Continuation of tree (6th child of Joseph Pitre/Marie Louise Soileau); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Colton Pitre b: 5 September 1910 Grand Prairie, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 October 1985 Cottondale, Jackson, FL
+Katherine Lorena Wilder m: 19 October 1940 Guadalupe Co., TX
Notes for Joseph Colton Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: J. L. Pitre 54, wife Louisa 49, Ambroise 23, Carlton 20, J.B. 18, Luke 14, Mary 11, and brother Kassuth Pitre 45.
- 1940 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas: Colton Pitre 29 soldier/US Army
Military Records: enlisted 22 Nov 1928; released 31 May 1949
WWII records: Colton Pitre, res. Star Route, Washington, Evangeline, LA; age 34, b. 5 Sep 1910 Washington, LA, contact father Mr. J. L. Pitre (same address); 5' 4 1/2", 140 lbs.; brown eyes & gray hair, ruddy complexion, 5 Jul 1945 Ville Platte
Tombstone Inscription, First United Methodist Cemetery, Cottondale, FL: Colton (Pete) / Pitre / Sept. 5, 1910 / Oct. 22, 1985. Also: Colton Pitre / T SGT. US Air Force / World War II / Sep. 5, 1910 / Oct. 22, 1985
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Colton 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: 18 December 2020.