Continuation of tree (2nd child of John C. Pitre/Marie Frances Cordsen); all known surname descendants:
8 John George Pitre b: 22 February 1912 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; d: 2 May 1949 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+ Marguerite Augusta Hetzel b: 7 September 1917 Texas; m: Abt. 1938; d: 3 November 2000 Milton, Santa Rosa, FL
9 Frances Marie Pitre b: Abt. 1939 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; d: Aft. November 2000
+--- Willard
9 John George Pitre b: 18 February 1941 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; d: 11 December 2013 Houston, Houston, TX
+Florine ---
9 Patricia Pitre b: Abt. 1943; d: Aft. November 2000
+--- Williams
9 Charles Robert Pitre b: 30 October 1944; d: 3 September 2018 Hamphill, Sabine, TX
+Cheryl Ann Cole m: 3 June 1971 Santa Claus, Spencer, IN
Notes for John George Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana: John G. Pitre 28 [$1500 house value], wife Marguerite 22, Frances 1.
- 1950 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: Robert L. Pitre 25 auto mechanic/working on cars, widowed father John C. 71, widowed sister-in-law Margueritte 32, niece Frances 11, nephew John G. Jr. 9, niece Patricia Ann 7, nephew Charles R. 5.
Tombstone inscription, Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, LA: John G. Pitre / husband of / Marguerite Hetzel / Feb. 22, 1912 / May 2, 1949 / FATHER
Notes for Marguerite Augusta Hetzel:
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (LA), 8
November 2000 - Groves, Texas - Graveside services for Marguerite Augusta
Pitre, 83, will be at 11:30 a.m. today, Nov. 8, in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
The Rev. Stephen McCrate will officiate. Arrangements are under the
direction of Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home. Visitation is 9-11 a.m. in the
funeral home. Mrs. Pitre died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, in Milton, Fla.
A native of Lake Charles, she had lived in Groves for 41 years. She was a
member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Milton. Survivors include
two sons, Charles Pitre of Fort Wayne, Ind., and John Pitre Jr. of
Hemphill, Texas; two daughters, Frances Willard of Milton and Pat
Williams of Beaumont, Texas; eight grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
John George Pitre: John George Pitre, Jr.,
72, of Pineland, died Wednesday morning in the Select Specialty Hospital
West in Houston, Texas. John was born in Lake Charles, LA, to John G.
and Marguerite Hetzel Pitre. He had served in the U.S. Air Force and
worked as a supervisor in chemical refineries. John moved from Dayton to
Pineland in 1998, and attended St. Pius Catholic Church and a member of the
Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife Florine Pitre of
Pineland, his son Paul Joseph Pitre and his wife Lisa of Hemphill, his
daughters; Paige Marie Hutchins and her husband David of Dayton, Holly
Sepulvado of Hemphill, grandchildren; Jonathan, Jordan, Kayla, Korey, Ema,
Blake, Anna, Codie, Jesse, Selina and Cora, and his great grandchild
Carter. He is also survived by his brother Charles Robert Pitre
of Hemphill and his sisters; Frances Marie Williard of Milton, Florida
and Patricia Williams of Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from
5:00PM until 8:00PM, with a wake being held at 6:00PM, Friday, December 13,
2013, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral
services will be at 10:00AM, Saturday, December 14, 2013, in the St. Pius
Catholic Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Myrtle Springs
Cemetery, Geneva, Texas.
Back one generation to parents of John George 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).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 26 May 2022.