Continuation of tree (3rd child of Robert Pitre/Celanie Emilie Bacon); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Ashton Pitre b: 20 November 1894 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 9 July 1953 Pasadena, Harris, TX
+ Mallie Byrd b: 1 November 1901; m: Abt. 1919; d: 2 March 1980 Friendswood, Galveston, TX
9 Ashton Joseph Pitre b: 12 October 1920 Sommerville, Burleson, TX; d: 18 December 2006 Austin, Travis, TX
9 Jennings Luther Pitre b: 18 December 1923 San Augustine, San Augustine, TX; d: 23 August 1992 Friendswood, Galveston, TX
+Pauline Clack m: 22 June 1947 Houston, Harris, TX
9 Doris Marie Pitre b: 22 January 1926 San Augustine, San Augustine, TX; d: 26 January 2006 Mexia, Limestone, TX
+Garvis Haywood Aman b: 6 November 1917 Thornton, Limestone, TX; m: 14 April 1946 Houston, Harris, TX [Harvey Otho/Myrtle Mae ---; d: 19 August 1997 Teague, Freestone, TX
9 Mary Ethel Pitre b: Abt. 1931 Pasadena, Harris, TX
+Herbert Allen Sawyer m: 17 December 1952 Houston, Harris, TX
9 Florence Kathy Pitre b: Abt. 1933 Pasadena, Harris, TX; d: Aft. 1940
Notes for Joseph Ashton Pitre:
Census
- 1920
- 1930 San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas: Ashton J. Pitre 35, wife Mallie 28, Ashton J. Jr. 9, Jimmie L. 6, Dorris M. 4; widowed mother-in-law Flaurence Byrd 65.
- 1940 Pasadena, Harris, TX: Ashton J. Pitre 44 [$2000 house value] watchman/paper mfg. plant, wife Mallie A. 38, Ashton Jr. 19 bull gang/paper mfg. plant, Jennings 16, Dorida 14, Mary Ethel 8 (LA), Florence K. 6 (LA), mother-in-law Florence L. Byrd 75 (AL) widow [p. 2b, 302 S. Johnson Street]
WWI registration records: Ashton Joseph Pitre; St. Landry, LA; 20 Nov 1895 (Whiteville); single; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Ashton Joseph Pitre, res. 302 S. Johnson, Pasadena, TX; b. 20 Nov 1894 Whiteville, St. Landry, LA; contact E. G. Battle of Pasadena; 5' 7 3/4", 145 lbs.; gray eyes & black hair, ruddy complexion, small scar on upper leg; 27 Apr 1942 Houston.
Tombstone Inscriptions, South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, TX: Ashton J. Pitre / Nov. 20 / 1894 / July 9 / 1953 // Mallie A. Pitre / Nov. 1 / 1901 / Mar. 2 / 1980 // Jennings L. / Pitre / Dec. 18 / 1923 / Aug. 23 / 1992
Obituaries for the children:
Ashton Joseph Pitre: Austin American Statesman (Austin, TX), Sunday, 24 December 2006: (photo) Ashton Joseph Pitre, Jr., age 86, passed away Dec. 18, 2006. He was the oldest son of Mallie and Ashton Pitre Sr. of Pasadena, Texas. Ashton was preceded in death by his sister, Doris Aman and brother Jennings Pitre. He is survived by sisters Mary Sawyer of Houston, Kathy Pitre and Debra McElroy of Santa Fe, NM, nieces Betty Overall of Houston and Carol Kirgan of Marble Falls and nephews David Sawyer of Houston and Mark Sawyer of Boerne. Ashton was a native Texan, born in Sommerville. He served proudly in the US Navy in WWII. After graduating from the University of Texas he returned to UT where he spent his professional career working in the Communications Department, retiring from KLRN in 1982. His later years were spent at his home in Marble Falls. Ashton loved gardening and writing, and was a consummate friend to many. Ashton will be loved, remembered and deeply missed by all who knew him. A private memorial service will be held when bluebonnets bloom in his beloved hill country.
Jennings Luther Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, TX: Jennings L / Pitre / Dec. 18 / 1923 / Aug. 23 / 1992
Doris Marie Pitre: Houston Chronicle (TX), Sunday, 29 January 2006: Doris Marie Pitre Aman, age 80, of Teague, Tx passed away on January 26, 2006, in Mexia, Tx. Mrs. Aman was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-one years, Garvis Haywood Aman of Teague, her parents Mr. & Mrs. Ashton J. Pitre, Sr., of Pasadena, her eldest son Garvis R. P. (Bob) Aman of Spring, and her brother Jennings L. Pitre of Friendswood. She is survived by her son Stephen Aman and his wife Jamie of Seattle, WA and his children Mason Aman of Clear Lake and Faith Hawkins of Deer Park; her daughter-in-law Betty Aman and grandson Bill Aman of Spring; a brother Ashton J. Pitre, Jr. of Temple and sister Mary Pitre Sawyer of Houston and sister Kathy Pitre of Sante Fe, NM. Funeral services for Mrs. Aman will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 10am at the First Baptist Church in Teague. Visitation will be held on Monday with the family present from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at the funeral home. Ricks-Bowers Funeral Home.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Ashton 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/Texas deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana/Texas Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 21 December 2020.