Continuation of tree (1st child of Lucius Pitre/Martha Fuselier); all known surname descendants:
8 Hector 'Actor' Pitre b: 6 August 1886 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 20 December 1968 Houston, Harris, TX
+ Theodile Fontenot b: 26 October 1889; m: Abt. 1907 Oberlin, Calcasieu, LA [Jean Baptiste/Camille Ardoin]; d: 28 August 1978 Houston, Harris, TX
9 Howard Laurent Pitre b: 3 November 1908 Oberlin, Calcasieu, LA; d: 16 September 1997 Montgomery, TX
+Maybelle 'Pat' Barker b: 20 April 1907 LeCompte, Rapides, LA; m: Bet. 1936-1940; d: December 1995 Montgomery, TX
9 Hilda Christine Pitre b: 19 February 1910 Oberlin, Calcasieu, LA; d: 28 September 1991 Baytown, Harris, TX
+Lloyd Henry Boudloche b: 22 January 1905 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1935 [Joseph Zephrin/Elmire Marie Robicheaux]; d: 8 June 1984 Baytown, Harris, TX
9 Annie Pitre b: 10 October 1911 Oberlin, Calcasieu, LA; d: 21 September 1999 Austin, Travis, TX
+Eric Verrette Moody b: 21 August 1909 Texas; m: 23 February 1935 Harris, TX [Luther/Ortie ---]; d: 29 June 1991 Austin, Travis, TX
9 Herbert Winston Pitre b: 31 October 1913 Oberlin, Allen, LA; d: 25 February 1997 El Dorado, Union, AR
+Marie Bardin b: 10 April 1913 Arkansas; m: Abt. 1939 [Francis Marion/Almeda Tolar]; d: 23 July 1985 Strong, Union, AR
9 Bessie Mary Pitre b: 29 August 1915 Oberlin, Allen, LA; d: 30 November 1996 Houston, Harris, TX
+Herbert Albert Miller b: 1 June 1918 Jefferson Davis, LA; m: Abt. 1939; d: 6 June 1978
9 John Wilkin Pitre b: 8 December 1917 Oberlin, Allen, LA; d: 11 April 1993 Nassau Bay, Harris, TX
+Bernetta 'Inez' Cantwell b: 1 May 1922 Arkana, Baxter, AR; m: 7 May 1941 Arkana, Baxter, AR [Jeston Edward/Lonial Ann Torrance]; d: 23 November 2002 Dickinson, Galveston, TX
9 Elizabeth J. Pitre b: March 1929 Oberlin, Allen, LA; d: Aft. October 1991 Houston, Harris, TX
+Daniel Jacob Weber b: 11 February 1924 Houston, Harris, TX; m: 5 July 1947 Houston, Harris, TX [Joseph D./Bertha E. ---]; d: 11 June 2010 Houston, Harris, TX
Notes for Hector 'Actor' Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Oberlin, Calcasieu, Louisiana: Hector Pitre 23 general farmer, wife of 3 years Thoedile 20, Howard 1, Hilda 2 months.
- 1920 Oberlin, Allen, LA: Octor Pitre 32 general farm laborer, wife Theodile 30, Howard 11, Hilda 9, Annie 8, Hebert 6, Bessie 4, Wilkins 2. (South Avenue)
- 1930 Oberlin, Allen, LA: Acton Pitre 43, wife Theodile 40, Herbert W. 16, Bessie M. 14, Wilkins 12, Elizabeth J. 1 year 1 month.
- 1940 Oberlin, Allen, LA: Actor Pitre 53 farmer/farm [$2000 house value], wife Theodile 50 laundress, Elizabeth 11; son-in-law Herbert Miller 21 cook, wife Bessie 24; lodgers widow Mrs. Pearl Richard 38 Director/recreational W.P.A., Gemma A.B. 17, Edmund 15. [5th Avenue]
- 1950 Oberlin, Allen, LA: Actor Pitre 63 farmer/farm, wife Todile 60, lodger Nols Nelson 71 farm hand/farm.
WWI registration records: Actor Pitre; Oberlin, LA; 6 Aug 1887 (Ville Platte); wife & 5 children; medium/medium; grey eyes; black hair
Misc.: The Oakdale Journal (Oakdale, LA), Thursday, 2 August 1956: Mr. and Mrs. Actor Pitre were hosts at a family reunion at Silver Springs Camp this past Sunday. The following guests attended: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pitre of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pitre and family of Baytown, Texas; Camille Miller of San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bondlocke, Mr. L. H. Bondlocke, Sr. of Baytown; Sybil Andrews of Rayne; Annie Moody, Eric Moody, Kenneth Moody, and Mary Moody all of Houston; Robert C. May and family of Lake Charles; Mr. and Mrs. C. Baggarry, Beaumont; Mr. and Mrs. F. Carrier of Oberlin; and Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin Pitre of Crowley.
Obituary: The Baytown Sun (Baytown, TX), Sunday, 22 December 1968: Actor Pitre, 82, of 5433 Almeda-Genoa, Houston, died Friday morning in a Houston hospital. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 4577 and of the Holy Name Society. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Theodile L. Pitre; three sons, Howard L. Pitre and Herbert W. Pitre, both of Baytown, and John W. Pitre of Texas City; four daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Boudloche of Baytown, Mrs. Eric V. Moody, Mrs. Mary B. Miller and Mrs. Dan J. Weber, all of Houston; and one brother, Noah Pitre of Overland, La. Seventeen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive him. A Rosary was said at 8 p.m. Friday at the Earthman Gulf Freeway Chapel. Funeral mass was said at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Saint Phillip Neri Catholic Church. Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, TX: Papa / Hector Pitre / Aug. 6, 1886 / Dec. 20, 1968
Tombstone Inscriptions (children):
Howard Laurent Pitre: Earthman Memory Gardens, Baytown, Harris, TX: Howard L. / 1908 - 1997 / PITRE / Maybelle 'Pat' / 1907 - 1995
Hilda Pitre: Austin American Statesman (Austin, TX), Wednesday, 9 October 1991: Mrs. Boudloche died Saturday, September 28, in a Baytown hospital. Services for Hilda Boudloche, 81, of Baytown were held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 1, 1991, at St. John Catholic Church, with the Reverend John Fiedler officiating. A resident of Baytown for 56 years, she was a member of St. John Catholic Church. She was a graduate of the St. Joseph School of Nursing, and was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Sisters. She was also active in a number of senior citizens group in the Baytown area. Mrs. Boudloche was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd. Mrs. Boudloche is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Cletus Sheppard of Baytown; sons and daughters-in-law, Lloyd 'Buddy' and Lois Bouldloche of Austin and Mike and Cindy Bouldloche of Corpus Christi; brothers, Howard Pitre of Tarkinton, Herbert Pitre of El Dorado, Arkansas, and Wilkin Pitre of Santa Fe; sisters, Bess Miller and Betty Weber, both of Houston, and Anne Moody of Flynn; six grandchildren, including Laura and Amy Bouldoche of Austin; and dear and special friend, Frank Bachmeyer of Baytown. In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis charities.
Annie Pitre: Austin American Statesman (Austin, TX), Friday, 24 September 1999: Annie P. Moody, 87, formerly of Houston and an Austin resident for six years, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 21, 1999. She was the mother of Eric V. Moody Jr., and Kenneth Robert Moody, of Austin, Mary C. Crissman, of Houston and Elaine Moody of Houston/Galveston. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Eric V. Moody Sr. in 1991. She was 'GiGi' to her 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, who will always remember her. Her family will miss her very much. Funeral services will be in Centerville, Texas, on Saturday, September 25, 1999, 11:00 a.m., at St. Leo's Catholic Church with burial following in Flynn, Texas, under the direction of Green-Walters Funeral home in Centerville.
Tombstone Inscription, Gum Springs Cemetery, Flynn, Leon, TX: MOODY / Eric V. / Aug. 21, 1909 / June 29, 1991 / Annie P. / Oct. 10, 1911 / Sept. 21, 1999
Herbert Winston Pitre: Strong Cemetery, Strong, Union, AR: Herbert W. / Pitre / Oct. 31, 1913 / Feb. 25, 1997 // Marie Bardin / Pitre / Apr. 19, 1913 / July 23, 1985
Bessie Mary Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Lopez Cemetery, Hathaway, Jefferson Davis, LA: Herbert Albert Miller / US Navy / World War II / 1918 - 1978
John Wilkin Pitre: The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, TX), Tuesday, 13 April 1993: Nassau Bay - John W. Pitre, 75, of Nassau Bay died April 11, 1993 at his residence in Nassau Bay. Service will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of James Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson with Rev. Fr. John DeForke officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Cemetery in Hitchcock. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9am to 11am. Born December 8, 1917 in Oberlin, Louisiana, Mr. Pitre was a retired office manager with Houston Natural Gas. Mr. Pitre has resided in Nassau Bay for the last year, formerly of Santa Fe, Texas. He served in the U.S. Airforce during WWII. Survivors include his wife, Inez C. Pitre; daughter, Martha Jane Sills; sons, John Pitre, Jr. and David Evan Pitre; sisters, Ann Moody, Mary Miller and Betty Weber; brothers, Howard Pitre and Herbert Pitre; seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Hilda Bordlouche.
Tombstone Inscription, Hayes Grace Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston, TX: John Wilkin Pitre / T SGT US Army / World War II / Dec. 8, 1917 - Apr. 11, 1993 / Bernetta 'Inez' C. Pitre / beloved / wife mother and granny / May 1, 1922 - Nov. 23, 2002
Back one generation to parents of Hector 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: 26 May 2022.