact time of death was not known by a spokesman for Louisiana State Police Troop K. According to the accident report filed by Troop K, Pitre was travelling north on the highway at approximately 10:15 p.m. Monday when he lost control and ran off the roadway on the left side of the road. The car entered a left-hand curve and travelled approximately 300 feet on the shoulder before striking a bridge railing. The car followed the bridge railing for several feet then swerved sharply left across the roadway. The vehicle struck the bridge railing, became airborne and went over the railing into a ditch on the right side. The car skidded approximately 90 feet before coming to rest on its side in a coulee. One passenger in the vehicle, Mrs. Jessie Rose Pitre, 52, of the same address, told officers the headlights from an oncoming car had blinded Pitre. Mrs. Pitre suffered only minor injuries in the crash. The investigating officer for Troop K estimated the speed of the Pitre vehicle to be in excess of 70 miles per hour at the time of the accident. The vehicle sustained heavy damage in the mishap. Both passengers were removed to the Opelousas General Hospital by the Fire District III rescue unit. Pitre was charged with failure to maintain control and a blood alcohol test was taken and will be analyzed at the Louisiana State Police Criminalistics Laboratory in Baton Rouge. Funeral services for Pitre were to be held at 1 p.m. today in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in the Cedar Hills Cemetery in Washington with Sibille's Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his wife, Rose Lafleur Pitre of Opelousas; three sons, Bruce and Joseph Pitre, both of Baton Rouge and Travis Pitre of Opelousas; one daughter, Brenda Rome of Donaldsonville; four brothers, Wilfred, Murray, Herbert and Stanward Pitre, all of Opelousas; one sister, Million Johnson of Opelousas; his mother, Mrs. Ida Pitre of Opelousas; six grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, LA: Widnay Pitre / US Army / World War II / Mar 24, 1927 - Jan 1, 1980
Back one generation to parents of Fernand 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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 10 November 2022.