Joseph Evans Pitre

1898 Houma, Louisiana – 1959 New Orleans, Louisiana

 

 

Continuation of tree (6th child of Frank Pitre/Marie Magnolia Dupre); all known surname descendants:

               8          Joseph Evans Pitre  b: 25 September 1898  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 23 August 1959  New Orleans, LA

                                   +Annette Bergeron  b: Abt. 1905  Terrebonne, LA; m: 30 October 1920  Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Huberville/Eveline Lirette]; d: 26 June 1931  Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA

                            9          Audrey Marie Pitre  b: 8 September 1924  New Orleans, LA; d: 30 October 2008  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                          +Steven J. Leblanc  b: Abt. 1923; m: Abt. 1944

                                        *2nd Husband of Audrey Marie Pitre:

                                          +William Schrader  b: 1 February 1938  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, PA; m: unknown [Frank/Elizabeth McPeeke]; d: 20 July 2002  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                            9          Georgia Ann Pitre  b: 1929  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 6 June 2012  Jesup, Wayne, GA

                                          +Ira Anthony Boudreaux  b: Abt. 1922; m: Abt. 1946; d: Aft. 1950

                                        *2nd Husband of Georgia Ann Pitre:

                                          +--- Johnson

   

                           *2nd Wife of Joseph Evans Pitre:

                                   +Hermione Rhodes  b: Abt. 1911; m: Bet. 1931-1940 [Felonise Henry/Elcie Joseph]; d: Aft. 1940

  

                           *3rd Wife of Joseph Evans Pitre:

                                   +Marie Alcea Bourgeois  b: 24 October 1903; m: 7 May 1958  St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA

           

 

Notes for Joseph Evans Pitre:

Census

- 1930 Golden Meadow, Terrebonne, Louisiana:  Eveans Pitre 31, wife Annet 24, Andree 5, Gurgeia 4 months.

- 1940 Connely, Houma, Terrebonne, LA:  Evans Pitre 41 oyster shucker/fish industry [$400 house value], wife Hermione 28, brother Ervin 37 oyster shucker/fish industry, wife Eveola 29, nephew Frank 10, niece Lena May 9, nephew Ervin Jr. 8; mother-in-law Marie Rhodes 63 widow  [Pitre Lane]Also in Connely, Audry 15 & Georgia 10, living with their widowed grandmother Mary Pitre 66.

WWI registration record: 
Evans Joseph Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 1899 (age 19); Mrs. Frank Pitre; short height, slender build; blue eyes & blond hair.

WWII Records:  Evans Joseph Pitre, res. 822 Ursuline St., New Orleans, LA; b. 25 Sep 1898 Houma, LA; contact Elsie Pitre (same address); 5' 8", 142 lbs., gray eyes & black hair, light brown complexion, broken right hand & short index finger on hand; 14 Feb 1942 New Orleans, LA.

 

Death Notice:  Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Tuesday, 25 August 1959:  Death - Evans Pitre, 60, Charity.

 

Tombstone Inscriptions, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma:  Evans Pitre / Sept. 25, 1898 / Aug. 23, 1959 / age 60

Obituaries for the children:

Audrey Marie Pitre:  Houma Today (LA), Monday, 3 November 2008:  Audrey Marie Pitre Schrader, 84, a native of New Orleans and resident of Houma, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008.  Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at Samart Funeral Home of Houma.  Religious service will be at 11 a.m.  Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial in Rogers Cemetery in Houma.  She is survived by two sons, Robert LeBlanc Sr. and wife, Darlene, and Evans J. LeBlanc Sr. and wife, Florence; one stepdaughter, Elizabeth Schrader; 10 grandchildren, Evans Jr., John Stephen, Chad, Alex, Kaley, Ida, Cody, Donna, John Evans and Betty Authement and husband, Douglas; four step-grandchildren, Veronica, William III, Audrey and Becky; eight great-grandchildren, Annette, Douglas III, Trent, Kathy, Hannah, Madison, Eve and Adriana; one great-great-grandchild, Brent Authement; and one sister, Georgie Johnson.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William Schrader; her parents, Evans and Annette Bergeron Pitre; two sons, Thomas A. LeBlanc and Stephen LeBlanc; two daughters, Annette LeBlanc and Betty Boyle; one grandchild, Robert LeBlanc Jr.; and one step-grandchild, Christopher Smith.  Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements. 

 

Georgia Ann Pitre:  The Press Sentinel (Jesup, GA), Wednesday, 13 June 2012:  Jesup - Georgia Ann Pitre Boudreaux Johnson, 82, died June 6, 2012, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Houma, La., and was a resident of Jesup for the past 21 years.  She is predeceased by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evans Pitre; her husband, Ira Anthony Boudreaux Sr.; and a daughter, Diane Boudreaux.  Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria B. and Kenneth Theriot, and Brenda B. and Felix Poole, all of Raceland, La.; one son and daughter-in-law, Ira A. Boudreaux Jr. of Rayville, La., and Fonda M. Boudreaux of Jesup; nine grandchildren, Keith Poole, Pamela P. Billiot and Corky Theriot all of Lockport, La., Kelly Theriot of Raceland, La., Todd Theriot of Des Allemands, La., and Kim Boudreaux, Dixie Davis, Jill Tyre and Ira Boudreaux III, all of Jesup; 18 great-grandchildren, Daniele, Benton, Kahli, Trey, Harlie, Hailey, Justin, James, Kellie, Kattie, Clyde, Jonathan, Gage, Maison, Calen, Tori, Gracie and Ira IV; three great-great-grandchildren, Bradden, Cameron and Aubreigh.  She will be laid to rest in Houma, La., at a later date.  Howard and Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

 

 

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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:

- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes  (Rev. Hebert)

- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society

- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).

- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.

 

Last updated:  11 October 2022.