Continuation of tree (5th child of Francois Pitre/Eliza P. Pitre); all known surname descendants:
8 Jean Baptiste Pitre b: March 1882 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 July 1941 Washington, St. Landry, LA
+ Florence Emily Jeannisse b: Abt. 1891 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 18 December 1906 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Abt. 1912 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Louis Allen Pitre b: 18 September 1908 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 March 1966 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+Etta Deville b: Abt. 1913; m: Abt. 1938; d: Aft. March 1966
9 William Austin Pitre b: 8 February 1910 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 24 February 2005 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+Ruth Griffith b: 21 December 1913; m: Abt. 1939; d: 19 July 2005 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
9 Lula Pitre b: 24 June 1911; d: 18 February 1986 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Herbert S. Fontenot b: 21 January 1904; m: Abt. 1928; d: 10 January 1969 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
Notes for Jean Baptiste Pitre:
Census
- 1910 St. Landry, Louisiana: Jean Pitre 28 (farm laborer), wife of 4
years Amelie 19; 2 of 3 children still living, Louis 18 months, Willie 2 months.
- 1920 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Widower Jean Bpt. Pitre 36 (cotton &
corn farmer), Allen 12, Austin 9.
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Herbert S. Fontenot 25, wife Lula P. 18, widowed father-in-law John B. Pitre 49.
- 1940 Washington, St. Landry, LA: Gilbert Soileau 56 attendant/post office, wife Asa 53, 4 children, widowed lodger Jean Pitre 59. [Washington Street]
WWI registration records: Jean Baptiste Pitre; Evangeline, LA; age 37 (in 1918); children; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & grey hair.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 2 July
1941: Well Known St. Landry Farmer Buried Today - Funeral services were
held this afternoon at 2:30 for Jean Baptist Pitre, 60, who died Tuesday
at 6:35 p.m. at his home in Washington. The funeral cortege left the
Plaisance home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Fontenot, for Ville Platte
where burial rites were held in the Catholic Church. Interment was in the
Ville Platte cemetery with Lafond & Son in charge. The deceased, a well
known farmer of the Plaisance section, is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Fontenot, of Plaisance, two sons, Louis Pitre of Ville Platte
and William Pitre of Port Arthur, Tex.; one sister, Mrs. Frank Durion
of Lake Charles, and three brothers, Joseph and Moise Pitre of near Ville
Platte and Jules Pitre of Washington, D.C.
Obituaries for the children:
Louis Allen Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 4 March 1966: Ville Platte - Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Louis Pitre, 57, of the Grand Prairie section, who died at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette at 2:15 a.m. Thursday. Surviving are his widow, the former Etta Deville; one brother, William Pitre of Port Arthur, and one sister, Mrs. Hubert Fontenot of Grand Prairie. Interment was in the church cemetery with Ardoin Funeral Home in charge.
William Austin Pitre: The Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Friday, 25 February 2005: William Pitre, Sr., 95, of Port Arthur passed away Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Park Place Medical Center in Port Arthur. Services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur with Rev. Stephen McCrate officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of friends will take place from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Friday with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Born on February 8, 1910 to his parents, Jean and Emily Pitre in Ville Platte, Louisiana; Mr. Pitre had lived in Port Arthur for over eighty years. He was a retired operator in the motor oil department at Texaco Oil Refinery for over thirty-three years, a member of the O.C.A.W. #423. Mr. Pitre was a member of the National Maritime Union and was an Engineering officer in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He was also past Democratic Precinct Chairman and was very active in Democratic politics. Survivors include his wife of sixty-five years, Ruth Griffith Pitre of Port Arthur; sons, William Pitre, Jr. and his wife Colleen of Port Arthur; Danny Pitre and his wife Cheryl of Orange; six grandchildren, Jennifer Davis, Stephanie Wilkins, Ryan Pitre, Laurie Moreau, John Pitre and Brent Pitre; four great-grandchildren and Mr. Pitre would have had four great-great-grandchildren, two of which are twins, they are expected in the near future. The family would like to thank Park Place Hospital, Promise Specialty Hospital, Dr. Allen Williamson and his staff for all of their care they gave to our dad. The family would like to offer special thanks to his caregiver, Sandra Brunotte, thanks so much for taking care of daddy, he will miss you and we know you will miss him.
Tombstone Inscription, Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson, TX: PITRE / William / Feb. 8, 1910 / Feb. 24, 2005 / Ruth G. / Dec. 21, 1913 / July 19, 2005
Lula Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platee, LA),
Monday, 24 February 1986: Funeral services for Mrs. Lula P. Fontenot,
74, of Ville Platte were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church. She died at 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Prompt
Succor Nursing Home in Opelousas following a long illness. Burial followed
in the Evangeline Memorial Cemetery and was directed by Ardoin Funeral Home of
Ville Platte. Survivors include: four sons, Beverly G. Fontenot of
Ville Platte, Louis Darrel Fontenot of Houma, Herbert Butch Fontenot
and Joseph J. Fontenot, both of Ville Platte; one daughter, Mrs. Mack
(Barbara Lynn) Corcoran of Bogalusa; one brother, William Pitre of
Port Arthur, Tx.; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Back one generation to parents of Jean Baptiste Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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: 16 December 2020.