Continuation of tree (12th child of Francois Damon Pitre/4th Wife Aurelia Andrepont); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Adam Pitre b: 5 December 1882 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 23 June 1944 Plaisance, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Emma F. Dupre b: 26 July 1876 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 October 1903 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Martin Fremont/Azeline Pitre]; d: 5 April 1940 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Damon Pitre b: 6 February 1905 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 February 1971 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Mary Louday Fontenot b: 14 May 1905; m: Abt. 1924; d: 15 July 1979 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Marie Edna Pitre b: 30 June 1906 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 17 April 1987 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Leonce Lafleur b: 1 January 1904; m: Abt. 1926 [Alexander/Athenaise Ortega]; d: 18 April 1960 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10 Pierre Emery Pitre b: 12 November 1907 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 January 1991 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Mary Emelice Bordelon b: 29 January 1907 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1926 [Alcibiade/Amelia Vidrine]; d: 21 July 1961 Plaisance, St. Landry, LA
10 Joseph Lawrence Pitre b: 22 January 1909 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 October 1985 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Leona Hargroder b: 17 May 1915 Grand Coteau, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1936 [Hensley/Eugenia Baez]; d: 26 December 1994 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Edgar A. Pitre b: 28 September 1910 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 30 November 1979 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Lillian Ledoux b: 18 July 1917 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1938 [Louis/Clementine Johnson]; d: 14 October 2007 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Ryan Pitre b: 18 December 1911 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 July 1973 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10 Verbie Pitre b: 5 May 1913 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 14 May 2000 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Edna Pitre b: 4 July 1909 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: November 1930 [Theogene/Marie Therese Brown]; d: 26 February 1956 New Orleans, LA
10 Joseph Raoul Pitre b: 13 November 1914 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 January 1972 Plaisance, St. Landry, LA
+Ollie Mae Fontenot b: 10 July 1927; m: Aft. 1950 [Mayo/Lucy Hill]; d: 2 November 2012 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Paul Gurvis Pitre b: 29 February 1916 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 April 1992 Plaisance, St. Landry, LA
10 Azeline M. Pitre b: September 1919 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 20 December 1932 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Joseph Adam Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana: Adam Pitre 27 (farmer), wife Ema 32, Damon 5, Edna 4, Emery 3, Laurence 15 months; living with his parents and sister.
- 1920 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Adam Pitre 37 (general farmer), wife Emma 43, Damon 14 (home/farm laborer), Edna 13, Emray 12 (home/farm laborer), Laurence 10, Edgar 9, Rhane 8, Verlie 6, Raoule 5, Tirvis 3, Azeline M. 3 months.
- 1930 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Adam Pitre 47, wife Emma 52, Lawrence 21, Edgar 19, Rhine 18, Verbie 16, Raoule 15, Gervis 14, Azeline 10.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Adam Pitre 57 [$500 house value] farmer/farm, Ryan 28 helper/farm, Raoul 25 helper/farm, Gervais 24 helper/farm.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Ryan Pitre 39 farmer/farm, brother Raoul 36 farm helper/farm, brother Gervis 34 farm helper/farm.
WWI registration records: Adam D. Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 5 Dec 1882; Mrs. Emma Pitre; medium height, medium build; gray eyes & black hair.
WWII Records: Joseph Adam Pitre, res. Opelousas, LA; b. 5 Dec 1882 St. Landry, LA; contact Raoul Pitre (same address); 5'10", 160 lbs., brown eyes & gray hair, ruddy complexion, blind in both eyes; 27 Apr 1942 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 25 June 1944: Joseph Adam Pitre, 61 years old, of Plaisance, died at his home Friday afternoon. Funeral services have been held up pending the arrival of a son, Raoul, of the U.S. Army, stationed in California, but will be held in the Catholic church and cemetery with Lafond and Son funeral home in charge. Surviving him are seven sons, Lamon, Emry, Lawrence, Edgar, Ryan and Gurvis Pitre of Opelousas and Raoul; two daughters, Mrs. Leonie Lafleur and Mrs. Edna Pitre, both of Opelousas; one sister, Miss Melvin Pitre and 16 grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas, LA: PITRE / Damon Pitre died 1911 / Orellia Pitre died 1915 / Azeline Pitre died 1932 / Emma Pitre died 1940 / Adam Pitre died 1945
Obituaries for the children:
Damon Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 28 February 1971: Funeral services for Damon A. Pitre, 66, of Opelousas, will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Landry Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home. Pitre died at 7:30 p.m. Friday at his home on the Airport Road. He had been in ill health for several years but his death was sudden. He was a retired farmer and a member of the St. Landry Parish Cattlemen's Association. Survivors are his widow, the former Louday Fontenot of Opelousas; two sons, Nolton and Carroll Pitre, both of Opelousas; four daughters, Mrs. Anthony Gallion of New Kennington, Pa., Mrs. Curley Richard of Franklin, Mrs. Felix Kerry of Opelousas and Mrs. Ashton Bellard of Eunice; six brothers, Edgar, Lawrence, Ryan, Raoul and Gervais Pitre, all of Plaisance, and Emery Pitre of Opelousas; two sisters, Mrs. Leonce Lafleur and Mrs. Edna Pitre, both of Ville Platte; and 15 grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas: PITRE / Damon A. / Feb. 6, 1905 / Feb. 26, 1971 / Louday F. / May 14, 1905 / July 16, 1979
Marie Edna Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 17 April 1987: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mrs. Leonce Lafleur, the former Edna Pitre, 80, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church here with burial in Evangeline Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Lafleur, a resident of Ville Platte, died at 12:25 a.m. today in Humana Hospital of Ville Platte after a short illness. Survivors include a son, Efford Michael Lafleur of Church Point; four daughters, Mrs. Ivan (Emma Lou) Lafleur of Ville Platte; Mrs. J.C. (Grace) Lavergne of Lawtell, Mrs. Ednus (Irona) Fontenot of Ville Platte, Mrs. Bert (Anna Ruth) Elkins of Scott; two brothers, Emery and Gervis Pitre, both of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Edna Pitre of Ville Platte; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte, which is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Evangeline Memorial Park, Ville Platte: Leonce / Jan. 1, 1904 / April 18, 1960 / together forever / LAFLEUR / Edna P. / June 30, 1906 / April 17, 1987
Pierre Emery Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 7 January 1991: Funeral services for Mr. Emery P. Pitre, 83, were to be held at 2:30 p.m. today in St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in Opelousas General Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Marie Pitre Ardoin of Prairie Ronde; a brother, Gervis Pitre of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Verby Pitre of Ville Platte; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main in Opelousas was in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas: PITRE / Emery / Nov. 12, 1907 / Jan. 5, 1991 / Emlice B. / Jan. 29, 1907 / July 21, 1961
Joseph Lawrence Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 14 October 1985: Funeral services for Lawrence J. Pitre, 76, were to be held at 3 p.m. today in St. Landry Roman Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a retired farmer of Plaisance, died at 9 p.m. Saturday in Opelousas General Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his wife, the former Leona Hargroder of Plaisance; three sons, Eugene Pitre of West Minister, S.C., John Rufus Pitre of Opelousas and J.L. Pitre of Plaisance; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Jane) Dupre of Plaisance; two brothers, Gervis and Emery Pitre, both of Plaisance; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Lafleur and Mrs. Verby Pitre, both of Ville Platte; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is directing.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas: PITRE / father / Lawrence / Jan. 22, 1909 / Oct. 12, 1985 / son / Derrail / Oct. 29, 1953 / June 30, 1974 / mother / Leona / May 17, 1915 / Dec, 26, 1994
Edgar Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 2 December 1979: Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the St. Landry Catholic Church of Opelousas for Edgar "Mac" Pitre, 69, of Plaisance, who died at 7 a.m. Friday in the Ville Platte General Hospital after a brief illness. Burial in the church cemetery directed by Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on N. Main St. of Opelousas. Survivors include his wife, the former Lillian Ledoux of Plaisance; one son, Ronald Pitre of Opelousas; one daughter, Mrs. Delton (Patsy) Doucet of New Orleans; three brothers, Emery Pitre of Opelousas, Gervis and Lawrence Pitre, both of Plaisance; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Lafleur and Mrs. Berby Pitre, both of Ville Platte; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas: PITRE / Edgar A. / Sept. 28, 1910 / Nov. 30, 1979 / Lillian I. / July 18, 1917 / Oct. 14, 2007 / gone but not forgotten
Ryan Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 23 July 1973: Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Andrews Church in Plaisance for Ryan Pitre, 61, who died July 22 at 11:40 p.m. in Lafayette Charity Hospital. Father James Broussard will officiate. Burial will be in the old Ville Platte cemetery under the direction of Sibille Funeral Home. He is survived by four brothers, Emery Pitre of Opelousas, Lawrence, Edgar A. and Gurvis Pitre, all of Plaisance; two sisters, Mrs. Leonce Lafleur and Mrs. Verby Pitre of Ville Platte.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: PITRE / Gurvis / Feb. 29, 1916 / Apr. 16, 1992 / Ryan / Dec. 18, 1911 / July 22, 1973 / brothers at rest
Verbie Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 15 May 2000: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mrs. Verby P. Pitre, 87, will be held at 4 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde Cemetery, Prairie Ronde, LA: PITRE / Edna / July 4, 1909 / Feb. 26, 1956 / Verby P. / May 5, 1913 / May 14, 2000 / we will meet again
Joseph Raoul Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Sunday, 2 January 1972: Plaisance, La. - Raoul Pitre, 57, of Plaisance died at noon Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today in Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church at Ville Platte. Burial will be in the old Ville Platte cemetery under direction of Ardoin's of Ville Platte. Survivors are his wife, Ollia Fontenot Pitre of Plaisance; a son, Mitch Pitre of Plaisance; one step-son Jerry Fontenot of Ville Platte; four daughters, Mrs. John Fontenot and Mrs. Sherman Fontenot, both of Ville Platte, and Mrs. Pat Fontenot of Opelousas and Miss Cindy Pitre of Plaisance; five brothers, Emery Pitre, Lawrence Pitre, Edgar Pitre, Ryan Pitre and Gervis Pitre, all of Opelousas; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Pitre of Ville Platte and Mrs. Leonce Pitre of Plaisance, and five grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: PITRE / Raoul / Nov. 13, 1914 / Jan. 1, 1972 / Ollie F. / July 10, 1927 / Nov. 2, 2012 / Joseph Raoul Pitre / Louisiana / PFC Army Air Forces / World War II / Nov. 13, 1914 - Jan. 1, 1972
Paul Gurvis Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas), Friday, 17 April 1992: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mr. Paul Gurvis Pitre, 76, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the Old Ville Platte Cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Plaisance, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at his residence. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include: a sister, Mrs. Verbie Pitre of Ville Platte. Visiting hours are from 9 a.m. today until times of services on Saturday. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: PITRE / Gurvis / Feb. 29, 1916 / Apr. 16, 1992 / Ryan / Dec. 18, 1911 / July 22, 1973 / brothers at rest
Azeline M. Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Cemetery, Opelousas, LA: PITRE / Damon Pitre died 1911 / Orellia Pitre died 1915 / Azeline Pitre died 1932 / Emma Pitre died 1940 / Adam Pitre died 1945
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Adam 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).
Last updated: 9 November 2022.