Continuation of tree (2nd child of Paul Ludovic Pitre/Eva Bertrand); all known surname descendants:
10 Harris Pitre b: 26 October 1918 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 March 1952 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
+ Edith Bernice Lajack b: 16 October 1921; m: February 1938 [-- LaJack/Ailene ---]; d: 24 November 1984 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Jennie Dale Pitre b: Abt. 1942
+Floyd Johnson
11 Dennis Lee Pitre b: 1950; d: 18 September 1950 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Harris Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Harris Pitre 21 farm laborer/farm, wife Edith 18.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Harris Pitre 31, wife Edith L. 28, Jennie Dale 7.
Obituary Pitre: State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday, 6 March 1952: Opelousas - Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Prairie Ronde for Harris Pitre, 33, Opelousas business man, who died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday night. Rev. Pershing Pitre of Lake Charles, cousin of the deceased, officiated and burial was in the adjacent cemetery with Lafond and Son in charge. Pitre is survived by his wife, the former Edith LaJack; a daughter, Jennie, both of Opelousas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ludo Pitre of Prairie Ronde; three brothers and one sister, Delton, Leroy and Dallas Pitre and Mrs. Theodore Vassieur all of Opelousas.
WWII Records: Harris Pitre, res. Opelousas; b. 26 Oct 1918 St. Landry; contact father Ludo Pitre ofr Opelousas; 5' 5", 121 lbs.; blue eyes, blonde hair, light freckled complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Opelousas.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Cemetery: Daddy / in loving memory / Harris Pitre / October 26, 1918 / March 4, 1952 / P
Notes for Edith Bernice Lajack:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 25 November 1984: Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Opelousas Bible Church on Lewisburg Road for Mrs. Dan. P. Hall Speyrer, 63, the former Edith LaJack, of Opelousas, who died at 8:05 a.m. Saturday at her residence. Burial will be at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include: her husband, Dan Speyrer of Opelousas; her mother, Mrs. Ailene LaJack of Opelousas; a son, Boyd Speyrer of Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Jennie) Johnson and Mrs. Humberto (Myra) Rodriguez, both of Opelousas; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Speyrer was a member of the Opelousas Bible Church. Visitation will be held from noon to 10 p.m. today at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home, North Main Street.
Back one generation to parents of Harris 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).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 11 June 2022.